More information about the foundation
The present and future are marked by social differentiation through aestheticisation, enhancement of distinction through design, criticism of industrial production, design as a unique discipline and the digitisation and personalisation of design. These developments influence our lives and co-existence, requiring information, reflection and communication. On 12 September 2011, the not-for-profit German Design Museum Foundation was established as a public foundation with legal capacity. It was founded by the German Design Council.
Our innovative funding activities and programmes enrich the German foundation landscape and are implemented in the areas of art and culture, science and research, training and advanced training. We have adopted a targeted, interdisciplinary strategy to raise awareness of and exposure to design with the support of well-known trustees and enthusiastic cooperation partners.
The administration of the German Design Museum Foundation is located in Frankfurt am Main.
Board of Management
Lutz Dietzold (* 1966) is CEO of the German Design Council since 2002. Prior to that, he worked as a design communication freelancer and was managing director of the Designzentrum Hessen (Hesse Design Centre), where he was responsible for the strategic reorientation of design promotion.
In 2011, he became a member of the advisory council of the Mia Seeger Stiftung (Mia Seeger Foundation) and a member of the Stiftung Deutsches Design Museum (German Design Museum Foundation), subsequently taking on the role of chairman in 2020. He was appointed to the Dieselkuratorium's Board of Trustees in the same year.
Mr Dietzold publishes articles on a regular basis and gives national and international lectures on a variety of topics. He is also a member of numerous committees and juries and sits on the project advisory board of the German Federal Ecodesign Award of the Bundesumweltministerium (German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety). .
Board of Management
Julia Kostial (*1973) is Vice-Chairwoman of the Board of the German Design Museum Foundation. She studied German, English and political science in Darmstadt, before working in PR agencies in Frankfurt and Hamburg for ten years. After working as a freelancer, she headed the Corporate Communications department of the German Design Council from 2009 to 2017. Subsequently, she took over the management of the German Design Museum Foundation. Julia Kostial has been the foundation's managing director since 2020.
Foundation Board
Dr. iur. Martin H. Lockl - Chairman of the Foundation Board Dr. iur. Martin H. Lockl runs a legal practice in Frankfurt am Main.
Jochen Klösges - Vice-Chairman of the Foundation Board is Chief Executive Officer at E.R. Capital Holding in Hamburg.
Sylvia von Metzler - Managing Director of Metzler Foundation and Städelscher Museums-Verein.
Dr. rer. oec. Detlev Schwab - Managing Director of Synius GmbH. Dr. Schwab is a member of the foundation "Stiftung Polytechnische Gesellschaft".
Peter Feldmann graduated in Political Science and Social Business Administration and has been the Mayor of the City of Frankfurt am Main since the 1 July 2012.