New Design from Düsseldorf

After the great success in 2023, the exhibition of the Design Department of the Peter Behrens School of Arts at Düsseldorf University of Applied Sciences is now taking place for the second time. 

The exhibited projects reflect current and social issues such as identity, gender, feminism, sustainability, education and science in an innovative way and using artistic and creative methods. On display are photographic works, illustrations, publications as book design, graphic design, video works/animations, jewelry, products, objects, installations, performances, VR/AR works, web and app design, artistic-experimental works, mixed-media works and much more.

Opening: 
Fr, 6.6.2025, 18.00 – 23.00 Uhr ( free Entrance)
  
Allocation HSD PBSA Design Award: 
Sa, 7.6.2025, 18.00 – 23.00 Uhr

Various workshops and guided tours for different age groups will be organised in this context.  
Pre-registration via new-design@hsd-pbsa.de


Workshops 
Cost contribution: 10 euros per participant
Group size: 10 children/persons  
The following topics are offered by graduates from their specialism: 

Saturday, 07.06.  
11:00 - 12:30 and 13:30 - 15:00 / Poster design / 14 - 18 years 
Get an insight into the basics of design and create your own exhibition poster. The aim is to work analogue with type and design methods and get to know them.

12:00 - 14:00 / Zine with a lot of imagination / 6 - 10 years 
Tell your own story in the form of self-designed booklets, with the help of craft materials and the most important tool: your own imagination.  
 
Sunday, 08.06.  
13:00 - 15:00 / Your colourful words / 10 - 14 years  
In this workshop, you will create your own illustrated mini-glossary on a topic of your choice and make language visible. By combining words and pictures, complex ideas can be presented in an understandable and personalised way. 

15:30 - 17:30 / Form, surface, fragment / 16 years and older  
Dedicate yourself to the creative interface between art and illustration, resulting in experimental collages inspired by the graphic design of the ‘New Design from Düsseldorf’ project. 
 
Monday, 09.06.  
14:00 - 16:00 / Zine with a lot of imagination / 6 - 10 years.
Tell your own story in the form of self-designed booklets, with the help of craft materials and the most important tool: your own imagination.
 

Free guided tours  
Important: All guided tours are inclusive! This means that the tours are designed to allow you to perceive and experience the exhibits with multiple senses.  
 
Saturday, 07.06.2025  
13:00-14:00 Family tour.
14:00-15:00 Overview tour.
15:00-16:00 Deep Dive: Sustainability.
 
Sunday, 08.06.2025 
13:00-14:00 Overview tour.
14:00-15:00 Family tour.
15:00-16:00 Deep Dive: Feminism.
 
Monday, 09.06.2025 
13:00-14:00 Overview tour.
14:00-15:00 Accessible guided tour (possibly with sign language).
15:00-16:00 Deep Dive: Society and social issues.