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{{Short description|German international design prize}}
{{About|the design award|other uses|Red Dot (disambiguation)}}{{Infobox award|name=reddot design award|image=RedDot_Design_Award.png|awarded_for=*Product and industrial design
*Brand and communication design
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The '''Red Dot Design Award''' is an international, annual [[design competition]] for [[Product design|product]] and [[industrial design]], [[Communication design|brand and communication design]] as well as design concepts, in which the Red Dot quality label is awarded to winners. The Red Dot Design Award, which is organized by Red Dot GmbH & Co. KG, dates back to 1954 when the "Verein Industrieform e. V." was founded.<ref name="Woodham 2016 p. 554" /><ref name="Abel_2017">{{cite web |last=Abel |first=Katharina |date=6 April 2017 |title=Socially conscious or superfluous: Red Dot Award designs |url=https://www.dw.com/en/from-the-socially-conscious-to-the-superfluous-red-dot-award-winning-designs/a-38325575 |access-date=4 December 2022 |website=[[Deutsche Welle]]}}</ref>
The competition is divided into the three disciplines ''Red Dot Award: Product Design'', ''Red Dot Award: Brands & Communication Design'' and ''Red Dot Award: Design Concept''.<ref name="Woodham 2016 p. 554" /> Participation in the competition is subject to a fee, the submissions are then evaluated by an international [[Juried competition|jury]]. Products, concepts and works that have received the Red Dot Design Award are presented in exhibitions (e.g. the ''Red Dot Design Museum'' in [[Essen]]), yearbooks and online. In addition, winning designers and companies can use the "Red Dot" quality label for their product and [[corporate communication]].<ref name="Abel_2017" />
[[File:Essen Red Dot Designmuseum.jpg|thumb|The Red Dot Design Museum in the boiler house of [[Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex|Zollverein coal mine]], shaft 12.]]▼
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The Red Dot Design Award goes back to the association ''Haus der Industrieform [[Registered association (Germany)|e.V.]]'' (House of Industrial Form e.V.), which was founded on July 30, 1954 in [[Essen]].<ref name="Woodham 2016 p. 554" /> Starting in October 1955, Haus Industrieform began hosting a permanent exhibition at the [[Villa Hügel|Kleines Haus der Villa Hügel]] as well as hosting a design award. Around 600 "exemplary" industrial products from 120 companies were shown, which had been previously selected by a twelve-person jury.<ref name="Reinhardt Wanninger 2004 p. 23">{{cite book |last=Reinhardt |first=Frank A. |title=Die rote Linie: auf der Suche nach Spitzenleistungen im Design. Eine Fallstudie am Beispiel des Design-Zentrums Nordrhein-Westfalen; 1954 - 2004 |last2=Wanninger |first2=Claudia |publisher=AV Edition |year=2004 |isbn=978-3-89986-047-4 |location=Ludwigsburg |page=23 |language=de |trans-title=The red line: in search of excellence in design. A case study using the example of the Design Centre North Rhine-Westphalia; 1954 - 2004}}</ref> From November 1961, the exhibition was on display in the [[Old Synagogue (Essen)|Old Synagogue]] in Essen.<ref name="Woodham 2016 p. 554" /> After a fire in the Old Synagogue, the exhibition moved to the Amerikahaus on Kennedyplatz in 1980.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Zec |first=Peter |title=Dauernde, nicht endgültige Form (Festschrift 60 Jahre Designgeschichte - von der Industrieform zum Red Dot) |publisher=Red Dot Edition |year=2015 |isbn=978-3-89939-182-4 |location=Essen |pages=96 |language=de |trans-title=Permanent, not final form (Festschrift 60 years of design history - from industrial form to Red Dot)}}</ref> From the mid-1980s, the North Rhine-Westphalian State Ministry of Economic Affairs acted as a project sponsor and the design competition was called ''Design Innovations'' from 1985 forward.