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W+D TIMOS is awarded for high design quality in the “red dot award: product design 2013”!
Monday 22. April 2013 - The innovative power of W+D impressed the 37-member jury of experts for the "red dot award: product design 2013". Those who succeed in winning over the renowned experts in the field can decorate their product creation with the "red dot" and position themselves at an international level.
The jury members were delighted to receive 4,662 entries in 19 different categories in this year’s competition. Only the best designs were able to win the enthusiasm of the jury. Developed in conjunction with Braake Design in Stuttgart, W+D TIMOS – the world’s first Totally Integrated Direct Mail Output Solution – received the red dot for its successful design creation.
The awards ceremony for the seal of quality that is recognised worldwide takes place on 1 July 2013 as part of the traditional red dot gala. W+D TIMOS will then be put on display during a four-week special exhibition in the red dot design museum.
W+D TIMOS – Totally Integrated Mail Output Solution
Producing 15,000 TIMails per hour, W+D TIMOS offers highest quality 4-color, full face, front and reserved digital printing and inserting of envelopes for individualization or personalization. Its revolutionary, high-precision web alignment system caters for an endless feed of envelope webs while the cutting station enables the creation of multi-format blanks and windows in precise alignment with the register. Speeds are synchronized precisely to guarantee accurate inserting – at all times and at full speed.
Prof. Dr. Peter Zec, initiator and CEO of the red dot, has pointed out that strong design competence and economic success nowadays go hand in hand: “The winners of the ‘red dot award: product design 2013’ are the protagonists of a highly developed design culture and design industry. These days it is becoming more and more difficult to distinguish between well-designed products. It is often only in the details that the special qualities become apparent. However, those product creations that pass the test before the critical eyes of the international red dot jury will not disappear into the crowd and will be able to fend off global competition.”
W+D TIMOS in the red dot design museum
With around 2,000 products spread over an area of more than 4,000 squaremeters, the red dot design museum houses the largest exhibition of contemporary design worldwide. From 2 to 28 July 2013, the museum will host the traditional special exhibition of the award-winning products. In “Design on stage – winners red dot award: product design 2013”, design enthusiasts can marvel at the latest trends at close quarters. Visitors are expressly invited to handle the pieces, allowing them to experience live in the breathtaking atmosphere of the red dot design museum the prize-winning design of TIMOS from W+D.