Awards

A brilliant idea, whether simple or complex, manifests itself in a good product design that could one day be made available in the market and have real value. The Red Dot Design Award believes that the design concept is the defining platform that separates good ideas with good design solutions from the mediocre, to provide a professional evaluation and internationally recognised seal that gives an advantage to the design and designer in the competitive market.

The Red Dot Design Award is among the world's most prestigious design awards. The globally coveted award recognises practical design solutions to everyday problems.

2025

Red Dot Design Award: Design Concept

Winner

ALBATROSS—The Life Saving Glider

Namjot Kaur

BA (Hons) Product Design, Class of 2025

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Red Dot Design Award: Design Concept

Winner

Angko+

Choong Yu Haun

BA (Hons) Product Design, Class of 2025

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Red Dot Design Award: Design Concept

Winner

Chhavi

Gunika Jain

BA (Hons) Product Design, Class of 2025

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Red Dot Design Award: Design Concept

Winner

Bluu—A breath-powered toy for children with asthma

Sitikshu Badani

BA (Hons) Product Design, Class of 2025

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2021

Red Dot Design Award: Brands & Communication Design

Winner

Slave of the Unreturn

Angel

Diploma in Design for Communication and Experiences, Class of 2021

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Red Dot Design Award: Brands & Communication Design

Winner

The Damascus Modular Typeface

Thaqif Bin Nazri

Diploma in Design for Communication and Experiences, Class of 2021

Red Dot Design Award: Brands & Communication Design

Winner

KASPER FLORIO – Atypical Swiss: Visual Analysis

Bao Anh Bui Nguyen

Diploma in Design for Communication and Experiences, Class of 2023

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Red Dot Design Award: Brands & Communication Design

Winner

In Plain Sight

Nicolette Ow, I-Zak Rugdee, Evan Tan, Bobby Low, Joanne Ang, Ying Cui Wong, Rin Low

BA(Hons) Fashion Media and Industries, Class of 2021

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Red Dot Design Award: Brands & Communication Design

Winner

Children of the Soil

Sabrina Elman, Keane Tan, Sean Lim, Fairuz Jaafar, Syahirah Shahrudin, Samuel Xun, Mazri Ismail, Charles Looi

BA(Hons) Fashion Media and Industries, Class of 2021

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Red Dot Design Award: Brands & Communication Design

Winner

Phantasm

Kevin Tew, Tian Poh Yeo, Celine Yong, Jia Hong Ho, Jian Hong Chan, En Hua Hu, Vrinda Maheshwari, Jamie Lee, Ann-Sophie Maria Muller

BA(Hons) Fashion Media and Industries, Class of 2022

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Red Dot Design Award: Brands & Communication Design

Winner

THE I.NBETWEEN

Toh Min Hui Felicia

BA(Hons) Fashion Media and Industries, Class of 2021

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Red Dot Design Award: Brands & Communication Design

Winner

Tales by

Phyllis Lee

BA(Hons) Fashion Media and Industries, Class of 2021

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2020

Red Dot Design Award: Brands & Communication Design

Winner – Junior Award

The Chinese Theatre Circle rebranding

Aileen Aurelia

Diploma in Design Communication, Class of 2020

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Red Dot Design Award: Brands & Communication Design

Winner – Junior Award

O,SH*T

Vanessa Koh

Diploma in Design Communication, Class of 2020

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2019

Red Dot Design Award: Brands & Communication Design

Junior Prize Winner

A-B Magazine

Edward Lau

Diploma in Design Communication, Class of 2019

Red Dot Design Award: Brands & Communication Design

Winner

WORK Magazine – Salaryman

Venny Chu

Diploma in Design Communication, Class of 2019

Red Dot Design Award: Brands & Communication Design

Winner

Letter’s Play

Venny Chu

Diploma in Design Communication, Class of 2019

Red Dot Design Award: Brands & Communication Design

Winner

A to B Magazine – Factory Farming

Nora Jasmine Yee

Diploma in Design Communication, Class of 2019

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2018

Red Dot Design Award: Brand and Communication Design

Winner

(Brand Identity)

Nest Hotel

Joshua Yeo

Diploma in Design Communication, Class of 2018

The visual identity reflects the architecture of Tiong Bahru – a quaint neighbourhood in Singapore marked by streamlined modernism and a touch of Chinese tradition. The brand colours are inspired by green jade and gold jewellery. The hotel’s logo displays the Chinese pictogram of the word “nest” in a dynamic manner, conveying a sense of tradition while, at the same time, promising modern comfort.

Red Dot Design Award: Brand and Communication Design

Winner

(Magazine)

Brut Magazine

Jessie Tan

Diploma in Design Communication, Class of 2018

The magazine BRUT is a B5-formatted publication which presents icons of brutalist architecture around the globe. It comes in a 4 cm thick cardboard slipcase embellished with a Japanese stab stitch seam. When leafing through it, a striking element is the multiple use of the colour pink, which, with its feminine, friendly appearance, provides a counterbalance to the main subject matter: concrete.

