Museumsausstellung & Awards 2024

The opening program

Friday, 30.08.2024

18:30: Award ceremony & opening
From 20:00: Exhibition open
Free admission

GDG Talks – Design Perspectives on Transformation

Saturday, 31 August, 11:00 a.m. – 16:00 p.m.

Free admission

Under the influence of significant developments in politics, society, and the environment, the GDG Talks focus on two central themes of our time. Experts from the design industry, business, and research, as well as design graduates, will discuss transformative approaches to circular product culture and innovative solutions in planet-centred design across various panels. 

Moderated by Katrin Krupka (Director German Design Graduates) & Julia Haecker (Communications & Programme Manager)

11:00 – 12:00

Turning Ideas Into Reality – Visionary Circular Design Principles

Designing and producing within cycles is essential for the sustainable transformation of our product culture and economy. Designers play a crucial role in translating visionary circular principles into practical solutions for today’s markets and in moderating the interdisciplinary development processes that are so important in this context. We will discuss the planning, designing, and implementation of circular products, holistic systems, and services.

Speakers: 

• Daniela Bohlinger, Senior Expert Innovation-Management Sustainability Strategy, BMW Group
  Daniela Bohlinger is deeply involved in sustainability and the circular economy within the design process. Her focus is on promoting a shift in thinking about sustainability and embedding it deeply within structures. 
• Leif Huff, Director of Strategy and Innovation at FLUID GmbH
  Leif Huff is a design and innovation strategist, speaker, and teaches at universities worldwide. As a former IDEO partner, he now leads the strategy and innovation team at FLUID. 
• Dean Weigand, GDG Award Finalist and Graduate of the University of Fine Arts Saar
  In his thesis, Dean Weigand explored the factors contributing to the wear and tear of washing machines and developed concrete solutions for a rental and sharing system that includes aspects such as reparability and recyclability.
• Dr. Sandra Wolf, Managing Partner, Riese & Müller
  With a doctorate in economics, she focuses in particular on the challenges of future mobility and the sustainability strategy of bicycle manufacturer Riese & Müller.

13:00–14:00

One Step Beyond – Perspectives on Planet-Centred and Interspecies Design for Profound Transformation

The global challenges of climate change, biodiversity loss, and ecosystem destruction have reached new heights. The human capacity for foresight is now more crucial than ever to protect the planet and the communities that inhabit it. We will discuss the economic, design, and scientific aspects of planet-centred and interspecies projects and visions, driven by critical ecological thinking and a positive will for change.

Speakers: 

• Lynn Harles, Founder of Design Research Lab “Studio Harles” & Board Member of the German Society for Design Theory and Research (DGTF)
  Lynn Harles explores the potential of the interdisciplinary intersection of design and science in relation to social, technological, and ecological challenges. 
• Prof Mareike Gast, Head of BURG Labs at the BURG Giebichenstein University of Art and Design Halle
  The industrial designer is convinced that topics such as sustainability, biotechnology, robotics and artificial intelligence need to be integrated more strongly into production processes by designers across all disciplines.
• Nicola Stattmann, Director & Founder of Product Development/Technology at OMC°C and Director & Founder of Stattmann Furniture
  Nicola Stattmann studied product design and has been working in the field of eco-design for 20 years. She develops product strategies and solutions for various industries, particularly characterised by sustainability and an intelligent combination of materials and technology. 
• Tobias Trübenbacher, Product Designer
  Tobias Trübenbacher is a product designer specialising in sustainability and material innovation. To expand his design expertise interdisciplinarily, he is currently pursuing two additional master’s degrees in architecture and urban planning.

15:00–16:00

Circular Design – A Guided Tour of the “Dare to Design” Exhibition with Exhibitors and Katrin Krupka, Director of German Design Graduates

Circular design describes a comprehensive design approach aimed at minimising the environmental impact of products and services throughout their lifecycle and, beyond that, developing sustainable business models in line with a circular economy. Visitors can learn more about how the next generation of designers envision exemplary projects during the tour.

Guided tour through the exhibition with:

• Katrin Krupka, Director German Design Graduates
• Max Böhm, Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, über seine Arbeit „Bela“
• Lion Sanguinette, Burg Giebichenstein Kunsthochschule Halle, über seine Arbeit „MonoSpeaker“
• Dean Weigand, Hochschule der Bildenden Künste Saar, über seine Arbeit „Geplante Obsoleszenz: Problem oder Chance?“

Exhibition location

Museum Angewandte Kunst

The Museum of Applied Arts in Frankfurt am Main is among the most esteemed and prominent museums of its kind internationally. It is dedicated to applied arts, design, fashion, book art, graphics, and architecture, as well as lifestyles and performance. With its changing exhibitions, it focuses on the perception of societal trends and developments. Since its reopening in 2013 under the direction of Prof. Matthias Wagner K, the Museum of Applied Arts sees itself as a space of possibilities – as a place for sensory realms of thought and experience, for conversations, and critical discussions.

Museum Angewandte Kunst
Frankfurt am Main
Duration: 31/08/2024 – 05/01/2025

Opening hours

Monday
closed

Tuesay, Thursday – Sunday
10 am – 6 pm

Wednesday
10 am – 8 pm

museumangewandtekunst.de/de/besuch/informationen/

Jury Awards & EXhibition

The jury’s selection is characterized by a wide range of topics as well as differentiated design attitudes. The selected projects respond intelligently and in a forward-looking way to challenges at the intersection of culture, society, research, technology and sustainability. On the day before the opening of the exhibition, four award winners will be selected from among the exhibitors in a jury round, who will particularly impress the jurors with their outstanding work.

The graduation projects will be evaluated with individual weighting in the areas of innovation & impact, design & construction, and presentation & communication. In addition, specific selection criteria are added that relate to Sustainability & Circular Thinking, Society & Community, and Research & Transfer.

More information on the jury & the selection process