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This year you will also find the B2C Mini-fair INTERIOR+ from the programme, with the aim of showcasing a wider range of interior and industrial products and demonstrating newest trends in the furniture scene.

This offers Estonian and foreign manufacturers the opportunity to showcase their products in a creative environment slightly different from large fairs  – in the form of exhibition in the inspiring industrial landscape of the Krulli Quarter.

Participating brands are:

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Let's rev up – the renowned Design Street opens once again as a part of the festival weekend. 

No driver’s license is needed to explore the Design Street and there's plenty of room for wanderers on foot! Here you can stroll through and discover lots of great fashion-, accessory-, product- and interior design. 

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To mark the anniversary of Tallinn Design Festival, a mirage-like art project Klub Silencio will be opened, featuring prominent artists, designers, and EAA, TalTech, and Tartu Art School. The project is produced with the Stalker Museum and pays tribute to David Lynch and his Lynchian world. Appropriate music and moving images are not missing either.

Raoul Kurvitz, Lauri Lest, Raul Keller, Tarmo Luisk, Leonardo Meigas, Aleksandr Zhedeljov, Kincső Keglevich and others will participate. The Naive Genius pop-up bar will open during the evening hours.
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This dilapidated industrial space, which functions as an exhibition space during the day, will on Friday night take on a new guise, featuring a programme with three unique music and art ensembles taking to the stage:

Lauri Lest;
Roomet Jakapi;
Apparatus&Apparata;
with Maria Solei Järvet.

Lauri Lest (b. 1983) is an Estonian musician, sound and performance artist. Lauri creates and plays atmospheric electronic music, works with found objects, vibration speakers, lights and sound and video editing software. His art can be described as melancholic, dreamy, experimental and sometimes humorous. He released his third studio album “Undercurrents” in April 2025 and holds a degree in sculpture and installation from the Estonian Academy of Arts.

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Upcycling workshop for young people, where you can customise or repair your denim clothes.

Bring along clothes you’d like to refresh — additional materials will be provided on site. The workshop can host up to 5 participants at a time.

The workshop is led by Artur Aus.

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In summer 2025, Riina Õun took part in the Tiny Spaces, Deep Connections art residency in Athens, which required sustainable “slow travel.”

Over a month, she spent 135 hours in transit, crossing 18 countries and using 22 modes of transport. Together with local communities, she created a collective textile artwork titled “Memory Map of Eastern Europe”, now with over 100 hand-embroidered patches. 

During Tallinn Design Festival, Riina invites Estonians to co-create by stitching the Estonian layer!

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On Tuesday (30.09) at 6 p.m., two artists who participated in the Kohila Symposium will have an artist talk, sharing their stories and creations at the power station in the Krulli quarter.

Participants: Eyvind Solli Andreassen (Norway), who participated in the symposium in 2023, and Elysia Athanatos (Cyprus), who participated in the symposium in 2021. The artist talk will be moderated by Lumi Kristin Vihterpal.

The artist talk is free for all and will last approximately 45 minutes.

On Wednesday (October 1) and Thursday (October 2) at 6 p.m., curator's tour of the exhibition “AFTER FIRE AFTERLIFE” will take place at the Krulli Quarter power plant. The tour will be led by Cristopher Siniväli.

The tour is free for all and will last approximately 30-45 minutes.

On Friday (03.10) at 6 p.m., two artists who participated in the Kohila Symposium will have an artist talk, sharing their stories and creations at the power station in the Krulli quarter.

Participants: Rikki Winde (Norway), who participated in the symposium in 2025, and Urmas Puhkan (Estonia), who participated in the symposium in 2003. The artist talk will be moderated by Lumi Kristin Vihterpal.

The artist talk is free for all and will last approximately 45 minutes.

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Circulus.

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The tour is curated by landscape architects Aljona Galazan and Maali Roomet-Allese.

Aljona promotes human-friendly urban space and cycling as an everyday mode of transport, while Maali translates complex spatial issues into practical community activities.

