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Press

08.10.26 - 10.10.26

LAACT extended (beyond light)
Worlding/Światotwórstwo

Solar Bodies

Solar Bodies. Moving Beyond Thick Presents workshop. 

Curators: Andrzej Marzec, PhD & Robert Sochacki, DSc

Wrocław (Poland)

Frieze no.260, 2026

05.09.26 - 29.11.26

Contextile 2026
Contemporary Textile Art Biennial | International Exhibition

Exhibition at Palácio Vila Flor (CCVF)

Guimarães (Portugal)

Needlebound vol.3, 2026

14.05.26- 28.06.26

Positions on Freedom
Design and its boundaries 

Exhibition at the Museum Angewandte Kunst by the thing Fellowship 2026 (the thing Magazine) as part of World Design Capital Frankfurt RheinMain 2026

In partnership with USM and Fondation USM 

Curators: Anton Rahlwes, Vera Sacchetti

Frankfurt am Main (Germany)

17.09.25- 20.09.25

Material Matters
London Design Festival

The Material Way exhibition at Space House

The Material Way
is a collective platform for material-based research, dedicated to supporting curious creators in shaping a more holistic, local, and nature-minded future. Founded by curator Rita Trindade (Through Objects) and creative director Bonnie Hvillum (Natural Material Studio).

On view my project Formative Forces, which explores wild hop (Humulus lupulus) as a source of sustainable fiber and as a link between botanical migrations and cultural craft traditions.

The Material Way TEAM:
Founders: Bonnie Hvillum, Rita Trindade
Mentors: Alberte Holmø Bojesen, Sarmite Polakova, Benedetta Pompili
Exhibition Design: Clara Malling
Production: Clara Malling, Grace Roy Hess

London (Great Britain)

06.09.24

Innovative Citizen Festival |Befriending Earth

Garden edition with Sustainability by Design format by Folkwang University of the Arts

Chromatography is a technique that can be used to make the components of soil and plants visible. During the workshop participants will learn how to create chromatograms and find out how to visualize components of soil and plants.

Framework by: Agnieszka Polkowska

Dortmund (Germany)

05.05.24-
09.05.24

Rural Resources | Deep Mapping

Workshop organised by Prof. Niklas Fanelsa (Atelier Fanelsa) for Students of the Technical University of Munich and Faculty of Design at Academy of Art in Szczecin focused on Rural Resources, that create desirable ways of living, working, and producing.

Deep mapping 
Deep mapping workshop on building a deep connection with place, using two phenomenological practices: an ethnographical cartographic method and soil & plant chromatography- informed by advocates of organic and biodynamic farming.

Framework by: Agnieszka Polkowska
Participants: Students ofTUM & Academy of Art in Szczecin

Gerswalde (Germany)

08.10.23

Baumschule Kulturforum
(A project of Neue Nationalgalerie initiated by Klaus Biesenbach and developed and curated with atelier le balto)

Becoming Beginners
(Flower printing workshop)
Workshop is a part of the project Becoming Beginners. Design in times of post-growth and is financially supported by The Foundation for Polish-German Cooperation

Program: Agnieszka Polkowska and Marta Wyrzykowska with students of the Academy of Art in Szczecin
Design: Students of Academy of Art in Szczecin supervised by Studio Œ (www.studio-oe.com) and Touching Points
At the invitation of Fanny Brandauer (program curator)

Bodensee, Berlin (Germany)

10.07.22

Gdynia Design Days

Rytuał przejścia
(Rite of passage)
Design Faculty Exhibition
Curators: Agata Kiedrowicz, Magdalena Małachowska, Teresa Otulak, Agnieszka Polkowska

Gdynia (Poland)

02.03.22

Creative Collaborations for the Future by Collaboration Collider for Cultural and Creative Industries COCO4CCI

Drivers for interdisciplinary and cross-sectoral innovations in Europe
by Creative Region Linz & Upper Austria

Michela Magas
Jurij Krpan
Agnieszka Polkowska

16.09.21-20.09.21

Łódź Design Festival

Follow the Object
Design Faculty Exhibition
Curators: Agata Kiedrowicz & Agnieszka Polkowska

Łódź (Poland)

09.03.21

Symposium: Online>>>Offline

Agnieszka Kurant
Agata Kiedrowicz
Beata Wilczek
Monika Seyfried
Robert Sochacki
Agnieszka Polkowska

17.12.20

Fashion Future Concepts

W jakich kierunkach zmierza moda?
Iga Węglińska
Problonde Studio
Monika Tomczyk

06.12.20

Targi Designu Wzory

Rytuał przejścia. Jak zamykać stare, by zrobić miejsce na nowe idee w projektowaniu?
Beata Wilczek
Agnieszka Bar

28.11.20

What's Next. Speculative Design Conference

What's Next: Narzędzia zmiany
Agata Kiedrowicz
Jakub Koźniewski - Pan Generator
Ewa Bochen i Maciej Jelski - Kosmos Project
Agnieszka Polkowska

11.07.20

Design Talks Business Summit

Heart Centered Speculative Design

Gdynia (Poland)

30.04.20

LaFutura x Social Disruption

Panel Discussion: Female Future Leap Frogging
Patricia Brazil
Agnieszka Polkowska

Nicola Cooper

25.04.20

Fashion Revolution Week 2020

Opportunities For Responsible Fashion
Anna Pięta
Agnieszka Polkowska
Maria Huma
Aleksandra Bąkowska
Agnieszka Oleksyn-Wajda

14.04.20

Element Talks

Kwarantanna Projektanta #2 
Agnieszka Polkowska & Joanna Skorupska
Czy mamy szansę na nową, lepszą „normalność"?

