Competition
Are you a design newcomer?
Present yourself in the spirit of Milan!
The international competition one&twenty is aimed at you! Design students and graduates! Talents and newcomers! With innovative product and project ideas in the field of product design and lifestyle you are part of it. Participation in the competition is free of charge. 21 products and product ideas will be awarded, which benefit from worldwide visibility, comprehensive marketing measures and our international network.
Take the opportunity to show your vision to the Who is Who of the design scene and get to know renowned designers and companies in our international network. Present yourselves!
What the German Design Council offers you!
The German Design Council is one of the international centers of excellence in design. With the ein&zwanzig competition, it offers design students and graduates a platform to present themselves effectively to the public.
The top-class jury from the fields of business and design selects 21 designers whose work is presented to an international audience. As a winner, you will travel to the Salone del Mobile 2023 and the German Design Council has a lot to offer you: Participation in the ein&zwanzig exhibition, coverage of travel costs and accommodation, the opportunity to make contacts on site, as well as presentation in the press and social media channels of the German Design Council.
one&twenty: Best of Best 2022

Registration deadline
20 January 2023
New Date: 27 January 2023

Online jury session
February 2023

Announcement of the Shortlist
6 March 2023

Announcement of the Winners
20 March 2023

Announcement of Best of Best
17 April 2023

Exhibition opening
17 April 2023
Milan
Impressions of the exhibition and award ceremony at Milan Design Week 2022. Video: Tobi & Tron
Media partner
We would like to thank our media partners
Main media partner of this year's one&twenty is Designboom. Designboom is an international web magazine covering industrial design, architecture and art. It was founded in 1999 and is based in Milan.
ndion is the media partner of one&twenty 2023. ndion is the content platform of the German Design Council, which has been committed to the economic, cultural and social relevance of design, brand and innovation since its foundation in 1953.


