Lightweight wine bottles, an easy-to-fold pram, portable ultrasound device, sheep vaccination gun, and an underground residential LPG gas system are among finalists announced in the 2010 Australian International Design Awards.
Presented by Standards Australia, the Australian International Design Awards is Australia's premier design assessment program, recognizing Australian and international design and innovation excellence.
Stephanie Pemberton, program director of the awards program said six panels of judges spent 10 days assessing more than 200 products on their design merits.
"With more products shortlisted than ever before, this year's judging panels were faced with an immense task. They cooked, cleaned, pulled products apart, self-diagnosed with medical devices, and even ran with high-tech sporting equipment," Pemberton said.
"Products that clearly showed a considered approach to the professional design process, incorporating some level of innovation and environmentally-responsible decisions, rated highly with the judges."
"It's exciting to see companies—big and small—embracing design strategy to assist in business success."
Finalists in the 2010 Australian International Design Awards cover a range of categories including Consumer; Business and Technology; Medical and Scientific; Automotive and Transport; Sport and Leisure; Housing and Building; Heavy Machinery; and Architectural and Interior Products.
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Finalists are in the running to receive an Australian International Design Mark for good design, or an Australian International Design Award for design excellence. The top prize, the Australian International Design Award Of The Year is awarded to one product that the judges believe represents world class design.
Winners of the 2010 Australian International Design Awards, including the 2010 Australian International Design Award of the Year plus a special Award for Excellence in Sustainable Design, will be announced on 4 June 2010 at Wharf 8 in Sydney.
Conceptual designs created by 13 industrial design students from universities across Australia have been named as Finalists for the 2010 Australian Design Award—James Dyson Award, the student category of Standard Australia's Australian International Design Awards, run in partnership with Dyson.
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