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PRODUCT

1. best product mobility

The product that enhances and alters the mobility of man and/or animal and through its application creates added value and innovation.  

Products: cars, boats, bicycles, ships and other vessels, buses, cranes, motor bikes, railway carriers, fork-lift tricks, airplanes or aircraft parts, wheel chairs, rollators, etc.

Criteria: concept, innovation, originality, persuasiveness, visual imagery, signature, technical execution, applicability, context, material application, relation exterior/interior, innovation.

 

2. best consumer product

Daily-use appliances and products for the consumer market such as industrially manufactured products, unique objects, or limited editions. The objects may have been commissioned by a client or created on the designer's own initiative.  

Products: communications equipment and electronic devices, peripheral computer equipment, optical equipment, television and video products, kitchen appliances, bathroom products, etc.

Criteria: concept, originality, sustainability, functionality, user-friendliness, innovation, ergonomics, safety, production effectiveness, emotional appeal, technical execution, styling in material and colour application, contemporary look & feel.

 

3. best product industrial

The product has been developed for the professional market and should be able to withstand intensive daily use by consumers. The product has been manufactured industrially and is  meant for business-to-business sales.

Products: building components, building techniques, office equipment and furnishings, industrial products, machines and tools, medical systems and equipment, etc.

Criteria: innovation, sustainability, functionality, user-friendliness, ergonomics, safety, design.

 

4. best product autonomous design 

Autonomous design radiates individuality. The designer's signature is inextricably linked to the developed product or service. The design and development of the product may be commissioned but the product should always be imbued with the designer's personal themes.  
Criteria: contemporary look & feel, concept, signature, personal themes in relation to the user, theme-related formulation, personal rendering reflecting the designer's theme also in commissioned work, great power of imagination, originality, visionary, creative, innovative

   

5. best product fashion, jewellery & accessories 

This category includes accessories, couture or ready-to-wear collections, sports fashion, patterns, headwear, lingerie, jewellery, footwear, bags, styling, etc.

Criteria: concept, originality, signature, wearability, material application and use of colour, emotional appeal, contemporary look & feel, functionality, brand strategy (if applicable), personal themes.

 

6. best product living

Products designed for application in a living environment or a commercial environment. Qualifying products may be industrially manufactured furniture, unique products, or limited editions.

Products: wallpaper, lighting, furniture, accessories, dinner services, tableware, cutlery, soft furnishings, project furniture for canteens, lounges, and conference halls, etc.

Criteria: concept, originality, sustainability, functionality, ease of use, innovation, ergonomics, safety, production effectiveness, emotional appeal, styling in material and colour application, contemporary look & feel.