First things first: you still have until 01 April to enter your innovations for our FOCUS OPEN 2022 international design award. The three-part series Let’s talk about: Design Kunst Handwerk is entering its final round with a talk presented by Baden-Württemberg’s arts and crafts association BdK (Bund der Kunsthandwerker Baden-Württemberg). And you can enjoy our anniversary exhibition 30 Years of the Baden-Württemberg International Design Award virtually! The exhibition can be viewed in the form of a 360° tour – and it’s well worth seeing! The interactive online publication in conjunction with the exhibition is available on our website.

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THE REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS 01 APRIL 2022.

Never before has professional design been so important and so much a matter of course as it is today. The Baden-Württemberg state award Focus Open provides an annual and transparent roundup of what’s state of the art when it comes to design, innovation and sustainability. And in 2022, Focus Open will once again be rewarding new products, services and concepts for their innovativeness and design quality. With Focus Open, startups, newcomers and founders have the same chances of winning an award for their exciting projects as established design agencies and companies do! Win Gold, Silver, Special Mention or even Meta, plus feedback from an independent jury and a publicity boost in the form of our yearbook, exhibition and online presentation.

Click here for the current call for entries, registration and all further details.
 

The interactive download (in German) in conjunction with the exhibition catalogue 30 Years of the Baden-Württemberg International Design Award isn’t just a reproduction of the print catalogue. With numerous links, both within the document and to external sources, it offers a variety of additional useful functions that the printed publication naturally can’t provide.

Find out more here.
 

Our anniversary exhibition 30 Years of the Baden-Württemberg International Design Award in the beautiful Steinbeis Hall at the Haus der Wirtschaft has now been dismantled. But you can still journey back in time through 30 years of design award history on our website. The virtual visit features all the original texts and videos on the individual exhibits.

Curious?

Click here for the tour.

After the second talk at the Württemberg State Museum, the final event in the series will take place (in German) on 31 March 2022 with Baden-Württemberg’s arts and crafts association BdK (Bund der Kunsthandwerker Baden-Württemberg).
The talk will be moderated by Prof. Justus Theinert.
The topic: what impetus can arts and crafts provide for current and future design issues? Craftspeople talk to Prof. Justus Theinert about the value of workmanship, the analogue qualities of artistry and craftsmanship and the future of creative work.

Find out more here.
 

Throughout his life (13 May 1922, Ulm – 1 September 1991, Günzburg), posters were Otl Aicher’s preferred medium for conveying advertising messages and social commentary. In honour of his 100th birthday, the HfG-Archiv is presenting an exhibition that embodies his entire work in 100 posters. Having been bequeathed Otl Aicher’s artistic legacy, the HfG-Archiv is in possession of the key documents, papers and records relating to his extensive output as a communication designer. The exhibition consists exclusively of posters, thus permitting a deep insight into the work and interests of Otl Aicher.

Find out more here