Design Wave Festival 2026 – The Journey Continues!

25–27 November 2026 | Riga, Latvia

Join us for three inspiring days of creativity, innovation and collaboration! Take part in a creative hackathon, explore sustainable fashion, emerging technologies, fashion shows and digital showcases, and connect with creative professionals from across Europe. 

Discover new opportunities to develop your ideas and continue your Time for (S) Heroes Design Journey.

Discover Design Wave Festival

Project results

Discover the (S) Heroes creative journey

We work towards sustainability with creative measures. During the project's journey, we will discover, produce, and organize different things. Read more about the different areas here. 

Ambassadors

Build connections, gain visibility, and strengthen your professional profile. Help us build a community.

About Ambassadors

Designers

The creative journey of the designers, who answer the Open Call, will be showcased here.

About Designers

Exhibitions

We are arranging physical and digital exhibitions to showcase the fashion and costume designs, installations and digital outfits.

About Exhibitions

Mentors

Industry professionals will support the emerging designers in their creative journey.

About Mentors

Guidelines

The methods, insights, and tools developed in Time for (S) Heroes will be shared here.

About Guidelines

Residencies

Teams selected via the Open Call have the opportunity to join our creative residencies in Spain and Finland.

About Residencies