20 aus 25
Focus on young talents: Every year, we present the twenty best design theses of the year.
What are the next generation of designers in Hamburg interested in? Every year, we invite lecturers from all Hamburg design degree programmes to submit the best final projects from their classes. We present the 20 best works from the year 2025 at the Design Zentrum Hamburg in March and invite students, lecturers and design enthusiasts to exchange ideas.
From communication design to product and fashion design: 20 out of 25 brings together outstanding work from a wide range of disciplines. With their designs, the young designers address social issues of our time - whether artificial intelligence, identity issues, consumption, crises or social practices. On display are physical and digital objects, spatial installations, textiles, audiovisual works, print products and much more.
The graduates have studied at the Akademie JAK, Akademie Mode & Design (AMD), Brand University of Applied Sciences, Design Factory International (DFI), HAW Hamburg, Hochschule für bildende Künste (HFBK), Kunstschule Wandsbek and University of Europe for Applied Sciences (UE).
The exhibition is open daily from 20 - 29 March from 2 - 7 pm.
Dates
Vernissage: 19 March 2026, 7 pm
Exhibition: 20-29 March 2026, 2pm-7pm
Programme: 24-26 March 2026
Register now for the vernissage free of charge! All the designers will also be on hand at the opening to talk about their work.
To the registrationThe supporting programme
How can I create a strong portfolio? What do I need to know before I start my own business? And which working models are open to me as a designer? The 20 out of 25 programme will prepare you for your professional life. Click here for all the information:
24 March Design Panel: Working models in design
25 March How to Portfolio Live Session
26 March How to Self-Employment
Drafts of the last round
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Contact person
- Annika Fitz
- Curator, programme and project manager
- +49 40 23 72 43 5 - 17
Annika Fitz organises and designs events for the Design Zentrum Hamburg and is responsible for promoting talent and building interdisciplinary networks in the areas of young talent, innovation, sustainability and transformation. She studied meteorology, engineering and industrial design at the HFBK Hamburg. She has worked as a product and interior designer, is a specialist book author and volunteers as Vice Chair of the Board at Fab Lab Fabulous St. Pauli e.V.
