DER BERLINER SALON announces the participating designers at the Gemäldegalerie

Berlin, 21.01.2026

DER BERLINER SALON returns to the Gemäldegalerie in Berlin and, as part of Berlin Fashion Week, presents a curated selection of 45 designers. The group exhibition offers insight into the German design scene, with a particular focus on the targeted promotion of young talent, a core mission of the format.

The group exhibition creates a dialogue between contemporary design and the art-historical context of the Gemäldegalerie, underscoring its ambition to provide emerging designers with a relevant platform. This season’s realization is once again made possible through the continued support of the Berlin Senate Department for Economics, Energy and Public Enterprises.

The participating designers are (in alphabetical order):

AFROBODEGA, ALAN HAMLIKO, ALEKSANDER KUDRISCHOW, AUTEL, AVGVST, AZURA, CAROLIN DIELER, CHRISTIANE SCHWAMBACH, CLARA RATHKE, DAVID SAMENS, DES FILLES DÉSIR, ELODIE CARSTENSEN, FELICITAS SEIDLER, HAUS LINSENHOFF, HELEN EISEN, INLÉ STUDIO, IVANSU, J.A.I.W, JB ARCHIVE, JON LIESENFELD, KLARA SCHMIDT, LAU DE SOUSA, LAURA OBST, LEALABOB, LENA VUOTTA, LENNART BOHLE, LEVENT ALTIN, LION BUSCH, LITHIUM OAK, LUIS AMSLGRUBER, MARIE-LOUISE MÜLLER, NADINE AURIN, NETHANEL F. KANTOR, NICOLE KIESEL, OXANA DESIGNS, PARK217 BERLIN, PAULA KUNKEL, POOR[ARZHAN]GY, SOFIA HERMENS FERNANDEZ, SPSR.STUDIO, STEIGLEDER, TIMO KURZ, TRINH MINH TRANG DUONG, VICTORIA ROST, ZAN ZALIF

“I am really pleased that DER BERLINER SALON is once more invited to take place at Gemäldegalerie Berlin. I see this as a strong signal that such a prestigious venue is once more opening its doors to the work of contemporary designers. With this edition of the Salon, we continue to live up to our shared ambition of making fashion visible and tangible as a cultural asset.”

Christiane Arp, Chairwoman of the Board, Fashion Council Germany

“The selection of designers for this season’s group exhibition reflects the diversity, quality, and creative strength of the current German design scene. Each position represents a distinctive signature and the ambition to understand fashion as a contemporary cultural expression.”

Marcus Kurz, Managing Director, creative agency Nowadays

DATES

Exhibition Opening (by invitation only)
February 2, 2026
12:00 to 3:00 pm
Gemäldegalerie, Kulturforum Berlin,
Johanna-und-Eduard-Arnhold Platz / Matthäikirchplatz, 10785 Berlin

Exhibition Period (open to the public)
February 3, 2026 to February 22, 2026
Opening hours: 10:00 am to 6:00 pm (closed on Mondays)
Tickets: 14 € / reduced 7 €
Gemäldegalerie, Kulturforum Berlin,
Johanna-und-Eduard-Arnhold Platz / Matthäikirchplatz, 10785 Berlin

Pressekontakt:
Clara Kacinari
clara.kacinari@nowadays.de
@derberlinersalon