design concept

The competition for design concepts and prototypes is held annually in Singapore. The highest award for the best of all concepts is the red dot: luminary which includes prize money of $5,000. More »

product design

The product design competition has existed since 1955. Its award, the “red dot”, is an internationally recognised quality seal. The best products receive the “red dot: best of the best” award. More »

communication design

The highest award in the communication design competition is the “red dot: grand prix” for the best work in a category. The “red dot: junior prize”, which includes prize money of 10,000 euros, will be awarded to the best student work. More »

design award news

Wednesday, 8 September 2010

Designing Success! – red dot in China

Internationally leading design manufacturers present themselves in the growth market of the future. For a long time, China was regarded merely as a manufacturing location; in recent years, however, the region has experienced a real boom as a blossoming economic market with excellent growth rates and promising forecasts for the future. It also offers excellent conditions and enormous potential for the creative industries thanks to targeted state funding and private involvement. More »

Tuesday, 31 August 2010

Innovative, smart and solid—the winners of the caravaning design award

Comfort, functionality and a refined sense of aesthetics—22 of the latest product developments of the caravaning sector were given the caravaning design award: innovations for new mobility at Messe Düsseldorf on 28 August 2010 in the Caravan Salon. This new generation of products were distinguished for their intelligent details, a sensibility for high-quality materials, and flexible interior design concepts. More »

Monday, 23 August 2010

Communication designers play increasingly important role

There is a clear upward trend in the field of communication design. This is the result of a range of recent studies and market observations. The current positive trend can be put down to the improvement of the German economic climate and consumer confidence. The media genre that has benefited most in the past is the Internet; here experts continue to see the greatest development potential. More »

Thursday, 19 August 2010

Interview with Ian Cameron

For Ian Cameron, chief designer with Rolls-Royce, good design must be appealing to the customer. In the interview with red dot he tells us about the challenge and responsibility that his design team had to face in the design and the realisation of this new car, as well as about the central idea that influences his work. More »

Monday, 9 August 2010

Poggenpohl and Porsche to launch a new designer kitchen

For the second time around, the kitchen manufacturer Poggenpohl and Porsche Design have extended their partnership agreement. Following the resounding success of the kitchen produced during their first collaboration (P’7340), the team is now preparing for the launch, by the year 2014, of a follow-up model, likewise to stand out for its functional and minimalist design. More »

Monday, 2 August 2010

The Agony of Choice – Jury Time in Essen and Singapore

In the coming weeks almost 10,000 works and products have to be sorted and evaluated by the jurors of the red dot award: communication design and the red dot award: design concept. Nearly as many creative minds are currently still hoping that it is their entry of all, which may persuade the jurors… More »

Friday, 30 July 2010

Messe Düsseldorf distinguishes 22 products with the “caravaning design award”

For the fifth time around, Messe Düsseldorf issued the caravaning design award “innovations for new mobility” in the run-up to the CARAVAN SALON DÜSSELDORF. The renowned design award, issued every two years in cooperation with red dot projects, distinguishes product developments in the caravaning sector for particularly innovative concepts and successful design. More »

Monday, 5 July 2010

A top class event - the international design scene celebrates in the 2010 European Capital of Culture

International guests, a spectacular awards presentation, two impressing special exhibitions, and a glamorous party – this year’s red dot gala was truly a top class event. More than 1,000 guests from all over the world had travelled to Essen, Germany on 5 July 2010, in order to take part in the awards presentation of the “red dot award: product design”, one of the largest and major international design competitions. More »

Monday, 5 July 2010

Award ceremony 2010

International guests, a spectacular awards presentation, two impressing special exhibitions, and a glamorous party – this year’s red dot gala was truly a top class event. More than 1,000 guests from all over the world had travelled to Essen, Germany on 5 July 2010, in order to take part in the awards presentation of the “red dot award: product design”, one of the largest and major international design competitions. More »

Thursday, 1 July 2010

Designing Success! – red dot in China

In view of China’s constantly growing importance as a location for creative minds, red dot wants to send a clear signal for outstanding design on the occasion of the “Third China International Industrial Design Expo” in Shunde: By the “Designing Success – red dot in China“ exhibition from 16 to 19 September, red dot will present selected winners of the red dot award: product design 2010. More »

