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On 7 July 2026, Essen will become an international meeting point for the world of design: leading companies and designers from across the globe – including Fiskars, Honda, BRP, Ferrari and Epson – will gather at the Aalto Theater and the Red Dot Design Museum for the Red Dot Award: Product Design ceremony.
We warmly invite you to accompany this special day as a representativ
Seiko Epson Corporation, a leading global technology company, has been named “Red Dot: Design Team of the Year 2026”. The company operates in four key business areas – printing solutions, visual communications (projectors), industrial robotics, as well as wearable and sensing technologies – and is distinguished by a consistent design strategy and strong innovative capability.
With Epson Design,
The laureates of the Red Dot Award: Product Design 2026 have been selected. The awarded products will be published on Red Dot’s platforms from July onwards. Members of the trade press can now request a curated selection of awarded products according to their field of interest.
Request winner lists
From today, members of the press are granted access to the results of the Red Dot Award: Produc
The jury for the Red Dot Award: Brands & Communication Design 2026 has been confirmed. A panel of 30 experts from design, academia, media and consultancy will assess the submitted projects and brands.
The internationally composed jury brings together a wide range of professional and cultural perspectives. It evaluates submissions in terms of design quality, creative achievement and their ef
From 27 February to 31 May 2026, the Red Dot Design Museum Essen presents “World’s Best Communication Design 2025”, featuring more than 800 awarded brand and communication design projects from 39 countries.
What would usually circulate as a case study, reel or PDF takes shape in a public space here.
The exhibition brings together printed works, objects and digital applications in a curated s
The Red Dot Award: Brands & Communication Design 2026 has launched. From now on, agencies, in-house teams, companies and independent designers can submit their work to the international competition.
The award is open to all those shaping brands and communication through strong ideas, clear concepts and excellent execution – regardless of medium, channel or format.
Red Dot stands internat
Images of the award ceremony can be found here.
On 7 November 2025, the year’s most outstanding projects and their creators were celebrated at the Red Dot Gala in Berlin. The celebration marked the finale of the Red Dot Award: Brands & Communication Design 2025. The winners of the Red Dot: Best of the Best were honoured on stage as they received their trophies to great applause. Guests from
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Award CeremonyFriday, 7 November | Konzerthaus BerlinVernissageSaturday, 8 November | Museum of Communication Berlin
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On 7 November 2025, the Red Dot Gala will take place at the Konzerthaus Berlin – the highlight of the Red Dot Award: Brands & Communication Design. On the following day, 8 November, Red Dot will open the studio exhibition “Bes
Accenture Song, the creative powerhouse of global consultancy Accenture, has been named Red Dot: Agency of the Year 2025. With this honorary title – granted each year to an agency recognised for forward-thinking, impactful design and innovation work – Red Dot recognises Accenture Song’s outstanding ability to combine creativity, technology and strategy in shaping brands and experiences worldwide.<
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On 7 November 2025, the Red Dot Gala, the highlight of the Red Dot Award: Brands & Communication Design, will take place at the Konzerthaus Berlin. During the festive awards ceremony, the best projects of the year will be honoured and outstanding achievements in international communication design celebrated
On 5 October 2025, the Red Dot Design Museum Essen opened the anniversary exhibition “70 Years of Design – Masterpieces Selected by Peter Zec” with a festive matinee, exactly seventy years to the day after the first exhibition promoting design (“Permanent Exhibition of Attractively Designed Industrial Products”) was inaugurated at Villa Hügel. The show bridges the gap between the beginnings in 195
With the 2026 competition, Red Dot is launching a dedicated category for gaming and streaming products. Manufacturers and designers can submit products that shape digital entertainment – from powerful desktops, laptops and consoles to accessories such as gamepads, headsets, cameras, microphones and streaming lighting, as well as gaming furniture and VR/AR accessories.
The new category recognise