<ref name="Zec 2015 p. 100">{{cite book |last=Zec |first=Peter |title=Dauernde, nicht endgültige Form (Festschrift 60 Jahre Designgeschichte - von der Industrieform zum Red Dot)|publisher=Red Dot Edition |year=2015 |isbn=978-3-89939-182-4 |editor= |location=Essen |page=100 |language=de |trans-title=Permanent, not final form (Festschrift 60 years of design history - from industrial form to Red Dot)}}</ref> In 1990, as a result of restructuring, the organization was renamed to ''Design Zentrum Nordrhein Westfalen e.V.'' (Design Center North Rhine-Westphalia e.V.).<ref name="Woodham 2016 p. 554" /><ref name="Aynsley Clarke Messell 2022 p. 102" /> In the same year, the Design Zentrum Nordrhein Westfalen moved to the old municipal library on Hindenburgstraße.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Zec |first=Peter |title=Dauernde, nicht endgültige Form (Festschrift 60 Jahre Designgeschichte - von der Industrieform zum Red Dot) |publisher=Red Dot Edition |year=2015 |isbn=978-3-89939-182-4 |location=Essen |pages=105 |language=de |trans-title=Permanent, not final form (Festschrift 60 years of design history - from industrial form to Red Dot)}}</ref>
On April 1, 1991, [[Peter Zec]] became managing director of the Design Zentrum Nordrhein Westfalen, who brought to the concept of the award a more contemporary face.<ref name="Aynsley Clarke Messell 2022 p. 102">{{cite book |last=Aynsley |first=J. |title=International Design Organizations: Histories, Legacies, Values |last2=Clarke |first2=A.J. |last3=Messell |first3=T. |publisher=[[Bloomsbury Publishing]] |year=2022 |isbn=978-1-350-11253-7 |page=102 |language=en}}</ref> In order to give the competition a more concise appearance, Zec introduced the ''Red Dot'' (Roter Punkt) as a distinction for award-winning products. The idea of introducing the Red Dot as a design award goes back to the procedure in [[Art gallery|art galleries]], where a red dot next to a work of art symbolizes the successful sale of the work.<ref name="Aynsley Clarke Messell 2022 p. 102" /> The symbol was designed by [[Otl Aicher]] in 1991 for the Design Zentrum Nordrhein Westfalen.<ref name="Woodham 2016 p. 554" />
However, in order to promote the competition rather than the institution that hosted it, graphic designer Kurt Weidemann visually reconceived the Red Dot logo in 1994. This period marked the award’s internationalization through the encouragement of entries from companies in North and South America, Asia, and Europe. The German Roter Punkt was translated more and more frequently into other languages, so that inconsistent designations for the competition developed worldwide. Therefore, the management decided to change the German expression Roter Punkt to ''Red Dot'' and to have a new logo and label designed. This led to commissioning graphic designer [[Peter Schmidt (artist)|Peter Schmidt]] for a further remodeling of the Red Dot Award logo in 2000.<ref name="Woodham 2016 p. 554" /> Meanwhile, in 1997, the organization moved to its current location at [[Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex|Zollverein]].<ref name="Aynsley Clarke Messell 2022 p. 102" />
In the early years of the 21st century international recognition of the award had grown and by 2005 a second museum for displaying award-winning exhibits was established in [[Singapore]]. By 2015 the Red Dot exhibition in Essen had about 2,000 exhibits from 45 countries.<ref name="Woodham 2016 p. 554" /><ref name="Aynsley Clarke Messell 2022 p. 102" />
== Categories ==▼
▲== Disciplines and Categories ==
The Red Dot is awarded in the three categories "product design", "brands & communication design" and "design concept".<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Sajan |first=Chantal |date=2022-09-30 |title=S’pore is red hot at the Red Dot Awards for design |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/life/home-design/s-pore-is-red-hot-at-the-red-dot-awards-for-design |access-date=2023-03-21 |website=www.straitstimes.com |publisher=[[The Straits Times]] |language=en}}</ref> The award winners receive a certificate and can use the "Red Dot" as a quality label for their product or corporate communication.
