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Looking back at Barcelona Design Week 2026 on our campus

Four projects, one idea: testing in public. Here’s a look back at the activities we organized for the 21st edition of BDW.

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Under the theme PRO-TEST: Prototyping and Testing, Barcelona Design Week 2026 scheduled 140 activities across 80 venues in the city. LCI Barcelona played a key role as a sponsor and associated venue, hosting some of these activities and serving as the setting for Underground BDW from October 22 to 24.

A sustainable fashion show

Students from the Ecodesign Strategies course in the Bachelor’s in Fashion Design presented garments made from reused materials, zero waste pattern making, bioplastics, and experimental textiles. The show, held at the Agora, was a great success and drew both the LCI community and outside visitors who didn’t want to miss it.

Faculty coordination: Gabriel Torres, Mallika Chaudhury, Cristina Real, Mica Clubourg, and Daniel Cantó.

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A diverse group of models, both male and female, pose together in a studio setting, showcasing avant-garde and deconstructed fashion pieces with a focus on denim and textured fabrics.

MIRA’M: ephemeral design for a living neighborhood

Our Parking Gallery once again hosted Underground BDW, a hybrid of exhibition, lab, and meeting point that brought together more than 30 projects from different countries. Among them was MIRA’M, the ephemeral installation made by students from the Bachelor’s in Interior Design to strengthen Poblenou’s sense of community.

Faculty coordination: Ana García, Gema Gilgado, Enzo Vignolo, and Pol Miret. Design Lab lead: Hernani Silva.

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Three people, two women and one man, are standing in front of a metal cage-like structure. The woman on the left wears a purple blazer, the man in the middle wears a tan jacket, and the woman on the right wears a pink shirt.

Typography at street level

The campus’s exterior windows became a showcase for typographic posters created by students and alumni from the Bachelor’s in Graphic Design. On opening day, the authors themselves were on hand to present their projects to attendees.

Faculty coordination: Alan Ramírez.

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A group of people are gathered outside a modern building, listening to a woman who appears to be giving a presentation or tour.

Masterclass: The scale of letters

José Scaglione, co-founder of TypeTogether, used real-world examples to show how letters behave differently depending on the medium they’re read in. Everyone who filled Montreal Room left with useful ideas for choosing the right typeface for each project.

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A man is giving a presentation to an audience, with a large screen behind him displaying a close-up of another man working on a craft.

That’s how we wrapped up our part in the 21st edition of Barcelona Design Week: with the campus turned into an open lab and a meeting point for people from inside and outside the School. Thank you to everyone who made it possible!

*Photos (activities): Francisco Ramírez | Photos (fashion show): Arinasadat Ahadinejad.