Who is / What is
Mallorca's biennial multidisciplinary design festival, with fashion as its flagship, created and directed by Raquel Arañón. International fashion and interior design competitions, talks and catwalk shows; Each edition changes venue.
Featured work
- 1st ed.: Moll Vell de Palma. 2nd ed.: Puerto Portals (121 collections presented). 3rd ed.: Fàbrica Ramis de Inca (old leather factory from 1920), theme “Save the Sea”.
- 5th ed. (3/18-21/2025), motto “Artisanal Intelligence”: craftsmanship + AI; Cosentino City and Aquaquae headquarters (Palma), Worldlight, Jardins de Tramuntana and gala at Fàbrica Ramis (Inca). First Honorary Awards: Interior Design, Promotion of Crafts (to Tomás Alía, for his talk "Healthy Art + Design") and Fashion. Support from the Fundació Mallorca Turisme.
Relationship with the office
- espardenyes-i-calcat-inca and blanchers-i-assaonadors : the Inca headquarters refers to the leather and footwear industry.
History
- 2019: creates an open award for international fashion (FashionUnited).
- 2025: V edition «Artisan Intelligence».
- Exact years of the 1st-4th editions: to verify.
Why is indigenous design
More showcase than laboratory, but in 2025 it put craftsmanship at the center of the discourse and uses industrial heritage (Fàbrica Ramis) as a setting.
For the project
Dissemination platform and possible “Indigenous Design” award within the festival; Contact with Raquel Arañón.
Photos
 — Mallorca Design Day 2025 parade. © Mallorca Design Day, via FashionUnited.
Frequently asked questions
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Mallorca's biennial multidisciplinary design festival, with fashion as its flagship, created and directed by Raquel Arañón. International fashion and…
Sources
- fashionunited.es/noticias/moda/mallorca-se-viste-de-moda-diseno-y-mas-moda-en-la
- fashionunited.es/noticias/moda/el-mallorca-design-day-crea-un-premio-abierto-a-l
- mallorcadiario.com/inca-acogera-la-mallorca-design-day
Working text from the Disseny Indígena knowledge base, machine-translated from Spanish.