Epson has been awarded the prestigious honorary title ‘Red Dot: Design Team of the Year’ for 2026 at the internationally renowned Red Dot Design Award competition.
This award recognises a design team that has proved itself through its consistently innovative, top-class design achievements and has set the highest standards of design quality. Epson is only the second Japanese company to receive this honour since the award was first presented in 2000.
A summary of the Award Citation
Across its diverse business segments – including Precision Innovation, Industrial & Robotics, Office & Home Printing, and Visual & Lifestyle – Epson has consistently demonstrated a high level of technological innovation under a coherent and unified design strategy.
- Grounded in its advanced precision technologies, Epson has developed a broad product portfolio characterised by clear, harmonious design and user-centric design, a strength that was praised by the jury.
- In addition, Epson has garnered recognition over many years in the ‘Red Dot Award: Product Design’ category by showcasing outstanding designs and innovation across multiple generations of products.
- Ultimately, Epson was honoured for having firmly embedded design within its corporate activities, delivering globally competitive products based on a consistent design philosophy, and demonstrating a sustained commitment to design excellence.
Red Dot Founder and CEO, Professor Dr. Peter Zec commented, “With exceptional clarity and consistency, Epson has created a remarkably broad portfolio and translates technological innovation with great assurance into accessible, human-centred solutions – precise and carefully composed in their expression.
“The design approach is defined by a strong sense of harmony – between form and function and between technological precision and user experience. Driven by a strategically embedded design culture, this results in internationally successful products with a clear identity. The title ‘Red Dot: Design Team of the Year 2026’ recognises this outstanding achievement.”
Hideki Kato, General Manager of the Epson P Design Department, and Takayoshi Ishikawa, General Manager of the Epson VP Design Department said, “We see this award as recognition not of individual products, but of the collective efforts of Epson’s design organisation as a whole. It reflects both a daily commitment within each business area and a collaborative mindset cultivated across departments. This recognition is greatly encouraging for everyone involved.
“At the same time, we view this award not as an end point but rather as an expectation that we will continue to create new value. We will remain committed to transforming the value of technology into meaningful experiences for people and society, and to creating value in a way that is true to Epson.”