Industrial Design News
BASF Design Competition 2016 Design it. Love it. Live it.
BASF and designfabrik have launched a design competition that invites creative minds across Asia Pacific to draw inspiration from their materials and submit innovative design ideas that address the complex challenges and opportunities of urban living.
iF Design Award 2017
The 2017 iF Design Award is now open for entries. Agencies, architects, designers and companies from all over the world are invited to put their products and services to the test.
XIRO Xplorer Wins Three Red Dot Design Awards
XIRO has recently won three 2016 Red Dot Product Design Awards for its Xplorer V, Xplorer 2, and Xplorer Mini.
SBID Awards 2016
The 2016 SBID International Design Awards is now open for submissions. Following the success of past editions, this year brings updated categories and new additions to the already esteemed panel of judges.
La Boite Concept's LP 160 Wins Red Dot Product Design Award
La Boite Concept won two 2016 Red Dot Product Design Awards, one for the LP 160, the latest addition to the brand, and the second for the Cube Corian Series, released in collaboration with the french designer Samuel Accoceberry.
WHOOP: A Performance Optimization System
WHOOP is a performance optimization system that is revolutionizing the way elite athletes, coaches, and trainers use physiological data to make decisions.
IIDA Announces Winners of 20th Annual IIDA/HD Product Design Competition
The International Interior Design Association (IIDA) announced the winners of the 20th annual IIDA/HD Product Design Competition.
Waterline: 12th International Design Contest Trieste Contemporanea
The 12th International Trieste Contemporanea Design Competition is now open for entries. The contest aims to showcase design talent from the Central and Eastern European countries.
2016 Innovation By Design Awards
The 2016 Innovation By Design Awards is open for entries. Organized by Fast Company, the competition aims to honor the designers and businesses solving the problems of today and tomorrow.
Lambert & Fils Unveils Laurent Collection
Lambert & Fils has unveiled Laurent, a new lighting fixture collection that combines glass opalescent spheres with bold lines to create a volumetric presence.
Unitron Wins 2016 Red Dot Award for Stride P
Stride P, the most recent addition to the Unitron family of hearing aids, has been recognized with the 2016 Red Dot Product Design Award.
International Design Awards 2016
The final deadline for the 2016 International Design Awards is April 30. Set to recognize outstanding talent, IDA's mission is to encourage creativity and innovation across all design fields, including fashion, graphic, interior design, architecture and product design.
Zivix Announces AirJamz Wearable Air Guitar
Zivix has launched AirJamz, a wearable air guitar, on Kickstarter today. AirJamz is designed to let users immediately play inspiring guitar riffs, power chords, kick in backing tracks and simply have fun turning their motions into music.
Blackmagic Industrial Design Team Named 2016 Red Dot: Design Team of the Year
Blackmagic Industrial Design Team has been named the 2016 Red Dot: Design Team of the Year. Led by Simon Kidd, Blackmagic Design has rapidly grown over the last decade to become one of the world's leading innovators and manufacturers of creative video technology.
Design Entrepreneur Awards 2016
The 2016 Design Entrepreneur Awards are still open for entries. The Awards are open to designers, engineers and entrepreneurs who have an innovative idea for a new product or service that is at a pre-commercialisation stage.
Moleskine Smart Writing Set
Moleskine recently unveiled the Smart Writing Set that instantly digitizes notes and sketches as they are made on paper.
Omata Debuts World's First Analog GPS Speedometer
Omata has unveiled the world's first analog GPS speedometer that displays the information most essential to the activity in a premium, classic form.
UX Design Awards 2016
The 2016 UX Design Awards are now open for entries. Designers, companies and agencies are invited to submit their user-oriented products and services until April 29, 2016.
Little Bishop Recognised for Simple Thinking
The Little Bishop Pendant Light Hook by Hunter & Richards has been awarded a Red Dot.
Winners of Red Dot Award: Product Design 2016
Red Dot has announced the results of its 2016 Product Design Award. This year, the competition has received 5.200 entries.
