Recently, the results of the 2024 Red Dot Design Award have been officially announced. Two designs created by teams from the YSU School of Arts and Design have been recognized with the prestigious award. Professor Wang Nianwen’s team (including Wan Zhonghua, Xu Bo, etc.) created “Portable Nursing Bathing Machine”, while Professor Liu Weishang's team (including Zuo Sixue and Dong Wenting) created “2023 Beijing Zoo Spring Creative Market”. Both designs stood out from over 10,000 entries from more than 60 countries and regions worldwide for their unique design and exceptional visual presentation, earning the Red Dot Design Award for this year.
Award Certificates and Award Notifications
The “2023 Beijing Zoo Spring Creative Market”, which was submitted by our university as the sole entrant, represents the first time that our university has been bestowed the prestigious Red Dot Design Award in the Brand & Communication Design Category. The “Portable Nursing Bathing Machine”, jointly designed, developed, and produced by our university in collaboration with Beijing Xinxiangshicheng Technology Co., Ltd. and Sino Rubber Technology Co., Ltd., marks the eighth occasion our university has received this top international design accolade in the Product Design Category. The fact that our faculty and students from the School of Arts and Design have been repeatedly recognized by the Award not only attests to the endorsement of our designs by the international design community but also underscores the strength of our design programs on the international stage. This reflects the significant achievements of the School of Arts and Design in constantly improving teaching methods, devising innovative teaching models, and making its teaching more practical. It also marks a big step forward for the School of Arts and Design, showcasing its enhanced capacity for nurturing talent in design and innovation, as well as its international influence in this regard.
Representatives of the award winners receiving the award in Singapore and taking photos with Peter Zec, founder of the Red Dot Design Award.
The German Red Dot Design Award, established in 1955, has a proud history spanning 69 years. It is regarded as one of the world’s three top design awards, along with the German “iF DESIGN AWARD” and the International Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) from the US. The Red Dot Design Award is one of the largest and most influential design competitions globally, often referred to as the “Oscar of the international design world”. The Award is presented in three categories: Product Design, Brand & Communication Design, and Design Concept. Renowned for its exacting and rigorous selection criteria, the Award offers a definitive “quality guarantee” and sets the benchmark for global product design and trends.
