Nairobi Design Week
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Nairobi Design Week is an annual festival that promotes the Kenyan design community, in collaboration with local and international partners. Our mission is to show the importance of all design disciplines and their impact on economic, social, cultural and environmental development. We spend the year growing our network to better connect agencies and creatives to clients and projects within the com
15/03/2026
Africa is a generator of ideas 💡
Join Omar Degan, Founder and Curator of the Pan-African Biennale, as he explores how architecture can shape resilient communities, reclaim agency and reimagine African cities and futures.
Degan’s work transforms design into a tool for resilience and identity.
Come sit with us and be part of the conversation ✨
🎙️ A conversation with Omar Devan ( )
📅 Sunday, 15th March 2026
⏰ 4.30 PM – 5.00 PM
📍Alliance Française Nairobi (Wangari Maathai Auditorium)
🎫 Alliance Française students enter free, just bring your student ID
Prices: 1500KES for adults | 750KES for U18s & students
15/03/2026
Community is something we build together ✨
At Nairobi Design Week, Paper Worlds () opens a conversation on community, awareness and representation.
Join our conversation on the art and principles of origami, followed by a guided folding experience for participants.
🎫 Folding sessions are free for participants
🗓️ Saturday, 14th March 2026
⏰ 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
📍 Alliance Française Nairobi (Wangari Maathai Auditorium)
🎫 Alliance Française students enter free; just bring your student ID
Prices: 1500KES for adults | 750KES for U18s & students
14/03/2026
Clothing begins long before the first stitch.
It starts with an idea.
A line on paper.
A piece of fabric waiting to become something more 🧵
Stitch and Soul is a celebration of the garment-making process from conception to construction.
Join us as we explore how pattern, fabric and the body come together.
Because every piece carries a story.
Panelists:
🎙️ Sophaya ()
🎙️ Miss Njeri ()
🎙️ Kibarango ()
🎙️ Sharon Jerop ()
🗓️ Saturday, 14th March 2026
⏰ 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM
📍 Visit Ngara
🎫 Prices: 1500KES for adults | 750KES for U18s & students
14/03/2026
Karibu Nairobi Design Nights!🎉
After a full week of conversations, exhibitions, ideas and community, we close the 11th edition of Nairobi Design Week with a night of celebration at The Shelter KE.
Join us for an open, relaxed evening with our community, partners, speakers, crew, exhibitors and friends of the festival.
We will have music, good conversations and a visual archive showcasing the 11-year history of NDW as we look back at how far the festival has come.
Come through and tag a friend along 🪄
🎫 Entrance is free for all
📍 Shelter KE
🗓 Saturday, 14 March 2026
⏰ From 8PM till late
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