The Creative Impulse Award is an important part of Creativeworld and has developed into the most prestigious prize in the hobby, craft and artists' supplies sector. Find out here who won this time.
In total, the jury selected three winners in each of the five categories. For each category there were many good applications: product of the year, children's product of the year, kit of the year, sustainable product of the year, artist product of the year. From 7 to 10 February at Creativeworld, the three best entries in each category were presented in a special area.
Winners of the Creative Impulse Award 2025
Category: Product of the year
Acrylic Paint Stix: The Acrylic Paint Stix do not require a brush or water. The sticks are created for professionals and beginners in acrylic painting and offer the vibrant colours and durability of traditional acrylic paints in a special form. Thanks to their design and easy handling, the Paint Stix are also suitable for painting on the go.
1st place: Mungyo, Acrylic Paint Stix
2nd place: Brother Sewing Machines Europe, Sublimation Printer SP1
3rd place: Zahn Pinsel, Trigon brush series
Category: Children's product of the year
HIMI GOTO Museum Coloring Book: The GOTO Museum Coloring Book, in cooperation between HIMI and illustrator DingDing, was developed as an interactive product for children. It is designed to help children create works of art by exploring colours. The drawings depict ten art museums from around the world.
1st place: Hangzhou Miya Stationery, HIMI GOTO Museum Coloring Book
2nd place: Mungyo, Bath Crayon
3rd place: The Mouse Mansion Company, Mouse Mansion To Go – bedroom
Category: Kit of the year
Cyanotype Kit: The only complete cyanotype kit, according to the manufacturer, contains the cyanotype chemicals as well as an inkjet printable film for making negatives, a marker for drawing your own negative, five sheets of the finest “Hahnemühle Platinum Rag Paper”, measuring cup, base with clamps to hold the print in place, a two-inch Hake brush and a piece of glass to hold the negative firmly to the paper.
1st place: Rupert, Gibbon & Spider, Inc. (Jacquard Products), Cyanotype Kit
2nd place: Gelli Arts, Handmade Card Kit
3rd place: JONG IE NARA, DAMUL CLASSIC
Category: Sustainable product of the year
Reslin: Reslin made from linseed oil and a natural activator from sugar beet molasses
offers a sustainable material for creating decorative works. According to Unicraft, the first 100 percent biodegradable plant-based resin is easy to use and made without any harmful substances.
1st place: Unicraft BV, Reslin
2nd place: H. Schmincke & Co. GmbH & Co. KG, HORADAM Naturals
3rd place: OLFA Corporation, Woody Cutter “WD-L/BRN“ & “WD-AL/BRN“
Category: Artist product of the year
PRIMAcryl Professional: The premium artist acrylic paint has been extensively revised and offers 90 brilliant shades, including 17 new ones. The colours are available in two consistencies: as pasty (heavy body) PRIMAcryl in tubes and jars and as soft-flowing PRIMAcryl fluid in bottles. Sustainable: The colours contain a microplastic-free binding agent, the bottles and jars are made of recycled plastic.
1st place: H. Schmincke & Co. GmbH & Co. KG, PRIMAcryl Professional
2nd place: F.I.L.A. S.p.A., Canson, Mi-Teintes Velvet
3rd place: Gelli Arts, Poster Size Printing Plate
Creative Impulse Award brochure 2025
In the brochure you will find all the winning products, descriptions and sources of supply.
- Creative Impulse Award brochure 2025 (pdf, 7 MB)