The Award that visualizes success

This year the German Design Awards celebrate their tenth anniversary! On this occasion, the presentation of the winners is themed "How Designers Think". Outstanding design means providing answers to the challenges of our time and thinking design further ahead. The top-class international jury honours these groundbreaking design achievements - and the German Design Awards make the design trends visible across all sectors in a glamorous setting.

An award that offers many advantages

Become part of a unique network

The award winners and jury members form a unique network of design and innovation experts: establish new contacts with interesting personalities.

Benefit from the largest reach

The German Design Awards achieved an immense reach last year, with almost 30,000 publications in print, online and social media.

A glamorous highlight is the Award sculpture

Gold award winners and Public Choice award winners will also receive a sculpture as a prize. The sculptures will be presented exclusively on stage during the Award Show.

Content for your communications: Jury Statement & Press Release

The jury will provide a short statement to all »Gold« award winners. This will be published in the online gallery and at the exhibition next to the contribution and can be used by the award winners in their own communication. You will also receive a personalized press release in German and English.

Make your success visible: Award Clip

Winners of the »Gold« and »Winner« awards receive a clip about their project, which they can use for communication on their company website or on social media.

Increase your visibility via social media

We communicate important milestones of the award on social media - from the jury meeting to the award show - and present winners in selected networks for even greater visibility.

Communicate success with the labels

We will provide you with the appropriate label for your communication. Show your success by using the label - on websites, in digital communication, at trade fairs, in signatures, in print, on product packaging or in advertising.

Permanent presentation on the online gallery

Each award-winning entry is presented in our online gallery at www.german-design-award.com, including a link to the company’s website. Award winning participants’ submissions have a permanent presence here, beyond the awards show.

Inspiration and exchange at the exhibitions

A big award deserves a worthy appearance. The »gold« winners will be presented at an exhibition in Frankfurt/Main.

Celebrate your success at the Award Show

As a winner, you will receive exclusive access to the award show in Frankfurt/Main.

Valuable awarded with the Certificates

You will receive two copies of your award certificate in a high-quality picture frame. You will receive these afterwards by post.

Make use of our Marketing Services

As a winner, you will receive exclusive access to our marketing services. You can use this to order additional paid marketing articles for your award, such as Acrylic glass certificates.

2012 to 2022: 10 years of the German Design Awards

Join us on a journey through a decade of design: look back with us at our award ceremonies and be inspired by our music acts and stage shows - watch and listen and discover familiar faces. Who received special support as a newcomer? And which design personality was honored as Personality of the Year for their life's work?

to the timeline »10 years German Design Awards«

The newcomer Finalists

Great talents require a forum! The newcomer award is a unique distinction for designers, who have attracted attention with their extraordinary achievements and creative talent. The renown and international publicity associated with the competition are valuable for the honoured young designers. Furthermore, the German Design Council offers all finalists a series of exclusive events where they have the opportunity to meet the foundation members, which include leading experts of the design-oriented industry.

to the Newcomer Finalists

Exhibition at the MAK in Frankfurt/Main from 11 to 27 February 2022 | Photos: Daniel Banner

The highlights of the German Design Awards up close: the works of the newcomers and the award-winning projects in the discipines "Excellent Communications Design", "Excellent Product Design" and "Excellent Architecure" were exhibited at the Museum Angewandte Kunst in Frankfurt.

Jury session at 30 September - 31 October 2021 | Photos: Daniel Banner

“Things are getting a lot more digital across the board! And making technology more human-friendly is becoming a big issue.”

Jury member Dina Gallo, Head of Design Management TRUMPF

The jury 2023 at a glance

A prestigious award with history

The German Design Council, the expert for brand and design in Germany, bestows the German Design Award. Commissioned by the highest authority to represent new developments in the German design industry. Established on the initiative of the German Bundestag (the lower house of German parliament) as a foundation in 1953, it supports the industry in all matters consistently aimed at generating an added brand value through design. As a result, the German Design Council is one of the world’s leading competence centres for communication and brand management in the field of design. The exclusive network of foundation members includes in addition to designers and design associations, in particular the owners and brand directors of numerous renowned companies.

Website of the German Design Council

Media partner

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