=== Red Dot Award: Product Design ===
[[File:Red_Dot_Award_Product_Design_2000-2018_Aibos.jpg|thumb|[[AIBO]] robotic dog ]]
[[File:Red_Dot_Design_Museum_Essen_2022_-_Pyramide.jpg|thumb|Award-winning [[Apple Inc.|Apple]] products at the Red Dot Design Museum in Essen]]
The oldest of the three awards, the ''Red Dot Award: Product Design'', had been known as ''Design Innovations'' until 2000. It is given for [[Product (business)|products]] with a "good or excellent design quality".<ref name="huerlimann">{{cite web |last=Hürlimann |first=Beat |date=November 22, 2022 |title=’Red Dot: Agency of the Year 2022’: Dr. Peter Zec: "MetaDesign schafft es seit über vier Jahrzehnten, Brands nachhaltig bei ihrer Positionierung zu begleiten" |url=https://www.horizont.net/schweiz/nachrichten/red-dot-agency-of-the-year-2022-dr.-peter-zec-metadesign-schafft-es-seit-uber-vier-jahrzehnten-brands-nachhaltig-bei-ihrer-positionierung-zu-begleiten-203848 |accessdate=March 20, 2023 |website=horizont.net |publisher=[[Deutscher Fachverlag]] |language=de}}</ref> The awarding ceremony takes place annually at the [[Aalto Theatre]] in Essen.<ref>{{cite web |last=Keiterling |first=Marc |date=2019-07-14 |title=Gala am Montag - Sonderausstellung seit Freitag auf Zollverein: 80 Red Dot-Sieger gekürt |trans-title=Gala on Monday - Special exhibition at Zollverein since Friday: 80 Red Dot winners chosen |url=https://www.lokalkompass.de/essen-nord/c-kultur/80-red-dot-sieger-gekuert_a1172688 |accessdate=2023-03-21 |website=Lokalkompass.de |publisher=[[Funke Mediengruppe]] |language=de}}</ref> Overall, the Red Dot Award: Product Design is composed of around fifty categories from a wide variety of areas such as computers, medical devices, glasses, office furniture, household or bicycles.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Fricke |first=Anna Katharina |date=2012-07-01 |title=Hochwertig und funktional |trans-title=High quality and functional |url=https://www.welt.de/incoming/article107613578/Hochwertig-und-funktional.html |access-date=2023-03-21 |website=www.welt.de |publisher=[[Die Welt]] |language=de}}</ref> Some of the best-known award-winning products include [[Sony]]'s robot dog [[AIBO]],<ref name="Ruhr Nachrichten 29092021">{{Cite news |last=Wölky |first=Rebekka |date=2021-09-29 |title=Die 1500 besten Designerstücke |language=de |trans-title=The 1500 best designer pieces |pages=2 |work=[[Ruhr Nachrichten]]}}</ref> the [[iPod]], [[IPhone (1st generation)|iPhone]]<ref name="If It's Hip, It's Here 2008">{{cite web |date=2008-03-29 |title=New 2008 Red Dot Design Award Winners! |url=https://www.ifitshipitshere.com/new-2008-red-dot-design-award-winners/ |access-date=2022-12-15 |website=www.ifitshipitshere.com |publisher=If It's Hip, It's Here |language=en}}</ref> and [[iMac]] from [[Apple Inc.|Apple]], as well as the [[Ferrari]] [[LaFerrari]] and [[Ferrari 296|296 GTB]].<ref name="Pastuglia 2022">{{cite web |last=Pastuglia |first=Lorenzo |date=31 March 2022 |title=Ferrari, poker ai Red Dot Award: premiate Daytona SP3 e 296 Gtb |trans-title=Ferrari, poker at the Red Dot Awards: Daytona SP3 and 296 Gtb honoured |url=https://www.gazzetta.it/motori/la-mia-auto/31-03-2022/ferrari-poker-red-dot-award-premiate-daytona-sp3-296-gtb.shtml |access-date=22 February 2023 |website=[[La Gazzetta dello Sport]] |language=it}}</ref>
Previous winners were, for example, the Waterson Self-Closing Swing Clear Hinge, (2023)<ref>{{cite web |last=red-dot.org |date=2003-10-13 |title=Red Dot Design Award: Waterson Self-Closing Swing Clear Hinge |url=https://www.red-dot.org/project/waterson-self-closing-swing-clear-hinge-63157 |access-date=2024-01-16 |website=Red Dot |language=en-GB}}</ref>
[[File:Red_Dot_Awarding_Ceremony_2022_Philips.jpg|thumb|The [[Philips]] Experience Design Team was named Red Dot: Design Team of the Year 2022.]]
