This year, designers, design offices and manufacturers from around 60 countries entered their products for the Red Dot Award: Product Design. Following the motto “In search of good design and innovation”, the international members of the Red Dot jury examined each product submitted professionally, individually and comprehensively. The winner in this category was the V-ZUG CombiCookTop V4000. With its built-in extractor, the puristic design and the intuitive operation, the modern hob completely convinced the expert jury. 

A seal of quality 
The award represents one of the most renowned evaluation procedures for good design and innovation and is one of the best-known design competitions worldwide. The Red Dot Jury evaluates all submissions and only awards the Red Dot to products that impress with their good design quality. The decisions about the awards are made by an independent panel of experts, the Red Dot Jury. This year, it is made up of 48 personalities from 23 nations. The products are not in competition with each other, but are checked individually.