The selected young designers represent a young generation working across product design, digital practice, communication and material research. They bring different methods, references and working styles. Within the Form Follows Friendship programme differences become part of the process. Collaboration is not an addition, but the basis of the work.

A MATTER OF LIGHT
Sjoerd Geerts (NL) and Verena Brom (DE) develop a modular lighting system using bio-based materials derived from industrial waste. The project combines material research with repairable and circular construction.

FORM FOLLOWS FOLD
Studio Luis Marie (NL) and Friedrich Gerlach (DE) explore how structures can emerge through folding and material transformation. Physical models are exchanged between countries and developed step by step. The project works with minimal material to create large-scale spatial structures.

AI TELLS YOU EVERYTHING
Tina Lenz (NL) and Enes Kazim Pavlukovic (DE) examine how narratives are shaped through AI. In participatory workshops, visitors generate and edit machine-produced texts, creating printed pieces that reflect individual and collective authorship.

EXHIBITION OPENING
13 June 2026, 16–18h
Design Hub, Ground Floor
Museum Angewandte Kunst Frankfurt
Free admission

EXHIBITION
14–28 June 2026