DESIGN RESIDENCY IN VILNIUS No.2
2025-11-05
20 – 28th of April, 2026
About
During this one-week residency, design professionals are invited to conduct design research and act as mentors (one professional will work in a group of 2-3 young designers or students, who will also be selected), sharing their experiences and fostering collaboration among communities and designers, exploring Vilnius. Our goal is to raise awareness of the role design plays in everyday life—how designers and design tools can address various social challenges, shape visions for the future, and solve complex problems.
During this residency week our guest designers are invited to various local design and network events and has opportunity to represent their own work and share knowledge to Lithuanian design community as part of international design day programme.
Residency details
Residency is open to a wide range of design disciplines
Residency will be in English
Arrival Date: April 20, 2026
Residency Period: April 20–28, 2026
Public Sharing of Research Outcomes: April 27, 2025
Registration form (Application deadline: January 1) https://forms.gle/1XJ6ipJT67cCQhGh6
We aim to organize this international design residency every year, building it around the theme formulated by the International Council of Design (ICoD).
Last year, the theme was Outlandish Optimism (OO) https://www.dizainodiena.lt/en/apie
In 2024 it was “Is it kind?”https://www.dizainodiena.lt/en/2024
We will select two professional designers to take part in the residency. Designers will be selected by Lithuanian design association board on the basis of designer’s professional experience, motivation to explore the theme of 2026 and diversity.
Location
Museum of Applied Arts and Design in Vilnius.
What we offer
Reimbursement of flight expenses up to 250€
Accommodation in Vilnius: check-in: April 20, 2026, check-out: April 28, 2026
A project budget for one professional designer is 1000€ (materials included)
Organizer
The Design Residency in Vilnius is an initiative created by the Lithuanian Design Association in celebration of International Design Day.
Lithuanian Design Association – an independent creative union uniting professional designers.
If you have any questions, please contact comm@lda.lt.