Zigozago by Baldessari e Baldessari
Lagoon has unveiled ZIGOZAGO, polypropylene injection-moulded one-piece outdoor chair, combining technology, innovation and sartorial manufacturing skills.
tangerine Wins Two Red Dot Awards
tangerine has won two Red Dot 2016 Product Design Award for Sindoh 3DWOX printer and Virgin Australia Business Class.
Humanscale Enters Into Architectural Lighting Category with Vessel
Humanscale unveiled Vessel, an architectural lighting solution created by Todd Bracher. Available to ship in May, this clear cylindrical light is made of the highest quality quartz crystal, providing beautiful, glare-free light in a simple, refined form.
13th Annual Thinking Creatively Conference
The Thinking Creatively Conference at Kean University will welcome architecture and design students and professionals from across the nation on April 1 for a day-long exploration of contemporary creative challenges and solutions.
IIDA Announces Winners of the 2016 GlobalShop Product Design Competition
The International Interior Design Association (IIDA) has announced the winners of its 2016 GlobalShop Product Design Competition.
Mazda MX-5 Named 2016 World Car Design of the Year
The 2016 Mazda MX-5 was named the 2016 World Car Design of the Year. World Car Design of the Year was established by World Car Awards in 2006 to recognize excellence and innovation in car design.
The Weapen: Reporters Without Borders and DDB Develop a Weapon for Freedom of Information
To set an example against the violent suppression of freedom of speech, Reporter without Borders (RWB) and DDB Hamburg developed The Weapen - the "weapon" for freedom of information.
SpeedX Leopard: The First Ever Smart Aero Road Bike
SpeedX Leopard is the only smart aero road bike with the ability to help you train and track your progress in real time.
New Tableware by Hangar Design Group
Hangar Design Group has unveiled a selection of its creations for Acera, ceramics manufacturer in Taiwan and China.
2016 Clio Awards
The 2016 CLIO Awards, esteemed international awards competition for the creative business, is now open for entries.
Golden Pin Concept Design Award 2016
The 2016 Golden Pin Concept Design Award is now open for entries. The competition seeks design concepts inspired by philosophies and ideologies from the huaren (Chinese-speaking) world.
Nike Unveils HyperAdapt 1.0
Nike has today unveiled HyperAdapt 1.0, featuring the future of sport-informed adaptive lacing.
Red Dot Award: Design Concept 2016
The 2016 Red Dot Award: Design Concept is now open for submissions. Designers, design studios, manufacturers, and universities are called on to submit their best product ideas, prototypes and ready to launch products.
Core77 Design Awards 2016
The sixth Core77 Design Awards invites designers from all over the world to put their best work forward. Recognizing excellence in all areas of design enterprise, the Core77 Design Awards celebrates the richness of the design profession and its practitioners.
2016 Good Design Awards
The 2016 Good Design Awards are now open for entries. Managed by Good Design Australia, the Good Design Awards celebrates excellence in cutting edge design and innovation.
Start-Up Kids: Encouraging Entrepreneurship from a Young Age
RKS led a workshop at Westlake Elementary School as a part of the Start-Up Kids enrichment program encouraging students to develop entrepreneurial mindsets. Cal Lutheran University Dean and long time RKS friend, Dr. Gerhard Apfelthaler, initiated this program fulfilling its mission that it is never too early to inspire.
Bentley Receives Gold at German Design Awards for EXP 10 Speed 6
Bentley has won the Gold for EXP 10 Speed 6 at the 2016 German Design Awards. EXP 10 Speed 6 earned the award for its timeless, iconic Bentley design, clever use of new materials and aesthetic dynamism.
Design Talent 2016
The 7th Design Talent international competition is now open for entries. The competition is open to designers under 30 years of age.
Perplex by Fig40
Fig40 and GRIP Metal have developed a collection of furniture centred on using a new manufacturing methodology - a process that treats the surface of any metal allowing it to bond to any other material enabling new capabilities.
Bramo Wins 2015 Good Design Award
Bramo, the vase / watering can designed by Alessandro Loschiavo in collaboration with Marco Paiani, has received a 2015 Good Design Award.
