HAPPENING KLUB7 is a collective working at the interface of fine and applied arts. Their works ranges from large scale murals to public site-specific performances.
HAPPENING The Moon Exhibition is a virtual gallery for any creative discipline you can imagine.
DESIGN & ADVERTISING (SWE) A creative agency of misfit geniuses conquering the world through fine lookin’ design and real emotions.
ADVERTISING & ART (NED) Erik Kessels is a Dutch graphic designer, advertising manager, editor, collector, exhibition curator and artist.
DESIGN (US) New York-based PORTO ROCHA unites strategy and design to create impactful branding systems, products, and experiences.
COLLAGE ART (UK) Alice Isaac is a multimedia artist who fuses hand-collaged imagery with digital effects, blending surrealism, fashion, and vintage aesthetics into her distinctive style.
ADVERTISING (NED) W+K Amsterdam is a leading agency, creating impactful campaigns.
GRAPHIC ART (UK) Graphic artist Anthony Burrill masterfully blends simplicity with impactful analogue craftsmanship, delivering powerful and uplifting messages.
BRAND & VISUAL STORYTELLING (GER) Studio Yukiko is a Berlin-based creative agency specialising in creative direction, art direction, brand strategy, concept generation and graphic design.
FASHION & DESIGN (US) Nicole McLaughlin is a New-York based designer with a focus on sustainability.
MOTION DESIGN (UK) Found crafts innovative, research-driven 3D visual content that captivates audiences through refined aesthetics and a fresh perspective.
ART & DESIGN (GER) Sarah Illenberger captures the poetry of everyday life in her objects and installations, blending art and design.
DESIGN (NED) Random Studio is an experience design studio based in Amsterdam and Paris, bridging the physical and digital in unexpected ways.
BRAND DESIGN & MUSIC (AUT) Studio Herrström is a design studio dedicated to transforming the music industry through innovative branding.
DIGITAL (UKR) Chris Kore is a digital dreamer and multidisciplinary Ukrainian artist.
DESIGN (GER) Hugo Hoppmann is a distinguished designer and creative director celebrated for his work with elite clients.
MOTION DESIGN (MEX) Mario Carrillo is an artist with a profound interest in creating moving images to explore creativity, technology, and visual perception.
SIDE EVENT Join Erik Kessels for a deep dive into the business side of creativity on a boat tour along the Spree river.
SIDE EVENT Join Snask for conversations on creativity, business, and everything in between!
SIDE EVENT We’re bringing the community together at Studio IIII for a night full of creative energy and visuals that’ll take over the whole club.
GRAPHIC DESIGN (GER) Marcus Rentsch is a graphic and logo designer who inspires the creative community through his video content and talks.
ART & DESIGN (UK) Sarah Boris' practice encompasses sculpture, drawing, printmaking and design.
WORKSHOP In this workshop, we’ll explore workflows for creative direction with different levels of control on generative AI. To get the images you want.
OPEN CALL Share your favourite unrealized project at Forward Festival 2025.
DIGITAL DESIGN (GER & UK) International Magic is a futurist design studio creating unseen digital experiences.
Branding & Design (GER) Peter Schmidt Group is one of Germany’s most renowned brand and design agencies, known for shaping iconic identities across industries.
DESIGN (GER) HELLOME is an international creative studio defining contemporary culture.
WORKSHOP We will dive into the fascinating world of handmade and tactile models and digital tools that will help us developing our process.
GRAPHIC DESIGN (UKR) Freelance designer Vlad Boyko explores his emotional landscape and the world around him through design.
CREATIVE STUDIO (GER) Fred North is the Creative Director at Koto, leading the Berlin studio and shaping global brands with creativity and clarity..
3D & MOTION DESIGN (UK) London based Digital Artist Rose Pilkington specialises in experimental 3D illustration and motion.
GRAPHIC DESIGN (UK) Kladi is an award winning designer, visual strategist, author, and Senior Design Evangelist & Community Advocate at Adobe.
AI ART (FRA) Fan Shi calls herself the “accidental artist” who stumbled upon her true calling trough a chance encounter with AI.
DIGITAL ART & MOTION DESIGN (PRT) Lisbon-born, Dublin-based Mario Domingos blends technical experimentation with artistic expression.
DIGITAL ART (UK) Lucy Hardcastle stands for sensual storytelling for a digital age.
3D ART (UK) Emily Bisset is a digital artist specializing in Substance 3D.
GRAPHIC DESIGN (GER) David Benski is a Berlin-based graphic designer known for his energetic and exploratory approach to design.
PHOTOGRAPHY (BEL) Stig De Block is a (fine-art) photographer who’s cultural referenced practice is inspired by heritage values.
DESIGN (US) Natasha Jen is an award-winning designer, educator, and partner at Pentagram.
ART & DESIGN (NED) Luna Maurer is a mixed media designer and artist, lecturer, and author with a focus on digital technologies’ impact on daily life.
DIGITAL ART (UK) Panoply is a London-based design studio known for blending precision, experimentation and bold visual identity in work for top clients like Apple, Nike and Marvel.
VIDEO & DESIGN (LBN) Chehad Abdallah is a Lebanese-German artist working across graphic design, video, illustration and different forms of intervention.
DIGITAL ART (TWN) Ariel Lu (呂亭葳) is a Berlin based Taiwanese artist and CG image maker.
AI (SWE) Martin LeBlanc is CXO at Freepik and founder of Iconfinder.
DESIGN (MEX) Pablo Stanley is a Mexican designer, entrepreneur and co-founder of Lummi.
OPEN CALL Together with StickerApp, we’re on the hunt for bold designs to become part of Forward Festival’s sticker collection.
OPEN CALL Become a Speaker at Forward Festival 2025!
SIDE EVENT Connect with other creatives while lunching!
HAPPENING Meet like-minded creatives and build new connections & friends for a lifetime!
STAY TUNED New program highlights are dropping regularly!
