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 6 to 9 February at Creativeworld, the three best entries in each category were presented in a special area.
Winners of the Creative Impulse Award 2026
Category: Product of the year
addiCraSySnake Lace Nadelspiel: The addiCraSySnake Lace double-pointed needle set combines an ergonomically shaped wave structure with precise lace tips for fine knitting work. The gray anodized metal needles lie securely in the hand, prevent stitches from slipping, and make demanding techniques such as increases or filigree patterns easier.
1st place: addi/Gustav Selter GmbH & Co. KG with addiCraSySnake Lace Nadelspiel
2nd place: Zahn Pinsel GmbH with Forma Struktura – The first brush designed specifically for textured fillers.
3rd place: Paint Puck LLC with Gray Collapsibowl
Category: Children's product of the year
Wood Art: Wood Art consists of five finely laser-cut layers of wood that are assembled to form a multidimensional design. Each individual layer is colored using a grid pattern and then glued together with precision. This creates a three-dimensional effect that visually highlights the motif.
1st place: Splat Planet Limited with Wood Art
2nd place: WobbleWorks (HK) Limited with 3Doodler Start + 3D Printing Pen Set
3rd place: GRAINE CREATIVE SA with Japan multi-activity box
Category: Kit of the year
DIY Lumen Postcard kit: The DIY sunprinting kit provides an easy introduction to the analog photographic technique of lumen printing. With the help of sunlight, delicate pink-gray impressions of plants, natural materials, or small objects are created on special postcards.
1st place: PAR with DIY Lumen Postcard kit
2nd place: BeaverCraft GmbH with Wooden Coasters DIY Pyrography Kit
3rd place: Gelli Arts LLC with Gelli Arts® Image Transfer Kit
Category: Sustainable product of the year
Natural Watercolor Kit: This set contains everything you need to make professional-quality natural watercolors, completely free of toxic additives, heavy metals, or petroleum-based ingredients. The earth and mineral pigments and gum arabic included in the set can be used to mix lightfast, vibrant, and durable colors.
1st place: ART SELECT GmbH & Co. KG with Natural Watercolor Kit
2nd place: De Bondt BV with Scheepjes Kindsome
3rd place: Collall BV with Collall Öko Multikleber
Category: Artist product of the year
da Vinci GO COLINEO: da Vinci GO COLINEO is a modular travel brush system from Nuremberg that now offers greater flexibility when you're on the go, for example, for urban sketching or mobile working. The interchangeable brush heads are made of COLINEO synthetic fibers with straight and wavy filaments, fine tips, high elasticity, and good color absorption – suitable for watercolors, liquid acrylic paints, and ink.
1st place: Da Vinci Künstlerpinselfabrik DEFET GmbH with da Vinci GO COLINEOH
2nd place: Acrylicos Vallejo, SLU with True Metallic Metal - Color Case
3rd place: Etter Art GmbH with Schablonenwelt
Creative Impulse Award brochure 2026
In the brochure you will find all the winning products, descriptions and sources of supply.