Each year the German Design Council nominates German Design Award Newcomers.
The institute for Product and Prozess design is very, very proud that a number of Product Design Graduates are nominated as Newcomer in the German Design Awards 2026! This year even six!
Among them:
Luca Ortmann – BA March 2025, see
Esmee Willemsen – BA September 2022, see
Sophie Stanitzek – MA September 2024, see
Gregor Jahner – MA September 2024, see
Anna Maria Argmann – BA March 2024, see
Marie Kurstsjens – MA September 2025
Emma Johann – BA March 2025, see
Katharina Matejcek – BA March 2024, see
Esmee Willemsen, Anna Maria Argmann and Katharina Matejcek are part of the MA group studying product design at UdK in the upcoming wintersemester. Part of that same MA group, but graduated with an BA in Folkwang Essen and nominated as newcomer too, are Jan Chicon, see and Adrian Grabow, see
We are super proud to have so many inspiring and talented students on board in our upcoming courses!
Finalists will be announced soon. In February 2026 the winners will be announced at the website of the German Design Council. Keep an eye on the keydates HERE