Every year since 1988, a design team that has distinguished itself through its continuously innovative design achievements has been honored with the ''Red Dot: Design Team of the Year'' award, as part of the Red Dot Award: Product Design.<ref name="huerlimann" /> The Red Dot: Design Team of the Year is honored by handing over the "Radius", a sculpture as a challenge trophy<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2016-07-04 |title=Königsliga der Designer: Red Dot Award |trans-title=The premier league of designers: Red Dot Award |url=https://www.dw.com/de/k%C3%B6nigsliga-der-designer-red-dot-award/a-19376604 |access-date=2023-03-28 |publisher=Deutsche Welle |language=de}}</ref> on which all the names of the previous winners are engraved.
Previous winners were, for example, the Philips Experience Design Team (2022),<ref>{{Cite web |last=Schürmann |first=Martina |date=2022-06-21 |title=Großer Bahnhof: Thalys-Zug bekommt Design-Preis in Essen |url=https://www.waz.de/staedte/essen/grosser-bahnhof-thalys-zug-bekommt-design-preis-in-essen-id235685451.html |access-date=2023-05-05 |website=WAZ |language=de-DE}}</ref> [[Porsche Design|Studio F. A. Porsche]], (2021),<ref>{{Cite web |last=Minichberger |first=Michael |date=2021-07-17 |title=Pinzgauer jubeln über den Design-Oscar |url=https://www.sn.at/salzburg/wirtschaft/pinzgauer-jubeln-ueber-den-design-oscar-106688701 |access-date=2023-04-19 |website=Salzburger Nachrichten |language=de}}</ref> Waterson In-house Design Team, (2023)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-13 |title=Red Dot Design Award: Waterson Self-Closing Swing Clear Hinge |url=https://www.red-dot.org/project/waterson-self-closing-swing-clear-hinge-63157 |access-date=2024-01-16 |website=Red Dot |language=en}}</ref> and the [[Fiskars]] Design Team (2020).<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2020-05-28 |title=Die Bereicherung Des Alltags - Fiskars Ist Red Dot Design Team 2020 |url=https://form-faktor.at/die-bereicherung-des-alltags-fiskars-ist-red-dot-design-team-2020 |access-date=2023-05-05 |website=Form Faktor |language=de-DE}}</ref>
=== Red Dot Award: Brands & Communication Design ===
Since 1993, the award has also been given for [[communication design]]. As part of the Red Dot Award: Brands & Communication Design, a design studio or communication agency has been honored with the ''Red Dot: Agency of the Year'' award every year since 2008.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hürlimann |first=Beat |date=2022-08-30 |title=Ausgezeichnetes Design: FS Parker gewinnt zwei Red Dot Awards |trans-title=Award-winning design: FS Parker wins two Red Dot Awards |url=https://www.horizont.net/schweiz/nachrichten/ausgezeichnetes-design-fs-parker-gewinnt-zwei-red-dot-awards-202287 |access-date=2023-03-21 |website=www.horizont.net |publisher=Horizont |language=de}}</ref> The Red Dot: Agency of the Year is honored by handing over the "stylus", a sculpture on which the names of all previous award winners are engraved.<ref>{{cite web |last=Rößer |first=Marina |date=2019-09-19 |title=Grey-Tochter KW43 ist "Agency of the Year" |url=https://www.wuv.de/agenturen/grey_tochter_kw43_ist_agency_of_the_year |accessdate=2023-03-21 |website=www.wuv.de |publisher=Werben & Verkaufen |language=de}}</ref> Previous winners were, for example, agencies such as [[MetaDesign]] (2022),<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hürlimann |first=Beat |date=2022-11-01 |title=’Red Dot: Agency of the Year 2022’ |url=https://www.horizont.net/schweiz/nachrichten/red-dot-agency-of-the-year-2022-dr.-peter-zec-metadesign-schafft-es-seit-uber-vier-jahrzehnten-brands-nachhaltig-bei-ihrer-positionierung-zu-begleiten-203848 |access-date=2023-04-19 |website=Horizont |language=de}}</ref> Denkwerk (2021)<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2021-10-18 |title=Denkwerk Ist Red Dot: Agency Of The Year 2021 |url=https://form-faktor.at/denkwerk-ist-red-dot-agency-of-the-year-2021 |access-date=2023-05-05 |website=Form Faktor |language=de-DE}}</ref> or Interbrand (2020).<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2020-10-23 |title=Interbrand Ist Red Dot: Agency Of The Year 2020 — Formfaktor |url=https://form-faktor.at/interbrand-ist-red-dot-agency-of-the-year-2020 |access-date=2023-05-23 |website=form-faktor.at |language=de-DE}}</ref>
