Awards & Museum Acquisitions

1954 „Golden Rose“ award at the Geneva Motor Show for Fiat 1100

1950’s Golden Shoe fashion prize for the 'elevator' high-heel shoe design                                

1971 Bundespreis "Güte Form" for Sulo-Plast baby bath                                                           

1972 iF product design award for Rosenthal Drop tea service                                                   

1973 Rosenthal Drop tea service selected for Cooper-Hewitt Museum                                      

1981 iF Design Award for Pelikan No. 1Pen                                                                               

1983 International design Prize Baden-Württemberg for “Hannen-Alt” beer glass               


1985 Good Design Award (G-Mark) Japan for range of Grohe mixer water taps                  

1986 Golden Camera Award for the Canon T90                                                                         

1986 Good Design Award (G-Mark) Japan for Yamagiwa “BioBrain” Floor Lamp                     

1987 iF product design award for Yamagiwa "Biobrain" Floor lamp                                           

1987 Yamagiwa "Biobrain" Floor lamp listed in International Design Yearbook # 3                   

1987  Sakai No.1 utility knife selected for International Design Yearbook # 3                            

1987 Sony MDR-A60 headphones listed in International Design Yearbook # 3                         

1989 Sony MDR-A60 Cobra headphones at Museum of Modern Art, New York                        

1992  Avion Supersonic liner SST in Centre Pompidou Musée national d'art moderne

1992 HyPro camera prototype in Centre Pompidou Musée national d'art moderne                 

1992 CB10 camera prototype in Centre Pompidou Musée national d'art moderne                   

1992 Lady camera prototype in Centre Pompidou Musée national d'art moderne                     

1992 FROG camera prototype in Centre Pompidou Musée national d'art moderne          

1992 HOMIC camera prototype in Centre Pompidou Musée national d'art moderne         

1992 Egli motorobike prototype in Centre Pompidou Musée national d'art moderne        

1992 Group C car prototype in Centre Pompidou Musée national d'art moderne           

1992 “Paris sparrow” C-shape Drawing in Pompidou Musée national d'art moderne                  

1993 Rosenthal Drop teapot listed in "Landmarks of 20th Century design" book                       

1993 Rosenthal Drop teapot in Centre Pompidou Musée national d'art moderne                     

1993 iF Design Award for Highscreen Colani Trackball                                                                 

1993 iF Design Award for Highscreen Colani Mouse                                                                   

1994 “Computer of the Year” for Colani Vobis Highscreen computer                                           

1995 IInterclima Paris Trophée du Design for Oventrop Radiator thermostat                              

1996 iF Design Award for Oventrop Radiator thermostat “Uni C”                                               

1997 „Red Dot“ Award for Messmer Forma Silber Pen                                                   

1999 Shower gel bottle selected for the German Plastics Museum                                               

2000 Citrix future Award

2003 Rheinland-Pfälzischer Design Prize for a Bank Design                                                  

2004 iF Silver Award for sculpture displayed at the Pinakothek der Moderne 

2005 "Beard of the Year”

2005 Two-piece plastic cutlery (1968) selected for Museum of Design Zurich                

2007 "Grandprix of Design" at the Festival Automobile International

2007 „Outstanding lifetime contribution to design“ FX International Interior Design awards

2007 "Design Visionary Award" from the Art Centre College of Design, Pasadena

2008 Corgi H2Go Radio-Controlled toy Car wins Toy Innovation 2008 Award