The power of daily choices & everyday acts to design lifestyle, change mindsets and power a healthier, happier tomorrow for us as individuals and communities. As part of this year’s Romanian Design Week and its central theme Design Tomorrow Today, we've curated a series of events, talks, and workshops to spark reflection and connection. Come on your own or with friends. Find event details and registration below:

DECOMPOSING AND INSPIRING EVERYDAY LIFESTYLE & POP-UP INTRO DESIGN
16-25 MAY, OTOTO VICTORIEI

An invitation to slow down, to examine the way we live, and to rediscover intention in the everyday objects. Explore a curated selection of contemporary design pieces that influence not just our spaces, but our lives — each choice shaping a lifestyle rooted in intention, beauty, and sustainability. Intro Design is a showroom in Bucharest presenting timeless, authentic pieces meant not only to design your home, but to shape a mindful living.

A ZOOM INTO SLOW FOOD UNIVERSE AND THE PEOPLE DESIGNING IT FERMENTED
16-25 MAY, OTOTO AMZEI

A sensory and cultural exploration of fermentation as a design practice — where tradition meets innovation, and food becomes a slow, living process shaped by people, place, and purpose. Meet the makers, thinkers, and fermenters behind tomorrow’s food culture.

A DESIGN COMMUNITY SELECTION OF INSPIRING BOOKS & MAGAZINES
16-25 MAY, OTOTO STATION x URBAN SPACES SFINȚII VOIEVOZI

Discover a handpicked selection of books and magazines that inspire creativity, provoke thought, and reflect the values of a more intentional, well-designed life.

COMMUNITY BIKING WITH LET’S RIDE
17 MAY, 12PM, OTOTO VICTORIEI

Let’s Ride is a meeting place for all those who love to ride, a call to come out on the streets of Bucharest and discover the city on two wheels. Join this urban community making it safe, sustainable and fun to ride into new areas of Bucharest.

UPCYCLING DENIM & BEADS WITH MIRO & NELLY
17 MAY, 2-6PM, OTOTO VICTORIEI

A pop-up sew station gives new life to old denim jeans - three pairs of jeans become a unique oversized moon bag. While witnessing taking shape your denim moon bag, you can join a workshop with our colleague Nelly in creating beaded colorful charms – a perfect accessory for your upcycled moon bag. REGISTER HERE 

DESIRING NEIGHBORHOODS TALK BY URBAN SPACES WITH AICI A STAT
18 MAY, 3PM, OTOTO STATION x URBAN SPACES SFINȚII VOIEVOZI

An exploration of how neighborhoods shape who we are - and how we can shape them in return. Through city walks, conversations, and public screenings, we reflect on the past, observe the present, and imagine a more beautiful, healthier, and human-centered urban life for tomorrow.

BIODYNAMIC WINE TALK & TASTING WITH GUT OGGAU
19 MAY, 7PM, OTOTO VICTORIEI

A story about grasping the whole instinctively, open towards Mother Earth's perfection. Gut Oggau wines are a showcase of a balanced life embedded in nature, and the result of years of biodynamic cultivation. REGISTER HERE

A ZOOM INTO SLOW FOOD UNIVERSE & THE PEOPLE DESIGNING IT FERMENTED. TASTE IT
20 MAY, 7PM, OTOTO AMZEI

Preserving, conserving, tasting - food & culture. Exploring with food for preserving cultural heritage and experiementing new forms.

DESIGNING COMMUNITIES FILM & PANEL BY URBAN SPACES × URBAN EYE
21 MAY, 6:30PM, OTOTO STATION x URBAN SPACES SFINȚII VOIEVOZI

A public talk and film screening exploring how new urban developments shape micro-communities and everyday life. Hosted by Urban Eye, with special guests including Andrei Șerbescu, Cristian Corvin, and others.

SASHIKO REPAIR WORKSHOP WITH NELLY
22 MAY, 6:30PM, OTOTO VICTORIEI

REPAIR. REMAKE. REUSE Bring your worn or worn-out clothes and give them new life. You'll receive a repair kit and, with guidance from our colleague Nelly, learn to apply the traditional Japanese technique of Sashiko directly to your garment. REGISTER HERE

LIFE DESIGN TALK WITH CLAUDIA CHIRILESCU & MIHAI GUREI, INTRO DESIGN
23 MAY, 6:30PM, OTOTO VICTORIEI

Filling their life and others' with intention, through objects made sustainably and beautifully. Claudia and Mihai from Intro Design explore the stories of some of their favorite everyday objects and share from within a lifestyle built on intentional choices.

AN ODE TO SPECIALTY COFFEE FROM JOY TO IMPACT: TALK & WORKSHOP WITH PRESSCO
23 MAY, 2PM, OTOTO DOROBANȚI
24 MAY, 12 AM, OTOTO DOROBANȚI

With the responsibility to create the best experience for coffee from seed to cup, PRESSCO invests in programs creating positive impact for farmers autonomy and regenerative coffee forests in Ethiopia. Act in this story through the everyday ritual of specialty coffee. For two days brewed by Răzvan from Pressco behind the OTOTO bar.
REGISTER HERE