Three GIO Awards 2009
npk design is proud to announce that our successful collaboration with Vitaphone Nederland, Chess Embedded Technology, and Avantium Technologies has been rewarded with a GIO (which means ‘good industrial design’). The GIO awards are the Dutch design awards for craftsmanship of both designer and entrepreneur (see also www.gio.nl)
Only products that show the commercial power of design are allowed to enter the competition. Besides aesthetics, functionality, the innovativeness of the design, and use of materials are important judging criteria. The specific aim of the GIO awards is to promote the field of industrial design. Especially in market areas where investment in design is not general practice yet, a GIO award offers important added value. This year the organisation of GIO received nearly 90 entries that were judged by an independent jury.
PerkinElmer wins iF Award
The winners of the iF product design awards 2010 have been announced. Our client PerkinElmer won this exquisite design award with Operetta™.
Operetta is a bench-top analysis instrument with optical components for scientific cell research. The layout is ‘layered’ and was developed in cooperation with PerkinElmer. The technical components and the housing form a perfect match. The compact designed state-of-the-art apparatus takes little space and provides maximum functionality. The intuitive software user interface and the large workspace make Operetta exceptionally user-friendly.
The prize-giving takes place on March 2nd 2009, the opening day of the CeBIT, the trade fair for the “digital world” and also the opening day of the exhibition of prize winning products in the Deutsche Messe in Hanover.
Exhibition of products awarded a GIO
npk design will be represented with the designs for the Pay4You POS for Chess ET, the Crystalline for Avantium and the Pico for Vitaphone. GIO (which means ‘good industrial design’) honours the craftsmanship of both designer and entrepreneur and products that show the commercial power of design. Designlink, the organizer of these awards, is an independent organisation that promotes the development and professionalization of product design in the Netherlands. Besides aesthetics, functionality, design innovation and use of materials are important judging criteria. The ESEF Benelux Fair for supply, outsourcing and engineering will be held in the Jaarbeurs in Utrecht. The design pavilion is located in Hall 1.
For more information: www.designlink.nl , www.esef.nl
Exhibition of products awarded a GIO
From March 9th until 12th an exhibition will be organized in the Design Pavilion at the ESEF fair with products that have won a 2009 GIO award. >>>
Revolutionary product from Smooles
Interdisciplinary collaboration has resulted in an amazing new professional dental product that will soon be introduced into the market. >>>
PerkinElmer wins iF Award
The winners of the iF product design awards 2010 have been announced. Our client PerkinElmer won this exquisite design award with Operetta™ >>>
npk design is an international design agency; a strong partner in the development, design, and realization of extremely diverse products for the brand and market of its clients. Strategic advice, industrial design, public design and graphic design, but also engineering and supply management are part and parcel of the services provided.
