Specials
Highlight
Films about Dries Van Noten and Martin Margiela
Film screening with Reiner Holzemer
SPECIAL (DE)
Tuesday | 3 February 2026
6.30 pm, Stadtkino Basel
Our media partner ARTE joins us in inviting you to an exceptional double feature night at Stadtkino Basel. A screening of two documentaries about internationally acclaimed fashion designers Dries Van Noten and Martin Margiela is followed by a session with the director, Reiner Holzemer, who will talk about his work.
»DRIES« documents a year in the life of Belgian fashion designer Dries Van Noten. A very personal portrait, the film shows the creation of four collections and sheds light on the philosophy and creativity of one of the last fashion designers to remain independent of vast corporations and global trends.
»Martin Margiela – In His Own Words« explores the work ofone of the most influential fashion designers of our time. Margiela was assistant to Jean-Paul Gaultier and creative director for Hermès. For his own label, he created 41 collections that challenge fashion conventions in radical ways – as does his relentless commitment to anonymity. »Hollywood Reporter« named Holzemer’s film as the best fashion documentary of the decade.
If you are fascinated by the creative process and the power of fashion to express the designer’s personality and philosophy, this double feature night is for you.
Admission is free. Please register at events@design-museum.de
In collaboration with ARTE
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OPEN HOUSE BASEL
SPECIAL (DE/EN)
Sunday, 10 May 2026
11 am, Vitra Campus
Every year in early summer, Open House Basel invites you to explore the city and its fabulous architecture when more than one hundred buildings open their doors to visitors. At the Vitra Design Museum, you can come behind the scenes on Sunday, 10 May. Explore the Vitra Campus’s inner workings and get a new angle on its unique
architecture. Find out the hidden places in and around the iconic buildings and discover the stories that the Vitra Campus has to tell.
Programme to follow.
Verner Panton: Form, Colour, Space
OPENING & MUSIC (EN)
Friday, 22 May 2026
6 pm, Vitra Schaudepot
He designed living landscapes and suspended chairs from the ceiling: Danish architect Verner Panton (1926–1998) is one of the twentieth century’s most influential designers. His work – from furniture, fabrics, and lamps to sculptures, buildings, and interiors – radically redefined form, colour, and space. In 2026, Panton would have turned 100. The exhibition at the Vitra Design Museum’s Schaudepot presents a part of his work chronologically and thematically, with chapters dedicated to key creations such as the Panton Chair (c. 1956–1967) and the 1970 Visiona II installation. It also explores Panton’s historical context, from new materials and production techniques to postwar social changes and the Space Age.
The Vitra Design Museum maintains one of the most important Verner Panton collections of Verner Panton designs. These holdings serve as a key resource for exhibitions, loans and publications all under approval by the owner of all rights Verner Panton Design AG. The highlight of the exhibition is a walk-in reconstruction of the legendary 1970 Fantasy Landscape.
The Opening on 22 May 2026 provides a unique opportunity to be among the first to view the exhibition. Dive into an immersive experience of intense colours and organic shapes and rediscover Panton’s visionary pop utopias. Join us in celebrating the designer’s centenary and enjoy an evening of music, drinks, and nibbles in the inspiring setting of the Vitra Schaudepot.