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Here you will find up-to-date information on our awards, initiatives, and studies.

A new look for international inspiration

With an evolved corporate design and a new website, the German Design Council brings its digital offerings together, strengthening its international presence as a platform for design, branding, and innovation.

January 19, 2026

Press release

Press release

Redesign, Relaunch, Rebranding

A new look for international inspiration

With an evolved corporate design and a new website, the German Design Council brings its digital offerings together, strengthening its international presence as a platform for design,…

January 19, 2026

Designer Day 2026: Rethinking Design – Continuing the Dialogue After the German Design Award

Following the German Design Award 2026 ceremony, Designer Day continues the conversation on 7 February at Ambiente Frankfurt. The German Design Council invites you to panels with award…

January 15, 2026

Farewell to a visionary family entrepreneur

In memory of Klaus Grohe

Klaus Grohe, a pioneer of the hansgrohe success story, passed away on 3 January 2026 at the age of 88. We bid farewell to a family entrepreneur who shaped the design identity and…

January 07, 2026

World Design Capital 2026

Frankfurt Airport’s Terminal 3: Design Between Infrastructure, Identity and Experience

With the talk series Moving Business by Design, the German Design Council and Chamber of Industry and Commerce (IHK) Frankfurt am Main bring design, business and transformation into…

December 18, 2025

German Design Council Foundation

New Presidium of the German Design Council Foundation Elected

The members of the German Design Council Foundation have elected a new Presidium for a four-year term. The newly appointed committee strengthens the Foundation’s strategic role in advancing…

December 15, 2025

“Gute Form” 1965:

How a London exhibition shaped the self-Image of German design

Sixty years ago, the German Design Council presented “Gute Form” (Good Design) in London for the first time – an exhibition that would leave a lasting impression on the international…

December 08, 2025