Designblok is a design festival held in Prague

Prague

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, Czech Republic

Czech Republic

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 annually in October since 1999.

History

The festival was inspired by Milan Design Week. The first edititon of the festival in 1999 had fourteen participants, and was aimed at people working in the design industry. It has grown to about 200 participants and 30,000 visitors.

Venues

The festival is held at a main venue, Superstudio, which is a different place for each edition, together with a number of other venues in Prague.