RIMOWA Young Design Prize

NURA by Samuel Nagel and Paul Feiler

On May 12th, 2026. RIMOWA continued its tradition of supporting emerging creative talents with the fourth edition of its Design Prize. The annual student competition, supported by leading German design schools and an esteemed jury, concluded with an awards ceremony led by Valerie Präkelt at Berlin’s renowned Kulturforum.

Seven finalists were awarded a series of prizes with first place went to Samuel Nagel and Paul Feiler (Hochschule für Gestaltung Schwäbisch Gmünd), mentored by Tim Richter. They presented NURA, an elegant wearable bracelet that translates sign language into spoken language and converts speech into visible text to support seamless communication between deaf and hearing individuals. A special mention was awarded to Niklas Henning (Hochschule Magdeburg-Stendal), mentored by Stefan Daniel, for his project Paludi Harvester. This coordinated harvesting system is designed to restore peatlands while maintaining agricultural productivity and protecting delicate ecosystems through efficient reed harvesting and processing under extreme environmental conditions.

Paludi Harvester by Niklas Henning

The remaining five finalist projects were, Tim Kipper and John Roller (Hochschule für Gestaltung Schwäbisch Gmünd) mentored by Clemens Poloczek. Tobias Kremer and Yannick Stilgenbauer (Hochschule der Bildenden Künste Saar) mentored by Konstantin Grcic. Nicolas Nielsen (Bauhaus-Universität Weimar) mentored by Matylda Krzykowski. Valerio Sampognaro (HFBK Hamburg) mentored by Farah Ebrahimi. And Jakob Schlenker (Hochschule für Gestaltung Schwäbisch Gmünd) mentored by Hanne Willmann

Frame 72 Compassion Aid by Tim Kipper and John Roller

A.R.C. by Tobias Kremer and Yannick Stilgenbauer

HYVE by Nicolas Nielsen

Aerodomestics by Valerio Sampognaro

PIP by Jakob Schlenker