Designing the Ballot Box
The new research project “Redesigning Democratic Representation”, led by Friedrich von Borries and Sven T. Siefken, is launching a design competition for the ballot box. At the occasion of the general election to the Bundestag, designers are challenged to take stock of the ballot box used in their home electoral district and develop a model that adequately represents the outstanding role of elections in our democracy. More on the competition can be found in the press release below.

The photo shows a screenshot of the company https://www.wahlurnen-shop.de offering ballot boxes (left) and the original ballot box designed for the 1949 elections of the Federal President and of the Federal Chancellor. It is currently on display in the German Bundestag.