Press

Frieze no.260, 2026

Needlebound vol.3 2026

Index

08.10.26 - 10.10.26

LAACT extended (beyond light)
Worlding/Światotwórstwo

Solar Bodies

Solar Bodies. Moving Beyond Thick Presents workshop. 

Curators: Andrzej Marzec, PhD & Robert Sochacki, DSc

Wrocław (Poland)

05.09.26 - 29.11.26

Contextile 2026
Contemporary Textile Art Biennial | International Exhibition

Exhibition at Palácio Vila Flor (CCVF)

Guimarães (Portugal)

14.05.26- 28.06.26

Positions on Freedom
Design and its boundaries 

Exhibition at the Museum Angewandte Kunst by the thing Fellowship 2026 (the thing Magazine) as part of World Design Capital Frankfurt RheinMain 2026

In partnership with USM and Fondation USM 

Curators: Anton Rahlwes, Vera Sacchetti

Frankfurt am Main (Germany)

17.09.25- 20.09.25

Material Matters
London Design Festival

The Material Way exhibition at Space House

The Material Way
is a collective platform for material-based research, dedicated to supporting curious creators in shaping a more holistic, local, and nature-minded future. Founded by curator Rita Trindade (Through Objects) and creative director Bonnie Hvillum (Natural Material Studio).

On view my project Formative Forces, which explores wild hop (Humulus lupulus) as a source of sustainable fiber and as a link between botanical migrations and cultural craft traditions.

The Material Way TEAM:
Founders: Bonnie Hvillum, Rita Trindade
Mentors: Alberte Holmø Bojesen, Sarmite Polakova, Benedetta Pompili
Exhibition Design: Clara Malling
Production: Clara Malling, Grace Roy Hess

London (Great Britain)

06.09.24

Innovative Citizen Festival |Befriending Earth

Garden edition with Sustainability by Design format by Folkwang University of the Arts

Chromatography is a technique that can be used to make the components of soil and plants visible. During the workshop participants will learn how to create chromatograms and find out how to visualize components of soil and plants.

Framework by: Agnieszka Polkowska

Dortmund (Germany)

05.05.24-
09.05.24

Rural Resources | Deep Mapping

Workshop organised by Prof. Niklas Fanelsa (Atelier Fanelsa) for Students of the Technical University of Munich and Faculty of Design at Academy of Art in Szczecin focused on Rural Resources, that create desirable ways of living, working, and producing.

Deep mapping 
Deep mapping workshop on building a deep connection with place, using two phenomenological practices: an ethnographical cartographic method and soil & plant chromatography- informed by advocates of organic and biodynamic farming.

Framework by: Agnieszka Polkowska
Participants: Students ofTUM & Academy of Art in Szczecin

Gerswalde (Germany)

08.10.23

Baumschule Kulturforum
(A project of Neue Nationalgalerie initiated by Klaus Biesenbach and developed and curated with atelier le balto)

Becoming Beginners
(Flower printing workshop)
Workshop is a part of the project Becoming Beginners. Design in times of post-growth and is financially supported by The Foundation for Polish-German Cooperation

Program: Agnieszka Polkowska and Marta Wyrzykowska with students of the Academy of Art in Szczecin
Design: Students of Academy of Art in Szczecin supervised by Studio Œ (www.studio-oe.com) and Touching Points
At the invitation of Fanny Brandauer (program curator)

Bodensee, Berlin (Germany)

10.07.22

Gdynia Design Days

Rytuał przejścia
(Rite of passage)
Design Faculty Exhibition
Curators: Agata Kiedrowicz, Magdalena Małachowska, Teresa Otulak, Agnieszka Polkowska

Gdynia (Poland)

02.03.22

Creative Collaborations for the Future by Collaboration Collider for Cultural and Creative Industries COCO4CCI

Drivers for interdisciplinary and cross-sectoral innovations in Europe
by Creative Region Linz & Upper Austria

Michela Magas
Jurij Krpan
Agnieszka Polkowska

16.09.21-20.09.21

Łódź Design Festival

Follow the Object
Design Faculty Exhibition
Curators: Agata Kiedrowicz & Agnieszka Polkowska

Łódź (Poland)

09.03.21

Symposium: Online>>>Offline

Agnieszka Kurant
Agata Kiedrowicz
Beata Wilczek
Monika Seyfried
Robert Sochacki
Agnieszka Polkowska

17.12.20

Fashion Future Concepts

W jakich kierunkach zmierza moda?
Iga Węglińska
Problonde Studio
Monika Tomczyk

06.12.20

Targi Designu Wzory

Rytuał przejścia. Jak zamykać stare, by zrobić miejsce na nowe idee w projektowaniu?
Beata Wilczek
Agnieszka Bar

28.11.20

What's Next. Speculative Design Conference

What's Next: Narzędzia zmiany
Agata Kiedrowicz
Jakub Koźniewski - Pan Generator
Ewa Bochen i Maciej Jelski - Kosmos Project
Agnieszka Polkowska

11.07.20

Design Talks Business Summit

Heart Centered Speculative Design

Gdynia (Poland)

30.04.20

LaFutura x Social Disruption

Panel Discussion: Female Future Leap Frogging
Patricia Brazil
Agnieszka Polkowska

Nicola Cooper

25.04.20

Fashion Revolution Week 2020

Opportunities For Responsible Fashion
Anna Pięta
Agnieszka Polkowska
Maria Huma
Aleksandra Bąkowska
Agnieszka Oleksyn-Wajda

14.04.20

Element Talks

Kwarantanna Projektanta #2 
Agnieszka Polkowska & Joanna Skorupska
Czy mamy szansę na nową, lepszą „normalność"?