When Form becomes Attitude

Our conference "When Form becomes attitude" will take place at HfG Offenbach on 12 November 2026 as part of the WDC World Design Capital "Design for Democracy". Keynotes by Silvio Lorusso, Noemi Biasseton, Tatjana Schneider + more. Admission to the conference will be free of charge. Programme will be anounced soon.  

LineUp: 

Silvio Lorusso (“What Design Can’t Do")
Noemi Biasseton (“Superstorm: Design and Politics in the Age of Information")
Tatjana Schneider (GTAS Braunschweig)
Tom Bieling (HfG Offenbach / BIRD) 
Uta Brandes (BIRD / iGDN) 
Michelle Christensen (BIRD / UdK Berlin) 
Marc Pfaff (BIRD / TU Berlin) 
Felix Kosok (WDC / GIU)
Susanne Wieland (HfG Offenbach)
+ more.

Thusday, 12 November 2026
11 am –2 pm Projects
3 pm – 6 pm Keynotes
6 pm Evening Reception

Venue
HfG Hochschule für Gestaltung Offenbach am Main
University of Art and Design
Schlossstraße 31 (Aula)
D-63065 Offenbach am Main 

Hosted by Lehrgebiet Designtheorie at HfG Offenbach, organized with BIRD – the Board of International Research in Design and WDC 2026 Rhein-Main. 
Organizing Partners: Tom Bieling & Felix Kosok.