Winners of 2015 Cradle to Cradle Product Design Challenge
Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute has announced the winners of Fall 2015 Product Design Challenge.
Singapore Design Week 2016
Organised by the DesignSingapore Council (Dsg), SDW 2016 will bring together a collection of local and international design trade shows, conferences, exhibitions and workshops at the National Design Centre (NDC) and other locations around the island.
Humanscale QuickStand Lite
Humanscale has released QuickStand Lite, bringing movement and flexibility to the home office.
United Nude Stealth Silicon Watch Collection
United Nude has launched the Stealth watch collection, offering two designs in multiple color options.
Autodesk Unveils Cloud-based Forge Initiative
Autodesk has launched Forge, an initiative to accelerate a cloud connected ecosystem in support of the future of making things. The initiative consists of three major components - a platform-as-a-service (PaaS) offering, a robust developer program, and a $100 million investment fund - all geared toward advancing the next wave of innovative technologies that will transform how products are designed, made and used.
New Signature Touch for Bentley Smartphone
Bentley has unveiled the new Signature Touch smartphone, created in partnership with Vertu.
FLOS Wins Three 2015 GOOD DESIGN Awards
FLOS won three 2015 GOOD DESIGN Awards for the Shade lamp designed by Paul Cocksedge, the Ipnos lamp by Nicoletta Rossi and Guido Bianchi and The Running Magnet 2.0 architectural lighting system.
Ipanema with STARCK
Ipanema has partnered with Philippe Starck for Ipanema with STARCK, a Spring/Summer 2016 collection that reimagines footwear.
Kodak Revives Super 8 Camera
Kodak has unveiled an early prototype of a new Kodak Super 8 camera that combines the classic features of a Super 8 with digital functionality.
Jaguar F-TYPE British Design Edition
Jaguar has unveiled the F-TYPE British Design Edition. Based on the F-TYPE S Coupé and Convertible, and featuring a range of visual enhancements and additional equipment, the British Design Edition is offered in a specially-selected colour palette inspired by the Union Jack: Caldera Red, Glacier White and - new to the F-TYPE range - Ultra Blue.
Nike Partners with the City of Portland on BIKETOWN
Nike just entered a new partnership with the City of Portland as the sole sponsor of the City of Portland Bike Share Program called BIKETOWN.
BMW Motorrad Concept Helmet with Head-up Display
BMW unveiled a concept helmet with a head-up display that projects necessary or desirable traffic or vehicle information directly into the rider's field of view, allowing him to maintain constant observation of the traffic on the road, with no distraction.
Humanscale and Tome Introduce OfficeIQ
Humanscale has today unveiled OfficeIQ, a revolutionary system developed in collaboration with Detroit-based Tome Software.
Withings Thermo: Smart Temporal Thermometer
Withings has today unveiled Thermo, the first Wi-Fi Connected Temporal Thermometer.
Green Product Award 2016
The 2016 Green Product Award is still open for submissions, seeking innovative and sustainable products and services.
Mondaine Wins 2015 Good Design Award
Mondaine has received a 2015 GOOD DESIGN Award for the Helvetica No1 Smart watch.
Ultimaker Launches Two New 3D Printers
Ultimaker has launched two new 3D printers today at CES Las Vegas 2016. The new Ultimaker 2+ and Ultimaker 2 Extended+ are the successors of the current Ultimaker 2 and Ultimaker 2 Extended and are available for purchase immediately.
Clerkenwell Design Week 2016
The seventh edition of Clerkenwell Design Week (CDW) will be held May 24-26, 2016. The event promises to be the best and most ambitious yet, as new locations, brands and installations join this vibrant festival in one of London's most idiosyncratic and creative quarters.
UNNIA by Simon Pengelly for Inclass
Pengelly has developed a new chair for Spanish furniture manufacturer Inclass. UNNIA is a truly multifunctional stacking chair designed for all types of environments from contract to domestic applications.
