Award ceremony

The red dot gala

The red dot gala on 2 July 2012 in the Aalto-Theater in Essen is the final celebratory highlight to mark the close of the competition. All prizewinners of the “red dot: best of the best” are granted the special honour of receiving their sculpture – the red dot trophy – on stage in the presence of more than 1,200 guests from all over the world, including design stars, media representatives, business experts, and political figures. The “red dot: design team of the year 2012” is also announced on stage and receives its “Radius” challenge cup.

2 July 2012 - 6.00 p.m. -  at the Aalto-Theater

For requests and ticket information, please send an email to team(at)red-dot.de.


Impressions of the red dot gala