from the press release:
in the “red dot award: product design 2010” PLATOON KUNSTHALLE was awarded the “red dot” quality label for high design quality by the jury consisting of top-class experts. the festive awards presentation with more than 1,000 guests will take place in the essen opera house, the aalto-theater, on 5 july 2010. in essen, germany, the 2010 European Capital of Culture, the product will then be presented in a four-week special exhibition at the red dot design museum on the premises of the zollverein colliery.
“all products that have won an award in the red dot design award had to convince an international expert jury of their quality. the products stand out from the masses with their excellent design and innovative approaches and proved their quality in one of the toughest design competitions worldwide,” explains design expert professor dr. peter zec, initiator of the red dot design award. this year, designers and companies from 57 nations with a total of 4,252 products took part in the “red dot award: product design”.
together with the other award-winning products, PLATOON KUNSTHALLE will be on display from 6 july to 1 august 2010 in the exhibition “design on stage – winners red dot award: product design 2010” at the red dot design museum on the premises of the ‘zeche zollverein’ world cultural heritage site in essen. after that it will be presented in the red dot design museum’s permanent exhibition for at least one year. with approximately 1,500 products on more than 4,000 square metres, the red dot design museum houses the largest permanent exhibition of contemporary design worldwide.