Design Awards

Hansgrohe as one of the design leaders in the sanitation sector

The iF awards from the International Forum Design (iF) are among the most important honours of their kind in the world. This year, for the first time, the independent institution is presenting a ranking system that represents the best companies in the world in matters of design.

Currently Hansgrohe is 17th on the list of the world's 1499 best companies for design. With 520 points, Hansgrohe AG was even ahead of companies such as Adidas, Nokia and Audi. Within the sanitary industry, the company asserted its lead position - ahead of Hoesch AG (25th, with 360 points) and Grohe AG (53rd with 220 points).

“Where design is concerned, Hansgrohe is certainly the world’s most successful manufacturer of bathroom mixers and showers,” explains Phillipe Grohe, manager of Hansgrohe’s designer brand Axor.
“While the visions and creative ideas of our design partners have always challenged us – in research and development as well as in production – they have also brought us forward a good measure. Today we are one of the trendsetters in the bathroom whereas those companies that do not invest in creative force from outside or make design subordinate to production specifications can only struggle to keep pace. And this too is reflected in the iF ranking.” 

Design awards and top marks for Hansgrohe's innovations

There is no let-up in reports around the world of Hansgrohe’s success in garnering design awards and top marks for its innovations. In 2009 alone the list of design awards and top marks for sanitation products from the Schiltach hot-bed of ideas grew by a further seven to just under 300.