In 2025, Designblok, in collaboration with the EUNIC Cluster Prague, will host the 11th edition of the international Diploma Selection competition, showcasing the best works of the most talented graduates from European schools in the fields of product and fashion design.
From the submitted projects, an international expert jury selects thirty finalists, who will present their graduation works to the public and the jury during Designblok 2025. The final includes the presentation of 15 product design graduates and 15 fashion design graduates, with product collections displayed in an exhibition format and fashion collections presented through runway shows.
The winners of both categories will receive a financial reward of 1,000 EUR to create a new collection, which will be presented at Designblok 2026. The winners, as well as the authors of the second- and third-place projects, will be invited to present their work at the next edition of the festival.
The Diploma Selection competition is open to graduates of bachelor's and master's degree programs in the fields of product or fashion design.
Applications for the current year are now closed.
Applications for the following year will open during March 2026.
President of the Product Jury
Curator, Design Museum Gent (Belgium)
Director, Museum of Contemporary Design and Applied Arts, Lausanne (Switzerland)
Director, Fondation d’entreprise Martell (France)
Designer (Germany)
Managing Director and CEO, 3daysofdesign (Denmark)
Global Fashion Director, 10 Magazine (UK)
Fashion Designer (Italy)
Fashion Designer, Creative Director Jan Société (Czech Republic)
Vice President, Executive Search, EMEA (France)
President of the Fashion Jury
Brand, Culture, Image Consultant (France)
You can look forward to the fashion shows on Saturday, October 11, 2025, at Nová Spirála (Výstaviště Complex 67, Prague 7). Entry is only possible with a valid fashion show ticket, which can be purchased via the link below. The Festival Pass is not valid as a ticket.
Tickets | Start: 13:00 | Andrea Rehbein (Spain / Sweden) Youngjin Choe (Netherlands) Ludmila Kopecká (Czech Republic) |
Tickets | Start: 14:30 | TAIGA SATO (Italy) Charlie Winkel (Netherlands) Hana Valtová (Czech Republic) Kári Þór Barry (Iceland) |
Tickets | Start: 16:00 | Lieu Le (Norway) Šimon Žák (Czech Republic) Sara de Vroe (Netherlands) Kim Gemmink (Netherlands) |
Tickets | Start: 17:30 | Leon Sebastian Leiß (Germany) Mayar Mohammed (Netherlands) Mascha Berger (Germany) Konrad Sumera (Poland) |
Tickets | Start: 19:30 |
Diploma Selection Awards & Fashion Shows Fritz Fromm (Germany) |
The Diploma Selection international competition is organized by Designblok in cooperation with EUNIC Cluster Prague (European Union National Institutes for Culture). The partner is Hornbach, and the main media partners are ELLE & ELLE Decoration.