Direktorenhaus presents the new show of 4 young textile designers: The 5th Element. New European Textile Craft. From 5th of July until the 30th of July 2011 the Direktorenhaus changes into a mazy wintergarden of knitted materials, woven textiles, organic objects and hand-stitched fabrics. The exhibition is showcasing for the first time works of Signe Emdal (Kopenhagen), Hao-Ni Tsai (London), Ruth Duff (Glasgow) and Izumi Sato (Stockholm) in Berlin.

Benjamin Hubert's first solo show Materiality, is an exhibition showcasing the industrial design of Benjamin Hubert. The inaugural solo exhibition aims to expose the working process of the burgeoning design studio in addition to the finished articles.

The DMY International Design Festival Berlin will anew take place in the impressive architecture of historic city airport Berlin Tempelhof. The central exhibition showcases pioneering and foresighted works by over 500 professional designers, brands and new talents. Reflecting on design as a full circle system, the central exhibition is accompanied by a vast program of satellite exhibitons and events such as Designer Talks, Lectures, Open Design and Material Workshops, an Award Show and numerous networking events.

re:publica is Europe’s most exciting and Germany’s biggest conference when it comes to blogs, social media, and our society in the digital age. From April 13 – 15 re:publica is going to take place in the heart of Berlin, with 2011 also being its 5th anniversary. The political and cultural, but most of all very zeitgeisty event has evolved from an informal blogger meetup to an essential date for media professionals. What once started with 800 attendees in 2007 attracted the impressive number of 2700 participants only three years later.

PREMIUM has transformed the famous Berliner Luft – within the span of only a few years, the city has become an internationally recognized fashion metropolis. Today, Berlin sets the trends, is always one step ahead, a place where fashion, lifestyle, art, music, the established and the innovative come together. And in as fascinating a way as nowhere else. Berlin offers a lot of space for creativity, it’s open to all kinds of designs for living and, as a result enormously livable. The relatively low rents attract huge flagship stores just as young, talented artists to Berlin, making the city immensely attractive for an international audience.