"Dare to Design - Spaces of Care" - German Design Graduates 2025

Design Department
Exhibition
© German Design Graduates

Under the title "Dare to Design - Spaces of Care", the exhibition from the 4th of September, 2025 to the 12th of October 2025 at the Museum of Applied Arts Cologne (MAKK) shows a selection of outstanding graduation projects by young design talents from all over Germany - including works by students from the FH Potsdam.

This year's exhibition focusses on the creative approach to societal, social and ecological challenges. The selected projects reflect an expanded understanding of design: as a collective practice, as research and as a responsibility towards people and the environment.

Spotlights: Awards from mentors

As part of the exhibition, this year's GDG mentors will honour individual projects as Spotlights. This selection recognises outstanding achievements in the originality of the idea, in transformative potential, in design and construction as well as in the areas of society, sustainability, circularity, research and knowledge transfer.

Archive: Design theses

The updated Graduates Platform is now online: Over 370 new theses from 25 universities have been added this year. The growing archive now includes over 1,500 projects since the launch of German Design Graduates in 2018.

The following graduates from the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam are represented in this year's exhibition:

Target audience: Professional audience University members Public Prospective students

03/09/2025

"Dare to Design - Spaces of Care": Press preview and opening

  • 5:30 pm: Press preview with presentations of selected works in the presence of the exhibitors and mentors
  • 7:00 pm: Opening of the exhibition with welcome by the museum management, German Design Council and mentor panel talk

Admission is free.

Museum für Angewandte Kunst Köln (MAKK)
An d. Rechtschule 7
50667 Köln
Germany

04/09–12/10/2025

"Dare to Design - Spaces of Care" exhibition

The exhibition will take place from 4/09/2025 to 12/10/2025 at the Museum of Applied Arts Cologne (MAKK): Information about the exhibition and opening hours.

Museum für Angewandte Kunst Köln (MAKK)
An d. Rechtschule 7
50667 Köln
Germany

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