Naim Audio, renowned British manufacturer of premium home music systems designed to create a deeper and more intense connection between artist and listener, has won the Red Dot Award 2015 for Product Design for their Mu-so wireless system. The Mu-so was recognized for its quality and innovative power amongst 4298 entries from 56 countries ultimately winning the Red Dot seal of quality.
Mu-so is Naim’s first wireless music system. It features six speakers and 450 watts of amplification in a single, elegant enclosure with connectivity including high-resolution streaming, AirPlay, Spotify Connect, Bluetooth (aptX), internet radio and app control.
“The Red Dot award is welcome recognition of the countless late nights spent by the team at Naim in making our Mu-so wireless music system a gateway to a deeper, more intense experience of music for a wide audience,” says Naim’s Director of Design, Simon Matthews. “Every aspect of the design has been carefully considered to connect the listener completely with their music.”
About The Red Dot Award Throughout the world and across different industries, Red Dot is seen as the award for high design quality. The international Red Dot jury bestows the sought-after seal of quality only to those products that stand out clearly from comparable entries thanks to their excellent design.
In order to appraise the diversity in the field of design in a professional manner, the Red Dot Design Award breaks down into the three disciplines of Red Dot Award: Product Design, Red Dot Award: Communication Design and Red Dot Award: Design Concept.
The Red Dot Award was created by Design Zentrum Nordrhein Westfalen and with around 17,000 entries each year is one of the best-respected design competitions in the world. In 2015, it is celebrating its 60th anniversary: It was in 1955 that a jury convened for the first time to assess the best designs of the day. The sought-after award, the “Red Dot”, is the revered international seal of outstanding design quality.
Award-winning designers, manufacturers and agencies use the Red Dot winner label and receive numerous other winners’ privileges, such as the presentation of the award-winning product on Red Dot Online, in the Red Dot Design Yearbook, the Red Dot App and on Red Dot 21. Additionally, the winning products are communicated in the international PR activities of Red Dot and exhibited in the Red Dot Design Museum Essen for a whole year.
About Naim Audio
Naim is an award-winning hi-fi manufacturer based in the UK. With a history rooted in engineering and design excellence, Naim has won prestigious awards for its ground-breaking design of digital music systems in 2014. Naim has a passion that has driven them to design and engineer hi-fi products including digital music systems, amplifiers, and loudspeakers that connect people to their music. For Naim music always comes first. Naim maintains an exclusive partnership with Bentley Motors – the Naim for Bentley premium audio system is available as an optional extra on all Bentley models – and Naim is an official sponsor of Team M-Sport Bentley for the 2014 GT3 season.
Naim Label
Naim was also one of the pioneers of high-resolution music, launching one of the world’s first high-definition download sites in the world. NaimLabel.com offers music in better than CD resolution from its multi-MOBO winning, Mercury prize and GRAMMY nominated roster of critically acclaimed artists.
