OVC's '3551 talent' wins German Red Dot Award

The project "Merryda Wiki World – Wiki Cabin", designed by Mu Wei, founder of Wiki World and a "3551 Entrepreneurship Talent" from Wuhan East Lake High-tech Development Zone (Optics Valley of China, or OVC), recently won two prestigious awards: the "Innovative Product Design Award" and the "Sustainable Design Award" at the Red Dot Award: Product Design 2026. 

The award-winning works at the Red Dot Award: Product Design 2026. [Photo/China Optics Valley Talent Zone]

The Red Dot Award is an international creative design award from Germany. It evaluates entries based on four fundamental aspects: functionality, aesthetics, practicality, and sustainability. Each year, over 60 countries submit more than 10,000 entries for the award.

Mu Wei stated that the judges were impressed not only by the aesthetic of the Wiki Cabin project but also by its core sustainable development philosophy – achieving zero environmental impact and fostering social value by involving communities and families in its construction.

The award-winning project "Merryda Wiki World – Wiki Cabin" designed by Mu Wei. [Photo/China Optics Valley Talent Zone]

Wiki World is an open-source architectural community founded by top designers and educators from China, France, and Switzerland. It offers natural building products that allow anyone to construct their own home, promoting a return to a more natural lifestyle.

To date, Wiki World has completed over 200 projects, operates seven nature camps, has won more than 40 international awards, and holds over 400 cabin products and 30 patents.

Discussing plans for 2026, Mu Wei said that Wiki Word will continue to harness the strong technology and entrepreneurship ecosystem of OVC to expand its international business after years of product development and technological iteration. The company has already received collaboration inquiries from Europe and Southeast Asia.

The community's members construct their own homes. [Photo/China Optics Valley Talent Zone]