Vienna Design Week 2011 - Walk of Fame-part 116. Jan2012

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The [Austrian] National Design Prize 2011 (formerly known as Adolf Loos prize) were displayed this year during the Vienna Design Festival at the DesignforumWien.

The Federal Ministry of Economics and Labour (BMWA) has named 28 September 2011, the winners of the 39th State Prize for Design in the categories of consumer goods, capital goods and Spatial Design. In addition to government price support program, a new award was handed out- the Austrian Economic Service GmbH special "design concepts" award for innovative, not yet implemented design concepts. The exhibition WALK OF FAME in the design forum Vienna shows all award winners and nominees and other selected items up to 30 October 2011.

In the category of consumer product design, the state award went to the studio Thomas Feichtner for the storage system "EGO".
The water softener "Rondomat Duo S", designed by the formquadrat GmbH, convinced the jury in the category product design capital goods.
In the category of spatial design, the designers look forward Isa Stone and Prince Christopher of the State Award for the design of "Hotel on Cathedral Square" in Linz.
The winner of special prize endowed with 5,000 € "design concepts" Philipp Stefan's mouth: he developed the "Sound Guardian" road linking security with noise.
The prize of 3,000 € recognition awards at a special price DesignConcepts went to Lukas Jungmann for his design of a floating sauna, to Claudia Bear for" WISB ", a sports bike for people with mobility problems and to Mary Gartner, Dimitar Gnov, Stefan silver box and Nico Strobl for their joint project "Mobilysis", a mobile dialysis system.

Photos by Patrick Moraras.

Comments

Designforum is a place created as a place where creative achievements can be presented and discussed because "design needs attention" - this is the conviction of the Austrian Designstiftung and ‘designaustria’, the association of Austrian designers. For this reason, in 2006 both joined forces and founded the ‘designforum Wien’, an association which has its headquarters in the Vienna MuseumsQuartier.

The association "sees itself as a competence, service, and liaison centre, in which one thinks out loud about design, its functions, and its value and where an exchange between politicians, business people, members of the creative industries, and a public with an affinity for design is promoted." quote from ViennaDesignWeek site.

'EGO' storage system - design by Thomas Feichtner.
National Design Prize in Product Design/Industrial Design - Consumer Goods category.

With its straight lines, simple forms and set sizes, this storage system provides a calming background influence in the middle of bustling activity, masterfully and discretely accommodating whatever needs to be stored. It comes in various heights and offers a choice between flap and double doors, as well as drawers. Its appearance, accentuated with contrasting colours between the edges and the front, is determined by carefully worked recessed handles milled into the front and unusual corner details. The set-back floor glides of brushed aluminium, which allow the furniture to be easily moved, create the illusion that it is floating above the floor. Soft access to the interior is guaranteed by dumping mechanisms. Whether positioned against the wall or back to back in the center of the room EGO provides clear structures. (description of the product taken from the exhibition)

Watch DDJ in the following days for a full-feature of the EGO Storage system.
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'Rondomat Duo S' high-capacity water softener - design by Formquadrat GmbH.
National Design Prize in Product Design/Industrial Design - Capital Goods category.

This new generation of certified high-capacity water softeners, developed with sustainability in mind, guarantees a frugal use of resources. Its compact format, which is timeless and space saving, demonstrates that long-lasting technology is possible with a minimum of materials. In terms of form, emphasis has been placed on creating an especially high quality product that conveys a sense of hygiene and whose clear structure ensure user friendliness. Due to its fine materials and surfaces, optimised ergonomics, and muted colors, the product will never lose its atrractiviness nor become dated.(description of the product taken from the exhibition)
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Floating sauna - design by Lukas Jungmann.
Distinction Award - Design Concepts category

Like and island floating on the water, this sauna, with one half of its panorama underneath the surface of the lake, offers a very special experience. The construction rises like a wave, with the majority of its volume under water, like an iceberg. One enters over golden yellow larch planks, which bring to mind a sandy beach. The roof is an inviting place to cool off and chill out. Down below is the sauna area, with two temperature zones, as well as the changing room and lavatory. A rowing boat is used to get to and from the shore. The recreational island is anchored in position and supplied with electricity via a thick underwater cable. (description of the product taken from the exhibition)
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'WISB' Walking Impairment Sport Bike - design by Claudia Bar
Distinction Award - Design Concepts category

With this handbike for people with limited or no leg function, the drive mechanism, brakes and steering are all hand-operated. The device is available as an adaptive bike that can be attached directly or detached from a wheelchair, so that the one has the flexibility of being able to also spend time in smaller spaces. As a recumbent bike, no wheelchair is necessary and it is suitable for sport uses. Whether as a versatile wheelchair with hand operation for indoors, a handbike with a higher sitting position for comfortable city driving, or a recumbent bike with a low position for fast cross-country trips, WISB is intended to give back the joy of biking to those with restricted motion and facilitate their mobility. (description of the product taken from the exhibition)
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'Mobilsys' mobile dialysis system - design by Maria Gartner, Dimitar Genov, Stefan Silberfeld, Nico Strobl.
Distinction Award - Design Concepts category

This innovative mobile dialysis system is intended for patients who simply do not have time to spend several hours three times a week in sessions at the dialysis centre. With this system the patient is free to decide when and where the life-saving blood cleaning is to be carried out. The device consists of a flexible belt which is divided into membrane compartments and filled with fluid, and a hard shell front in which the technology, a catheter connection and an infrared cleansing unit is integrated. It is controlled by a smartphone application with comprehensive and intuitive possibilities. The necessary functions are also located as hard buttons on the device itself. After each haemodialysis, the dialysis fluid is cleansed in the technical in the technical section in readiness for the next cycle. (description of the product taken from the exhibition)
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