Eckstein Design Wins the 2026 Red Dot Award for the NECCST Series 1

Munich, April 2026 -- Eckstein Design, the Munich-based industrial design agency, has been awarded the Red Dot Award 2026. The prize was given for the NECCST Series 1, a premium manual coffee grinder combining patented stepless grind adjustment, zero retention technology and integrated grind-by-weight in an iconic stainless steel housing.

The Red Dot Award is one of the most internationally recognised design prizes, presented annually by the Design Zentrum Nordrhein Westfalen. The award in the Product Design category honours products that stand out through their degree of innovation, functionality and design quality.

A product that makes precision felt

The NECCST Series 1 was born from a simple but demanding brief: to bring manual grinding to the level of high-performance devices - without compromise in mechanics, materials or experience. Almost three years of development, hundreds of prototypes and a consistently user-centred methodology led to a countertop grinder that sets new benchmarks in its category.

The patented stepless grind dial allows adjustment to 0.001 mm accuracy - fluid, click-free, precise. The zero retention system keeps residue below 0.1 g. The 63 mm conical burrs with titanium nitride coating ensure even particle size and minimal heat transfer. In the GBW variant, a magnetically integrated barista scale completes the system into a seamless workflow - from grinding through to brewing.

Voice from the studio

"This award means a great deal to us - not because it's a validation, but because it shows that the decisions we made over almost three years of development are also seen as right from the outside. The NECCST Series 1 is a product where every single detail is an answer to a real question. That is exactly what we stand for at Eckstein Design."

Fynn Eckstein, Partner Eckstein Design

About Eckstein Design

Eckstein Design is an industrial design agency based in Munich. For over 30 years, the studio has developed products for companies in medical technology, measurement technology, consumer goods and capital goods - from strategic concept through to series-ready solution. More than 300 series products and over 50 design awards reflect the team's creative and methodological expertise.

Project page: https://www.eckstein-design.com/en/projects/neccst-series-1/

About NECCST

NECCST is the Munich-based premium brand for coffee accessories, developing tools for coffee enthusiasts who see precision, ritual and craftsmanship not as opposites but as one. The NECCST Series 1 is the brand's first product and has been available internationally since 2026.

Product page: NECCST.com

Eckstein Design und Partner
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Herr Fynn Eckstein
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Eckstein Design + Partner, based in Munich, is a leading studio for industrial design, product development, and innovation consulting. The interdisciplinary team develops market-ready products for demanding industries such as medical technology, measurement technology, robotics, and high-end consumer goods.
Eckstein Design combines strategic design thinking with in-depth technical development and supports companies from the initial idea through research and development to series production. The focus is on user-centered, technologically innovative, and economically successful product solutions.

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