- Every year Working, edited by Peter Zec, one of the best design experts in the world, presents products from work- and technology-oriented fields - Working 2020/2021 focuses on design products such as office, computers and information technology, industrial equipment, machinery and automation, materials and surfaces, heating and air conditioning technology, as well as healthcare and medical equipment - Additionally, the design team of the year, as well as the Red Dot: Best of the Best designers and the jury members will be shown Good design makes work nicer - the products that have won the Red Dot and feature in Working 2020/2021 Yearbook present a varied picture of the field of work and technology-based design. The innovation and design quality of the products presented here help to make work safer, more comfortable and more pleasant, showing new ways to harness the innovation potential of modern technology. In addition to the areas of office, computers and information technology, industrial equipment, machinery and automation, materials and surfaces, heating and air conditioning technology, as well as healthcare and medical equipment the Yearbook also includes the design team of the year as well as the Red Dot: Best of the Best designers and the jury member features. For design professionals and lovers of design - Working 2020/2021 is not only an enrichment for designers and design students: It also gives product managers, heads of purchasing and marketing strategists an overview of culturally relevant product design, providing those interested in design with an insight into an exciting and vibrant industry. Text in English and German. Contents: Preface of the editor; Red Dot: Design Team of the Year 2020; The designers of the Red Dot: Best of the Best and their award-winning products; The award-winning products of Red Dot: Best of the Best, Red Dot and Honourable Mention; The jurors of the Red Dot Award: Product Design; Alphabetical index. Working 2020/2021 will be presented to 1,500 international guests at the Red Dot Gala/Designers' Night in the museum shop of the Red Dot Design Museum Essen, Germany.
About the Author: Professor Dr. Peter Zec, born 1956, is an international well-known design expert. He is the founder and CEO of Red Dot. He has been active for over 20 years as a communications and design consultant for numerous companies and lectures throughout the world on design-related topics. As an expert on the international design scene, he is the publisher of the Red Dot Design Yearbook and the International Yearbook Communication Design. He has published the following books among others: Informationsdesign (1988), Design goes virtual! (1996), German Design Standards (1997; 2005), Designing Success (1999), Good Design (2000), Orientierung im Raum (2002), Hall of Fame. Companies Searching for Excellence in Design (2003; 2007), Return on Ideas - Better by Design (2006), Who's Who in Design (2003; 2007), The Design Value - a Strategy for Business Success (2010), Homo Ex Data - The Natural of the Artificial (2018), The Form of Simplicity - Good Design for a Better Quality of Life (2018), as well as The Form of Success (2018).