Design Experience Laboratory

Special exhibition
25 June 2016 | 10:20 – 10:20 h

On the occasion of the “ExtraSchicht” event at Zollverein World Heritage Site, the the Red Dot Design Museum Essen presents an exhibition of a special kind. is an interactive exposition focusing on the sensual experience of award-winning design. How warm or cold is an item to the touch? Is the material hard or does it give way to pressure? When feeling objects, characteristics such as weight, size, shape and the texture of the material are perceived more intensively than when just observing it.

The exhibition consists of experience modules which invite visitors to reach into the boxes with their hands and to feel the various facets of the hidden object. Is it a shoe, a pencil shower head or something totally different? The single details are put together to an overall picture in the mind’s eye of the observer. The result can subsequently be controlled on the back of the respective module. This way, visitors of all ages experience materials and forms from a completely new perspective and get a multi-dimensional understanding of the design basics. The exhibition sharpens the power of judgement and helps to find out what good design is all about. In addition, short lectures inform about the importance of materials in design: starting at 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 p.m.

Interactive exhibition on the occasion of the „ExtraSchicht“ event at Zollverein World Heritage Site, accompanied by short lectures (starting at 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 p.m.)

As the group size for the short lectures allows for a maximum of 25 participants, previous registration by phone on +49 201 30104-60 or via e-mail to museum(at)red-dot.de is obligatory.

Admission: free

The Red Dot Design Museum closes at 11 p.m.

20 June 2023 – 31 May 2024

Special exhibition

Milestones in Contemporary Design 2023–2024

The exhibition on the first floor presents the best products of 2023 - the current milestones in international product design.

20 June 2023 – 31 May 2024

Special exhibition

Design on Stage 2023–2024

Award-winning products from all over the world are guests at the Red Dot Design Museum until the end of May 2024.

22 February 2024 – 2 June 2024

Special exhibition

Colours of Our Time – Identity and Difference in Design

The special exhibition on the theme of "Colour in Design" can be seen from 22 February to 2 June 2024.

12 April 2024 – 26 May 2024

Special exhibition

"World’s Best Communication Design 2023 and Highlights from NRW"

The Red Dot Design Museum in Essen is showing award-winning communication design from around the world in the exhibition "World’s Best Communication Design 2023 and Highlights from NRW".

26 May 2024 | 14:00 – 15:00 h

Public tour

Public guided tours: "Colours of Our Time"

The Red Dot Design Museum offers a half-hour public tour at 2 p.m. and at 2:30 p.m. each Sunday. Participation is free of charge (however, the normal museum admission fee must be paid).

Please note: The tour will be conducted in German!

30 May 2024 | 13:00 – 15:00 h

Public tour

Family Day at Zollverein: Free public guided tours at the Red Dot Design Museum

Family Day at Zollverein: The Red Dot Design Museum is offering public tours every half hour between 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. Admission to the museum is on a "Pay What You Want" basis. Participation in the tours is free of charge.

Please note: The tours will be conducted in German

10 June 2024 – 24 June 2024

Permanent exhibition

Museum closed

The Red Dot Design Museum will be closed as of 10 until 24 June 2024 for the public. During this period, we are preparing two new special exhibitions for our visitors: "Milestones in Contemporary Design 2024" and "Design on Stage 2024". Starting Tuesday, 25 June 2024, the exhibitions will be open for the public.