This year’s Red Dot Design Awards celebrate revolutionary innovations across various fields, including home, consumer electronics, transport, and medical devices. Each winning entry harmoniously balances functionality, aesthetics, and innovation, delivering not only visual delight but also unprecedented convenience and improved experiences in daily life.
Baseus AirNora 2
The Baseus AirNora 2 earphones are specifically designed for women, with a particular focus on safety. They feature large control surfaces that enable quick emergency calls in dangerous situations. The design emphasizes soft circular shapes and relaxing color gradients. The charging case resembles a compact powder box, adorned with velvet and includes a mirror. The earphones are feather-light, ensuring maximum comfort.
Soundcore Motion X500
To deliver an immersive auditory experience, the Soundcore Motion X500 speaker offers cinema-grade sound quality with a strong spatial presence. It comprises three drivers and amplifiers, utilizing special algorithms to achieve surround sound. The compact device features an aluminum alloy handle and materials suitable for outdoor use. The intricate structure of the front grille, achieved through dual corrosion forging, enhances both aesthetics and acoustic performance.
Harman Kardon Virtuo
The Harman Kardon Virtuo smart speaker features a minimalistic vase-like shape inspired by contemporary interior design. Its case is entirely wrapped in eco-friendly fabric, with a top metal ring crafted from recycled aluminum and finished with anodized fine brushing and a high-gloss chamfered edge. Physical buttons enable easy interaction, while LEDs on the front and top provide multifunctional feedback.
Ear (a)
The Ear (a) earbuds from Nothing Technology are characterized by their signature semi-transparent casing, displaying the internal components. The compact charging case features the same design, fitting easily into any pocket with its rounded corners. Weighing only 4.7 grams, each earbud ensures supreme comfort. They also feature pressure-relief vents, ergonomic contours, and multiple ear tip options. Available in black, white, and bright yellow.
PULSE Explore
The PULSE Explore in-ear gaming earphones are designed to closely follow the PS5’s aesthetic, featuring a black and white contrast and curved design. They utilize planar magnetic drivers for accurate sound staging with minimal distortion. Components like the drivers and batteries are thoughtfully placed within the ear canal to ensure a snug fit, while buttons and microphones are positioned away from the ears to enhance usability and reduce background noise.
ROG Carnyx
Specifically crafted for live streaming and in-game communication, the ROG Carnyx microphone comes with a 25mm studio-quality condenser capsule that captures nuanced sound details. It offers a warm sound profile, a high-pass filter, and an integrated pop shield. The metal used in the shock mount plays a critical role in reducing desktop vibrations. A unique feature is the customizable RGB lighting effects.
Grundig Party Speaker
Designed to highlight its tweeters and woofer with a wide gap, the Grundig Party Speaker integrates dynamic neon LED lights that encircle the entire body. It features convenient handles for portability, especially given its large and heavy structure. This speaker comes with a subwoofer system, karaoke capabilities, smartphone and tablet slots, IPX4 water resistance, TWS, and tripod mounting options, making it perfect for both indoor and outdoor parties.
Tamo
The Tamo mini Bluetooth speaker boasts an organic, rounded shape and aluminum surface, available in various colors, resembling an elegant home accessory. It can connect multiple devices to create an expansive soundscape in any room. The speaker’s base features intuitive touch controls for volume adjustments and includes a built-in microphone for hands-free calls and selfie triggers.
EF600
The EF600 is a desktop headphone amplifier with an integrated D/A converter, based on the manufacturer’s proprietary R2R-DAC Hymalaya Pro technology, delivering extremely low sound distortion and low power consumption. The device supports various Bluetooth codecs and analog and digital input/output options. Adopting a Bauhaus-inspired design, it features a compact vertical tower casing, with horizontal and vertical lines that emphasize functionality and clarity.
Tank6 Series
The Tank6 series of professional dynamic microphones are made entirely of metal, featuring a unique six-window design on the body. Beyond its modern appearance, the microphone offers high recognizability through its isolated sealed capsule and anti-vibration structure, effectively suppressing environmental noise. This prevents sound distortion and achieves pure, transparent recordings. The Tank6 series includes two microphones, each flexible for desktop or hanging use.
