Coffee maker made of porcelain convinces the Red Dot Jury

Designer Karolína Jeřábková was able to convince the Red Dot Jury with her entry in the Red Dot Award: Product Design. She was one of the 50 young talents who were drawn by lot during the Young Professionals Application Day and thus received the chance to participate in the competition free of charge.

Interview with Young Professionals Application Day winner Karolína Jeřábková

In the interview, the young designer Karolína Jeřábková talks about her inspiration behind Cupsle. She explains how she combines aesthetics and functionality in the design, which aspects she is particularly proud of and what challenges she had to overcome on the way to the finished product.

Red Dot: As a young designer focused on porcelain in the caféenvironment, what inspired you to create Cupsle?

Karolína Jeřábková: The first designs of Cupsle were created during my bachelor studies at Czech technical university in Prague, when I didn’t know much about the coffee industry, but was an amateur lover of filtered coffee. I wanted to create something that would simplify the preparation of filtered coffee, make the process more accessible to people, and at the same time serve as a pleasant object in a space.

How has participating in the Red Dot Award: Product Design influenced your career as a young professional?

If I am honest, me winning a Red Dot did not resonate much in the Czech Republic, nor did I expect it to. If you are not already a “famous” designer, the media is not very interested in you. It’s funny, but that’s probably our Czech nature. Whereas abroad, they have shown quite a lot of interest in me, which makes me very happy and recharges me with new energy!

What advice would you give aspiring designers who want to participate in the Red Dot Design Award or who are early in their design careers?

Never give up! If someone had told me five years ago that I could be awarded a Red Dot even without the support of a large company, I would have found it hard to believe. Thank you for giving young designers such a chance after school! I appreciate it very much.

The full interview can be downloaded in the attachment.

Save the Date: Young Professionals Application Day on 27 November 2024

The 2024 Young Professionals Application Day is just around the corner. On 27 November, young designers will have 24 hours to enter a draw for one of 50 free registration spots for the Red Dot Award: Product Design 2025.

Eligible participants are designers who graduated no more than five years ago, with products that have been or will be manufactured in an industrial production process. The product must have been launched between 1 January 2023 and 1 July 2025. To enter the draw, a brief product description, up to five images of the product, and a scan of the degree certificate are required.

The selected talents will have their products evaluated by the Red Dot Jury. If awarded, they will receive the extensive benefits of the Winner Package “Regular”, which will communicate their success in the award on an international scale – free of charge.

The application portal will open at midnight on 27 November for 24 hours. Interested individuals should mark the date and seize this unique opportunity to advance their careers as Young Professionals.

Further information: www.red-dot.org/ypad