Monday, 28 June 2010

The countdown is on for the red dot award: product design 2010 awards ceremony

On Monday, 5 July 2010, the winners of the red dot award: product design 2010 will be honoured at a festive ceremony in the Essen Aalto Theater by eminent representatives from design, business, and politics. Following the awards ceremony, the winners will be celebrated until the early morning hours at the legendary Designers’ Night. Design lovers from all over the world have already announced their attendance at this impressive gala. More »

Thursday, 20 May 2010

Trendspots red dot award: product design 2010

Globalisation, economic crisis, environmental disasters – catch phrases like these concisely describe some of the challenges people currently have to face. Since the human being is the focus of interest also in international product design, it is of great importance to take up these topics also in the design processes, grapple with them, and find adequate solutions. More »

Wednesday, 19 May 2010

red dot award: product design 2010 - “Design team of the year” award goes to Hilti

The Liechtenstein company Hilti time and again manages to drill its way into the hearts of building professionals with its products’ perfect unity of function and design. This is a great achievement, which has now been rewarded with the highest honorary award in the world of design: the Hilti design team is the “red dot: design team of the year 2010”. More »

Monday, 17 May 2010

A concept on a journey towards realisation – an interview with red dot winner Wu Yu-Ying

In 2009, Wu Yu-Ying was awarded the red dot award for "Breathing", a chair that transforms its shape according to the body of the person sitting in it. She is currently working with Pinzaan Company Limited to develop "Breathing" into a commercial product. Wu Yu-Ying‘s example once again demonstrates the important role which the red dot award: design concept can play in the realisation of a concept. More »

Thursday, 6 May 2010

Success with design is measurable – groundbreaking method for calculating design value of companies developed

A completely new perspective for looking at design and business is now provided by the book “Design value – a strategy for business success”. The two authors, design expert Professor Dr. Peter Zec and Burkhard Jacob, for the first time present a method that makes it possible to measure the value which companies generate through design. More »

Friday, 30 April 2010

Agent of design - Interview with red dot winner Alberto Villarreal

Alberto Villarreal is a five time red dot award winner. At the red dot award: design concept, he received red dot awards for "Bright Walk" in 2005, for "Habit Forming" with Lunar Design in 2007 and for "MX-LIBRIS" in 2008. His helmet design "Cascuz" won a red dot: best of the best in 2006. In 2009, he won the red dot award in the red dot award: product design for "SanDisk ImageMate Readers". Recently, we caught up with him on new developments. More »

Friday, 23 April 2010

Munich audience enthralled by Professor Dr. Zec’s lecture on calculating design value

On Thursday, 22 April 2010, the design and business expert Professor Dr. Peter Zec held the last in his current and very well-received series of lectures on “Design Value – A strategy for business success” in the Pinakothek der Moderne art museum in Munich. Stopping in Düsseldorf, Hamburg and Berlin, Munich has marked the climax thus far of the series of lectures. More »

Monday, 19 April 2010

3, 2, 1, go! – The call for entries to the “red dot award: communication design 2010” starts now!

Olympians from all around the world have already shown their motivation and competitive spirit this year – now designers, agencies, design firms, and clients of the international communication design industry are called upon to demonstrate their design expertise and creative skills: as of now, the “red dot award: communication design 2010” is open for entries until 11 June 2010 at www.red-dot.de/registration. More »

Tuesday, 13 April 2010

Exhibition about Award-winning Communication Design Opened in Basel

There was a heavy rush at the opening of the exhibition: “Quality has a form. red dot presents: Excellent communication design in Basel”. About 450 guests altogether registered for the festive opening and vernissage on 12 April 2010. All works that have won an award of communication design in the red dot award: communication design 2009 can be visited until 9 May 2010. More »

Tuesday, 23 March 2010

The world design championships – the “red dot award: product design 2010”

What do Estonia and Puerto Rico have in common? Unfortunately these two nations did not manage to qualify for the Football World Cup in South-Africa in 2010 and can therefore only passively enjoy the sporting event of the year. However, the following commonality more than makes up for this: a 100 per cent success rate in the “red dot award: product design 2010”. More »