From a total of 4,724 entries from 54 countries, present and
former UID students from the Master programme of
Advanced Product Design were recognised with six awards in
the 2017 edition of Red Dot's
Design Concept awards. One of these was the prestigious 'Best
of the Best' award.
With this year's wins the Umeå Institute of Design is, for the
fifth time in the past six years, ranked 1st on Red Dot's list of
the best design schools in Americas and Europe.
See the complete ranking list here.
Rik Oudenhoven (The Netherlands) received a 'best
of the best' for this concept VARIO in the
Culinary category. VARIO combines a heat transfer
function and a rotating motion into one
multifunctional kitchen device. It is the first kitchen tool
one will need in the kitchen. Through the use of a base plate with
integrated induction ring (for heat transfer) and a magnetic ring
(for rotating motion), multiple functions are combined into
one VARIO kitchen device.
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For more information: www.red-dot.sg/en/vario
Marc Saboya Feliu (Spain) received
his award in the Domestic Aid category for his concept
Piko, the first combination of an aligning and measuring
tool. The concept was developed considering the most common steps
when doing basic 'Do It Yourself' (DYI) building and wall-mounting
tasks at home. Merging a laser measuring and levelling in a basic
and minimalistic way has a direct effect on how easily and quickly
DIYers can measure or mark on surfaces, confident that the spot
that they have just marked is the right one.
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For more information: www.red-dot.sg/en/piko/
Rebecca Daum (Austria) received
her award for her concept My:Celium in the Green
category. My:Celium is a growing pod and cultivation system that
uses mushroom DNA to help users clone and cultivate fungi easily
from the comfort of their own home. The appliance replicates the
temperature and humidity needed for successful and simple fungus
cultivation, and its sleek glass exterior elegantly showcases the
beauty of nature. Its clone pen offers a variety of mushrooms for
growing, and extracted fungus cultures can be collected and
archived for future use, ensuring a sustainable at-home system for
mushroom-lovers.
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For more information: www.red-dot.sg/en/mycelium/
Peter Alwin (India) won an award
with the ASHA concept in the Life Science
category. ASHA is based on participatory field studies of
healthcare workers in rural India. Almost 70% of the Indian
population living in the rural areas, each year, about 7.8 million
babies are born with low birth weight (under 2.5kg), resulting in a
20% infant mortality rate. The ASHA concept helps measure and
monitor babies' vital signs, such as weight, height and
temperature, during home visits. it includes a low-maintenance
solar-powered digital weight scale with a built-in no-touch
infrared thermometer and a personal weighing blanket, with the
measurements documented directly on the blanket itself. ASHA aims
to reduce the child mortality rate and honour ASHA workers in their
crucial task of providing infant care.
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For more information: www.red-dot.sg/en/asha/
Jens Rehammar (Sweden)
and Joe Richardson (UK) were awarded
for their concept CORE - The Future Arborists
in the Industry category. Core is an
ecosystem of products to help arborists maintain green spaces in
cities. It consists of a climbing harness with incorporated motor
and batteries, a lightweight chainsaw and an assistance drone to
help with the climb and to monitor the surroundings to keep
pedestrians safe.
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For more information: www.red-dot.sg/en/core-the-future-arborist/
Jakob Dawod (Sweden) received
his award for his AM30 ambulance interior project in the
Mobility category. The AM30 interior offers an unseen
level of flexibility and possibilities to adjust and re-arrange the
care environment depending on the patient and paramedics needs. The
positioning of the stretcher can be changed from side to side
inside the ambulance, depending on which side of the patient that
demands particular attention and care. The paramedics will have
three flexible seats to choose from, making it possible for them to
address the full body of the patient while they are safely seated,
at the same time as they will be able to reach the equipment needed
without unbuckling the seat belt.
For more information: www.red-dot.sg/en/am30/
