The »HFBK-Designpreis der Leinemann-Stiftung für Bildung und Kunst«, which is worth 4,000 euros, was first awarded in 2010. It is a mark of recognition for Hamburg’s young designers, and is intended to bring wider attention to the pioneering design ideas developed in this Hanseatic city.

The accompanying exhibition in the Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe presents outstanding work by young artists from the Hochschule für bildende Künste Hamburg created during their preceding year of study at the university. They are nominated by professors of the HFBK based on the relevance, originality and quality of the work.

The spectrum of design work involved ranges from material and function-oriented research to innovative recycling and prototypes for future products to experimental studies and new ways of using space. This wide variety of working methods reflects the role of design in our society – and its potential role in the future.