Activities

Memberships

  • Art Directors Club for Germany | Member: Since 2014. Board of the Düsseldorf Section (Presidium Member): 2020 - 2022. Member of the Jury: Since 2016
  • Design Management Institute Boston | Advisory Board Member: 2016 - 2020
  • German Design Council | Scientific Director of the study "Design in Business: 2025. Podcast Host "Design Perspectives": Since 2021. Initiator of the working group "Digital Transformation DX DAX": 2017. Member of the Jury: Since 2015
  • Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes | Admissions Committee: Since 2012. Alumni: Since 2007.
  • International Design Center Berlin / Federal Environment Agency | Member of the Advisory Board Federal Ecodesign Award: Since 2023

Scholarships

  • 2006 - Scholarship Finland, German Academic Scholarship Foundation
  • 2005 - One-year scholarship Italy, German Academic Exchange Service
  • 2004 - Scholarship for gifted students, German National Academic Foundation

Awards for supervised student research projects (from 2018)

  • 2025 - Competition of the ADC*E Art Directors Club of Europe - Student Silver Award, David Zech: "THEA - Hand Rehabilitation in Occupational Therapy"
  • 2024 - Annual Multimedia - Digital Talent Award, category "Augmented Reality & Virtual Reality", Julia Beck, Laurin Emmerich, Sylvain Poos: "VRIDE"
  • 2025 - Creative Communication Award Los Angeles - Winner, Category "Advertising - Innovative technologies (VR and other)", Julia Beck, Laurin Emmerich, Sylvain Poos: "VRIDE"
  • 2025 - Creative Communication Award Los Angeles - Winner, Category "Digital Solutions - Brand Experience" Julia Beck, Laurin Emmerich, Sylvain Poos: "VRIDE"
  • 2025 - Creative Communication Award Los Angeles - Winner, Category "Retail - In-Store communication" Julia Beck, Laurin Emmerich, Sylvain Poos: "VRIDE"
  • 2025 - Creative Communication Award Los Angeles - Winner, category "TV / Film / Animation - Virtual Reality" Julia Beck, Laurin Emmerich, Sylvain Poos: "VRIDE"
  • 2024 - Hessen Design Competition - Award, David Zech: "THEA - Therapeutic Audio Controller"
  • 2024 - ADC Competition - Silver nail in the young talent competition,
    Category "Virtual Reality, Augmented/Mixed Reality", Julia Beck, Laurin Emmerich, Sylvain Poos: "VRIDE"
  • 2024 - ADC Competition - Bronze nail in the young talent competition, category "Hardware/Software/Service Systems" Julia Beck, Laurin Emmerich, Sylvain Poos: "VRIDE"
  • 2024 - ADC Competition - Award in the young talent competition, category "Virtual Reality, Augmented/Mixed Reality" Maikel Dienes, Stefan Suchoroschenko: "Virtual Fit"
  • 2024 - German Design Graduates - Award: David Zech: "THEA - Therapeutic Audio Controller"
  • 2024 - Merck Award for Design - Winner, category "Industrial Design", Emilia Funke: "NotApp & NotBook"
  • 2023 - ADC Competition - Bronze Nail in the young talent competition, category "Digital term papers" Insa Decker: "Pontos Hardware-Software-Service System"
  • 2023 - ADC Competition - Bronze Nail in the young talent competition, category "Digital term papers" Lissy Backmann: "Courage App"
  • 2023 - German Design Graduates - Award: Insa Decker: "Pontos Hardware-Software-Service System"
  • 2022 - Siemens Home Appliances Design Award - 3rd place, Katharina Mayer, Peer Bohner, Deren Gündgdu: "Sonicsink"
  • 2022 - Merck Prize for Design - Winner, category "Industrial Design", Benedikt Schneeberg: "Human-machine interface of a crane operator cabin"
  • 2022 - German Design Graduates - Award: Benedikt Schneeberg: "Human-machine interface of a crane operator cabin"
  • 2022 - Creative Communication Award Los Angeles - Winner, category "Interactive User Experience" Benedikt Schneeberg: "Human-machine interface of a crane operator cabin"
  • 2021 - German Design Award - Gold, category "Interactive User Experience", Moritz Mohr, Hans Hohmann, David Blumberg, Sahra Kolossa, Ruixian He and Michael Eiden: "VR installation - The Bauhaus in the mirror of Mathildenhöhe"
  • 2021 - ADC Competition - Silver Nail in the young talent competition, category "Semesterarbeiten Digital" Moritz Mohr, Hans Hohmann, David Blumberg, Sahra Kolossa, RuixianHe and Michael Eiden: "VR-Installation - Das Bauhaus im Spiegel der Mathildenhöhe"
  • 2021 - Creative Communication Award Los Angeles - Category "Innovative Technologies" Moritz Mohr, Hans Hohmann, David Blumberg, Sahra Kolossa, Ruixian He and Michael Eiden: "The Bauhaus in the Mirror of the Mathildenhöhe"
  • 2020 - Annual Multimedia - Award category "Digital Special Formats" Jonas Engelhardt, Maximilian Klyk, Victoria Lemke, Rebecca Röll and Eliza Schneider: "Air Ride" - interactive ski helmet"
  • ADC Competition 2020 - Bronze Nail in the young talent competition,** category "Semesterarbeiten Digital", Jonas Engelhardt, Maximilian Klyk, Victoria Lemke, Rebecca Röll and Eliza Schneider: "Air Ride"
  • 2019 - Competition of the Association of German Industrial Designers (VDID) - Newcomers' Award, Lars Herzog, Lina Pfannstiel and Benedikt Schneeberg: "Protective helmet of the riot police"
  • 2019 - Creative Communication Award Los Angeles - Winner, category "User Interface Design" Jonas Engelhardt, Maximilian Klyk, Victoria Lemke, Rebecca Röll and Eliza Schneider: "Air Ride" - interactive ski helmet"

