In the spotlight: the congratulators gave the awards to the winners on stage (Click on the picture to enlarge the photo)

Professor Dr. Peter Zec, President of the Design Zentrum Nordrhein Westfalen and creator of the red dot method

Reinhard Büscher Head of Unit, Innovation Policy Development Enterprise and Industry DG, European Commission

Oliver Wittke, Minister of Construction and Transport of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia

Ger Peters, Project Coordinator of the project ADMIRE from Eindhoven

Around 350 guests from all over Europe came to celebrate the winners of the first Design Management Europe Award in a festive award ceremony.

Impressive: musicians of the 'Duo Stengert'

The special exhibition was opened for the public after the award ceremony