Cologne Design Prize 2025

The Cologne Design Prize is one of the most coveted awards for young graduates of design courses at Cologne universities. It honors the most innovative and outstanding graduation projects - the design of the future. This award is a significant contribution both to supporting young design talent and to promoting Cologne’s profile as a design centre of international importance. The Cologne Design Prize was founded in 2008 by Prof. Dr Richard G. Winkler and Prof. Dr Michael Erlhoff, Dean of the Department of Design at Cologne University of Applied Sciences (now the Köln International School of Design – KISD). Thanks to the generous funding from the Winkler Foundation, the prize is now the most highly endowed of its kind in Europe.