=== Red Dot Award: Design Concept ===
In 2005, Red Dot established the Red Dot Design Museum [[Singapore]] as well as an award for design [[Concept|concepts]] and [[Prototype|prototypes]]. The Red Dot Award: Design Concept focuses on design concepts, ideas, and visions. The ''Red Dot Award: Design Concept'' is targeted towards young, up-and-coming creative talents, designers, and design companies around the world.<ref name=":1" /> Part of the Design Concept Award is the Red Dot: Luminary, which is the highest award within the Red Dot Award for design concepts. It has been awarded to designs such as the Trailer Drone by [[Hyundai Motor Company|Hyundai Motor]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-09-30 |title=Hyundai Motor Wins Its First ‘Luminary’ Honor for Trailer Drone at Red Dot Award: Design Concept 2022 |url=https://www.hyundai.com/worldwide/en/company/newsroom/hyundai-motor-wins-its-first-%25E2%2580%2598luminary%25E2%2580%2599-honor-for-trailer-drone-at-red-dot-award-design-concept-2022-0000016889 |access-date=2023-04-19 |website=Hyundai Motors |language=en}}</ref> or glasses for the blind by Lumen.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fodor |first=Simona |date=2021-10-25 |title=Romanian startup receives Red Dot: Luminary award |url=https://www.romania-insider.com/lumen-red-dot-luminary-oct-2021 |access-date=2023-04-19 |website=Romania Insider |language=en}}</ref>
=== Other awards ===
The ''Red Dot: Junior Prize'', worth 10,000 [[Euro|euros]], is awarded as part of the ''Red Dot Award: Brands & Communication Design''.<ref name="Woodham 2016 p. 554" /> In addition, the ''Red Dot: Personality Prize'' has been awarded since 2020. As of March 2023, [[Jean-Claude Biver]] and Claudio Luti have been awarded the Personality Prize.<ref name="Core Sector Communique 2022">{{cite web |date=2022-06-22 |title=Kartell CEO Claudio Luti is honoured with the Red Dot: Personality Prize |url=https://www.corecommunique.com/kartell-ceo-claudio-luti-is-honoured-with-the-red-dot-personality-prize/ |access-date=2023-03-21 |website=www.corecommunique.com |publisher=Core Sector Communique}}</ref>
== Evaluation of submissions ==
Submissions to the Red Dot Design Award are evaluated by a jury consisting of designers, professors and specialist journalists from various disciplines.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Koch |first=Brigitte |last2=Scharrenbroch |first2=Christine |date=2019-07-12 |title=Red Dot Designwettbewerb wird zum Gütesiegel für gutes Design |language=de |trans-title=Red Dot Design Competition becomes a seal of quality for good design |work=[[Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung]] |url=https://www.faz.net/aktuell/stil/mode-design/red-dot-designwettbewerb-wird-zum-guetesiegel-fuer-gutes-design-16252347.html |access-date=2023-03-21 |issn=0174-4909}}</ref> In 1955, the jury had 12 members.<ref name="Reinhardt Wanninger 2004 p. 23" /> In 2022, the jury had 48 members from 23 nations. The jury evaluates the submissions - divided into categories - by themselves. Objects that are too large for the jury's premises (e.g. cars, motor cycles and trucks) can be held in a dedicated area at [[Essen/Mülheim Airport]].<ref name="Trendwelten 2022">{{cite web |date=2022-04-01 |title=Red Dot Jury kürt die besten Produkte des Jahres |trans-title=Red Dot Jury selects the best products of the year |url=https://www.trendwelten.eu/news/red-dot-jury-kurt-die-besten-produkte-des-jahres/ |access-date=2023-03-21 |website=www.trendwelten.eu |publisher=Trendwelten |language=de}}</ref>
