Press release April 12, 2021.

Iris Powerhub wins Red Dot for high design quality

Kondator has been successful in the Red Dot Award: Product Design 2021. The international jury has awarded Iris Powerhub the distinction “Red Dot”, which stands for high design quality.

Swap cable chaos for Swedish design
Iris Powerhub is designed for the ever-increasing demands that today’s technology places on access to flexible and portable charging. It provides an efficient solution for cord chaos and the growing need for shared charging stations. With its contemporary design the Iris Powerhub is also a stylish piece of furniture that easily fits in a variety of environments such as offices, co-working spaces, lounges or at home. Plastic and angular shapes have been replaced by a circular design, wrapped in grey or sand-colored felt. Design by Tengbom.

Read more about Iris Powerhub here. 

Red Dot CEO Professor Dr. Peter Zec on the laureates
“The winners of the Red Dot Award: Product Design 2021 were particularly impressive this year. The design of their products is excellent, in terms of both the aesthetic and the functionality. It’s not easy to prevail in such a strong field of competitors and to win over our jury. Consequently, I want to congratulate the laureates very sincerely on their success,” said Professor Dr. Peter Zec, founder and CEO of Red Dot.

Evaluation platform for good design
The Red Dot Award: Product Design dates back as far as 1955 and recognises the best products for a given year. The roughly 50 jurors were once again true to the motto “In search of good design and innovation” in the 2021 competition. The international panel of experts comprises specialists from a wide variety of sectors. They scrutinised the products entered in the competition in a process that spanned several days and were guided by assessment criteria such as the product’s formal quality, ergonomics, and longevity. 

Iris Powerhub in exhibitions, online and in the yearbook
Iris Powerhub can be seen in the online exhibition on the Red Dot website from 21 June 2021. That date also marks the beginning of the Red Dot Design Week, during which this year’s award winners and Kondator will be celebrated online.

From 22 June 2021, Iris Powerhub will also be included in the exhibition “Design on Stage” in the Red Dot Design Museum Essen, where all of the award-winning products are showcased. Visitors to the museum can experience the quality of the designs in a space that features contemporary design solutions and historical industrial architecture. The Red Dot Design Yearbook 2021/2022 comes out in August. The publication provides a comprehensive overview of the state of the art and trends in product design. 

About Kondator:
Kondator is a Swedish design brand that offers stylish office accessories to customers all over the world. We know that the details make all the difference in the workplace. In the place where we spend most of our waking hours. That is why it is important to have office accessories that works both ergonomically and visually. At Kondator we have an extensive experience in product development and are always driven by finding simple, beautiful solutions to complex challenges. Often in innovative collaborations with well-known Swedish designers. More information is available at www.kondator.se.

About the Red Dot Design Award:
In order to appraise the diversity in the field of design in a professional manner, the Red Dot Design Award breaks down into the three disciplines of Red Dot Award: Product Design, Red Dot Award: Brands & Communication Design and Red Dot Award: Design Concept. With more than 18,000 entries, the Red Dot Award is one of the world’s largest design competitions. In 1955, a jury convened for the first time to assess the best designs of the day. In the 1990s, Red Dot CEO Professor Dr. Peter Zec developed the name and brand of the award. Ever since, the sought-after distinction “Red Dot” has been the revered international seal of outstanding design quality. The award winners are presented in the yearbooks, museums and online. More information is available at www.red-dot.de.

Press contact at Kondator:
Anna Wallström
Head of Marketing
Phone:+46 70 669 04 03
anna.wallstrom@kondator.se
www.kondator.se

Press contact at Red Dot:

Julia Hesse
Senior Manager PR & Communications
Red Dot GmbH & Co. KG
Martin-Kremmer-Straße 14-16
45327 Essen
Germany
Phone: +49 201 838885–58
j.hesse@red-dot.de
www.red-dot.org/press