Social Wall
What is happening right now?
The competition one&twenty is telling a lot of stories. Share your impressions with us and the world and post them with comments in a social network with the hashtag #einundzwanzigmilan
Fire is a central element for mankind: humans have gathered around it since the beginning of time and continue to do so today. Fogo nero has a unique design made of three dismountable steel segments allowing for effortless transportation and storage.
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redarquitectos
26.02.2020
Feuer – seit jeher ein zentrales Element der Menschheit: Menschen scharten sich schon immer um Feuerstellen und tun dies auch weiterhin. Fogo Nero mit seinem einzigarten Design aus drei einfach zu montierenden Stahlsegmenten erlaubt mühelosen Transport un
redarquitectos
26.02.2020
Nuestra participación en el concurso internacional
ein_und_zwanzig organizado por el
germandesigncouncil Proyecto Fogo Nero.
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#einundzwanzig #einundzwanzigmilan #wetakeyoutomilan #germandesigncouncil #ratfuerformgebung #salonedelmobile #tortonadesig
redarquitectos
26.02.2020
Simple and flexible. V lamp is an assemblable lamp made of three steel segments and a detachable cable. With an adaptable design that allows its transformation from a desk lamp into a standing lamp, it is easily adjustable to different environments and li
redarquitectos
26.02.2020
Einfach und flexibel. Eine einfach zusammenzubauende Lampe aus drei Stahlsegmenten und einem abnehmbaren Stromkabel. Das anpassbare Design erlaubt die Verwandlung von einer Schreibtischlampe zu einer freistehenden Stehlampe. Benutzer können die Beleuchtun
redarquitectos
26.02.2020
Nuestra participación en el concurso internacional
ein_und_zwanzig organizado por el
germandesigncouncil Proyecto V-Lamp..
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#einundzwanzig #einundzwanzigmilan #wetakeyoutomilan #germandesigncouncil #ratfuerformgebung #salonedelmobile #tortonadesignwe
redarquitectos
26.02.2020
Many thanks to our participants from all around the globe ?. Our jury had to review many awesome projects.
We’ll announce the shortlist in 9 March. Winners will be announced on 18 March. Stay tuned!
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#einundzwanzig #einundzwanzigmilan #wetakeyoutomil
ein&zwanzig
25.02.2020
The shortlist will be announced on 9 March ?. We can’t wait to find out who made it ?.
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#einundzwanzig #einundzwanzigmilan #wetakeyoutomilan #germandesigncouncil #ratfuerformgebung #salonedelmobile #tortonadesignweek #milanodesignweek #designnewcomer
ein&zwanzig
20.02.2020
M57 is a floorchair inspired by modern cosmology. It brings back the best of 60’s and use hip materials and technologies to reach lightness and comfort features. Its translucent acrylic base makes a synthesis of the gaseous bubble out of which we cannot
Fespi
01.02.2020
Don’t miss out on your chance to have a good time in Milan and to get in touch with the design industry ?.
We invite 21 winners to exhibit their product at Salone del Mobile during Tortona Design Week. You still got time left until this friday! ?
Link in
ein&zwanzig
29.01.2020
Estas son algunas de las piezas que presenté para @ein_und_zwanzig 2020 . Veinte dias de mucho esfuerzo secundado por red bull, spotify y lucky strike, a ver si tengo un poco de suerte.
Con ustedes la iridescente Messier 57 -
M57 is a floorchair inspire
Juan Felipe ?
25.01.2020
Reposting @ein_und_zwanzig:⠀
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“Good news for everyone who wasn’t able to finish their products yet! Registration period is extended until next week, Friday 31 January (4 P.M., CET).⠀
You still got the chance to go to Milan, apply now! Link in bio ⬆️.⠀
DesignApplause
24.01.2020
Good news for everyone who wasn’t able to finish their products yet! Registration period is extended until next week, Friday 31 January (4 P.M., CET).
You still got the chance to go to Milan, apply now! Link in bio ⬆️.
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#einundzwanzig #einundzwanzigm
ein&zwanzig
24.01.2020
The ein&zwanzig competition was a door opener for Dario and Anna. Registrations for the ongoing ein&zwanzig are open until 24 January. Take your chance to showcase your work to a professional design audience at Salone del Mobile during Tortona Design Week
ein&zwanzig
16.01.2020
From sketch to awarded product. For his foldable chair Simon Frambach was awarded Best of Best in last year’s competition ?. For the ongoing competition registrations are open until 24 January. So get up, check out your sketches and ideas, turn them into
ein&zwanzig
15.01.2020
Join us at Salone del Mobile. The German Design Council invites the 21 winners of the competition to Milan during Tortona Design Week. You will have a great time there – guaranteed ?! Also the Salone del Mobile is the perfect opportunity to network in the
ein&zwanzig
14.01.2020
We had good times at the winner’s exhibition at Tortona Design Week. Take your chance to be part of it in this year’s competition and to showcase your product to the world at Salone del Mobile – the place to be for up and coming designers to have a good t
ein&zwanzig
10.01.2020
From an idea to an awarded product: In last year’s competition Dario and Anna (@studioflaer) were among the 21 winners with their project »Indigo«, a sound-absorbing panel of 100% organic banana and mulberry fibres ?.
Registrations for the ein&zwanzig 202
ein&zwanzig
08.01.2020
Don’t forget to register for the ein&zwanzig 2020 and don’t miss out on the chance to exhibit your product at Salone del Mobile 2020 in Milan! ?
There are just a few weeks left.
Link to registration in bio ⬆️
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#einundzwanzig #einundzwanzigmilan #we
ein&zwanzig
06.01.2020
Timm Donke, Leif Czakai and Nathan Fordy had a great time in Milan at the winner exhibtion of the ein&zwanzig where they showcased their project »Bricknic« at the Salone del Mobile ?. Apply for the ongoing ein&zwanzig 2020 and take your chance to exhibit
ein&zwanzig
19.12.2019