Dates and deadlines

Registration

Registration

Registration phasePeriodEarly Bird15 September 2025 – 10 October 2025Regular11 October 2025 – 12 December 2025Latecomer13 December 2025 – 16 January 2026 Young Professionals Application Day*19 November 2025 for 24 hours * The Young Professionals Application Day offers trained designers who graduated no more than five years ago the opportunity to apply for the draw for one of 50 free registration places. You can find more information about the Young Professionals Application Day here.Delivery

Delivery

Pre-assembled products9 February – 27 February 2026, monday to friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Address:Please note:Red Dot GmbH & Co. KGProduct DesignRed Dot Judging HallWitzlebenstraße 1445472 Mülheim an der RuhrGermanyPlease mark your package and the entry itself by using the labels sent to you, and inform your logistics company of the PI code allocated to you. Please make sure to deliver a fully functional product and take into account that the service provided by our logistics team is to receive deliveries. If your product has to be set up on site, this service must be provided by you. If you have completed a second entry in the metacategories “Sustainable Design” or “Innovative Design”, you only need to deliver your product once.

Collection

Collection

Pre-assembled products13 April – 24 April 2026, monday to friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Address:Please note:Red Dot GmbH & Co. KGProduct DesignRed Dot Judging HallWitzlebenstraße 1445472 Mülheim an der RuhrGermanyPlease hold your PI code ready or inform your logistics company about it.

Judging

Judging

Jury session

March 2026

Notification of results

Beginning of April 2026

Announcement

Announcement

Communication of results

Immediately after booking your Winner Package

Winners’ exhibition & Online exhibition

7 July 2026

Red Dot Design Yearbook

Summer 2026

Design Diary

Summer 2026

Award CeremonyRed Dot Gala and Designers' Night

Tuesday, 7 July 2026

Registration fees

The registration fees vary depending on the registration date and include the preparation of the product for adjudication, the preparation of a jury dossier and the presentation during the jury session. Further fees will be charged for outsized products. If the submission wins an award, it is obligatory to purchase the Winner Package. Among other things, it includes use of the Winner Label as well as the presentation of the product in the yearbook, in the winners’ exhibition and online.

Registration fees

Registration fees

Registration phase

Registration fees per entry are excl. of VAT

Early Bird

15 September 2025 – 10 October 2025

470 euros

Regular

11 October 2025 – 12 December 2025

690 euros

Latecomer

13 December 2025 – 16 January 2026

890 euros

To enter the product in the metacategories “Sustainable Design” or “Innovative Design”, you must complete a second registration. This means the registration fee is incurred twice.

Additional fees

Additional fees

Outsized products, starting from 3 m²

700 euros per registration excl. VAT

Costs in the event of your product winning an award

Booking the Winner Package is obligatory for all winners that receive a distinction. Among other things, it includes use of the winner label as well as presentation of the product in the yearbook, the winners exhibition and online.

Depending on which award is received, winners can opt for the Regular Package or the Bold Package.

The two available package options allow the winner to select the services that suit them best. It is also possible to add optional extras to the booked package at the time of booking.

Winner Packages for the distinction “Red Dot“

The Red Dot is the distinction for high design quality. The international jury awards the sought-after quality symbol only to products that are excellently designed.

Winner Package “Regular” from 4.900 euros*The Winner Package “Regular” for winners of the “Red Dot” award includes the following services:

Label licence “Basic” for the use of the Red Dot label throughout the entire life cycle of your product – supplemented by industry-specific additional labelsTwo A4-format copies of the Red Dot certificatePresentation of the award-winning product on a 1/3 page in the Red Dot Design Yearbook 2026/27 Specimen copy of the Red Dot Design Yearbook 2026/27 (one volume)Publication of the award-winning product with images and text in the online exhibition at www.red-dot.orgPresentation of the award-winning product for approx. one year in international exhibitions, including several weeks in the special exhibition “Design on Stage” in the Red Dot Design Museum EssenWinner Package “Bold” from 8.900 euros*The Winner Package “Bold” for winners of the “Red Dot” award includes the following services:

Label licence “Advanced” in addition to the label licence “Basic”­ – for use of the Red Dot label throughout the entire life cycle of your product and for additional industry-specific labelsFour A4-format copies of the Red Dot certificatePresentation of the award-winning product on a 1/1 page in the Red Dot Design Yearbook 2026/27 Specimen copy of the Red Dot Design Yearbook 2026/27 (whole Set)Publication of the award-winning product with images and text in the online exhibition at www.red-dot.orgPresentation of the award-winning product for approx. one year in international exhibitions, including several weeks in the special exhibition “Design on Stage” in the Red Dot Design Museum EssenPrivate guided tour in the Red Dot Design Museum Essen

Winner packages for the “Red Dot: Best of the Best” award

The Red Dot: Best of the Best is awarded for innovative design and is the highest award in the Red Dot Award: Product Design, which is granted only to the best products in a category.

Winner Package “Regular” from 7.500 euros*The Winner Package “Regular” for winners of the “Red Dot: Best of the Best” award includes the following services:

Label licence “Basic” for the use of the Red Dot label throughout the entire life cycle of your product – supplemented by industry-specific additional labels Handing over of the Red Dot Trophy during the Red Dot GalaTwo gala tickets for stage award winnersTwo A3-format premium-quality framed copies of the Red Dot certificatePresentation of the product on a 2/1-page in the Red Dot Design Yearbook 2026/27Two-page, exclusive designer profile in the Red Dot Design Yearbook 2026/27 with a short interview and a large-scale photoSpecimen copy of the Red Dot Design Yearbook 2026/27 (one volume)Presentation of the product in the Design Diary 2027Specimen copy of the Design Diary 2027Publication of the award-winning product with images and text in the online exhibition at www.red-dot.orgPresentation of the award-winning product for approx. one year in international exhibitions, including several weeks in the special exhibition “Milestones in Contemporary Design” in the Red Dot Design Museum EssenPrivate guided tour in the Red Dot Design Museum Essen Winner Package “Bold” from 12.800 euros*The Winner Package “Bold” for winners of the “Red Dot: Best of the Best” award includes the following services:

Label licence “Advanced” in addition to the label licence “Basic”­ – for use of the Red Dot label throughout the entire life cycle of your product and for additional industry-specific labelsHanding over of the Red Dot Trophy during the Red Dot Gala and video recording of the stage appearanceFour gala tickets for stage award winnersFour A3-format premium-quality framed copies of the Red Dot certificatePresentation of the product on a 2/1-page in the Red Dot Design Yearbook 2026/27Two-page, exclusive designer profile in the Red Dot Design Yearbook 2026/27 with a short interview and a large-scale photoSpecimen copy of the Red Dot Design Yearbook 2026/27 (whole Set)Presentation of the product in the Design Diary 2027Four copies of the Design Diary 2027Publication of the award-winning product with images and text in the online exhibition as well as the designer profile at www.red-dot.org Publication of the award-winning product on InstagramPublication of the designer profile on LinkedIn Presentation of the award-winning product for approx. one year in international exhibitions, including several weeks in the special exhibition “Milestones in Contemporary Design” in the Red Dot Design Museum EssenPrivate guided tour in the Red Dot Design Museum Essen

*The Winner Package costs vary depending on the size of your product and the exhibition space required. The exhibition team may decide to present large products as a film or a poster as appropriate.

A detailed overview of the winner packages can be found here.

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