The Spaces In Between
21 April – 17 May, 2026
Design connects us. Design mediates the physical, digital, and emotional spaces where human connection is possible. It challenges us to facilitate genuine connection, not just efficiency, but the quality of human interaction. Design isn’t just what we make. It’s what happens between us. Design lives in the in-between, the thresholds where ideas become experiences and strangers become communities. The International Design Day theme for 2026 (IDD2026), The Spaces in Between, invites designers to look beyond objects and outcomes and toward the shared experiences that shape how we belong, communicate, and coexist. From a poster that helps a movement find its voice, to a street sign that guides a stranger home; from a museum that sparks empathy, to a garment that celebrates identity; from a product that restores dignity, to a digital space that invites participation, design shapes how we connect.
Why it matters now: We live in an age of constant communication, and increasing disconnection. Design can rebuild the spaces that bring people together, including our streets, screens, museums, clothing, objects, and cities.
This year, we’re asking our community how they are designing the spaces in between, to design for connection, use creativity as common ground, and make every shared space a place where people belong. Because when design bridges the spaces between us, we build the future together.
Organizers: Lietuvos Dizaino asociacija ir LNDM Taikomosios dailės ir dizaino muziejus
Curators: Paulina Vasiliauskaitė, Jurga Želvytė, Elena Lašaitė, Jonas Liugaila
Architect: Ieva Žukauskaite
Graphic design: Holmes Studio
Graphic design adaptation: Patricija Pažus
Partners: Dizaino fondas, leidykla Lapas, Vilniaus dizaino kolegija, Vilniaus dailės akademija, leidykla Kitos knygos, Maisto dizaino studija Less table, galerija “Vartai”,
Sponsors: Zuzu print, Douna, Lapė už tvoros, A grupė, corner hotel, Dundulis, backstage cafe.
Media partners: Jcdecaux, LRT
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