From September 10 to 14, 2025, Berlin Art Week will transform the capital into a center for contemporary art and debate. For the first time, PLATTE.Berlin will be an official part of this international week. As a result they are both making a clear statement with ART PLATTE in times when cultural spaces are disappearing, funding is being cut, and visibility is scarce:
Fashion, art, music, and culture in dialogue. Against stagnation, for new alliances
Berlin thrives on its creative ecosystem. But this ecosystem needs space, support, and above all, collaboration. With three ART PLATTE events coming up on September 10 and an exhibition at the PLATTE Studio, impulses are set, debates initiated, and alliances made visible. We celebrate the power of community, the responsibility of creatives, and the conviction that fashion, art, music, and culture can achieve far more together than alone.
4:00 PM – Launch Event with Eike König
The sustainably produced collection designed by Eike König in collaboration with PLATTE. Berlin is more than fashion: it is commentary, reaction, and a call to action all at once. Keywords like DER ZWEIFEL, DRAMA, DESPAIR, PRESENCE.ABSENCE condense the current state of the cultural and creative scene, between cuts, uncertainty, and the unwavering drive for visibility. The result is a visual statement of a generation that refuses to be silenced. Fashion becomes armor and a cry of protest.
5:30 PM – HTW Show
Immediately after, fashion students from the University of Applied Sciences Berlin (HTW) will present the highlights of their semester. The show provides a stage for young talents at a time when emerging artists are often overlooked. It serves as a reminder of the importance of giving young creatives space. And resources to ensure Berlin remains a thriving creative capital.
7:00 PM – Dinner “Future of Culture & Fashion”
The day concludes with ART PLATTE bringing together influential voices from fashion, art, music, and culture around one table. Hosted at Restaurant Merold, long a creative meeting point in the city. Finally the evening merges culinary enjoyment with meaningful dialogue. At the heart of the discussion: how to harness potential, strengthen collaboration, and build supportive structures to sustain Berlin’s creative energy for the long term.
ART PLATTE Exhibition – MAZUHA
ART PLATTE presents in collaboration with Keyi Magazine the exhibition MAZUHA – a body left open by the Japanese photographer Shuto Kilagawa, curated by BLINK BERLIN. On view from September 10 13, the show takes the audience through the five emotional states. Silence, fracture, wound, scream and memory captured in haunting photographic works. The program culminates on Saturday, September 13 at 7pm with a Shibari live performance. Staging the body as a living canvas between vulnerability and strength.
Both the HTW Show and the Launch Event with Eike König are supported by the Berlin Senate Department for Economics, Energy and Enterprises (SenWeb) and by the Mitte District Office.
