Biofabrique Vienna Challenges 2026: The winners

Together with the Vienna Design Week, we called for projects in our Biofabrique Vienna Challenges as part of our Urban Food and Design format — and the design community responded.

The design competition focused on the "Wiener Farben" (Vienna colours) developed at Biofabrique Vienna: natural dyes derived from previously unused organic residual materials. The "Colours at Work" challenge asked what workwear for bioregionally practising designers could look like today — reimagining work clothing using the Wiener Farben. The "Applied Colours" challenge sought experimental applications beyond textiles, putting the colours to the test on new materials and making them visible through an installation.

The winners have now been selected: designer Anna Perugini and fashion student Stefan Decker won over the jury with their concepts.

The results will be presented at the 20th Vienna Design Week at Biofabrique Vienna on the Nordwestbahnhof site. The newly developed workwear will be worn and tested by the Vienna Design Week and Biofabrique Vienna teams throughout the festival — design in real-time beta testing.