The PASSAGEN PRIZE for up-and-coming designers will be awarded for the second time during PASSAGEN 2019. The Cologne-based designer duo, which operates under the name DESIGN STUDIO NIRUK, was selected for the designs and scenography of the exhibition „diving into processes. materialising ideas.“ The design competition focuses on the interaction between product and staging, recognising the best design in the fields of interior design, textiles, lighting and interior architecture in combination with how the products are being showcased at PASSAGEN. PASSAGEN/Sabine Voggenreiter is hosting the competition together with Rat für Formgebung (German Design Council), supported by the City of Cologne. The competition is part of the PASSAGEN design festival that, unusually for a competition, provides the possibility of personal encounter between designers and judges, as well as direct contact with a large audience. Another particular aspect of this competition is the fact that a design product is awarded in combination with the respective exhibition design. After a thorough tour through the shortlisted exhibitions, an independent jury selects the 2019 winner.