The Next Station is... - Kiállítás a Stefan Lengyel Kiválósági Ösztöndíjasok munkáiból

The central metaphor of this year’s exhibition is the metro network, connecting different places, people and systems while drawing attention to the everyday connections between urban life and design. The projects explore the social role of design and the possibilities of design thinking, highlighting how design can create connections between problems and solutions, people and their environments, and different systems.

Across Merlin’s four exhibition spaces, visitors can encounter some of the key social, environmental and technological challenges of our time. The projects address topics ranging from urban infrastructure and industrial heritage to the ecological crisis, education and child protection, as well as the possibilities and dilemmas of artificial intelligence. The works take visitors from Nigeria to Transcarpathia and from the cellar systems of Budafok to the former Tungsram factory on Váci Road, while also exploring speculative visions of the future and the possible consequences of technological development.

The exhibition also presents human-centred solutions and new perspectives, including a playful tool designed to support the everyday lives of people living with dementia, a customisable community e-bike concept, and a photography initiative that invites visually impaired people to experience photography. What unites the diverse projects is their use of design thinking to explore current challenges and identify new possibilities.

*The Next Station is...* does not offer ready-made answers, but invites visitors to think together, recognise connections between different issues and explore new possibilities for the social role of design. The exhibition creates a meeting point between the university and the city, students and visitors, and research and everyday experience.

Exhibition opening: Wednesday, 21 October 2026, 6:00 p.m.
Venue: Merlin, Károly Boulevard, Lion Gate, Budapest
Exhibition runs: 21–28 October 2026

Launched in autumn 2020 by the Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design Foundation, the Stefan Lengyel Scholarship of Excellence aims to recognise and support MOME students who demonstrate outstanding achievement. In addition to supporting the development of student projects, the programme also contributes to the development of practical and industry skills and the professional integration of young designers.

Curators: Júlia Bálint, Noémi Viski

Participating students:
Noémi Ábrahám, Bálint Bendegúz Bagossy, Benedek Zoltán Balogh, Márton Berecz, Kincső Demeter, István Elek, Nóra Kinga Fazakas, Szebasztián Fehér, Zsolt Galántai, Vince Balázs Gőgh, Kinga Csilla Győrfi, Réka Anna Ignácz, Milán Barnabás Janky, Dorottya Kékesi, Gergely Kiss, Tamás Kocsis, Áron István László, Csenge Lázár, Alexandra Major, Áron Náray, Lőrinc Bercel Nyulász, Sebestyén Ócsai, Róza Parlagi, Áron Pifkó, Péter Rozán, Eszter Sárkány, Mária Svindt, Boldizsár Szentgyörgyváry, Tamara Tóth, Villő Vajda, Hanna Barbara Zalka.

Visual: Cette concept, DE_VISION

Original designers of the repurposed installation pieces: Hanna Kopacz, Flóra Farkas, Ádám Tóth

Grafikai tervezés: DE_FORM

More info about the Stefan Lengyel Scholarship of Excellence: https://mome.hu/en/stefan-lengyel-scholarship-of-excellence