An accessible city space is one where everyone can move, play, and feel safe – regardless of age, ability, or background. At some point in life, anyone may face challenges in mobility or spatial use, and a supportive environment becomes the key to quality of life.

A safe cycling network and access to urban gardening and shared activities close to home open up city space and services to everyone – including those with limited opportunities. These topics are often treated separately, as if they were only the needs of narrow interest groups, but viewed through the lens of social cohesion, a much broader picture emerges.

During the bike tour, we will experience and discuss all of this together.

Come with your own bike or rent one on site – you can also join with a scooter, unicycle, or electric wheelchair.

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Lego Serious Play is used by organisations of all kind to encourage creativity, enhance collaboration, and develop strategies and solutions. 

In this workshop you’ll explore the real meaning of design – that it isn’t just something for designers, but a tool we can all apply in our daily lives to make positive change. 

We will help you think more creatively about yourself, areas of your life where you might want to make a change, to share your ideas with others, but most importantly to have fun.

The workshop will be led by Terry McStea.

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GreenCcircle Living Lab invites creatives, policymakers, researchers, and communities to co-create sustainable and regenerative solutions for the cultural and creative industries. This EU-supported initiative brings together local and international participants to address pressing sustainability challenges through hands-on collaboration.

Our Local Living Lab in Tallinn offers a unique opportunity to:
–> Join a series of three expert-led workshops focused on sustainability and creative innovation
–> Explore and test the GreenCcircle Toolkit and GreenCcircle Academy—two new resources for greener practices
–> Share your ideas and experiences with a growing European network of changemakers
–> Collaborate in an open, creative, and participatory environment

Why take part? Your contribution can influence not only local outcomes but also European-level innovation. The most engaged participants will have the chance to attend the GreenCcircle European Living Lab in Venice in December 2025—a three-day event bringing together inspiring voices from across Europe to shape the future of the cultural and creative sector.

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Hey! My name is Markus Meldo. If we have met before, you know me as the designer and maker of Kiharhair hair accessories and teacher of LÕHK woodcarving workshops. Now you have the chance to try out woodcarving.

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Bright and elegant cacophony of ball bearings and a symphony of cylinders.

The geometric machine aesthetics in installative form by the photo artist Arne Maasik is like a model of a futuristic fantasy city. The first version of “Insight” has been exhibited in the ARS showroom, while “Still Life” at the Kadriorg Art Museum.

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During Disainiöö at Thulema, we welcome everyone who values great design and cares about their health.

The average person spends over 10 hours a day sitting–often with poor posture. It’s no surprise that 80% of adults experience back pain at some point in life. As part of Disainiöö, Thulema presents an AGR-certified collection of work chairs, designed to support both body and mind: helping you stay focused and reduce back strain.

Thulema is the only AGR-certified furniture specialist in Estonia.

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The Estonian Academy of Arts invites the visitors of Tallinn Design Festival on a journey through different eras of young design. The exhibition and program of events bring together the past heritage, present diversity, and future directions of EKA design, opening doors to fresh ideas and creative courage.

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Arens is Estonia's largest kitchen furniture manufacturer, whose strengths lie in contemporary design, well-thought-out functionality, and high-quality workmanship.

For over 30 years, we have been creating kitchens in collaboration with customers, designers, and architects, resulting in comprehensive solutions that support comfort and beauty in everyday life.

We have also added weatherproof outdoor kitchens to our range and offer a complete solution for built-in furniture for the entire home – bathrooms, wardrobes and much more.

Arens furniture is manufactured in Estonia, following environmentally friendly principles and using only certified materials.

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The Estonian Museum of Applied Art and Design invites you to discover its permanent exhibitions and the gallery exhibition “Garbage Kids. Shadow Objects.” The permanent exhibitions provide an overview of the layers, peculiarities, and diversity of Estonian design.

The exhibition “Shadows and Things” focuses on the handmade objects of the Estonian-Georgian collective Garbage Kids. In their work, they search for the elusive essence of myths and have this time chosen to use shadows as their medium.