Red Dot Design Award: Brand and Communication Design

Winner

(Magazine)

MATERIAL Magazine

Macarius Eng

Diploma in Design Communication, Class of 2018

This issue of the bi-annual magazine MATERIAL features brutalist architecture. The design is modelled on the characteristics of this architectural style, which is reflected in the imperfectly casted raw concrete case, the raw paper stock as well as in the multi-faceted typography.

Red Dot Design Award: Brand and Communication Design

Winner

(Typographic Book)

Small and Ordinary

Advanced Typography Class, led by lecturer Nadine Ouellet

Diploma in Design Communication, Class of 2018

This work deals with the short essay “Approaches to What?” by George Perec. In his essay, the French author questions the importance human beings place on the spectacular and encourages the readers to observe the mundane, the unnoticed, their daily gestures and habits instead. Through graphic implementation, each double page of the typographic book brings a different part of the essay to life. Writing and imagery merge into vivid entities, matching the experimental character of the literary source.

2017

Red Dot Design Award

Winner

(Green)

Mirai Rice Cooker

Ronald Tan

BA(Hons) Product Design, Class of 2017

Rice is a staple food source in Asia, and yet also one of the largest contributors to the food waste epidemic. Mirai presents an innovative solution to this issue. This rice cooker features a unique cooking pot with a moulded bottom that is specially designed to re-cook leftover rice into crispy toasted rice cakes, which is a delicacy in many Asian cultures.

Red Dot Design Award

Winner

(Interior Elements)

Waist Bowl

Jonathan Saphiro Salim

BA(Hons) Product Design, Class of 2017

Many run the risk of spilling a bowl's contents when they try to manoeuvre their fingers out from between the bowl's foot ring and the table surface. Waist Bowl addresses this problem with an elevated foot ring that is moulded for ideal grip from one's finger pads.

Red Dot Design Award

Winner

(Interior Elements)

OCD Switch

Pakaporn Teadtulkitikul

BA(Hons) Product Design, Class of 2017

Observations about human behaviour and the subconscious tells us that humans are naturally attracted to order, pattern and symmetry. OCD Switch takes advantage of such a predisposition, and employs an interruption of a geometric pattern on the switch to remind users of a light's turn-on mode, thereby encouraging them to turn-off the switch after use and to decrease electricity consumption.

2016

Red Dot Design Award

Winner

(Domestic Aid)

Swash

Ronald Tan

BA(Hons) Product Design, Class of 2017

Swash is a mini clothes washer for individuals who have no need for space for a full-sized washing machine. It replaces the strenuous act of hand washing clothes by incorporating the washing process of a washing machine, delivering a similar result within a unit that is compact and portable.

Red Dot Design Award

Honourable Mention

(Domestic Aid)

PIPÉRINE and CRYSTALLINE

Jonathan Saphiro Salim

BA(Hons) Product Design, Class of 2017

PIPÉRINE and CRYSTALLINE is a set of salt and pepper grinders that uses the principle of gravity and centripetal force as its main mechanism. Equipped with a cylindrical weight at the end of their spinning shaft, this innovation allows the user to perform the grinding process single-handedly and with less effort.

2013

Red Dot Design Award

Winner

Joanna Christie Lie, Yanti Agustin

BA(Hons) Product Design, Class of 2014

In collaboration with industry professional, Inigo (a technical specialist with Toyota), Joanna Christie and Yanti gained the top prize of S$10,000 and a trophy in this competition.

2012

Red Dot Design Award

Winner

Otter - Personal Disaster Pack

Benson Lee

BA(Hons) Product Design, Class of 2012

In collaboration with industry professional, Inigo (a technical specialist with Toyota), Joanna Christie and Yanti gained the top prize of S$10,000 and a trophy in this competition.

Institutional awards

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Dun & Bradstreet Business Eminence Award

EduTrust Star

Effie Awards

Green Mark Gold Award

Silver Ribbon Mental Health Award

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Applications

Red Dot Design Award

2025

Winner

ALBATROSS—The Life Saving Glider

Winner

Angko+

Winner

Chhavi

Winner

Bluu—A breath-powered toy for children with asthma

2021

Winner

Slave of the Unreturn

Winner

The Damascus Modular Typeface

Winner

KASPER FLORIO – Atypical Swiss: Visual Analysis

Winner

In Plain Sight

Winner

Children of the Soil

Winner

Phantasm

Winner

THE I.NBETWEEN

Winner

Tales by

2020

Winner – Junior Award

The Chinese Theatre Circle rebranding

Winner – Junior Award

O,SH*T

2019

Junior Prize Winner

A-B Magazine

Winner

WORK Magazine – Salaryman

Winner

Letter’s Play

Winner

A to B Magazine – Factory Farming

2018

Winner (Brand Identity)

Nest Hotel

Winner (Magazine)

Brut Magazine

Winner (Magazine)

MATERIAL Magazine

Winner (Typographic Book)

Small and Ordinary

2017

Winner

(Green)

Mirai Rice Cooker

Winner

(Interior Elements)

Waist Bowl

Winner

(Interior Elements)

OCD Switch

2016

Winner (Domestic Aid)

Swash

Honourable Mention (Domestic Aid)

Winner

(Brand Identity)

Winner

(Magazine)

Winner

(Magazine)

Winner

(Typographic Book)

Winner

(Domestic Aid)

Honourable Mention

(Domestic Aid)