Design Week Novi Sad (DWNS) is a design festival held in Novi Sad, Serbia, building on the legacy of the PDP Conference of Creative Media, founded in 2007. As a key part of Novi Sad’s European Capital of Culture 2022 program and organised under the Kaleidoscope of Culture initiative, DWNS celebrated the essential role of creative industries in shaping cultural identity and social development.
The event brought together over 300 creatives from Serbia and across Europe. Through a rich and interdisciplinary program featuring exhibitions, installations, lectures, workshops, children’s events, street art, film screenings, risography, photography, and motion graphics, the festival transformed SPENS, a modernist architectural landmark, into an active space for learning, sharing, and creative experimentation.
The central theme, “ECHO”, invited reflection on how we perceive ourselves and our environments in a hyper-connected, post-industrial world. The program encouraged dialogue on how design practices resonate in time and space, and what kind of cultural echoes we leave behind.
DWNS successfully connected designers, artists, students, and the wider public, offering not just a showcase of contemporary design, but a platform for critical exchange, education, and long-term inspiration within the creative community.
