URBN HOOP® has been awarded the Red Dot Design Award 2026 in the Product Design category. The international jury recognized the clear design quality and the consistent integration of construction and design. The award confirms URBN HOOP® as an independent streetball system with strong international competitiveness.

JURY STATEMENT - The international jury particularly highlighted the clear differentiation from existing solutions. URBN HOOP® does not present itself as a variation of a standard, but as an independent system with precise formal language, structural substance, and a design that proves its quality in real use.

ABOUT RED DOT - The Red Dot Design Award is one of the most renowned seals of quality for outstanding product design worldwide. The internationally recognized label stands for the highest level of design quality and innovation. It honors products that stand out through clear design language, functionality, and a convincing overall concept in global competition.

URBN HOOP® was awarded the iF DESIGN AWARD 2026 in the discipline Product Design – Sports/Outdoor. In the Final Jury Voting, the system achieved 320 out of 500 possible points, clearly exceeding the official Winner threshold of 275 points.

JURY STATEMENT - The international jury particularly recognized the criterion “Differentiation.” URBN HOOP® stands out not as a variation of an existing standard, but as an independent streetball system with a distinct design identity and constructive substance. In competition with 10,003 entries from 68 countries – evaluated by 129 independent jurors – URBN HOOP® positions itself clearly above the international average of its category and discipline. The award confirms the consistent integration of development expertise, manufacturing competence, and cultural intent – and underlines the system’s international competitiveness.

ABOUT iF - Since 1954, the iF DESIGN AWARD has been recognized as one of the world’s most prestigious quality labels for outstanding design. The iF Design brand is internationally established as a symbol of design excellence. The award honors achievements across all relevant disciplines – from product and packaging design to architecture, UX/UI, branding, and service design.

The URBN HOOP® – The Reinvented Streetball Hoop – has been officially honored with the ISPO Award 2025 and is now recognized as one of the most innovative sports products of the year.

JURY STATEMENT - “By combining industrial design, urban culture, and engineering precision, it elevates the integrity of streetball to an entirely new level — one where every shot counts and every court has its own story to tell.”

ABOUT ISPO - ISPO is the world’s leading platform for the sports industry and sports innovation. Each year, an international jury of designers, engineers, sports experts, and industry professionals evaluates the best new products — independently, critically, and based on clearly defined criteria. The ISPO Award is one of the industry’s most prestigious distinctions. It serves as a globally recognized seal of quality and a powerful signal to decision-makers, architects, urban planners, and the entire sports market.

The URBN HOOP® was awarded as a Winner at the Design Prize Brandenburg 2025 (Designpreis Brandenburg 2025) in the category Product Design / Industrial Design.

WHY THIS IS SPECIAL - The competition evaluates outstanding design across all industries — there is no dedicated category for sports equipment. URBN HOOP® therefore competed against projects from furniture, industrial, lifestyle and technology design. Out of around 150 submissions, the eleven-member jury selected 31 projects. Being nominated already counts as an award and recognises exceptional design quality. Only 12 projects were awarded as winners and received prize money — including URBN HOOP®. This distinction confirms that URBN HOOP® officially ranks among the best design projects in Brandenburg in 2025 — across all industries. A strong recognition of our design quality, technical innovation, and our position at the intersection of sport, culture and contemporary product design.

ABOUT THE DESIGN PRIZE BRANDENBURG - The Design Prize Brandenburg (Designpreis Brandenburg) is a prestigious state-level design competition in the German federal state of Brandenburg. It is awarded by the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Labour, Energy and Climate Protection of the State of Brandenburg. The aim of the award is to highlight the creative and economic strength of Brandenburg’s design and creative industries.