NEWS: That was RAUM.Berlin – Fashion Council Germany presents twelve collections through installations, performances and interactive elements


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Berlin, February 3, 2026: A surreal disco, a dreamy wardrobe, the living room of a Kurdish family – for four days, guests of Berlin Fashion Week wandered through a wide variety of spatial concepts, which only had fashion as a common theme: As part of Fashion Week from January 30 to February 2, the Fashion Council Germany organized RAUM.Berlin for the second time – a multi-day event format that makes fashion a new experience, somewhere between a traditional show and an interactive installation.

For the first time this season, the event series was conceived as a competition and funded by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy. Twelve labels focusing on sustainable fashion – one of the basic requirements for participation – were selected and presented their collections to both industry professionals and the general public through installations, performances, or other interactive elements.

“Traditional fashion shows, of which I have had the privilege of experiencing so many throughout my career, will always remain a central part of the industry. However, I am firmly convinced that ideas and inspiration can also be conveyed wonderfully through interactive exhibitions. With RAUM.Berlin, we are once again supporting designers in their individuality – in this case, regarding the perfectly tailored presentation of their collections,” says Christiane Arp, Chairwoman of the Fashion Council Germany.

And indeed: The four days of the event, during which three brands each presented their work first to the international trade audience of Berlin Fashion Week and subsequently to fashion-interested private individuals, were characterized by an impressive diversity resulting from the original concepts of the designers.

On Friday, Esther Perbandt invited guests to get creative themselves: visitors to her installation could paint a wall black, while models posed in Perbandt's designs amidst a sea of black balloons. This somber vision contrasted with Clara Colette Miramon's playful designs, which she presented in a stylized dressing room, and the designs of the label Selva Huygens, which included car parts arranged as sculptural installations on the floor.

On the second day, the brand Sezgin, which always strives for a dialogue between Kurdish cultural heritage and the premises of contemporary design, had its models perform individual choreographies in a replica of a Kurdish family's living room. Additionally, Saturday featured a live photoshoot by the denim brand Sex&Jeans and a performative collaboration between the artistic label Ultravantgarde and the celebrated Berlin drag queen Hungry in a disco setting.

On Sunday, a continuous fashion show by Berlin designer Michael Sontag followed, along with a presentation by the brand Lueder – featuring models marching at a frantic pace through mannequins, a play on living and static bodies. Additionally, on the third day of RAUM.Berlin , designer Panos Gotsis presented a video installation that made his design and work process in Greece comprehensible.

For the finale, Maximilian Gedra presented his avant-garde designs on carefully arranged mannequins, while the label SVEASØN, which positions itself at the intersection of fashion and art, showcased vibrant accessories, ceramic sculptures, and lighting designs. Additionally, on Monday, guests could watch models from the brand Ritual Unions enjoying themselves at a lavishly set dinner table.