Product - 25/03/2019

ECCO S-LITE recognised with prestigious Red Dot Design Award

The ECCO S-LITE golf shoe has been recognised in the global design industry by winning an internationally renowned Red Dot Award, which pays homage to the very best products created each year.  

ECCO S-LITE is the lightest leather golf shoe ever produced by ECCO, offering golfers an extremely light and versatile model in a range of eye-catching colours.  

GOLF Lead Designer Andrzej Bikowski, says: 

“Winning a Red Dot award for Product Design is a recognition of our innovative approach to golf footwear design, and it’s something our whole team can be proud of. S-LITE is a one-of-a-kind shoe that represents the vision of ECCO GOLF; to create modern golf shoes using premium materials and pioneering technology.” 

Professor Dr. Peter Zec, Founder and CEO of Red Dot, says: 

"I would like to congratulate the laureates sincerely on their wonderful success. The fact that their products were able to satisfy the strict criteria of the jury bears testimony to their award-winning design quality. The laureates are thus setting key trends in the design industry and are showing where future directions may lead."
 

 

The Red Dot Award, Product Design, is one of the world’s largest design competitions. In 2019, designers and manufacturers from 55 countries entered more than 5,500 products in the competition. The international jury comprises experienced experts from different disciplines and has been convening for more than 60 years in order to select the year’s best designs. The assessment focuses on criteria such as the level of innovation, functionality, formal quality, longevity and ergonomics.

 

About ECCO 

ECCO is one of the world’s leading shoe brands, combining style and comfort. ECCO’s success is built on products with a great fit and top-quality leathers. ECCO is a highly responsible company that owns and manages every aspect of the value chain from leather and shoe manufacturing to wholesale and retail activities. ECCO’s products are sold in 99 countries from over 2,250 ECCO shops and more than 14,000 sales points. ECCO is family-owned, founded in Denmark in 1963, and employs 21,300 people worldwide.