Red Dot Best of the best award
01-08-2006
The jury of the international Red Dot Competition for Communication Design 2006 awarded Studio Dumbar with three international design prizes. The prestigious ‘Red Dot: Best of the Best Award’ was won for the design of the poster series for Amsterdam Sinfonietta. Two ‘Red Dot: Quality Design Awards’ were granted for the visual identity for the Champalimaud Foundation (Portugal) and Stichting Art Aids.
The poster series of Amsterdam Sinfonietta is also nominated for the ‘Red Dot: Grand Prix’. The announcement of the Grand Prix winner will take place at the ceremony of Red Dots Awards on December 6 in Essen (Germany).
In total 3.708 entries were received from 31 different countries. Only 24 projects were awarded with the ‘Red Dot: Best of the best award’ and 187 with the ‘Red Dot: High Quality Design Award’.
Earlier in 2001, Studio Dumbar received a ‘Red Dot: Best of the Best Award’ for the design on the KPN Light Tower in Rotterdam. A building designed by the Genovese architect Renzo Piano. For print and online projects Studio Dumbar received several High Quality Design Awards.
The international Red Dot Competition for Communication Design organised by the Design Zentrum Nordrhein Westfalen takes place yearly in Essen (Germany).