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EMMA Designers in Residence 2027
EMMA – Creative Centre Pforzheim · Pforzheim, Germany
Three-month funded residency in Pforzheim, Germany (1 April–30 June 2027) for three young international designers, with EUR 1,000 monthly stipend, accommodation, travel and materials. Deadline 2 November 2026.
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Who can enter
- Location
- Open worldwide
- Age
- 35 and under
- Career stage
- Emerging
- Graduates
- Graduated within the last 2 years
- Mediums
- Design & craft
- Attendance
- Must attend in person
- Also
- Designers with a completed degree; aged 35 or under OR graduated within the last two years; German or English required; design disciplines only.
About
The town of Pforzheim invites young international designers to a three-month residency at EMMA Creative Centre from 1 April to 30 June 2027. Applicants propose a project in jewellery, fashion, accessories, industrial, communication or other design disciplines; interdisciplinary proposals are welcome. Three scholarships are awarded.
Residents receive fully equipped workshop and coworking spaces, free accommodation for three months, a EUR 1,000 monthly stipend, travel costs, a material allowance, networking with the jury and professors, and a final exhibition. Residence is mandatory, with at most 10 days' absence.
Applicants must hold a completed university or applied-sciences degree and be aged 35 or under or have completed their studies within the past two years, with German or English language skills. Deadline 2 November 2026 per the aggregator listing; the organiser page could not be read.