Awards
Our fusion of innovative technology, inspirational design and outstanding quality is renowned within the industry. The last seven decades has seen GROHE receive many coveted awards.
View just some of the accreditations we have achieved.
Designpreis der Bundesrepublik Deutschland.
No entries are accepted for Germany’s highest official design prize, which honours both products and personalities. Nominations are honoured by the German Design Council on behalf of the Federal Economics Ministry.
The following GROHE products are all Designpreis nominees
2008
GROHE Ondus (mechanical version)
Allure
Rainshower Family (Cosmopolitan)
2007
Allure
Lineare
K4
2006
Rainshower System
Design Plus
Launched in conjunction with Messe Frankfurt the German Design Council and the Association of German Chambers of Industry and Commerce in 1983.
The Design Plus award is presented alternatingly at the “ambiente” international consumer goods trade fair in Frankfurt and at the world’s largest sanitary exhibition – the ISH show.
Design Plus encompasses both overall product designs as well an appreciation for an exemplary trend-setting approach.
Good Design Chicago
Organised worldwide, this is the epitomy of awards, founded in Chicago in 1950 by the former MoMA curator Edgar Kaufmann Jr.
Good Design recognise annual achievements from the best industrial/graphic designers and world manufacturers in pushing design boundaries.
The Chicago Athenaeum continues to create awareness and to honour those that strive for excellence in contemporary design and tribute product leaders in design and manufacturing.
iF design award, Hanover
Established in 1954, the iF design award receive over 1,800 annual entries from 30 Countries. The iF jury consists of noted international designers, the iF label is globally regarded as the quality seal of design, indeed it has become an internationally recognized trademark, serving as a buyer guidance tool in global markets.
iF design award, China
An accolade targeted towards manufactures and designers who are active in the Chinese market. With an aim to acknowledge existing achievements and stimulate and nurture future designs. The important role played by design in the commercial success of a modern company will be made clear to businesses and manufacturers, ensuring greater integration of the theme of design with product delivery.
With this in mind iF is offers a specific support for manufacturers and designers from all over the world that want to reach out to customers with well designed interiors, media and products within the Asian-Pacific region.
reddot design award
More than 4000 entries spanning across 40 countries make the annual reddot design award one of the most prestigious design competitions in the world.
Each year an international jury of renowned designers and design experts is picked to review and evaluate the submitted products according to criteria such as degree of innovation, functionality and quality. This ensures the seriousness of the competition and its international acceptance.
Divided into three categories, which are adjudicated separately
• Product design
• Communication design
• Concept design
The red dot trophy really is the international seal of design quality.
Since 1996 GROHE has achieved this award ten times for numerous products, only last year saw ONDUS (mechanical version) honoured as red dot winner: the best of the best. All award winning product are then displayed online and published in the yearbook.
2008
GROHE Ondus Digital (VelvetBlack & MoonWhite)
2007
GROHE Ondus (mechanical version) reddot: best of the best
2006
Lineare
2005
Rainshower System
40 under 40
Europe 40 under 40® is an annual awards program that celebrates the next new talented generation of European designers. The program is directed to support new and emerging design talent that will influence the near future of European design, thinking, and theory with the direct consequence of impacting future environments and the future of European and international design.
The key is to bring wider recognition to 40 of the most promising emerging designers working in the European Union and in other countries inside Europe, fostering and encouraging new talent and new creative thinking at the forefront of tomorrow's profession.
Our water philosophy has ensured GROHE products are distinguished the world over for their technical excellence.
GROHE through the years have also achieved the following awards.
Good Design Japan
IIDEX Award Canada
Steel Innovation Award
Materialica
