Spark Awards Announce 2016 Product & Concept Design Winners

By: PRLog
31 Designs Dominate Product Design while 46 take Concept Design. "A terrific turnout for Spark Awards 10th Anniversary," states Spark CEO Peter Kuchnicki
NEW YORK - July 11, 2016 - PRLog -- The Spark Design Awards, launched in 2007 and celebrating its 10th year, recognize design excellence across a broad range of categories for both professional and student designers.

Spark has completed the Spring round of the Product and Concept design categories. Entrants ranged from vast aerospace groups to design consultancies and students. Likewise the entries themselves varied widely, from the NAVii by Fellow Robots to the August Doorbell Cam by Fuseproject.

Product Design highlights include six winners in the top tier Spark! Award: Prime by Chicago Cutlery (Lead: Karl Ludeman, World Kitchen); OZO VR Camera (Lead: Axel Meyer, Nokia Technologies); HTC Vive VR Headset (HTC Design); Enroute Transcarotid Neuroprotection System (Lead: Dan Harden, Whipsaw); HTC 10 Mobile (HTC Design) and The Access Strength Workout System (Lead: Ryan Elder, Include Fitness). (Full list below.)

Many other designs stood out, including the striking TetraPOT, a shoreline erosion prevention system by Sheng-Hung Lee. Also notable is the Waterfront Aircraft Seating System, by the design teams at B/E Aerospace, Panasonic Avionics, TEAGUE and Formation Design Group. Spark Winners may be viewed at the Spark Galleries. >HERE

The jury, chaired by IDEO Founder Mike Nuttall, faced a day of difficult choices. However, by the end of the judging, the choice of the top submissions was clear. Juror Arnold Wasserman summed up the work, "In reviewing this year's SPARK winners overall, the jury noted a direction toward simplicity, fun and invisible technology - a trend to celebrate design and utility and hide the complicated technical stuff."

Asked about the efficacy of Design Awards, Spark Juror John Guenther, ex-Director of Design, Hewlett-Packard commented, "Competitions level the playing field by making visible new and innovative design thinking from everyone from students to small design firms."

Even big design organizations are surprisingly thrilled to have the intensity of design innovation made publicly visible by design competitions, especially from small firms or individuals.  It benefits them and all by continuously raising the bar of excellence and striving to always move the profession forward. It's one of the important ways we benchmark our profession."

2016 Spring Product Awards
Spark! Awards
Prime, Chicago CutleryWorld Kitchen
OZO VR CameraNokia Technologies
Enroute NeuroprotectionWhipsaw
The Access StrengthIncludeFitness
HTC ViveHTC Design
HTC 10HTC Design
Gold Awards
Le Cube Sfuseproject
V TokebiHausElec
UP2fuseproject
Fitbit AltaNewDealDesign
Waterfront SeatTEAGUE
CochranLandscape Forms
Halo 2 hearing aidsStarkey Hearing Technologies
Google OnHubWhipsaw
Silver Awards
WaveZephyr Ventilation
FLx ErgoSkeletonStrongArm Technologies
SHR FlexSCHROTH
Jaunt ONELUNAR
HTC Desire 530HTC Design
Movado Edgefuseproject
August Doorbell Camfuseproject
Bronze Awards
Clavicle ScutumsOriental Institute of Technology
Dell InfinityEdge MonitorsDell
TYPO keyboard- iPad MiniBluemap Design
VersaMe StarlingWhipsaw
KLVNPDT
Pyrex® Kitchen ToolsWorld Kitchen
TYPO keyboard- iPad AirBluemap Design
Belkin Charge DockPip Tompkin
Cadence Palladium Z1LUNAR
HTC RE DiploHTC Design


2016 Spring Concept Awards
Design NameOrganization
Spark! Award
Easy CapChosun University
TetraPOT (Pro)IDEO
Toilet Roll CleanerSeoul National University
Three Step StretcherKeimyung University
Double DoorHoseo University
Lytra Prosthetic LegArtcenter College
Gold Award
ValdaUmea Institute of Design
One DropYoungNam University
Plate-inHongik University
The Secret of 4CWonkwang University
Green GrowerKorea Design Membership
Flexible Cover NeedleJeonju University
Unit Bus ShelterHanyang University
DowelHanyang University
Dubai Maritime Museum (Pro)Nikokapa
Silver Award
D-Cartridge PenHanyang University
RearlockHongik University
4color ChargerHannam University
Cadence SaddleArt Center College
Dotted Line TapeSeoul National University
Hydroponics GrowerKorea Design Membership
DaphneHongik University
Poppi (Pro)TEAGUE
O-C (open the color)Hanyang University
Air Purifier BotHoseoUniversity
Touch GoDong-A University
Flexible GrinderKyonggi University
360° Underwater CamSADI
Bronze Award
O KetHoseo University
Medi-TieHongik University
U-Vendor PackCentral Saint Martins
UnistrolArtCenter College
Plate basketSEOULTECH
Swing Door LockKonkuk University
Safe Ninos: Healing TreeDesignmatters, Art Center
Animal Filter MaskHoseo University
LightwaterArt Center College
RamoramoHongik University
Smart filter maskSangmyung University
SIMPLYAcademy of Art University
Watermade Nautical KnifeHFK Bremen
Safe Ninos: PlayScapeDesignmatters, Art Center
New Gyeongsan City GameKyungil University
Murmur TumblersUniversity of Oregon
SyrenArt Center College
VibFitSogang University


One For All
The Spark Design Awards core mission is to help create a better world though design excellence. See more great design at the Spark website: http://www.sparkawards.com.

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