Hotel castle wins prestigious design award
Dormakaba Holding AG has won the ICONIC Award from the German Design Council with its Quantum Pixel electronic hotel lock. The digital hotel lock is integrated directly into the door leaf, assigns access rights digitally and thus increases convenience for hotel guests and the hotel industry.
Dormakaba, which specialises in access and locking systems, has won the ICONIC AWARD from the German Design Council with its Quantum Pixel hotel lock. The digital lock, which is integrated directly into the door leaf, enables access with mobile devices at any time thanks to its compatibility with NFC, Bluetooth Low Energy and digital wallets. The Quantum Pixel can also be activated with RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) access media such as access cards, key fobs and wristbands.
The versatility of the lock thus increases convenience for hotel guests, according to a press release from dormakaba, while at the same time simplifying the administration of hotel management with the digital allocation of access rights. With a choice of different surfaces, lever handle versions and two escutcheon designs, the access solution can also be configured to suit the hotel’s taste.
“Global technological and user-centred aspects are decisive in the design. The honouring of our Quantum Pixel electronic hotel lock with the prestigious ICONIC AWARD shows once again that dormakaba brings innovative solutions with high customer benefits to the market,” Bernhard Heitz, Head of Strategic Product Design, is quoted as saying in the press release.
According to the German Design Council, the ICONIC AWARD honours outstanding achievements in architecture, interior design and product innovation and strengthens international exchange in the construction and design industry. In 2025, the winners were selected from over 560 entries in five main categories and 42 sub-categories.