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Onzo design wins red dot accolade
Onzo's Smart Energy Kit has won one of the prestigious Red Dot awards for 2009, in the product design category. There was a total of 3,231 entries in this category, submitted by 1,400 companies from 49 countries.
The international "Red Dot design award" is the largest and most renowned design competition in the world. It rewards only the most creative and outstanding products. The award recognises Onzo's unique and dedicated approach to the design process in a commercial context We have succeeded in combining technology and design talent with commercial mastery, with the result that we have developed cutting-edge, market-leading solutions and are delivering the range of products and services that energy companies of the future will need.
Each year an international jury reviews and evaluates the applications for the award according to criteria such as innovation, functionality, quality, durability and ecological soundness.. The jury is made up of renowned designers and design experts from all over the world who reach their decisions independently and impartially and its high-standing guarantees the continued international reputation of the competition.
The award is as a seal of quality; it acknowledges the very best in design and business. The winners will receive the awards at a ceremony in the Essen, where red dot is based, in June. Onzo's Smart Energy will be on display from 30th June to 26th July, along with the other winners, at the Red Dot Design Museum at the Zeche Zollverein World Cultural Heritage Site in Essen.
