The second year of the project ran in the run-up to an exhibition on Willy Guhl under the label "Guhl School". In this context, the focus of several Design Kids Club editions and project lessons, the Josef sitzt! campaign and the Willy Guhl: jung und heute museum week was on the ideas and work of the Swiss design pioneer and their methodological potential.

Willy Guhl's design approach was body-oriented and multi-sensory. "You have to look with your hands," he is quoted as saying by his students. Examples of this are the various design stages of his Eternit flower box as well as an armchair with wooden armrests, which he designed specifically for the sense of touch and the hand rest. Taking inspiration from other designers and educators such as Juhani Pallasmaa, Bruno Munari, Laszlo Moholy-Nagy and Maria Montessori, Bitte anfassen! was all about tactile experiences.

The Design Kids examined everyday objects such as computer mice, tools, door handles, handles and glasses and experimented with surfaces, shapes and materials: What feels funny, what is practical? How would they design everyday objects to make them great to touch? Finally, they developed ideas for products that would be designed entirely according to their tactile preferences.

In a digitally transforming world, the exploratory examination of material culture and the way young people deal with tangible and intangible things appear to be highly relevant. The knowledge and experience gained in the "GuhlSchool" was used to further sharpen the profile of design education at the Museum für Gestaltung Zürich. They were directly implemented in the development of the interactive station "Thinking" in the exhibition Willy Guhl - Thinking with Your Hands (9.12.2022 - 26.3.2023) and in the planning of the education program and will lead to the conception and the education program of a new permanent exhibition of the collections, which will open on the occasion of the 150th anniversary in 2025 in the Toni-Areal.

Im Rahmen des dreijährigen Outreachprojekts (April 2021 bis März 2024) öffnete sich das Museum für Gestaltung Zürich jugendgemässen Fragestellungen und Perspektiven. Im Fokus standen dabei das in der Sammlung bewahrte Kulturerbe, das Ausloten der spezifischen Potenziale von Designvermittlung sowie museologische und strategische Fragestellungen.