Is the German Design Council, as Johannes Winterhagen, editor of “Technik und Motor” in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, puts it at the outset, something like the “Yedi Council of Designers”? An interesting comparison. It is clear […]
Participation, self-determination, equal opportunities and social cohesion through design: at this year’s edition of “Shaping Society”, which will take place on December 12 in Frankfurt am Main, speakers from a wide range of disciplines will share […]
The successful conference on social sustainability, which received a great response in 2022, is entering the next round. The follow-up project explores the topic in greater depth and places a clear focus on applicable solutions through […]
“Dare to Design” presents the most relevant works by graduates of product and industrial design from German universities at the MK&G. From more than 250 submissions, 47 positions were selected for the exhibition, four of which […]
The German Design Council Foundation celebrates its 70th anniversary with “Creating Community. Third German Design Debate” on 22 June 2023 from 5 pm in the Paulskirche in Frankfurt. All interested citizens, designers, entrepreneurs, cultural and art […]
For 70 years now, the German Design Council Foundation has contributed to communication, knowledge transfer, networking and promotion in all areas of the design process. Countless initiatives, concepts and formats have emerged worldwide that connect design […]
Friday, 20 May from 5 pm International cooperation is becoming increasingly important. But how does intercultural cooperation work? What challenges must be mastered, what opportunities open up? Funded by the German Federal Foreign Office, the Design […]
As partners in the European Commission’s New European Bauhaus initiative, member-companies from the German Design Council’s network are researching how industry and business can contribute to making Europe climate-neutral by 2050. In mid-May, the online event […]
Design as an undisciplined discipline and a new notion of collaborative competence: a homage to the life of Michael Erlhoff, design theorist and CEO of the German Design Council from 1987 to 1990. By Thomas Wagner. […]
