The five finalists for the German Design Awards – Newcomer of the Year 2026 represent a generation that approaches design as a cultural and social practice. Balancing experimentation with responsibility, they explore how design connects processes, […]
The world of design is constantly changing, driven by technological innovations, social challenges and the desire for sustainable solutions. We spoke to the five finalists of the NEWCOMER DESIGN AWARDS, who are setting bold trends – […]
Eva Marguerre, Marcel Besau, Sebastian Herkner and Christian Zanzotti have all been honoured as “German Design Awards Newcomers” in the past. The German Design Council’s Newcomer Awards has often acted as a catalyst for further careers. […]
Cooling consumes up a lot of electricity and generates high CO2 emissions. Young designers have tackled the question of how energy consumption in design can be reduced right from the production stage. The result are innovative […]
The design of environments, spaces and objects shapes societies in profound, yet often subtle, unconscious ways. Design can also exclude, for example when an object cannot be understood or used for reasons of age, size, ability […]
Jakob Kukula developed a buoy at the Weißensee Kunsthochschule Berlin that uses various tools and media to make the actual state of a river visible. We asked him four questions about the “Spree&Berlin” project. Interview: Stephan […]
