The ten scholarship winners

Asli Börü

The 25-year-old Turkish woman studied industrial design at Ankara Middle East Technical University. Since 2005 she has worked for the design company Design Base Ltd Company, among others on a bathroom design suitable for all ages, which meets the needs of older people as well as young families with children.

Katrin Braun

The German-Canadian Katrin Braun (40) graduated from Montréal University with a Bachelor in Visual Arts before working as an artist for some years and exhibiting her works in Montréal, New York, and Vancouver among others. She then studied industrial design at the University of Montréal and today works as a freelance designer specialising in orthopaedic aids.

Flávio Carrasco

The 25-year-old Brazilian Flávio Carrasco first studied electrical engineering for two years before discovering his passion for design and deciding to study industrial and communication design at the School of Industrial Design of Rio de Janeiro State University (Escola Superior de Desenho Industrial). He graduated with a degree in both subjects in 2005.

Annemarie Mayo

Annemarie Mayo comes from Malta where she studied architecture at the University of Malta. The 23-year-old already worked with architects in Malta, Poland, and Ireland.

The Phuong Nguyen

The Phuong Nguyen comes from Vietnam and has lived in Germany since 2001. The 32-year-old first studied architecture at Hanoi Architecture University before finishing a postgraduate course at Berlin Technical University in 2002. Since 2002, he has also been working at feddersenarchitekten in Berlin mainly in the field of subsidised housing.

Bálint Pallag

The Hungarian Bálint Pallag studied industrial design at Budapest University of Technology and Economics. In addition, he studied at Stuttgart State Academy of Fine Arts for one semester on a scholarship programme.

Iris Prehn

Iris Prenn studied industrial design at the Muthesius University of Applied Sciences in Kiel. At the beginning of this year the 31-year-old graduated with a diploma project that was created in co-operation with Airbus Deutschland GmbH: Aircraft seating for the ‘60 Plus’ generation.

Judith Seng

The 31-year-old Judith Seng studied industrial design at Berlin University of the Arts, where she has also taught since graduating with a diploma in 2001. In addition she works as a freelance designer for Messe Frankfurt, the Munich design company IDEO and Hamburger Trendbüro among others.