Three products of HUUM have won the world’s most prestigious Red Dot design award
Red Dot is the world’s most prestigious design award. This design competition was launched in Germany by Design Zentrum Nordrhein Westfalen. By now, reputable Red Dot design award has become a recognized quality label. Red Dot design award since 1955 has been given to the best products of the year, ranging from fashion to consumer electronics, vehicles, medical appliances and furniture.
As of 2024, thirteen Estonian products have won the Red Dot award, three of which belong to HUUM.
#1 DROP electric sauna heater – Red Dot award 2015
- Design: Mihkel Masso
- Statement of the jury: “The app-controlled, cutting-edge technology of this stove makes a beneficial sauna experience a simple matter”.
# 2 CLIFF electric sauna heater – Red Dot award 2021
- Design: Mihkel Güsson; engineer: Anti Reiman
- Statement of the jury: “The design of the CLIFF heater manages to unite a high-quality aesthetic with a space-saving construction, which is carefully adapted to small saunas”.
#3 UKU sauna control system – Red Dot award 2021
- Design: Mihkel Güsson, Maarja Lind; design of the mobile app: Keijo Kraus
- Statement of the jury: “Thanks to the convenient remote-control option, the UKU console solves the problem of having to wait for home saunas to heat up. The handy operating element features a pleasingly clean design”.
Red Dot Product Design Awards
HUUM has been recognized internationally with the Red Dot Design Award. DROP electric sauna heater won the award in 2015, CLIFF electric sauna heater in 2021, and UKU sauna control system in 2021.
European Product Design Award
In 2024, the HIVE Flow wood-burning stove won the prestigious Top Design Award. In 2023, the CLIFF electric sauna heater and the CORE electric sauna heater were awarded for their groundbreaking design.
Golden Egg Award
Bronze Egg for company graphics – 2014. Visual identity of HUUM. Trade mark logo and visual elements are designed by Helene Vetik and Karl Saluveer.
Annual Award of Estonian Interior Architects
In 2014, HUUM’s DROP electric sauna heater was honored as the Favorite of the Public at the Estonian Society of Interior Architects’ Annual Award. With its organic, water-drop inspired shape, DROP stood out for its unique design and quickly became one of HUUM’s most beloved products, bridging modern aesthetics with sauna tradition.
Estonian Design Awards
In 2014, HUUM’s DROP electric sauna heater was recognized as a Mentioned Work at the Estonian Design Awards. This acknowledgment highlighted DROP’s innovative form and its role in redefining sauna heater design with a balance of functionality and striking aesthetics
Product Design Award Bruno
In 2014, HUUM’s DROP electric sauna heater received the Readers’ Choice Award at the Bruno Product Design Awards, Estonia’s most prestigious design competition. This recognition reflected the public’s appreciation for DROP’s nature-inspired design and its fresh take on traditional sauna heating.