SCAD Celebrates Seventh Consecutive Year as Red Dot Design’s No.1 Design University in North America

Furniture World News Desk on 10/20/2023

The prestigious Red Dot Design Rankings placed SCAD as the No.1 university in the U.S. and the No. 2 university in the Americas and Europe for the seventh consecutive year. Since 2005, the Red Dot Rankings have been a sought-after seal of quality recognizing the most innovative in design at the professional and academic level.

Over the last seven years, SCAD has had 24 student award recipients who represent stellar degrees programs including furniture design, industrial design, fashion design and fibers. These students exemplify the very best of innovation and creativity – pushing the boundaries of what is possible in sustainable design and generating imaginative solutions that will help transform the world.

SCAD alum Natalie Schaake (B.F.A, industrial design, 2022) also earned a Red Dot award this year for her uniquely designed chair, Hug. This chair was developed to relieve stress during the assembly process and once complete, the various upholstery and fabric options allow the user to pick the material and feel that they consider most comforting and soothing to them. Schaake was recently honored as the only recipient of Fast Company’s 2023 Innovation by Design Awards in the student category for her creation of this very chair.

Red Dot Design Ranking for Design Concept recognizes the continued investment in design by enterprises and institutions, and is ranked into six distinct honorary lists for companies, design studios and universities, in the Americas, Europe and Asia Pacific regions. The rankings key areas of focus are sustainability and innovation.

To read the full announcement, visit: https://www.red-dot.org/design-concept/news/red-dot-design-ranking-2023-en

To view the student award project, visit: https://www.red-dot.org/project/hug-65837

SCAD: The University for Creative Careers
 SCAD is a private, nonprofit, accredited university, offering 100 graduate and undergraduate degree programs across locations in Atlanta and Savannah, Georgia; Lacoste, France; and online via SCADnow. SCAD enrolls more than 17,500 undergraduate and graduate students from more than 120 countries. The future-minded SCAD curriculum engages professional-level technology and myriad advanced learning resources, affording students opportunities for internships, professional certifications, and real-world assignments with corporate partners through SCADpro, the university’s renowned research lab and prototype generator.

SCAD is No. 1 in the U.S., according to Art & Object’s 2023 Best Art Schools ranking, with additional top rankings for degree programs in interior design, architecture, film, fashion, digital media, and more. Career success is woven into every fiber of the university, resulting in a superior alumni employment rate. A 2023 study found that 99% of SCAD graduates were employed, pursuing further education, or both within 10 months of graduation. SCAD provides students and alumni with ongoing career support through personal coaching, alumni programs, a professional presentation studio, and more. Visit scad.edu.