Red Dot Design Museum

A boutique museum along the Waterfront Promenade at the Marina Bay. Red Dot Design Museum is the physical embodiment of the international Red Dot Design Award. Learn and enjoy good design from over 200 design works on exhibition from one of the most prestigious design awards in the World.

Specially curated Human-Nature explores how human excel beyond our natural ability - with technologies and algorithm to become super humans. The exhibition showcases design works from across disciplines including innovative products, research concepts, communication works and art. 

In 1955, the “Ständige Schau Formschöner Industrieerzeugnisse” (Permanent Show of Elegant Industrial Products) was established in Villa Hügel in Essen, Germany. It evolved over the years to become the Red Dot Design Museum. Every year, design experts from all over the world convene to decide works from product design, design concept and communication design to be awarded. The experts make up the jury for the international Red Dot Awards for Product Design, Communication Design and Design Concept. All entries are tested, discussed and assessed for their innovative design quality based on different criteria depending on their tasks and purposes. Only the best pass through rigorous adjudication process to receive the coveted Red Dot quality seal - and thus their deserved place in the Red Dot Design Museum.

In 2017, the Singapore Red Dot Design Museum moved to its present location along the Marina Bay after a 12 year period since it was first established in 2005 along Maxwell Road. A visit to the museum is more than just an education trip by entering into a world of design. It is one of the interesting places to visit in Singapore.

In addition to design exhibitions, the museum features one of the best design shop where carefully curated design objects from around the world as well as the ones produced by Singapore designers can be found. The cafe bar also serves traditional rice dumplings and colourful Nonya kuehs and a range of contemporary cakes fused with Asian fruits, spices and herbs.

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