Once again this year, we are looking for the most creative products in the hobby and artists’ supplies sector as part of the Creative Impulse Award – the “Oscars of the creative industry”. As an exhibitor at Creativeworld, you are invited to submit your products and take part in the competition. The products should stand out through features such as innovation, complexity, ergonomics, design or sustainability.
Together with the trade magazine 'Cutes&Friends', published by Verlag Chmielorz, Creativeworld is looking for the most creative products from the hobby and artists' requisites sector, which will be honoured with the Creative Impulse Award. Exhibitors at Creativeworld 2026 can apply for the award with their new products.
The independent jury of experts will only judge products that are ready for the market at the start of Creativeworld 2026 and are no more than one year old. The three winners per category will be announced at an awards ceremony on the first day of Creativeworld.
Categories
Products can be submitted in the following categories:
- Product of the Year
- Children's product of the Year
- Complete Set of the Year
- Artistic Product of the Year
- Sustainable Product of the Year
The three first place winners will receive:
- Presentation of the winning products in the special area
- Certificate and winner logo for promotional purposes
- Reporting on Creativeworld’s social media channels and website
- Pre- and post-reporting in the trade magazine Cutes&Friends
- Presentation of the product in the winning brochure
Evaluation criteria
Product of the Year
All products for creative needs that fit into the Creativeworld product groups.
Evaluation criteria:
- Innovation
- Complexity (variety, range of applications)
- Ergonomics
- Design
- Environmental compatibility
- Unique selling point
Children's product of the Year
Products that are customised to the needs of children.
Evaluation criteria:
- Innovation
- Complexity (variety, range of applications)
- Ergonomics
- Design
- Environmental compatibility
- Unique selling point
- Pedagogically valuable or educational
- Contributes to the promotion of creativity
Complete Set of the Year
A complete set invites you to get started straight away as all the necessary utensils are already included.
Evaluation criteria:
- Innovation
- Complexity (variety, range of applications)
- Design
- Attractive packaging
- Environmental compatibility
- Unique selling point
- Instructions are clear and easy to understand
- Material composition
Artistic Product of the Year
Professional artists' materials, which are mainly sold in specialist shops for artists' supplies, e.g. high-quality brushes, paints, canvases, papers (rather high-priced, high-quality products).
Evaluation criteria:
- Innovation
- Complexity
- Ergonomics
- Design
- Environmental compatibility
- Unique selling proposition
Sustainable Product of the Year
Sustainability refers to the development and long life cycle of products that are in harmony with the environment.
Evaluation criteria:
- Innovation
- Complexity (diversity, range of applications)
- Product has been newly conceived
- Packaging has been reduced, optimised or completely avoided in an exemplary manner
- Nature or its use proves to be particularly environmentally friendly
- Attention was paid to resource-saving production during the manufacture of the product
- Refillable, reusable, durable
Application for the Creative Impulse Award
Participation fees
Submitting products is subject to a fee. The participation fee is 250 Euro for the submission of a single product. If two products are submitted, the fee is 200 Euro per product. For three or more products, the fee is 150 Euro per product.
The closing date for entries is 21 November 2025. The closing date for all documents and samples is 28 November 2025.
Documents include:
- Original product (if possible a second sample, as products will be unpacked and tried during the jury session);
- Meaningful photo
- Short description
- If available: finished samples; PoS materials for the jury session and the presentation at the special area during Creativeworld
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