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 Cutlery | World Kitchen |
| OZO VR Camera | Nokia Technologies |
| Enroute Neuroprotection | Whipsaw |
| The Access Strength | IncludeFitness |
| HTC Vive | HTC Design |
| HTC 10 | HTC Design |
| Gold Awards | |
| Le Cube S | fuseproject |
| V Tokebi | HausElec |
| UP2 | fuseproject |
| Fitbit Alta | NewDealDesign |
| Waterfront Seat | TEAGUE |
| Cochran | Landscape Forms |
| Halo 2 hearing aids | Starkey Hearing Technologies |
| Google OnHub | Whipsaw |
| Silver Awards | |
| Wave | Zephyr Ventilation |
| FLx ErgoSkeleton | StrongArm Technologies |
| SHR Flex | SCHROTH |
| Jaunt ONE | LUNAR |
| HTC Desire 530 | HTC Design |
| Movado Edge | fuseproject |
| August Doorbell Cam | fuseproject |
| Bronze Awards | |
| Clavicle Scutums | Oriental Institute of Technology |
| Dell InfinityEdge Monitors | Dell |
| TYPO keyboard- iPad Mini | Bluemap Design |
| VersaMe Starling | Whipsaw |
| KLVN | PDT |
| Pyrex® Kitchen Tools | World Kitchen |
| TYPO keyboard- iPad Air | Bluemap Design |
| Belkin Charge Dock | Pip Tompkin |
| Cadence Palladium Z1 | LUNAR |
| HTC RE Diplo | HTC Design |
2016 Spring Concept Awards
| Design Name | Organization |
| Spark! Award | |
| Easy Cap | Chosun University |
| TetraPOT (Pro) | IDEO |
| Toilet Roll Cleaner | Seoul National University |
| Three Step Stretcher | Keimyung University |
| Double Door | Hoseo University |
| Lytra Prosthetic Leg | Artcenter College |
| Gold Award | |
| Valda | Umea Institute of Design |
| One Drop | YoungNam University |
| Plate-in | Hongik University |
| The Secret of 4C | Wonkwang University |
| Green Grower | Korea Design Membership |
| Flexible Cover Needle | Jeonju University |
| Unit Bus Shelter | Hanyang University |
| Dowel | Hanyang University |
| Dubai Maritime Museum (Pro) | Nikokapa |
| Silver Award | |
| D-Cartridge Pen | Hanyang University |
| Rearlock | Hongik University |
| 4color Charger | Hannam University |
| Cadence Saddle | Art Center College |
| Dotted Line Tape | Seoul National University |
| Hydroponics Grower | Korea Design Membership |
| Daphne | Hongik University |
| Poppi (Pro) | TEAGUE |
| O-C (open the color) | Hanyang University |
| Air Purifier Bot | HoseoUniversity |
| Touch Go | Dong-A University |
| Flexible Grinder | Kyonggi University |
| 360° Underwater Cam | SADI |
| Bronze Award | |
| O Ket | Hoseo University |
| Medi-Tie | Hongik University |
| U-Vendor Pack | Central Saint Martins |
| Unistrol | ArtCenter College |
| Plate basket | SEOULTECH |
| Swing Door Lock | Konkuk University |
| Safe Ninos: Healing Tree | Designmatters, Art Center |
| Animal Filter Mask | Hoseo University |
| Lightwater | Art Center College |
| Ramoramo | Hongik University |
| Smart filter mask | Sangmyung University |
| SIMPLY | Academy of Art University |
| Watermade Nautical Knife | HFK Bremen |
| Safe Ninos: PlayScape | Designmatters, Art Center |
| New Gyeongsan City Game | Kyungil University |
| Murmur Tumblers | University of Oregon |
| Syren | Art Center College |
| VibFit | Sogang University |
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