Design on Stage – Winners Red Dot Award: Product Design 2016
Special exhibition
5 July 2016
– 31 July 2016
| 15:00
– 15:00
h
With the exhibition “Design on Stage”, the Red Dot Design Museum Essen presents the winners of the Red Dot Award: Product Design 2016. On view are more than 1,000 products which were granted the coveted Red Dot seal by around 40 international design experts.
The exhibited innovations come from designers and manufacturers from around the globe. From lifestyle accessories to consumer electronics to furniture: The award-winning products from all fields of everyday life will be presented in the midst of inspiring industrial architecture. They demonstrate how designers and manufacturers contribute to the improvement of the quality of life with high value and innovative strength in the year 2016.
A special place is reserved for the presentation of the Red Dot: Design Team of the Year 2016. The “Blackmagic Industrial Design Team led by Simon Kidd” prove its know-how in the exhibition “Creative Video Revolution by Blackmagic Design”.
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Admission: 9 € (Reduced: 4 €)
Children under 12: Free admission
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