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The Newcomer Awards

 

Great talents require a forum! The newcomer awards 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. It is not possible to apply for the endowed awards - representatives of universities or the German Design Council propose the nominees. The international jury of the »German Design Awards« selects five finalists from all nominees. 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.

 

  • Participation

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    The Newcomer Awards are open for graduates of the following disciplines: textile, fashion, product, industrial, communication, interior design and architecture. Participants must either have German citizenship or have graduated in design from a university in Germany. The degree should not be more than five years old. Individuals and design teams with several people can participate in the following categories:

    • Architecture
    • Communications Design
    • Fashion and Textile Design
    • Industrial and Product Design
  • Form of submission

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    Nominees submit a short portfolio to participate in the Newcomer Awards. The respective short portfolio (DIN A4) should consist of a curriculum vitae, portrait photo as well as pictorial and textual representations of a maximum of ten projects. Participants must give preference to three projects from their portfolio which represent their design concept in the best way. The entire portfolio may not exceed 20 pages.

  • Costs

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    Participation in the Newcomer Awards is free of charge.

  • Evaluation criteria

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    The jury evaluates the submitted portfolios regarding to the stylistic independence of the design and their development potential. The following evaluation criteria, among others, are applied:

    • Conceptual quality
    • Design quality
    • Technical and formal autonomy
    • Development potential
    • Degree of innovation
    • Symbolic and emotional content

Katharina Düing

Born 1999 in Koblenz, BA Sustainable Design Ecosign - Academy of Design, Cologne, expected 2023 MA Sustainable Design; Part-Time Sales Associate at TASCHEN Verlag Cologne and regular honorary work for the Cologne Society for Christian-Jewish Cooperation e.V.

 

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Paula Keilholz

Born 1994 in Berlin, BA Fashion Design studies 2020 UdK Berlin, since 2021 UdK Braunschweig, MA Transformation Design; various internships, among others at Chloé in Paris.

 

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Anna Koppmann

Born 1993 in Munich, Germany, BA Product Design Studies 2021 UdK Berlin, Scholarship Creative Prototyping, UdK Berlin.

 

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Tim Schütze

Born 1997 in Hamburg, BA Industrial Design studies 2021 University of Applied Sciences in Berlin, since 2021 UdK Berlin, MA Product Design.

 

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Tobias Trübenbacher

Born 1996 in Traunstein, BA Industrial Design studies 2017 University of Applied Sciences Munich, 2021 UdK Berlin, BA Product Design, since 2022 TU Munich MA Architecture + MA Urban Studies, employment today since October 2022 studies Architecture and Urban Studies TU Munich + teaching (design) at Burg Giebichenstein Art Academy.

 

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Start Newcomer 2023
April - May 2022Nomination proposalsof the universities
End of MayNotification of nominees
15 July 2022Registration deadline
22 July 2022Deadline portfolio
August 2022Jury session
August 2022Notification of jury results
November 2022Publication of the online gallery
February 2023Awards show

The Benefits

Prize money

From all nominations, five finalists are selected by the expert jury. At the awards ceremony, one winner will be presented with the Newcomer awards, which comes with a prize money of 15,000 euros. The remaining finalists will each receive 2,500 euros.

Gallery

Furthermore, all five finalists will be presented to the public in the gallery at www.german-design-award.com

Awards ceremony

In February 2021, the festive presentation of the »German Design Awards 2021« will take place at the international consumer goods fair Ambiente in Frankfurt/Main. Numerous representatives from business, politics and the design scene gladly accept the invitation. One of the highlights of the event: the announcement of the Newcomer 2021! All finalists are invited to Frankfurt/Main for this special occasion.

Exhibitions

The awards ceremony is accompanied by two exhibitions in which the finalists are presented. In the exhibitions the projects of all finalists will be presented to the public together with the winners of the »German Design Awards 2021 - Excellent Product Design«, »German Design Awards 2021 - Excellent Communications Design« and »German Design Awards 2021 - Excellent Architecture«.

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Telekom - Sponsor oft the German Design Awards

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