Graphic Design Fair 2026
Nieuwe Instituut and NAi Booksellers are organising a new edition of the Graphic Design Fair, with the theme of Rooting Networks. By celebrating the connections that can help graphic design flourish, the fair creates a space where paths cross, ideas branch out and collaborations take root.
22 March 2026 10:00 - 16:00
Just as fungal networks collaborate by connecting different plants within an ecosystem, professional design practice is also underpinned by systems of exchange, including the sharing of knowledge, mentorship, skills and opportunities.
The Graphic Design Fair programme is structured around such moments of exchange. It includes Pecha Kucha lectures, workshops, keynote speeches and portfolio sessions, where ideas are shared, skills are passed on and new directions are forged.
Location: Nieuwe Instituut | RSVP (Free)
RSVPPresentations
Moderated by Esmée Dros
- 11:30 – 12:15 Sandra Kassenaar
- 14:00 – 14:45 De Ronners
- 16:00 – 16:45 A conversation with Theetat Thunkijjanukij & Cengiz Mengüç
- 12:30 – 12:50 Pecha Kucha by Mira Ying
- 13:30 – 13:50 Pecha Kucha by Charles Villa
- 15:00 – 15:20 Pecha Kucha by Black Childish
- 15:30 – 15:50 Pecha Kucha by Juna Horstmans
Workshops
- 12:00 – 13:00 Funghi Letters by Ringailė Demšytė
- 13:30 – 14:30 Melting glyphs by Aliona Ciobanu Studio
- 15:00 – 16:00 Type module by 530 Type Club
- 11:30 – 12:00 & 14:00 – 14:30 Kids workshops by Mean Thangtrakhanpong
Portfolio sessions
- 10:30 – 16:15 Portfolio sessions with Maureen Mooren, Sandra Kassenaar, Koos Breen and Jeannette Slütter, Hamid Sallali, Jonathan Castro, and Jungmyung Lee. (Deadline for registration is 15 March)
Participants
NADD - archive doctors, Yoram Yutte, Natnapat Jubb Kullananant, Aliona Ciobanu Studio, Juna Horstmans, Black Childish, 530 Type Club, Ringailė Demšytė, Thomas Bunt, KETEL PRESS, Page not found, Aleksandar Todorović, Lieke Janke, Charles Villa, Doyeon Kim, Leonardo Landoni & Malin Dittmann, Rossy Liu, Mira Ying, Sophie Czich, Riso Wiso Jam Gang, Frank d. van Beek, Amber Zara and Asha Victoria, Bobbie van Leeuwen, Đôi Đũa, letterspace.amsterdam.