We cordially invite you to the 18th award ceremony and exhibition of the ‘Kölner Design Preis 2024 (Cologne Design Award)’ at the MAKK in Cologne.
It’s that time again: The final projects of this year’s graduates of various design colleges in Cologne were presented to the expert jury of the Cologne Design Award. The prize winners selected by the jury on 25 October 2024 will be announced at the award ceremony on 21 November at 19:00 at the MAKK. All works by the nominees will be exhibited at the MAKK.
Award ceremony
21 November at 7 pm at the MAKK (Museum of Applied Arts)
Exhibition at the MAKK
22.11. – 01.12.2024 during regular opening hours. Award
Admission is free.
Every year, the Cologne Design Award honours the best and most innovative graduation projects by graduates of Cologne’s design universities. The prize is intended as a contribution to the promotion of young talent and the further development of Cologne’s profile as a design centre of international importance.
We look forward to seeing you!
Participating universities
KISD – Köln International School of Design
Ecosign Akademie für Gestaltung
KHM – Kunsthochschule für Medien
Caption
Image 1 © KISD / TH Köln
Image 2 © Swarnabh Sharma: Nominee Serin Gatzweiler shows in her BA thesis ‘Pain in the system’ tthat it is time to make a statement against the lack of consideration given to cis women and trans and non-binary people in medical research.
Image 3 © Paulina Porten: In her MA thesis ‘Empower XR’, nominee Paulina designs creative ways to get young FLINTA* interested in VR, MR and AR and so reduce the digital gender gap.
Image 4 © Julian Spath: In his BA thesis ‘Mnemo’, nominee Julian Spath develops a therapy method that combines memory techniques, VR and psychotherapy to help people with depression regain access to positive memories.