The invention relates to a method for designing a die surface of a die, comprising generating a workpiece simulation-model corresponding to a workpiece, generating a target simulation-model corresponding to a target formed part, determining an initial die surface, which an initial numerical simulation predicts as forming the workpiece simulation-model into the target simulation-model, determiningresidual stresses resulting from forming the workpiece simulation-model into the target simulation-model, with a die having the initial die surface, forming the workpiece into an actual formed part, by measuring the actual formed part, generating a numerical representation of the actual formed part, based on the numerical representation of the actual formed part, generating an actual simulation-model, based on the residual stresses, matching the actual simulation-model and the target simulation-model, based on deviations between the matched target simulation-model and actual simulation-model,modifying the initial numerical simulation to provide a modified numerical simulation, and determining a corrected die surface, which the modified numerical simulation predicts as forming the workpiece simulation-model into the target simulation-model.