Industrial Design Bachelor student Eva Grünebaum received the sponsorship award from the
Rolf Scheuermann Foundation for her work "Inclusive Perspectives - playfully towards an inclusive future".
Industrial design student Joelle Recktenwald in the final of the Louis Vuitton competition.
Paula Lewandowski wins Associate Award of the Hand & Lock Prize for Embroidery.
London's Royal School of Needlework honors ID student for her work "Life Lamp".
Visionary, experimental, sustainable: young female designers honored.
Heinrich Blanc Foundation awards sponsorship prizes.
Job description Industrial Designer
Industrial designers develop the things that surround us every day - from the idea to the finished product.
Their field of activity covers the entire spectrum of product design: consumer goods for private use such as furniture, household or electronic appliances as well as capital goods for industrial and commercial use - such as tools, medical technology or complex production facilities.
The working method in industrial design is highly interdisciplinary. Designers not only develop design concepts, but always think about products in a wider context - in the context of brand identity, corporate strategy and social responsibility. This also includes structuring design processes efficiently and promoting innovation in a targeted manner.
Contemporary industrial design integrates a variety of aspects: technical developments, corporate values, brand-specific characteristics, ecological sustainability and social requirements. The course therefore places particular emphasis on a synthesis of technical, creative-artistic and human scientific skills - always in harmony with economic and ecological framework conditions.
Constantly growing demands on new products, increasing technological complexity, global markets and a high pressure to innovate ensure that differentiated and expressive design solutions are in demand as never before. This results in a growing need for qualified industrial designers who develop functional, creative and sustainable products - for a changing world.
Industrial design student develops shoes made of wool.
Philipp Remus wins iF Design Student Award 2025.
Career paths
Our graduates have a wide range of opportunities to enter professional life: in highly specialized design offices, or in design or development departments of industrial companies (in design, research and development, or marketing) - either as permanent employees or as freelancers. Since industrial design falls under the 'liberal' professions, it is also relatively easy to work independently.
Possible professional fields include: Junior/senior designer, art/creative director, product manager, strategic designer, design manager, CAD designer or modeler.
Sectors: in the consumer and capital goods industry, automotive and automotive supply industry, in the aerospace industry, at advertising and event management agencies, at architecture firms and property developers, trend agencies and in science/design research.
Sophia Lindner receives the Artur Fischer Inventor Award and is the founder of act'ble.
act'ble - a 3D-printed lace shoe.