WantedDesign 2016
The WantedDesign will return for its sixth edition in Manhattan, May 13th through 16th of 2016. The event, which brings together more than 120 exhibitors of top creative design, will once again take over the Terminal Stores building in the West Chelsea neighborhood with a global selection of established and up-and-coming designers, including independent designers part of the Launch Pad.
3D Printing Materials Conference 2016
The 3rd Edition of the 3D Printing Materials Conference will be held January 26-27, 2016 at MECC Maastricht, in The Netherlands. The conference offers attendees a platform on the crossroads of science, technology & business in 3D printing materials.
International Furniture Fair Singapore 2016
The 2016 International Furniture Fair Singapore (IFFS), an exhibition with more than 30 years of experience as a major platform of design in Asia that gathers more than 450 exhibitors from about 40 countries, returns to the Singapore EXPO from March 10-13, 2016, in conjunction with The Décor Show and furniPRO Asia.
Red Dot Award: Product Design 2016
The 2016 Red Dot Award: Product Design is now open for submissions. An international jury of independent design experts assesses each entry and awards only products of high design quality with the sought-after Red Dot.
COMPUTEX d&i Awards 2016
The 9th COMPUTEX d&i Awards are now open for entries in the following categories: Wearable Technology and Smart Applications / Products, Smart Home & Security, Gaming Hardware, Network & Communication Products, Computers & Systems, Computer Hardware & Components, Data Storage Products, Display & Audio / Video, and Peripherals & Accessories.
Alessi Wins Three 2015 GOOD Design Awards
Alessi has received three 2015 GOOD Design Awards for Opus by Guido Venturini, Condiment Set by Peter Zumthor, and Ossidiana by Mario Trimarchi.
RKS Psycho-Aesthetic Workshops
This year RKS hosted three collaborative workshops for some of the top design programs and universities in California.
Carat: KAYIWA's New Gravity-Defying Glassware
KAYIWA has unveiled Carat, a collection of elegant, stemless drinkware designed to strike a balance between a stylish shape that is comfortable to hold and one that enables the best possible olfactory perception.
ADI Awards 2016
The Association of Industrial Design ADI-FAD is calling for entries for the 2016 ADI Awards.
TAG Heuer Monaco Calibre 11
TAG Heuer has today reissued Monaco Calibre 11, the first square, water-resistant automatic chronograph watch in the history of Swiss watchmaking.
Interieur Awards 2016
The 2016 Interieur Awards is open for submissions. Designs can be submitted in two categories: Objects and Spaces.
Colander by Patrick Norguet
Patrick Norguet recently designed a new chair for Kristalia - a stackable chair that can also be used outdoors.
RKS Hires Mike Elam as Director of Product Development
RKS has added Mike Elam to its roaster as Director of Product Development. This position encompasses innovation, interaction, design, design for manufacturing and prototyping in conjunction with external resources and vendors and the in house team of RKS.
The Little Bishop Pendant Light Hook
For years, Dominique Hunter, an interior designer from Melbourne Australia, was frustrated with the makeshift method in which cable hung pendant lights were positioned and secured.
Duality: Lighting with a Twist
Duality is an exploration of how light can be revealed from within a solid object. HJC Design's aim was to create a pure representation of this idea through a simplistic form with intuitive user interaction.
Cristalplant Design Contest 2016
The eight Cristalplant Design Contest is now open for submissions. This year the Cristalplant contest is open to all designers without any age restriction.
Map Designs Build-it-Yourself Screen Kit for Kano
Map recently designed a clever build-it-yourself screen kit for Kano that allows children to create their own high definition screen.
LightTale by 201 Design Studio
The 201 Design Studio recently created LightTale for UBIKUBI. The floor lamp is inspired by a range of shapes and structures but mostly by a specific type of windmill used for pumping water.
Ribbon R27
Ribbon Yachts has unveiled R27, a boat that is fun to use as a day boat while still being practical as a tender.
Designboom Mart Toronto 2016: Call for Participation
Designboom brings back its international design market to the Interior Design Show 2016 (IDS), offering 30 creative professionals the opportunity to introduce their new products to the Canadian market.
