“red dot design award” for SieMatic Möbelwerke:
SieMatic Homepage receives award for outstanding design
Löhne, January 2008. For its outstanding design, the SieMatic Homepage - www.siematic.com - recently received the red dot design award in the category “communication design” - one of the most coveted design awards worldwide. “Our Internet site – in other words our electronic business card – reflects our standards of quality and design. That is why we are so pleased about receiving this recognition,” says Ulrich W. Siekmann, managing director and owner of SieMatic Möbelwerke GmbH & Co. KG.
The homepage, which was revised and given a new look in the spring of 2007, captivates through – above all – its clear structure, brilliant images, and its functionality. “We let our kitchens speak for themselves,” Siekmann adds. “Therefore, we have selected a restrained, elegant design and subdued hues.” The menus are designed to be intuitive and
user-friendly, users get the information they want quickly and easily – whether pertaining to product, collections, kitchen planning, company information and its product and quality philosophy, news and events, or trade shows.
Furthermore, SieMatic also offers useful informational material for downloading, such as brochures and checklists for those interested in kitchens planning and for prospective kitchen buyers. In addition, the site also offers the menu item “Display Kitchen Exchange” were SieMatic Resellers offer display kitchens for sale. A separate area is available for journalists featuring latest press releases and picture material.
Seal of quality for sophisticated and innovative design
In 2007, in conjunction with the red dot award “communication design”, the jury consisting of twelve international design experts had to judge the design quality of 3,880 entries from 34 nations. 336 entries were honored for outstanding and forward-looking design achievement.
The award ceremony for the prize winners took place in an appropriate setting at a special exhibition in the Casino of the city of Essen, Germany.
Award as important innovation indicator
An award in a prestigious international design competition like the “red dot design award” is an important acknowledgement of innovation. The “red dot” is considered an award that sets the winners apart from the competition. “Considering the countless design options, contemporary communications design is able to differentiate itself only through the quality of the work of its creators. “The objective of the red dot is to make that quality visible,” explains Professor Peter Zec, initiator of the red dot design award and president of ICSID, the worldwide umbrella organization for industrial design. He sums up the results of the competition as follows: “The prize-winning entries are distinguished by an extraordinarily high level of design, of clever stylistic implementation - they have justly earned this award.”
Facts about the “red dot design award”:
With over 7,000 entries in the categories of product design, communication design, and design concept, the “red dot design award” is one of the most recognized and most important design competitions worldwide. Since 1955, designs of outstanding quality have been selected and honored annually in an official exhibition by the Design Centrum North Rhine Westphalia in Essen, Germany.
SieMatic Homepage receives award for outstanding design
Löhne, January 2008. For its outstanding design, the SieMatic Homepage - www.siematic.com - recently received the red dot design award in the category “communication design” - one of the most coveted design awards worldwide. “Our Internet site – in other words our electronic business card – reflects our standards of quality and design. That is why we are so pleased about receiving this recognition,” says Ulrich W. Siekmann, managing director and owner of SieMatic Möbelwerke GmbH & Co. KG.
The homepage, which was revised and given a new look in the spring of 2007, captivates through – above all – its clear structure, brilliant images, and its functionality. “We let our kitchens speak for themselves,” Siekmann adds. “Therefore, we have selected a restrained, elegant design and subdued hues.” The menus are designed to be intuitive and
user-friendly, users get the information they want quickly and easily – whether pertaining to product, collections, kitchen planning, company information and its product and quality philosophy, news and events, or trade shows.
Furthermore, SieMatic also offers useful informational material for downloading, such as brochures and checklists for those interested in kitchens planning and for prospective kitchen buyers. In addition, the site also offers the menu item “Display Kitchen Exchange” were SieMatic Resellers offer display kitchens for sale. A separate area is available for journalists featuring latest press releases and picture material.
Seal of quality for sophisticated and innovative design
In 2007, in conjunction with the red dot award “communication design”, the jury consisting of twelve international design experts had to judge the design quality of 3,880 entries from 34 nations. 336 entries were honored for outstanding and forward-looking design achievement.
The award ceremony for the prize winners took place in an appropriate setting at a special exhibition in the Casino of the city of Essen, Germany.
Award as important innovation indicator
An award in a prestigious international design competition like the “red dot design award” is an important acknowledgement of innovation. The “red dot” is considered an award that sets the winners apart from the competition. “Considering the countless design options, contemporary communications design is able to differentiate itself only through the quality of the work of its creators. “The objective of the red dot is to make that quality visible,” explains Professor Peter Zec, initiator of the red dot design award and president of ICSID, the worldwide umbrella organization for industrial design. He sums up the results of the competition as follows: “The prize-winning entries are distinguished by an extraordinarily high level of design, of clever stylistic implementation - they have justly earned this award.”
Facts about the “red dot design award”:
With over 7,000 entries in the categories of product design, communication design, and design concept, the “red dot design award” is one of the most recognized and most important design competitions worldwide. Since 1955, designs of outstanding quality have been selected and honored annually in an official exhibition by the Design Centrum North Rhine Westphalia in Essen, Germany.