The shift is here—fearless, human, and driven by purpose.
We are excited to announce the 50 winning projects of the NEXT GEN DESIGN 2025 competition!
This year’s edition, themed “Futures Worth Living,” received 190 bold visions from 29 European countries. From reclaiming data sovereignty, to designing for co-creation and repairability, as well as imagining alternative food and healthcare systems and exploring more-than-human approaches, the projects reflect a bold commitment to going beyond progress—toward meaning, belonging, and collective well-being.
We extend our heartfelt gratitude to every applicant who contributed their energy and vision!
After an inspiring and demanding selection process, our international jury has chosen 50 groundbreaking projects that offer forward-thinking responses to the complexities of our time—offering human-centered, inclusive, and transformative design solutions that move us closer to futures truly worth living.
Congratulations to all the winners!
You can find the full list of selected projects below.
Aescu – Analogue self-medication error prevention for older adults with polypharmacy living at home – Niki Riehs – Austria
Balance – Break Management System for Healthcare Teams – Emily Klein – Austria
BEASTIE: Biodiversity Enhancement and Support Tool for Individuals and Ecosystems – Aakriti Singh – Spain
Biome – Juana John – Germany
Bleh! Ode to the Tongue – Jana Valdé Cusachs – Spain
Bojan – DIY inkjet printer – Jakša Bogdan – Croatia
Bold Collection – Ibrahim Beqiri – Kosovo
Botijo, the furniture that breathes cool air – Natalia Valverde Garrido – Spain
Can Crea — Intergenerational Cultural Center – Alessandro Pantoja Esna – Spain
Care-ierr – foldable cardboard cat transporter – Milja Brstina – Serbia
Chaiterra – Leja Rebolj – Slovenia
Chick-Inn – Borbála Kiszely, Angelique Tscherne (The Interns) – Austria
Cloud of Polyphony – Hanchen – Netherlands
CriticON – Designing Critical Thinking in the Age of Missinformation – Sebastian Melenge Valladares – Spain
Da Grigio A Verde. Campaigning for a greener and healthier city – Barbara Koniecka – Italy
Das hier ist propaganda – Janine Kerscher – Germany
Eco Doka – Giulia Principe – Netherlands
EcoRush – Design of a Didactic Game for Developing Ecological Awareness in Children – Emina Murtezić – Bosnia and Herzegovina
Flössern – in fluent – Laurn Böhm – Germany
Forecast Typeface – Kelly Azevedo Galvão – Germany
Human–Nature – Iza van der Klauw – Netherlands
Inocula – Michael Pfandl – Austria
Interloom – Josquin Fromagé – Netherlands
Just Bones – Valdís Steinarsdóttir – Iceland
KomshiLOOK – Stefan Aleksandar Jovanovski, Angela Dimeska – North Macedonia
La Galeta – Pol Valles Ventura – Spain
Meelo – Elodie Keller, Divya Tyagi, Elisa Schneider – Germany
Minisponge Pack-Soap – Vega Tapia Borrego – Spain
Nuova Libbaneria Mediterranea – Tenacissimae – Sara Bologna – Italy
OpenTraces – Ougezihan, Mark, Brandon, Zipei (Intervening Next) – Sweden
Post Paper Studio – Davide Onestini (By the End of May) – Portugal
Pull & Push: Thames Liminal Negotiation – Jo Ziyao Wang – United Kingdom
Punt – Pere Itchart – Spain
Recognise and respond – Jesica Balakumar – United Kingdom
Seder – Self Service Denim Repair – Lena Muri – Austria
Seeds of Curiosity – Asena Bacaksiz – Italy
Solar Circle – Moritz Schmid – Germany
Sound Chair – Balint Ligeti – Hungary
Squaregreens – Eugenio Costa, Nicolo Tallone, Simone Centonze (Spinto) – Italy
Sunmit Solar Tend – Marina Guzman – Spain
Talas / Rethinking Electric Guitar – Marija Kucurski – Serbia
The Anthill – Rebeka Majnár – Hungary
The Atrium as a Living Laboratory – Lara Đolović, Anja Đorđević, Dušan Jevtić – Serbia
The Food Club – Krish Raheja, Eleonora Versitano, Alireza Babaei Kalehmasihi, Francesco Lucini, Adriana Sofia Rojas Vasquez – Italy
The Healing Campus – Katrina Deicmane – Latvia
Thor(No) Tech – Giulia De Franco – Italy
Tubler system – Marko Škrbić – Bosnia and Herzegovina
Tumble: a vertical mouse for left and right hand – Anna Kudrjavceva – Serbia
WAHA: A Modular Biopolymer-Based System for Soil Reclamation and Water Optimization in Arid Regions – Ekim Güney Öztürk – Italy
WaveHalt. Artificial reef system to prevent beach erosion in Platja Llarga – Abril Poblet Baringo – Spain
