The munich creative business week (mcbw) is Germany's largest design event as well as the international showcase for the Bavarian creative and design industry. Organized by bayern design, mcbw serves as a platform for new ideas, trends and creativity, promotes interdisciplinary exchange and makes design a comprehensive experience by bringing together experts, designers, companies and students from disciplines such as design, architecture and business over a period of nine days.
bayern design GmbH is the competence center for knowledge transfer and collaborations around the topic of design in Bavaria. With a variety of different projects, it emphasizes the relevance of design and its key role in managing economic and social change towards sustainability. It supports the implementation of the Free State of Bavaria's design funding and fosters the networking of designers and interest groups from all disciplines, companies, universities, institutions and associations. Learn more about bayern design.
For the 13th time the munich creative business week took place in May 2024 under the annual motto "How to co-create with nature" with 290 speakers and about 65,000 visitors, making it Germany's largest design event. Inspiration, ideas, dialogue, networking, innovation, technology - #designconnects! Click through our mcbw archive and find out more about our programme and partners.
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Our large talk format with exciting keynotes is the heart of mcbw. Under this year's annual motto "How to co-create with nature", the mcbw design summit took place on 13 May 2024 with creative explorer 2024 Stefano Boeri and many other speakers.
Our mcbw team is based at bayern design's Munich location and consists of designers and experts from the fields of corporate communications, marketing, project and event management, and administration.
In addition, the team is supported by an mcbw advisory board, which provides impetus and advice on important strategic issues as impulsive generator and advisor across a variety of disciplines. The advisory board members create an intersection between a cross-sectoral network and the mcbw, thus facilitating exchange, co-creations and synergies that can give rise to new projects. They engage with current design developments as well as economic, social and cultural phenomena, and offer valuable feedback along with input. In their capacity as trend setters and opinion leaders, they stand as brand ambassadors for the mcbw.
Dr. Angelika Nollert leitet seit 2014 Die Neue Sammlung - The Design Museum in der Pinakothek der Moderne in München. Sie war Kuratorin des Portikus in Frankfurt am Main (1997-2000), übernahm 2001/2002 das Projektmanagement der documenta 11 sowie von 2002-2007 die Projektleitung im Bereich Bildende Kunst des Siemens Arts Program.
show moreVon 2007-2014 war sie Direktorin des Neuen Museums für Kunst und Design in Nürnberg. Sie ist Vorsitzende des Hochschulrats der Akademie für Bildende Kunst in München.
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Seit 1992 ist der niederländische Industriedesigner Adrian van Hooydonk in unterschiedlichen Bereichen der BMW Group tätig – seit 2009 als Leiter BMW Group Design. Zu seinen vorherigen Positionen zählt unter anderem die Präsidentschaft der BMW-Tochter BMW Group DesignWorks USA sowie die Leitung Design BMW Cars der BMW AG München.
Dewi Schönbeck, who holds a doctorate in architecture, dedicates herself to the working worlds of the future by developing customized, hybrid office concepts for companies with her team. She studied architecture at the University of Stuttgart and the University of Sydney and taught as an associate professor at the Art Center College of Design in California.
show moreAfter professional stages at HENN architects, BMW Designworks and CSMM, Dewi joined Steelcase, the leading manufacturer of innovative work environments, in 2019. She is currently a member of the Steelcase AG board of directors and Vice President, German Speaking Markets. In this role, Schönbeck is responsible for all sales activities in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
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Markus Frenzl is professor for design theory, design consultant and design critic. With his Frankfurt based office 4gzl/designkontext he is specialised in design consulting, strategy development, communication and corporate publishing
show moreAmong his clients are companies such as ClassiCon, Cor, e15, Lufthansa, Magazin, Merck, Merten, Mykita, Nya Nordiska, Phonak, Serien.Lighting or Sign. He contributes regularly as a design critic on the cultural and social relevance of design, on everyday culture and the public perception of design. Since 2011 he is professor for design and media theory at the Design Faculty of the University of Applied Sciences in Munich, focusing on conceptual projects, semiotics, aesthetics, design criticism, design writing and product semantics.
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Unternehmen und Organisationen, Beziehungen und Bezüge, Branding, Kommunikation und Designpolitik … Boris Kochan kann nicht nicht gestalten. Als Unternehmer, Designer, Autor und Berater ist er weltweit unterwegs, hält Vorträge, kuratiert und moderiert Konferenzen, Podiumsdiskussionen und Round Tables.
show moreEr ist Präsident des Non-Latin-Typography-Projektes GRANSHAN und Gründer der Editorial Design Konferenz EDCH. Nach sieben Jahren als Erster Vorsitzender der Typographischen Gesellschaft (tgm) wurde er 2016 Präsident des neu formierten Spitzenverbandes Deutscher Designtag und 2019 Vize-Präsident des Deutschen Kulturrats. Darüber hinaus begleitet Boris Kochan als geschäftsführender Gesellschafter seine 1981 gegründete Branding- und Designagentur KOCHAN & PARTNER.
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World Design Weeks is a global network for design weeks and festivals around the globe, comprising more than 40 design events worldwide. The objective is to foster collaboration in the design field, support product development and nurture the economy of creative sectores.
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The next mcbw will take place from May 11-19, 2024. So mark the date in your calendar to be part of it again next year. You can find all our news on our website, also sign up for our newsletter for all mcbw updates.
mcbw is network, platform and multiplier. The events held during the design week raise the visibility for companies, agencies and designers. As mcbw partner you will benefit from the aura of the largest German design week with international appeal. Your own events, exhibitions and campaigns allow you to position yourself and contribute to the diversity of the mcbw.
You can be part of the mcbw with your event by becoming a program partner. Here you can find more information about our event packages for mcbw 2024.
Should you wish to get a promotion for your design project, we can help, as the promotion of design competence is part of the Bavarian Design Initiative. Bavarian partners can apply for a promotion for projects that enhance design competence in the Free State of Bavaria. In this respect, bayern design is the contact point for advice on public design funding. Once the applications have been assessed by experts, they are forwarded to the Bavarian Ministry of Economic Affairs for further processing. You can find more information on design funding here.
The bayern design association was founded in 1987 to support bayern design as a network and promoter. The association's members include prestigious companies with an affinity for design, agencies and freelancers from all design disciplines, architecture firms, chambers of commerce and organizations. Most of them are based in Bavaria. The Board features representatives from the economy, the design industry and the Bavarian Chambers of Industry and Commerce. Become part of the community.
Being a member of bayern design forum e.V. allows you to position yourself as a company, agency/office or institution with excellent design expertise and thus attract attention for your institution, brand, services and products. As part of the design community, you also boost Bavaria as a design hub. Our cross-disciplinary network facilitates an inspirational and vibrant exchange with acclaimed creatives, experts and corporate executives. That way, you benefit from the multifaceted program, the exchange and the experience of the bayern design community. Sounds interesting? Click here to find all the benefits.
