KONE Corporation, press release, July 9, 2025
KONE Corporation, a global leader in the elevator and escalator industry, has won two awards in the prestigious Red Dot Award: Product Design 2025 competition. In the Interior Design Elements category, the award went to KONE Entrance, a programmable guiding light for elevator doorways. KONE also won in the Sustainable Design category with Interact 30 DOP, a new destination operating panel.
KONE Entrance is an illuminated elevator door frame that uses animated light to facilitate orientation in the waiting area in front of elevators. The jury applauded KONE Entrance for increasing orientation, efficiency and design quality in the elevator area.
KONE Interact 30 DOP is an intelligent destination control system that enables smooth people flow in buildings. Thanks to its timeless philosophy, precise workmanship, and enduring values, it remains relevant and long-lasting for years to come. Reflecting these qualities, the jury praised KONE Interact 30 for its timeless aesthetics and contribution to greater sustainability in building technology.
"We're delighted that our human-centric and sustainable designs have once again been recognized by the Red Dot judges," says Visa Rauta, Head of KONE Design. "These awards highlight KONE's ongoing efforts in innovation and sustainable development, reflecting our design values and dedication to quality."
A wide range of KONE designs and innovations have been recognized with close to 50 Red Dot awards over the years. Examples of previous winners include the landmark KONE DX Class digital experience elevator, KONE Lane turnstile next-generation access gate system, and KONE I Series elevator interior offering.
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Previous press
releases are available at
www.kone.com/en/news-and-insights/releases/
including:
June 25, 2024: KONE 4G Gateway
wins coveted Red Dot Award for Product Design
2024
June 21, 2022: KONE wins three
prestigious Red Dot design
awards
May 19, 2021: KONE's new
state-of-the-art access solution, KONE Lane, wins coveted Red Dot
Design Award, along with three other KONE
solutions
May 7, 2020: KONE DX Class
elevators win four prestigious Red Dot Design
Awards
About Red
Dot
Dating back to 1955,
the Red Dot Design Award is today one of the world's largest and
most recognized design competitions. The competition is aimed at
all those who would like to distinguish their business activities
through design. The competition breaks down into three disciplines
of Red Dot Award: Product Design, Red Dot Award: Brands &
Communication Design and Red Dot Award: Design Concept. The
winners are selected by a jury of international experts.
www.red-dot.org
About
KONE
At KONE, our purpose is to shape the future
of cities. As a global leader in the elevator and escalator
industry, we move two billion people every day, making their
journeys safe, convenient, and reliable with smart and sustainable
People Flow®. In 2024, KONE had annual sales of EUR 11.0 billion,
and at the end of the year over 60,000 employees in close to 70
countries. KONE class B shares are listed on the Nasdaq Helsinki
Ltd. in Finland.
www.kone.com
