IDZ – International Design Center Berlin
Design is a people-centered approach to create positive change.
Founded in 1968, the International Design Center Berlin (IDZ) is a leading, independent German design institution. We promote design as a driver for business and social innovation.
Our multidisciplinary member network provides knowledge and expertise from diverse fields and industries. We connect the design field with businesses, foster knowledge exchange and implement projects and events. We work in active exchange with representatives from politics, culture and science at national and international levels.
Responding to people’s actual needs, design methods integrate functional, emotional and social elements across products, processes and services. As a driver of innovation, design plays a key role in addressing societal, environmental and economic challenges.
Prof. Karsten Henze
Chair of the Board
Professor for Design Management
FH Potsdam
E karsten.henze@idz.de
W henze.one
Prof. Pelin Celik
Vice Chair of the Board
Professor for Industrial Design at HTW Berlin
Focus on User Experience Design
E pelin.celik@idz.de
W htw-berlin.de
Prof. Rayan Abdullah
Professor for typography at the Academy of Fine Arts Leipzig
CEO at Markenbau
E rayan.abdullah@idz.de
W markenbau.de
Ralf Huss
Büro Huss
E ralf.huss@idz.de
W buerohuss.de
Nicole Michel
Design Domain Manager - Advanced & Creative Design
Alstom
E nicole.michel@idz.de
W alstom.com
Helmut Ness
Member of the Board
Fuenfwerken Design AG
E helmut.ness@idz.de
W fuenfwerken.com
Gerhard Nüssler
Industrial Designer
E gerhard.nuessler@idz.de
W bsh-group.com
Peter Post
CEO
Scholz & Volkmer
E peter.post@idz.de
W s-v.de
Peter Wouda
Design Director
Volkswagen Group Future Center Europe GmbH
E peter.wouda@idz.de
W volkswagen.de
Oliver Merleker
Legal Adviser
Advocate and Notary
Chambers merlekerpartner
E oliver.merleker@idz.de
W advokat.de
IDZ | International Design Center Berlin
Hagelberger Straße 52
10965 Berlin
Germany
T +49 (0)30 61 62 321-0
F +49 (0)30 61 62 321-19
E idz@idz.de
Denise Biermann
Senior Project Management
German Ecodesign Award
T +49 (0)30 61 62 321-0
E denise.biermann@idz.de
Hannah Freudenberger
Projektmanagement
UX Design Awards
T +49 30 61 62 321-17
E hannah.freudenberger@idz.de
Fabian Burns
Project Management
UX Design Awards
T +49 (0)30 61 62 321-0
E fabian.burns@ux-design-awards.com
Edna Lindenthal
Project Assistant
Bundespreis Ecodesign
T +49 (0)30 61 62 321-0
E edna.lindenthal@idz.de