Connecting Global Excellence

Name: German Design Award
Brand: German Design Award
Price: In the event of an award, various fees apply for participation and related services. EUR

Be part of it in 2027

Design changes the world — the German Design Awards make it visible.

The internationally acclaimed awards honour projects that drive innovation, embrace responsibility and open up new perspectives through design. Initiated by the German Design Council, the German Design Awards stand for design excellence with purpose — interdisciplinary in thinking, globally connected, and strategically relevant.

Key Dates

Registration Deadline

23 days

22 April 2026

Call for Entries

11 September 2026

Registration Deadline

Design Nudges

Design Nudges

Communications Design

Jan Knopp: How Design Creates Meaning

With the corporate design for Tanzhaus Basel, Knopp & Kniel GmbH created a German Design Awards winner. The project shows that corporate design is far more than a …

Design Nudges

Product Design

Elson Lin: Good Design Doesn’t Mean Following Every Trend

What makes a product timeless? For Elson Lin, the answer doesn't start with trends. It starts with real needs. In this conversation, the founder of Termino explains …

Design Nudges

Communications Design

Barbara Hahn: Understand First, Then Create

Every day, countless datasets are published, shared and visualised. Yet we often understand only a fraction of them. Barbara Hahn shows with "Women in Politics" why …

Design Nudges

Architecture

Immanuel Koh: AI Doesn't Need to Understand Architecture

With AI Sampling Singapore, a research project from the Singapore University of Technology and Design was recognised by the German Design Awards 2026. The project …

Latest News

German Design Award 2026

German Design Awards Reduce Event Carbon Footprint by 23%

The German Design Awards 2026 have completed their second comprehensive assessment of the event carbon footprint. Compared with the previous assessment in 2023, total …

German Design Awards 2027: Call for Entries

Submissions for the German Design Awards 2027 are now open. Companies, agencies, designers and architects worldwide are invited to enter their projects. …

German Design Award 2026

Highlights of the Award Show

Frankfurt am Main, 6 February 2026. The German Design Awards 2026 make clear how fundamentally the understanding of design has changed. The awarded projects do not …

Newcomer 2026

Winner

Winner: Marie Kurstjens

Marie Kurstjens, a graduate of Bauhaus-Universität Weimar and the Berlin University of the Arts, sees design as a collaborative process that helps address social and …

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Why enter?

Be focused on the Futurewith us

Circular Design, Artificial Intelligence, Transformation — the Award showcases how design is already driving tomorrow’s ideas today. For those who approach design with strategic vision.

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Become part ofa Global Network

An initiative of the German Design Council, the Award is embedded in a strong, international community. Winning here means gaining visibility and forging new connections — worldwide.

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Excellence Rootedin Heritage

Since 1953, the German Design Council has shaped the culture of design. The Award continues this legacy — highlighting excellence with a clear sense of origin.

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Connecting Global Excellence

Key Dates

Design Nudges

Jan Knopp: How Design Creates Meaning

Elson Lin: Good Design Doesn’t Mean Following Every Trend

Barbara Hahn: Understand First, Then Create

Immanuel Koh: AI Doesn't Need to Understand Architecture

Latest News

German Design Awards Reduce Event Carbon Footprint by 23%

German Design Awards 2027: Call for Entries

Highlights of the Award Show

Winner: Marie Kurstjens

Jury

Featured Jury

Be focused on the Futurewith us

Become part ofa Global Network

Excellence Rootedin Heritage

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