Press release
Press invitation: Annual exhibition of the Department of Design at Hochschule München, 23–26 July 2026 (Press Release 26/26)
Design students present their work
15/07/2026
The Department of Design at Hochschule München invites you to its annual exhibition. From 23 to 26 July, students will be showcasing their work from the bachelor's degree programme in “Design” – covering the specialisations of Photography, Industrial Design and Communication Design – as well as the bachelor's degree programme in “Computer Science and Design” and the master's degree programme in “Applied Design Research”. There will also be a framework programme featuring guided tours, workshops and music.
Admission is free.
Exhibition opening
Thursday, 23 July 2026, 7.00 pm to midnight
Exhibition
Friday 24 July 2026, 12:00–22:00, Saturday and Sunday, 25–26 July 2026, 12:00–18:00
Venue: Department of Design, Hochschule München, Lothstraße 17, 80335 Munich We would be happy to arrange an interview with students or lecturers from the Department of Design. A pre-opening tour of the exhibition will be offered to journalists on request on Thursday, 23 July 2026.
Contact: Tina Barankay on T 089 1265-4264 or by email .
Further information is available on the Department of Design’s website.
Selection of works
This selection illustrates the range of topics covered. Further work can be found on Instagram.
Nikola Bauer
“Tex-Tiles”
At the Bauhaus, weavers raised awareness of the use of textures, materials and grid-based design. This work examines the influence of the Bauhaus weavers Gunta Stölzl, Anni Albers and Otti Berger on contemporary design concepts.
Isabel Gekeler and Joschka Kreusser
“Digital sufficiency”
The Master’s students make the resource consumption of digital media visible and tangible. They demonstrate that digital infrastructures suggest immateriality, yet generate real environmental impacts.
Antonia Hinterdobler
“Collecting, Storing, Curating, Sharing and Deleting – On the Transformation of Cultural Practices of Collecting and Deleting in the Context of Digitality”
Collecting is one of humanity’s oldest cultural practices. This study examines how the practices of collecting and deleting private collections have changed in the digital age.
Luisa Janich
“Headwind”
This work challenges sexist role models. The book *Gegenwind* provides a canvas for readers to explore their own unconscious prejudices.
John Juri Marcus
“19.95”
This bachelor’s thesis examines the reified and emotionally detached relationship between humans and nature. A collection of photographs illustrates how humans view nature as a commodity.