=== Evaluation criteria ===
In the case of products, the jury evaluates the quality of "good design" based on four evaluation criteria: the quality of function, aesthetics, usability and responsibility. A product must have a recognizable purpose and be easy and self-explanatory to use, while the product must be aesthetic and sustainable or long-lasting. Although the individual qualities may vary in strength, none of them should be entirely absent.<ref name="Handelsblatt_122_95_16">{{Cite news |date=1995-06-28 |title=Design / Die Essener Produktauswahl "Design-Innovationen". Bloße Brauchbarkeit reicht nicht. |language=de |trans-title=Design / The Essen Product Selection "Design Innovations". Mere usability is not enough |pages=16 |work=[[Handelsblatt]] |issue=122 |url=https://archiv.handelsblatt.com/document/HB__069528087%7CHBPM__069528087/hitlist/0?all= |access-date=2023-03-21}}</ref><ref name="Ruhr Nachrichten 29092021" />
An article in the Stuttgarter Zeitung in 1992 used the example of the [[Aldo Rossi]] espresso pot to explain these assessment criteria, particularly in terms of quality of function and aesthetics: The pot is placed directly on the cooker to heat the contents. Due to the design of the spout and lid, the hot contents are inevitably splashed onto the cooker top when preparing hot drinks due to the high steam pressure inside. In addition, the metal handle piece is directly connected to the bottom of the pot, so that there is a considerable risk of injury from burns or scalding when using the espresso pot. Rossi's espresso pot is therefore aesthetically pleasing, but not very useful.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Zurheide |first=Jürgen |date=1992-09-08 |title=Tupper im Design Zentrum |language=de |trans-title=Tupperware at the Design Centre |pages=0 |work=Stuttgarter Zeitung}}</ref>
== Publication of winners ==
[[File:Red_Dot_Design_Yearbooks_2022_Edition.jpg|thumb|Red Dot Design Yearbook 2022/23]]
The award-winning projects are presented in various formats. All award-winning products are presented in annual [[Yearbook|yearbooks]] since 1985, which are published by ''Red Dot Edition'' since 2001. Designers whose products receive the "Red Dot: Best of the Best" award are presented in exclusive interviews. Award-winning brands and works in graphic and communication design are published in the annual ''International Yearbook Brands & Communication Design''. Concepts and studies are presented in the ''Red Dot Design Concept Yearbook'', which is being published since 2005.<ref name="Zec Design Zentrum Nordrhein Westfalen 2005 p.">{{cite book |last=Zec |first=Peter |title=Red dot design yearbook 2005/2006 |date=2005 |publisher=AV Edition |isbn=978-3899860252 |editor=Design Zentrum Nordrhein Westfalen |location=Stuttgart |language=de}}</ref> Together with the yearbooks, a chronicle of international product and design culture has been developed of the end of the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st century.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Reinhardt |first=Frank A. |title=Die rote Linie: auf der Suche nach Spitzenleistungen im Design. Eine Fallstudie am Beispiel des Design-Zentrums Nordrhein-Westfalen; 1954 - 2004 |last2=Wanninger |first2=Claudia |publisher=AV Edition |year=2004 |isbn=978-3-89986-047-4 |location=Ludwigsburg |pages=60 |language=de |trans-title=The red line: in search of excellence in design. A case study using the example of the Design Centre North Rhine-Westphalia; 1954 - 2004}}</ref> Further, all winners of the three categories can be viewed online, ranging back to the year 2011. The design concepts awarded by the jury and the award-winning works in brand and communication design can also be accessed.