Bridging Futures:
Partnerships for Progress

Many thanks go to our long-term and esteemed general partner, Tatra Banka, and our main partners Curaprox and G F Smith, for their unwavering dedication to fostering creativity and innovation. This steadfast support and ambassadorship over the years have played a pivotal role in shaping the trajectory of Slovakia's design landscape, as well as the Eastern Design Conference.
Here's to many more years of fruitful collaboration and collective achievement.
Here's to many more years of fruitful collaboration and collective achievement.
The Eastern Design Conference is a two-day event held in Tabačka Kulturfabrik, a unique, safe, and inclusive cultural center, providing an open space for art, creativity, and collaboration in Košice. Throughout the two-day conference, we dive deep into the world of design in its various forms and its surroundings—digging into how people, places, and stories all intertwine.

It has become one of the most important events in the field of design and creativity in Slovakia, simultaneously attracting the largest number of attendees from the Slovak audience. This provides visitors and partners with direct access to the Slovak design market and to the experts working within it.

We're crafting this experience hand-in-hand with our valued partners. We strive for long-term partnerships tailored to each specific partner individually. Our promotional activities are extensive, targeting a group of young creatives in our region.

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From Japan to Prague, 17 speakers from various industries, 13 talks, 2 packed afterparties and much more. The 2023 conference was a blast, thanks to the incredible energy and talent brought by Studio Najbrt, Mikina Dimunova, Ola Niepsuj, and other top-notch designers.
The 2022 conference featured designers, artists, as well as a rapper and a legend of the graffiti scene. Banda Agency, Michal Slovák, Vladimir 518, and others were among the 17 speakers from five countries who brought interesting insights to the visitors during its third edition.
In 2019, we brought together 14 accomplished graphic designers and illustrators, renowned design studios, a writer, and an artist from six European countries to Eastern Slovakia. Highlights included talks by SNASK, Peter Biľak, and the legendary graphic designer Jan Meisner.
In 2018, we kicked off the Eastern Design Conference in Košice with our very first edition. The event featured 14 talks focusing on the intersection of global design trends and local contexts, with voices like Studio Feixen, Lars Harmsen, and Petra Dočekalová.