Jabra Freeway and Jabra Wave Triumph at the 2011 Red Dot Design Awards

Held July 4, 2011, the Red Dot Design Awards took place at the Essen’s opera house, Aalto Theater, honoring and recognizing new products by awarding winners from all entries which participated in the competition from 1,700 companies from 60 countries worldwide. 

Considered as one of the most renowned international product competitions, the Red Dot Design Awards had over 4,433 products, which were entered just in the product design category, and over 1,000 guests who joined the awarding ceremonies from several industries, including the world of media and design.

Started way back in 1955, the Red Dot Design Awards is consisted of three divisions, which include:

• Red Dot Award: Product Design
• Red Dot Award: Communication Design
• Red Dot Award: Design Concept

Now considered as the largest design competition in the world, its whooping 14,000 entries from 68 countries all over the world went down in history last 2010. If you want more information about the competition, visit this site.

Jabra was honored to have two of its products win in the 2011 Red Dot Design Awards, in the product category. Both Jabra FREEWAY and Jabra WAVE were announced to be winners and so were displayed both in the online exhibition and in the Red Dot Design Museum.

Responsible in bringing a lot of firsts in the market of speakerphones, Jabra FREEWAY is famous for its small, slim, and stylish look packed with advanced and innovative sound. Jabra WAVE, on the other hand, sports the popular “behind the ear” design, contributing to the user’s comfort, which is why it is ideal for all-day use.

More innovative audio product from Jabra can be found in our store. Check it out.

Red Dot Design Award Initiator Professor Dr. Peter Zec described their own evaluation method and said, “As always, our jury cast a very careful eye over the products submitted. Design quality has asserted itself clearly in the judging process, with genuine and new creative solutions also being rewarded. Both of these criteria are not just yardsticks for good design, but also for the potential for success on the market. This potential is increased several times over by the targeted use of our renowned design award.”

The winning products, including Jabra FREEWAY and Jabra WAVE were displayed from July 5 top August 11 in the Red Dot Design Museum at the World Heritage Site of the Zeche Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex in Essen. The museum houses over 1,500 products, considered as the largest contemporary design’s permanent exhibition worldwide.