<ref name="Red Dot 2022">{{cite web |date=7 December 2022 |editor=Red Dot |title=Red Dot Design Award – Winners |url=https://www.red-dot.org/de/search |access-date=9 December 2022 |website=Red Dot Design Award |language=de}}</ref> Selected winners from each category are exhibited in three museums, which are located in Essen, Singapore and [[Xiamen]]. The Red Dot Design Museum in Essen is one of the most important design museums with the world's largest exhibition of contemporary design.<ref name="Pietsch Grubbe 2013 p. 195">{{cite book |last=Pietsch |first=R. |title=DuMont Bildband Entdecke Deutschland: 100 Touren zu Natur, Kultur und Geschichte |last2=Grubbe |first2=G. |publisher=Dumont Reiseverlag |year=2013 |isbn=978-3-7701-8935-9 |page=195 |language=de |trans-title=DuMont illustrated book Discover Germany: 100 tours on nature, culture and history}}</ref> In Essen, on an area of around 4000 m<sup>2</sup>, more than 2000 exhibits of contemporary design, which have been awarded the Red Dot Design Award, can be seen in annually changing exhibitions.<ref name="Woodham 2016 p. 554" />
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== Financing ==
In the 1950s, the Haus der Industrieform e.V. association received part of its financial resources from [[Krupp]]. The family and the Krupp Group financed both the furnishing of the Industrieform building and the renovation of the [[Old Synagogue (Essen)|Old Synagogue]].<ref name="Reinhardt Wanninger 2004 p. 53">{{cite book |last=Reinhardt |first=Frank A. |title=Die rote Linie: auf der Suche nach Spitzenleistungen im Design. Eine Fallstudie am Beispiel des Design-Zentrums Nordrhein-Westfalen; 1954 - 2004 |last2=Wanninger |first2=Claudia |publisher=AV Edition |year=2004 |isbn=978-3-89986-047-4 |location=Ludwigsburg |page=53 |language=de |trans-title=The red line: in search of excellence in design. A case study using the example of the Design Centre North Rhine-Westphalia; 1954–2004}}</ref> Since the move to the boiler house in the Zollverein, part of the income has come from renting out space for product presentations, company conferences and events.<ref name="Trappschuh_1997">{{Cite news |last=Trappschuh |first=Elke |date=1997-05-02 |title=Eröffnung des Design Zentrums NRW im Kesselhaus der Zeche Zollverein. Altes Industrie-Pathos und postindustrieller Spaß |language=de |trans-title=Opening of the Design Zentrum NRW in the boiler house of the Zeche Zollverein. Old industrial pathos and post-industrial fun |work=Handelsblatt |issue=084 |url=https://archiv.handelsblatt.com/document/HB__059702051%7CHBPM__059702051/hitlist/0?all= |access-date=2023-03-21}}</ref>
Further, a fee is charged for registering works.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Posener |first=Alan |date=2020-08-09 |title=Red Dot Award: Ein roter Punkt als Gelddruckmaschine |trans-title=Red Dot Award: A red dot as a money printing machine |url=https://www.welt.de/kultur/article213099134/Red-Dot-Award-Ein-roter-Punkt-als-Gelddruckmaschine.html |access-date=2023-03-21 |website=www.welt.de |publisher=Die Welt |language=de}}</ref> In order to enable smaller design offices and companies to take part in the Red Dot Design Award, 50 free places in the competition are raffled among young designers every year.<ref name="Abel_2017" />
