Published: 10 December 2025
Anna Nowokuńska-Maksymiuk wins Red Dot Design Award
Author: Magdalena Miszewska
The wayfinding system designed for the E.Wedel Chocolate Factory Museum by Anna Nowokuńska-Maksymiuk, a lecturer at the School of Form, SWPS University, has received another international award: the Red Dot Award: Brands & Communication Design in the Spatial Communication category.
Red Dot Design Award: One of the world’s leading design awards
The Red Dot Design Award is one of the world’s most respected design competitions. Since 1955, it has been recognized as a global symbol of design quality.
Since 1993, the award has also recognized achievements in communication design. In the Brands & Communication Design section, an international jury reviews projects across 18 categories. These range from visual identity and typography to spatial design, interfaces, and digital solutions. The Red Dot Winner title goes to projects that excel in quality, clarity, and functionality.
The award ceremony took place on November 7 in Berlin.
Another international award for Anna Nowokuńska-Maksymiuk's (Studio Blisko) project
The museum’s wayfinding system won the award in the Spatial Communication category. This adds to its previous recognitions, including the German Design Award 2025 DNA Paris Design Awards 2025 and Poland’s KTR Award
Wayfinding designed for the E.Wedel Chocolate Factory Museum
The signage system helps visitors find their way through the museum’s main areas, from the entrance to the café, shop, and workshop zones. It combines clear directions with a strong visual story.
The system uses modular wooden shapes and colorful details inspired by sweets. To bring it to life, Anna Nowokuńska-Maksymiuk collaborated with Homework, the creative studio behind the museum’s visual identity.