Activities as juror and reviewer

  • 2025 - Juror, ADC Competition | Art Directors Club
  • 2024 - Juror, Federal Ecodesign Award | IDZ / Federal Ministry for the Environment
  • 2024 - Juror, ADC Competition | Art Directors Club
  • 2024 - Juror, German Design Award | German Design Council
  • 2023 - Juror, Federal Ecodesign Award | IDZ / Federal Ministry for the Environment
  • 2023 - Juror, German Design Award | German Design Council
  • 2022 - Admission committee, German National Academic Foundation
  • 2022 - Jury Chair, Interactive Media, ADC Competition | Art Directors Club
  • 2022 - Jury chair, German Design Award | German Design Council
  • 2021 - Juror, ADC*E | ADC of Europe, Barcelona
  • 2021 - Juror, Annual Multimedia Award
  • 2021 - Juror, ADC Competition | Art Directors Club
  • 2021 - Juror, German Design Award | German Design Council
  • 2020 - Juror, Annual Multimedia Award
  • 2020 - Juror, ADC Competition | Art Directors Club
  • 2019 - Jury chair, German Design Award | German Design Council
  • 2019 - Juror, Annual Multimedia Award
  • 2019 - Admission committee, German National Academic Foundation
  • 2019 - Juror, ADC Competition | Art Directors Club
  • 2018 - Juror, German Design Award | German Design Council
  • 2018 - Juror, iF Product Design Award
  • 2018 - Juror, ADC Competition | Art Directors Club
  • 2017 - Jury chair, German Design Award | German Design Council
  • 2017 - Juror, Annual Multimedia Award
  • 2016 - Juror, DDC Good Design | German Designer Club
  • 2016 - Juror, Design Effectiveness Award | Design Business Association, London
  • 2016 - Admission committee, German National Academic Foundation
  • 2016 - Juror, German Design Award | German Design Council
  • 2015 - Juror, German Design Award | German Design Council
  • 2015 - Juror, Annual Multimedia Award
  • 2012 - Admission committee, German National Academic Foundation

Awards for design work as Designer and UX Lead (until 2018)

  • 2018
    Annual Multimedia Award - Silver (3x). DDC - Good Design (2x). German Brand Award - Gold. German Brand Award (7x). German Design Award - Winner (3x). German Innovation Award - Gold (2x). German Innovation Award - Gold (8x). International Design Awards Los Angeles - Gold. International Design Awards Los Angeles - Bronze. International Design Awards Los Angeles - Silver. iF Product Design Award (2x). Red Dot: Product Design (3x).
  • 2017
    Annual Multimedia Award - Silver (2x). DDC - Good Design (2x). dmi: Design Value Award 2017. German Brand Award 2017 (6x). German Design Award - Special Mention (3x). German Design Award - Winner (2x). Good Design Award Chicago (8x). iF Communication Design Award 2017 (8x). Interaction Awards. Luxembourg Design Awards - Gold. Red Dot: Communication Design (3x). Red Dot: Design Concept (2x). Red Dot: Product Design (5x). UX Award - Finalist.
  • 2016
    Annual Multimedia Award - Gold. Annual Multimedia Award - Silver (5x). Clio Awards - Silver. DDC - Good Design. German Brand Award - Gold. German Brand Award - Special Mention. German Brand Award - Winner (2x). iF Communication Design Award (2x). iF Product Design Award (4x). Red Dot: Product Design. Red Dot: Communication Design (2x). UX Award - Finalist (4x).
  • 2015
    Annual Multimedia Award - Silver (2x). Good Design Award Chicago (13x). iF Communication Design Award (2x). International Design Awards - Silver (2x). German Design Award - Special Mention (4x). German Design Award - Winner (2x). Red Dot: Communication Design (2x). Usability Award - Finalist. UX Award - Finalist.
  • 2014
    Annual Multimedia Award - Silver (2x). German Design Award - Winner. Good Design Award Chicago (4x). iF Communication Design Award (2x). iF Product Design Award. Usability Award - Finalist. YouGov Innovation Award.
  • 2013
    Annual Multimedia Award - Silver. DDC - Good Design. German Design Award - Winner (2x). Good Design Award Chicago (4x). iF Communication Design Award.
  • 2012
    Annual Multimedia Award - Gold. German Design Award. Good Design Award Chicago (4x). International Design Awards Los Angeles. iF Communication Design Award. Red Dot: Communication Design (2x).
  • 2011
    German Design Award - Winner. Good Design Award Chicago. iF Communication Design Award.
  • 2010
    Good Design Award Chicago. International Design Awards - Silver. iF Communication Design Award. Red Dot: Communication Design.
  • 2009
    Red Dot: Communication Design. iF Communication Design Award.