Estonian Company Roofit.Solar Won the World-Renowned Red Dot Award Prize for the Second Year in a Row
Red Dot is a design award with a 70-year history, previously won by companies such as Ferrari, Apple, Sony, and Bosch. Today, Roofit.Solar won with their hand-standing metal roof Velario® Slim in the "Sustainable Design" category. Last year, their NuClick® roof received the Red Dot "Best of the Best" award in the "Urban Design" category. Both roofs combine Nordic minimalist design with state-of-the-art solar energy storage technology that is invisible to the eye.
The Red Dot Award 2025 competition received submissions from 60 countries. According to a jury of 43 experts, Velario Slim offers innovative technology that allows heritage-protected buildings to be equipped with green energy – both environmentally sustainably and aesthetically appropriately. "Winning designs that have received the coveted Red Dot mark are aesthetically pleasing, functional, sustainable and innovative, and they are all united by outstanding design," added the jury.
According to Roofit.Solar CEO Andres Anijalg, winning such a prestigious award for the second consecutive year is an achievement in itself and demonstrates the high level of Estonian design. "In Estonia, design is being created that makes waves in the world and helps promote Estonia as an innovative country that creates top design. We have great potential to stand out in the design field and export Estonian design, and today's Red Dot award is proof of that," said Anijalg.
The Velario® Slim product that won the award is the only hand-standing metal roof solution with solar production capability on the European market. This makes the roof popular in high-end renovations and the addition of green energy sources to historical buildings, where conventional solar panels are not permitted. The Velario® Slim modules that came to market this year make it possible to cover complex and angled surfaces, which previous solar roof solutions have not allowed, and they are up to 20% more energy efficient. In addition to their discreet Scandinavian design, the solar roofs are exceptionally resistant to harsh weather conditions.
Roofit.Solar exports 95% of the roofs produced in Estonia, and they can be found on prestigious buildings across Europe in 28 different countries. "We believe this is an environmentally friendly building technology of the future that will become the preferred alternative to panels," said Anijalg.
According to Anijalg, small-scale clean energy producers, in addition to addressing climate issues, address an even more urgent issue – energy security. "The war in Ukraine has shown us how vulnerable centralized energy grids can be. Russian attacks on electrical infrastructure have left millions without power. A distributed energy system – where every roof becomes a power plant – makes countries more resilient," commented Anijalg.
