rimowa | samuel nagel and paul feiler win the fourth design prize

Berlin’s Kulturforum shed its traditional atmosphere earlier last week, transforming into a creative crucible for the fourth annual Rimowa Design Prize ceremony. Valued as an essential launchpad for the next generation of German design talent, the annual student competition operates in close partnership with leading German design schools to challenge young minds to dismantle and rebuild the parameters of mobility. Presenter Valerie Präkelt welcomed an audience packed with cultural figures – including Paula Hartmann, Noah Becker and Sven Marquardt – to watch Samuel Nagel and Paul Feiler from the Hochschule für Gestaltung Schwäbisch Gmünd scoop the first-prize trophy and a €20,000 grant. Hearing your name called out in that room, especially when you are still trying to process the initial benchmarking trip to the Rimowa headquarters in Cologne, brings a beautifully chaotic feeling. Speaking to Schön!, Samuel Nagel and Paul Feiler admit they’re still feeling “super happy and completely overwhelmed,” thinking back to the moment the jury delivered their verdict. “In the moment, we didn’t really realise what had just happened; it’s only now, a few days later, that it’s slowly starting to sink in.” The duo completely hijacked the core brief, presenting a mobility-driven project that isn’t the expected... Read more » The post rimowa | samuel nagel and paul feiler win the fourth design prize appeared first on Schön! Magazine.