Young Professionals Application Day 2025

Start successfully to professional life

On 19 November 2025, all designers who have graduated within the past five years had 24 hours to take part in the lottery for 50 free registration places for the Red Dot Award: Product Design. The 50 upcoming talents selected will then submit their products for evaluation by the jury. If they win an award, they will have free access to extensive measures, which are included in the Regular Winner Package, to communicate their success in the award visibly at an international level.

The application process for the Young Professionals Application Day is very simple: From midnight on that day, an application portal will open its doors for 24 hours. To register, graduates only need to provide a brief description and up to five images of the product as well as a scanned copy of their degree certificate.

Take advantage of the benefits of winning an award:

Proof that you belong to the best in design
Confirmation of the excellent design quality of your product
Use of the internationally known Red Dot winner label
Establishing contacts with the big players of the industry at the award ceremony
Attention-grabbing presentation of your product on the Red Dot website
High-quality presentation of your design in the yearbook
International exhibitions that introduce your product to consumers and industry experts

Anna Maria Sand Jensen, Designer of Unwasted

“As a young professional, it was inspiring to meet designers whose work I had only read about during my studies. Being part of this event made me feel like I was joining a larger global design community, while also contributing something of my own to it.”

How to proceed:

1. Registration for the lottery
Enter a brief description and photos of the product as well as a scan of the final certificate in the registration portal
2. Notification of the outcome of the draw
via E-mail
3. Registration for the competition
Complete your details
4. Delivery of the product
Send the original product by post

Contact

Feel free to contact us with any questions or comments:

Red Dot Team
Phone.: +49 201 838885–56
E-mail: pd(at)red-dot.de