In our exhibitions, we present good examples of ecodesign and demonstrate to a broad audience that excellent design and environmental compatibility are not a contradiction in terms.

In the annual exhibition at the Metropolenhaus, all participating projects that have passed the pre-evaluation by the expert panel and that are admitted to the jury session can be seen. After the jury has reviewed the entries, the exhibition is opened to the public. Also in 2023, following the jury session, we will present the exhibition in the rooms of feldfünf in the Metropolenhaus.

All nominated and award-winning entries in the current competition are presented in a touring exhibition in the following year, which can be seen at trade fairs, in museums, at design and environmental festivals, and at conferences and conventions. We cooperate with partners in Germany as well as in other European countries.

Current events

As part of Paris Design Week, our touring exhibition opened on 8 September at the Goethe-Institut Paris.

After a welcome by Nicolas Ehler, director of the Goethe-Institut Paris, and Anja Mager, head of the department "Sustainable Consumption, Product-Related Environmental Protection" at the Federal Ministry for the Environment (BMUV), the Institute as host invited to a toast and a tour of the exhibition.

On the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the Élysée Treaty, we are all the more pleased to be part of the Franco-German exchange with our current winners. The exhibition will be on display until 22 October.

Goethe-Institut Paris
9 September to 22 October 2023
17 avenue d'Iéna
75116 Paris
France

Opening hours:
Mon to Fri: 9 a.m. – 9 p.m.
Sat: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Vernissage:
8 September, 7 p.m.
registration

Stations of the touring exhibition "Thinking ahead"

designforum Wien

The first stop of our exhibition "Thinking ahead" was the designforum Wien from March 17 to May 1, which is located in the heart of the MuseumsQuartier in the Austrian capital.

Accompanying the exhibition, designaustria held a panel discussion on April 4 on the topic of "Design in the Age of Ecological Crisis". Two winners of the German Ecodesign Award were also taking part.

Opening hours
MO to FRI: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
SAT, SUN & public holiday: 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Circular Design Week Tirol

For the third year in a row, our touring exhibition was a guest at the Circular Design Week Tirol. From May 5 to 17, the exhibition offered an ideal environment for workshops, impulse talks and info events on the topic of circular economy. This year's location Die Bäckerei - Kulturbackstube was within walking distance of the Tyrolean sustainability trade fair ÖKO FAIR, which was taking place at the same time. The German-speaking program of the Circular Design Week Tirol can be found here.

Circular Design Week Tirol
5 to 17 May 2023

Die Bäckerei — Kulturbackstube
Dreiheiligenstraße 21a
6020 Innsbruck

Opening hours:
MON, WED & THURS 9 a.m. - 12.30 p.m. & 2 p.m. - 5 p.m.
FRI 9 a.m. - 12.30 p.m.
and when events are taking place

Participation is free of charge. Registration is required for some events. The entire programme will take place in German.

Coburger Designtage

From 6 to 11 June, our touring exhibition "Thinking ahead" was part of the 35th Coburger Designtage. On the grounds of the emerging Kulturfabrik Cortendorf you could expect not only exhibitions, but also workshops, concerts, lectures and a variety of gastronomy. Click here to take a look back at the programme 2023.

Coburger Designtage
6 to 11 June 2023

Kulturfabrik Cortendorf
Gärtnersleite 20
96450 Coburg

Opening hours:
TUE starting at 7 p.m.
WED to SUN 12 p.m. - 12 a.m.

The entire programme took place in German.

designtransfer

designtransfer, the gallery of the College of Architecture, Media and Design at the Berlin University of the Arts, opened our exhibition with a vernissage on 16 June. At the opening, Prof. Ineke Hans presented the chair REX – award winner in the category “Service” in 2022 – as well as other of her projects in the field of plastic. In addition, UdK student Tim Schütze presented his nominated Young Talent work monoplan.

On 20 June, in the context of the exhibition at designtransfer, the English lecture "Redesign the Ordinary" by Johanna Seelemann took place, in which she explores material cultures that refer to everyday objects and their contexts, production systems and ecological cycles in order to design desirable future scenarios.

The current winners were on display there until 23 July, the last day of the annual Open Days of the UdK Berlin.

designtransfer
19 June to 23 July 2023

Berlin University of the Arts
Einsteinufer 43-53
10587 Berlin

Opening hours:
MO to FRI 12 p.m. - 6 p.m.

Vernissage:
16 June, 6 p.m.

Lecture "Redesign the Ordinary"
20 June, 7 p.m.

At Goethe-Institut Paris in the context of Paris Design Week

As part of Paris Design Week, our touring exhibition will open on 8 September at the Goethe-Institut Paris.
After a welcome by Nicolas Ehler, director of the Goethe-Institut Paris, and Anja Mager, head of the department "Sustainable Consumption, Product-Related Environmental Protection" at the Federal Ministry for the Environment (BMUV), the Institute as host invites to a toast and a tour of the exhibition.

On the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the Élysée Treaty, we are all the more pleased to be part of the Franco-German exchange with our current winners. The exhibition will be on display until 22 October.

Goethe-Institut Paris
9 September to 22 October 2023
17 avenue d'Iéna
75116 Paris
France

Opening hours:
Mon to Fri: 9 a.m. – 9 p.m.
Sat: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Vernissage:
8 September, 7 p.m.
registration

The exhibition will be accompanied by a catalogue which shows all works on display and can be downloaded for free.

You know a place where the touring exhibition should definitely stop? Read in our factsheet, (PDF, 903.82 kB) what exhibition partners can expect and feel free to contact us if you are interested.