Spark Awards Announce 2016 Product & Concept Design Winners

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

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.