Design Museum Singapore

Creative centre in the heart of Asia – the red dot design museum in Singapore. It is located in the red dot Traffic, an impressive colonial style building which used to be the headquarters of the traffic police. Click here for more details.

Design Museum Essen

Stylish setting for design products – the red dot design museum in Germany. It is the largest exhibition of contemporary design worldwide, located in the breath-taking setting of the former Zeche Zollverein colliery. Click here for more details.

Design Museum News

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, 8 April 2010

Best of Dutch Design – vernissage with international guests at the red dot design museum

The public vernissage of the special exhibition “Best of Dutch Design” at the red dot design museum on 7 April 2010 was a complete success: numerous guests from the Netherlands had also travelled to the exhibition opening which was accompanied by a diverse programme consisting of lectures and a Design Talk as well as a broad range of exclusive designer food. More »

Friday, 12 March 2010

Starting from now: Design jewellery in the shop of the red dot design museum

Special pieces of jewellery are no longer only exhibited at the design museum; they can also be purchased. As from now, each month a new jewellery designer will be presented in the museum shop. More »

Wednesday, 24 February 2010

The red dot design museum presents: Best of Dutch Design

From 8 April to 2 May 2010 the red dot design museum in Essen, Germany, will present the finalists and winners of the Dutch Design Awards 2009 in a special exhibition. he 2010 European Capital of Culture is one of the first stops of the international touring exhibition of the “best of the best” of Dutch design. More »

Wednesday, 17 February 2010

Best of Dutch Design on show in red dot design museum

The finalists and winners of the Dutch Design Awards 2009 will be on show in the red dot design museum in Essen. From April 8 through to May 2 the museum will host the ‘best of the best’ of Dutch Design, as part of an international tour of the exhibit, showing design by renowned designers as Studio Wieke Somers, Maarten Baas, Thonik, Philips Design, Gert Dumbar, Jelte van Abbema (young talent 2009), and many others. More »

Saturday, 30 January 2010

Visitors from outer space – Spacewalkers in the red dot design museum

Very special guests can currently be observed on the roof of a boiler in the red dot design museum: “Spacewalkers” by Dark NV bathe the impressive industrial architecture in mysterious red and green light. More »

Friday, 29 January 2010

Lord Foster Receives Order of Merit

On 18 January 2010, British star architect Lord Foster was awarded the Knight Commander’s Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany. Issued to him in London by the German Ambassador Georg Boomgaarden, the Order of Merit was given to him for his outstanding achievements in architecture in Germany and around the world. More »

Monday, 11 January 2010

Opening Ceremony RUHR.2010: Heavy VIP Traffic in the red dot design museum

The UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site Zeche Zollverein saw the festive inauguration of the European Capital of Culture in the year 2010 by the German President Horst Koehler on Saturday. Weathering the storm “Daisy” which swept over the Ruhr area with freezing temperatures and heavy snowfalls, about 100,000 people celebrated until the early morning hours. More »

Wednesday, 25 November 2009

Singapore celebrates red dot winners

The award ceremony on 24 November 2009 in Singapore was the festive culmination of this year’s red dot award: design concept. In the impressive atmosphere of the red dot design museum Singapore’s creative scene celebrated the proud winners with a spectacular awards presentation in the presence of more than 400 international guests from the design industry. One of the evening’s highlights was the spectacular performance of the sound artist and music composer sonicbrat. More »

Friday, 20 November 2009

Product launches at the red dot design museum in Singapore

On 25 November 2009 at 7:30 pm, three new products will be presented for the first time to the public at the red dot design museum in Singapore: With his “Flow Office Desking Landscape,” designer and red dot juror Werner Aisslinger will present a new, extremely innovative office furniture system. More »