10 Products Earn The 2023 European Product Design Award

The European Product Design Award (ePDA)—a cutting-edge global event dedicated to elevating and promoting the art of Product Design—has just announced the winners of its 2023 edition.

The 2023 edition of the ePDA reintroduced the Design for Humanity and the Design Innovation of the Year awards, in addition to the Emerging Product Design of the Year and the Product Design of the Year. See below how innovative and inspiring product design can be in 2023.

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10 PHOTOS

#1 "Accessible Pushchair" By Designability, Wolfson Centre, Department D1, Royal United Hospital

Design for Humanity

"Designability has designed the world's first accessible pushchair suitable for manual wheelchair users, developed with mass manufacture in mind. The pushchair can be used by a disabled parent or carer, or those who are non-disabled - one product for everyone.

Our design replaces the traditional rear wheels/footbrake assembly, turning any conventional pushchair into an accessible pushchair.

Designability has been aware of the need for this product for many years. Our most requested product, we estimate that there are around 20,000 disabled parents in the UK alone who could benefit."

The European Product Design Award™ gives credit to talented designers from around the world who work hard to make our daily lives better with their clever and useful creations. It helps product design to become more popular worldwide and gives global recognition to outstanding designers in the field.

#2 "Wunderhaus" By Wunderhaus Ltd

Top Design Winner in ECO DESIGN/Green: Residential Sustainable Design

"Wunderhaus is not only architecturally outstanding but the first product in the form of a house, capable of being carbon-negative and energy-positive. Our innovative solar roof can generate an impressive average of almost 28,000 kWh per year, which is equivalent to the C02 emissions savings of 2,790 trees annually!

Over the 25-year lifespan of the PV roof, it has the potential to generate electricity to the tune of up to £163,000 based on current tariff rates. Sustainability lies at the core of our ethos, and we meticulously select suppliers who align with our values."

#3 "Ubigrid™ Dtm+ (Distribution Transformer Monitor + Oil Temperature And Pressure)" By Ubicquia

Winner in INDUSTRIAL/Energy: Other Designs

"Natural disasters can strike at any time with increasingly devastating results. With only so much preparation possible, how do we reduce the amount of time before normalcy is restored? The UbiGrid™ DTM+ empowers utilities to actively monitor the grid in real-time with instant notifications on transformer load, power state, and condition; these provide crews with information critical to efficiently dispatch assets where needed, expediting recovery for residents. With our critical analytics and predictive grid health, utilities can spot anomalies earlier, recover quicker, and keep our lights on."

The jurors were especially impressed by the 2023 ePDA award-winning entrants' high degree of innovation this year. From electric cars to flexible electronic printers, these successful ideas address pressing issues while being timely, environmentally friendly, and most importantly, human-centered.

#4 "Hooked" By Milan Bhullar

Emerging Design of the Year

"Hooked is a bent lamination wooden side table that can be hung on a wall due to its hook design allowing the floor space to be cleared of furniture when needed. The table is a behavioral response of tidying up our personal spaces and hanging up things on the wall with the ease of being carried like a bag. The legs of the table emulate a seamless ribbon made of 5 layers of 8ft long strips of maple wood bent and laminated. The legs cross over each other in an uninterrupted sinuous loop. The sculptural form of the table accentuates the satin softness and resilient nature of wood as a natural material."

#5 "Voltera Nova Flexible Electronics Printer" By Hofer Studio

Innovation of the Year

"NOVA is the world’s first printer designed for creating soft, stretchable, and conformable electronics. The fancy term for NOVA’s technology is direct-write, extrusion printing, which means you can print material exactly where you want it, and nowhere else. Its applications are limitless.

Unlock new opportunities and accelerate research and development with high-resolution printing using a range of functional materials and screen-printable inks.

Vacuum table and custom fixturing elements allow you to directly print onto soft, flexible, 3D printed and unevenly shaped materials."

ePDA invites experienced and new designers to share their creative and groundbreaking products for a chance to be named Product Designer of the Year.

Winners get a special trophy, and a copy of the ePDA Annual Book of Product Designs, and their design will be featured in a newsletter sent to design professionals and clients around the globe. It'll also be on ePDA's website for a whole year, with special recognition from their judges.

#6 "Bonbon" By Saloni Furniture

Winner in HOME (Household Products)/Home Furniture: Living room

"The Bon Bon sofa is a piece of modular furniture created to maximize functionality and adaptability in a compact space. It is a sofa that can be converted into a bed, making it the ideal choice for various living rooms. The Bon Bon sofa features a strong plywood structure for durability and stability, but thanks to its modular design, it can be set up in a variety of ways to suit the demands of the user."

#7 "Reli Light Cam Battery D1" By Reli Technologies Llc

Top Design Winner in CONSUMER ELECTRONICS/Security Systems: Alarm and Home Security

"Streamlining outdoor security, the Reli Light Cam Battery D1 offers dual functionality as a spotlight camera and wildlife observer, safeguarding homes while capturing nature's beauty. Boasting a 1080p HD resolution, 155° wide-angle view, and full-color night vision, it ensures comprehensive indoor and outdoor coverage. Easy installation and live video/audio access let users monitor their homes from anywhere. The 7800mAh battery provides 5 months of eco-friendly power, enabling versatile placement for recording nature's wonders, such as small animals.

The European Product Design Awards judge entries based on criteria like innovation, aesthetics, functionality, ergonomics, durability, impact, utility, ecological compatibility, and reality of production. Each juror, with their unique expertise, ensures a fair evaluation. They assess if the product brings something new, looks good, works well, is user-friendly, durable, impactful, useful, eco-friendly, economically viable, and emotionally satisfying.

#8 "Light Composition Vargov® Design - Lc0339" By Vargov® Design

Winner in HOME (Household Products)/Home Lighting: Hanging/Pendant Lighting

"Vargov® Design is a team of specialists who are designing and producing unique author's lighting and decor. Our production capacities are in China. We deliver our products around the world and work with designers, architects, and trade organizations, providing discounts and all information support for the project. We are constantly looking for new materials and forms, and innovative production technologies. When ordering with us - you get unique, copyrighted products from Vargov® Design."

#9 "Magical Mushroom Necklace" By Shiri Hershkovitz Bartur

Winner in PERSONAL/Luxury Jewelry: Other

"Our Magical Mushroom Necklace is a 3D masterpiece that radiates in the dark. Crafted with meticulous detail, it pays tribute to the unsung heroes of our ecosystem—the mushrooms. These fungi silently contribute to our planet's health, from mycorrhizal networks supporting ecosystems to mycoremediation detoxifying our environment. Our necklace symbolizes our admiration for their vital role in saving our planet. It's more than jewelry; it's a luminescent tribute to nature's silent saviors."

#10 "Re-Verre" By Gallotti&radice

Top Design Winner in ECO DESIGN/Sustainable: Home Products

"The Re-verre coffee table collection originates from Gallotti&Radice’s
ambition to experiment with contemporary ways of reusing glass, a material that
belongs to the company’s DNA and has been re-interpreted through
innovative finishes. Re-verre means ‘glass once again’ and aims at providing the material with a new life, by giving it a new interpretation in terms of identity as well as function."