Merck Prize for Design
Since 2022, the sponsoring association, with the support of Merck, has been awarding a prize for outstanding, trend-setting theses in the fields of communication design and…
Human Factors Lab
The Human Factors Lab offers the best conditions for expanding and deepening the teaching content in the areas of human-system interaction and ergonomics.
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Craft workshop
The craft workshop attached to the modelling workshop offers the opportunity to spontaneously immerse yourself in an experimental and intuitive discovery process in various phases of…
Photo lab post production
The photographic laboratory opens up all the possibilities for producing exhibition-ready photographs using digital, analogue or hybrid methods.
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More than 100 years of design education
The history of Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences
Design training at the Mathildenhöhe began in 1907, when the Darmstadt artists' colony set up its own…
1899-1914
The roots of early modernism
In 1899, Grand Duke Ernst Ludwig founded the Darmstadt Artists' Colony with seven important representatives of Art Nouveau in order to utilise exemplary arts…