Why did the LIN-X 1000 win a prestigious Red Dot design award?

The Red Dot Awards are one of the top three design awards in the world, recognising outstanding product design and innovation. This year a jury of 40 experts reviewed over 5000 products from 54 countries and Sugatsune's LIN-X 1000 was one of the few submissions to receive the coveted distinction of the Red Dot. The LIN-X1000 is a door opening mechanism with a unique lateral motion. Stretching back to the Bauhaus, Germany's influence upon industrial design has been inestimable so it seems fitting that the Red Dot Awards should be based there. The Jury of experts from different disciplines has met in Essen for the last 60 years to evaluate products and to cast judgement. They look at products from every angle, including functionality, innovation and engineering excellence; their stringency and impartiality are well known so that an award from them carries particular weight. Sugatsune invests heavily in research and development and in its culture of innovation so it is particularly proud the LIN-X1000 has won this prestigious award. What first appealed to the judges was the unique lateral motion which opens a door ‘out and to the side’. This saves space compared to a swing door and unlike a sliding door requires no special arrangements to the side.

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