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
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, 26 July 2010
New designer jewelry in the red dot design museum shop
Julia Miltenberger: that is the name of the jewelry designer who – thanks to her creativity – is the second designer to be selected to present her jewelry in the museum shop window.With everything from colorful summer pieces to glamorous gold and silver, the jewelry collection grabs visitors’ attention, calling to mind a style reminiscent of the modern 1950s. 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 »
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 »
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 »
Thursday, 11 March 2010
World Industrial Design Day 2010 | Industrial Design: Humane solutions for a resilient world
In celebration of World Industrial Design Day on 29 June 2010, the International Council of Societies of Industrial Design (Icsid) invites designers from around the globe to initiate events reflecting this year's theme "Industrial Design: Humane solutions for a resilient world". More »
Monday, 8 March 2010
Professor Dr. Peter Zec holds talk on method for calculating the value of design
On 2 March 2010, some 200 people came to the sold-out event on the method for calculating the value of design given by design expert and author Professor Dr. Peter Zec in Düsseldorf 's renowned "stilwerk" design shopping centre. Together with co-author Burkhard Jacob, director of the red dot institute, Zec gave an overview of the method of design value calculation and explained how design can increase the value of a company. More »
Wednesday, 17 February 2010
Results keenly awaited: the winners of the red dot award: product design 2010!
Once more the award competition has attracted record submissions, highlighting the high degree of design consciousness worldwide. Designers and manufacturers from 57 countries have submitted products for consideration, hoping to win one of the highly coveted design seals of quality, the “red dot”. Thirty international design experts from all over the world will travel to the 2010 Cultural Capital of Essen to assess thoroughly all the submissions on site. More »
Wednesday, 17 February 2010
Belgian ad agencies band together to protest ruthless pitching
The ad agency sector as well has not been spared from the economic crisis—on the contrary. Last year was a difficult year, with many lay-offs, mass pitches, and immense cost pressure. Many contractors used and still use the economic crisis as a killer argument to continually push prices further down, and pitches for little or no money are no rarity. More »
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