A new edition of Romanian Design Week takes place between May 12-28. The festival, a project of The Institute and UniCredit Bank, proposes for the 2023 edition the theme CONNECTIONS, which aims to connect the general public with the latest and most innovative local architecture and design projects.

For 17 days, the public will be able to visit a significant number of exhibitions and spaces where they can buy Romanian design products. At the same time, those interested will be able to participate in a series of workshops and parties.

This year, Romanian Design Week takes place around five important neighborhoods and historical areas of Bucharest: Cotroceni, Dorobanti-Floreasca, Ioanid-Icoanei, Piața Amzei and Cartierul Creativ, but Piața Amzei becomes the center of the Romanian design festival, with most of the events taking place here.

RDW Exhibition

The exhibition presents 157 projects in architecture, interior design, graphic design, illustration, product design and fashion design. They are joined by 128 projects that will be detailed online on romaniandesignweek.ro, as part of the Best Practices digital archive, which the festival is launching with the 2023 edition.

RDW Expo is dedicated to the latest local architecture and design projects and attracted more than 430 entries, which were validated in a first stage by the RDW Community, formed by participants of the last call exhibition within the festival (2021 edition). In the second stage, teams of two curators, one local and one international, chose the exhibitors starting from the preselection of the community.

The exhibition design is signed by Attila Kim Architects.

Location: Amzei Square
Visiting schedule: M-F // 12.00- 22.00 & S-S // 10.00 – 22.00

RDW Young Design powered by DIPLOMA

Romanian Design Week and DIPLOMA Show present the RDW Young Design exhibition, out of the desire to support young designers and creatives acting in the local scene.

Young Design powered by DIPLOMA Show, the most recently formed within RDW, brings the perspective of the new generation of Romanian architects and designers in a multidisciplinary exhibition, starting from the theme of CONNECTIONS and the concerns that accompany young creatives in their practice.

More than 30 exhibitors, graduates of creative-vocational faculties in the country, present their architecture, product design, graphic design and fashion projects. The works are part of the selection of the latest editions of the DIPLOMA exhibition, being evaluated and appreciated over time by over 60 professionals who make up the creative board of the project.
A selection curated by the DIPLOMA Show team and put together by the BAZA team. We open the City.

Location: Amzei Square
Visiting schedule: M-F // 12.00- 22.00 & S-S // 10.00 – 22.00

RDW Social

RDW Social is the relaxation and socializing program within the festival. This year proposes a series of parties and networking contexts, which create opportunities for meetings, discussions and socializing between creatives and the general public.

Party line-up:
12.05 AlexinCase, Khidja
20.05 Nerub & OTT/ Norzeatic & Quinta Spartă
27.05 Female Hip Hop MC Yallah & Webmaster
12.05-28.05, 18:00 RDW Resident DJ Moss Farai
*All parties are accessible exclusively to people over 18 years of age.

RDW Market

RDW Market is an urban market at the intersection between retail space for local entities whose focus is the promotion of Romanian design and space for socializing.

Art, design and new appearances on the ground floor of Piața Amzei, all in a creative mix between elements specific to a real market, stalls with vegetables and fruits, specialty coffee and artisan drinks, and capsule presences, where you will find over 50 Romanian designers and artists.

Location: Amzei Square
Visiting hours: M-F // 12.00- 20.00 & S-S // 10.00 – 20.00

Night of Architecture Studios

For one night, studios all over Bucharest open their doors to colleagues, friends and the general public, to meet new people, present their latest works and organize events and/or social gatherings simultaneously in their premises or spaces related. Thus, the night of Saturday, May 25, will be dedicated exclusively to architecture and interior design as part of Romanian Design Week 2023.

The complete program can be accessed here.