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

Wednesday, 23 March 2011

Support Design: Mobile Tail by Park Sangwoo & Park Jongwon, red dot award: design concept winners

Mobile Tail is a support stand for mobile devices, last year, it won a red dot: best of the best at the red dot award: design concept. When the mobile accessory started selling at the design museum shop, we decided to catch up with the two designers. Park Sangwoo is a chief designer at Studio O_O Korea and Park Jongwon is an industrial designer based in Seoul. More »

Sunday, 12 December 2010

A spectacular evening celebrating design excellence - the awards presentation of the “red dot award: communication design 2010”

The best in international communication design came together in the red dot design museum in Essen yesterday in order to honour the award-winners of this year’s “red dot award: communication design”. Professor Dr. Peter Zec, initiator of the red dot design award and host of the evening, welcomed some 900 creative professionals and representatives from the media, business and culture to the awards presentation and the ensuing vernissage and red dot after show party. A special highlight was the appearance of a true creativity guru who has been providing the best entertainment for 50 years: Legendary TV host Frank Elstner honoured the “red dot: agency of the year”, BBDO Germany, with a laudatory speech and received great applause from the enthusiastic audience. More »

Friday, 26 November 2010

A Fireworks of Creativity - Singapore Celebrates red dot Winners

The award ceremony on 25 November 2010 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 the collaborative performance of the Singaporean sound artist sonicbrat and the Spanish musician and sound engineer Santiago Latorre. More »

Friday, 19 November 2010

Book your exclusive ticket to the red dot after show party 2010!

The highlight of this year’s “red dot award: communication design” is drawing closer: on 8 December 2010, the winners of this year’s red dot award: communication design will be celebrated by the international design scene at the red dot design museum. The most spectacular newcomers, the best designers of international communication design, and guests from media, business and culture will come together to experience a very special evening. More »

Thursday, 28 October 2010

Multiple Plan - Design crossroads in Belgium

From 29 October to 21 November 2010 the red dot design museum and Wallonie-Bruxelles Design/Mode (WBDM) present the exhibition “MULTIPLE PLAN – Design crossroads in Belgium”, which shows a cross section of the new design standards in Belgium. This country is regarded as one of the most interesting with regards to the development of design. The vernissage takes place on 28 October 2010 at 6:00 pm at the red dot design museum. 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 »

Monday, 2 August 2010

Prof. Dr. Peter Zec as design expert in Singapore

On the morning of 31 Jul 2010, one hundred academics, policy makers and design decision makers from companies arrived at the red dot design museum in Singapore for the design seminar "Design Value - A strategy for business success". 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 »