The "German Design Council" network is currently made up of around 330 prominent companies and individuals in various walks of the design-relevant industry. Publishing its book "The Major German Brands", the German Design Council Foundation every year showcases "outstanding German brand companies from the design relevant industry who successfully compete globally through 'designed in Germany'."

The new edition, "The Major German Brands 2025", includes Hettich for the first time. This year's brand book focuses on the topic of "Pushing Circular Design". – Fittings specialist Hettich was quick to recognise the potential of design for a sustainable future and, in its product development and design activities, is focusing on optimising material management. The aim is to identify design systems which, wherever possible, permit recycling by material type, simple disassembly and component separation without the need for tools. This provides the capability of returning materials to the material cycle at the end of a long product life. 

To get more about "The Major German Brands" in it newly published edition, go to: https://www.german-design-council.de/en/themes/the-major-german-brands