Each of the approximately 3,500 winning designs each year are required to pay a fee which can range between 1,950 and 7,500 euros, depending on the category and prize.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dates & Fees {{!}} Red Dot Award: Brands & Communication Design |url=https://www.red-dot.org/bcd/communication-design/dates-fees |access-date=2024-02-16 |website=Red Dot |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Dates & Fees {{!}} Red Dot Award: Product Design |url=https://www.red-dot.org/pd/dates-fees |access-date=2024-02-16 |website=Red Dot |language=en}}</ref>
== Reception ==
In 2006, the ''[[Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung]]'' stated that the Red Dot Design Award was one of only three relevant design prizes in Germany.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Schmitt |first=Peter-Philipp |date=2006-07-12 |title=Mangelhafter Designwettbewerb |language=de |trans-title=Flawed design competition |pages=9 |work=Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung |url=https://fazarchiv.faz.net/faz-portal/document?uid=FAZ__FD220060712737222}}</ref> In academia, voices stated that the Red Dot Design Award is one of the most important design prizes since the mid-2010s.<ref name="Woodham 2016 p. 554">{{cite book |last=Woodham |first=Jonathan |title=A Dictionary of Modern Design |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] |year=2016 |isbn=978-0-19-251853-8 |edition=2nd |series= |page=554-555 |chapter=Red Dot Design Award}}</ref> ''[[Deutsche Welle]]'' stated in 2017 that the Red Dot Design Award was "one of the most important design prizes in the world".<ref name="Abel_2017" />
Designer Michael Brandis emphasized in 2017 that being awarded the Red Dot Design Award promotes a designer's career and that the prize promotes "the importance of design in general" due to its desirability. Brandis nevertheless criticized the number of awards and the number of categories in which awards are given.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |title=Red Dot hilft Deutschlands Designern – DW – 07.04.2017 |url=https://www.dw.com/de/red-dot-design-award-der-preis-der-deutschlands-designern-hilft/a-38307109 |access-date=2023-06-19 |website=[[Deutsche Welle]] |language=de}}</ref> [[Alan Posener]] also deemed the red dot irrelevant for consumers since about every fifth product submitted receives an award.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Posener |first=Alan |date=2020-08-09 |title=Red Dot Award: Ein roter Punkt als Gelddruckmaschine - WELT |url=https://www.welt.de/kultur/article213099134/Red-Dot-Award-Ein-roter-Punkt-als-Gelddruckmaschine.html |access-date=2023-06-19 |website=[[Die Welt]] |language=de}}</ref>
== Bibliography ==
* Aynsley, J.; Clarke, A.J.; Messell, T. (2022). International Design Organizations: Histories, Legacies, Values. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1-350-11253-7.
* Pietsch, R.; Grubbe, G. (2013). DuMont Bildband Entdecke Deutschland: 100 Touren zu Natur, Kultur und Geschichte (in German). Dumont Reiseverlag. ISBN 978-3-7701-8935-9.
* Reinhardt, Frank A.; Wanninger, Claudia (2004). Die rote Linie: auf der Suche nach Spitzenleistungen im Design. Eine Fallstudie am Beispiel des Design-Zentrums Nordrhein-Westfalen; 1954 - 2004 (in German). Ludwigsburg: AV Edition. ISBN 978-3-89986-047-4.
* Woodham, Jonathan (2016). "Red Dot Design Award". A Dictionary of Modern Design (2nd ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-251853-8.
* Zec, Peter (2015). Dauernde, nicht endgültige Form (Festschrift 60 Jahre Designgeschichte - von der Industrieform zum Red Dot) [Permanent, not final form (Festschrift 60 years of design history - from the industrial form to the Red Dot)] (in German). Essen: Red Dot Edition. ISBN 978-3-89939-182-4.
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==References==
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==External links==
* {{Official website|www.red-dot.org}}
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