Furniture

The red dot is awarded to products which excel through their excellent design quality. The work of the jury ensures that the competition has earned an excellent reputation and met with international acceptance. Reputable and independent designers and design experts from across the globe provide as much objectivity as possible in the selection of the winning products. They judge the product directly with absolute professional competence and authenticity.

 

In 2009, the products are assessed in seventeen different groups. An additional differentiation in the product categories this year means that the expertise is even more focused, as experts who assess the entries are selected for each individual product group. Consequently, the results in a category ultimately reflect the future of the respective industry in terms of design, and thus serve as a guide for manufacturers and designers worldwide.

 

Award ceremony and special exhibition in the red dot design museum
The official award ceremony for all winners of the “red dot award: product design 2009” will take place on June 29, 2009 in the Aalto-Theater in Essen. The red dot design museum will show the award-winning products in a special exhibition that will run from June 30 to July 26, 2009. The award-winning products will then be on show for at least a year in the red dot design museum on the UNESCO World Heritage site Zollverein.

 

Facts and figures
Eligibility: All manufacturers and designers can take part whose products are manufactured in industrial production processes and were launched on the market after 1 January 2007 and will be before 1 July 2009


Closing date for registration: January 23, 2009