Gruppenbild auf einer Treppe im MK&G Hamburg. Personen sind teilweise zueinander geneigt.

GDG supports young designers

GDG showcases the most relevant projects

GDG awards outstanding works

GDG connects talents with stakeholders from the cultural and business sectors

GDG opens the space for discussions

NEWS

Annual exhibition 2024 – Dare to Design

From 31 August 2024 to 5 January 2025, the German Design Graduates initiative and its project sponsor, the German Design Council, in cooperation with the Museum Angewandte Kunst, will present outstanding graduates from the most renowned German design and art universities in the fields of product and industrial design.

More information about the exhibition at the Museum Angewandte Kunst

Meet The Jury

Our thirteen-member GDG expert jury, which will select around 40 exhibits for the GDG Museum Exhibition and Awards in a multi-stage process, has been finalised.

More information about the jury & the selection process

OUR Vision

German Design Graduates, sponsored by the German Design Council Foundation, is the only national initiative aimed at supporting young graduates from the fields of product and industrial design as well as presenting renowned German universities, art academies, and technical colleges.

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EXHIBITIONs

Awards & Partner Formats

NETWORK

EVENTS

SCHOOLS

GDG EXHIBITIONS 23

Dare to Design @ MK&G Hamburg

Making Noise: Suggestions for a Complex World @ Dutch design week

Dates 2024

MArch

Application Universities

APRIL 15 – MAY 15

Call for Entries

JUNE 21

Jury Meeting

AUGUST 31

Opening GDG Museum Exhibition & Awards

@ Museum Angewandte Kunst
Frankfurt (Main)

31 AUGUST 2024 – 05 JANUARY 2025

GDG Museum Exhibition

@ Museum Angewandte Kunst
Frankfurt (Main)

19-27 October

GDG Festival Exhibition

@ Dutch Design Week
Eindhoven

Study Design!

The most renowned universities in Germany at a glance

University of Applied Sciences Düsseldorf

Karlsruhe University of Arts and Design

TU Dresden

University of Applied Sciences Darmstadt

Hochschule Pforzheim

Ostbayerische Technische Hochschule Regensburg

University of Applied Sciences Berlin

Bauhaus Universität Weimar

HAWK Hildesheim/Holzminden/Göttingen

weißensee academy of art and design berlin

University of Applied Sciences Potsdam

Berlin University of the Arts

Hochschule für Bildende Künste Saar

Kunsthochschule Kassel

Hochschule für Bildende Künste Hamburg

Staatliche Akademie der Bildenden Künste Stuttgart

Hochschule für Gestaltung Offenbach

University of Applied Sciences Hannover

Folkwang University of the Arts Essen

Burg Giebichenstein University of Art and Design Halle

Muthesius University of Fine Arts and Design Kiel

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