ONA Chair by Carrasco Barceló
Created by Carrasco Barceló for Grupo Resol, Ona is a bicolour plastic injection chair, with simple and soft shapes adapted to the environment without any stridence.
The Beacon at The Tower at PNC Plaza
The world's greenest building, The Tower at PNC Plaza, opened in Pittsburgh, PA this past week.
Grapes by SONNEMAN
Created by SONNEMAN, Grapes are luminous LED spheres arrayed in clusters or as single points of light.
Bowers & Wilkins Launches Zeppelin Wireless
Bowers & Wilkins has launched the new Zeppelin Wireless, redesigned to deliver superlative audio performance.
Design Council Spark: Call for Entries
Design Council is calling for entries for its second Spark Innovation Fund and Fast Track Programme, dedicated to uncovering the UK's next great inventions.
Yves Béhar is the Recipient of the Design Miami/ 2015 Design Visionary Award
Design Miami/ named Yves Béhar as the recipient of the Design Miami/ 2015 Design Visionary Award.
Lilian Van Daal Wins Volvo Design Challenge 2015
Shapes of Sweden by Lilian van Daal, a car seat made of pinewood, has been selected as the winning project for the 2015 Volvo Design Challenge.
Ottantacinque Mega Yacht by Fincantieri and Pininfarina
Pininfarina has unveiled Ottantacinque, a 85 meters long luxury mega yacht concept, at the 2015 Monaco Yacht Show Fincantieri.
Blackbird Guitars Releases El Capitan
Blackbird recently launched El Capitan, the first guitar made of flax linen fabric.
CheeseMaker for Lékué by Joan Rojeski Studio
Joan Rojeski Studio recently created the CheeseMaker for Lékué.
Bentley Unveils Bentayga
Bentley has today unveiled its pinnacle, sector-defining new model, the Bentayga. Bentayga combines unparalleled luxury with sporting ability, off-road performance and everyday usability.
Renault Unveils New Mégane
Renault has today revealed the New Mégane, the fourth car with that name, featuring a dynamic styling and distinctive lighting signature both at the front and at the rear.
Yamaha SLG200 Silent Guitar
Yamaha is now shipping the new SLG200 Silent Guitar series. The new series comes equipped with special SRT (Studio Response Technology) preamp and pickups, which models studio quality tones created with high-end microphones and top-quality Yamaha acoustic guitars to create the sonic illusion of playing a full-bodied acoustic guitar.
VELLO Bike by Valentin Vodev
The VELLO bike is a high-performance handmade bicycle designed especially for urban commuting.
Continuum Designs iluminage Skin-Smoothing Laser for Unilever
Continuum designed the iluminage Skin-Smoothing Laser for Unilever, an Internet-connected laser-the first FDA approved device to treat facial wrinkles in the home.
Hansgrohe Design Prize 2016 by iF
The sixth Hansgrohe Design Prize is now open for entries. The competition is open to student and recent graduates from all design disciplines to enter their creative concepts.
Greyp Unveils G12S Electric Bicycle
Greyp has today unveiled G12S, its new high-performance electric bicycle evolved from the iconic model G12.
Taipei Cycle D&I Awards 2016
The fifth Taipei Cycle D&I Awards is now open for entries. The renowned design and innovation competition accepts entries in four categories: Bicycles, Components + Parts, Peripherals + Accessories, and E-Bikes + Pedelecs.
De Rosa SK Pininfarina
De Rosa and Pininfarina have unveiled the De Rosa SK Pininfarina, an high-end racing bicycle that offer elegant lines, excellent aerodynamics, easy handling and speed.
Spark Design Awards 2015
The 2015 Spark Design Awards are now open for entries. Competition categories include: Product, Health, Digital, Transport, Spaces, Experience and Concept & Student.
2015 Vectorworks Design Scholarship
Nemetschek Vectorworks is calling for applications for the 2015 Vectorworks Design Scholarship program. Students from across all design disciplines around the world are encouraged to submit their best individual or group work.