Tuesday, 27 June 2006

Nokia Wins Red Dot Design Award

The Nokia 8800 has won the "best of the best" prize at the red dot design awards for its sophisticated and sleek design. The Nokia 8800 was singled out for its innovative, high quality design as well as for its smooth deskstand.

The first mobile phone to use stainless steel and mineral glass in its sleekly sculpted body features a screen using more than 260,000 different colors to give striking clarity, and ringtones created by Ryuichi Sakamoto one of the world's leading composers.

Todd Wood, Director of Insight & Innovation from Nokia said, "On behalf of the team of designers and engineers who worked to create this groundbreaking design I am delighted to accept this award. They created a truly stunning design offering luxurious style and the highest quality features."

Out of 2,068 products submitted to the product design 2006 awards, only 36 received the coveted best of the best award for the best design in their category. In addition, 485 products were given the "red dot" seal of quality design and among the winners was the Nokia N90.