iF DESIGN STUDENT AWARD 2024: Award ceremony at the Triennale Milano

Almost 10.000 student concepts from 72 countries were entered into this year's iF DESIGN STUDENT AWARD. After the first round of judging, the online jury, 300 entries qualified for the shortlist. After the final jury, which took place on April 26 in Berlin, the 76 winners from 24 nations of the iF DESIGN STUDENT AWARD 2024 have now been announced! Nine pioneering concepts will be rewarded with EUR 50,000 in prize money.

All award-winning young designers have been invited to Milan for the award ceremony on June 13. There, the winners received their awards from iF Design CEO Uwe Cremering at the Triennale Milano: "Once again this year, we are fascinated by the inspiring power of young design talents from all over the world, who are working with courage and passion to make the world a better place with their ideas. We are grateful for the great commitment of our expert jury - and also for the loyalty and support of our renowned sponsors, most of whom have been with us for many years! Without them, this competition would not be possible!"

The competition categories are in line with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations (1 - 15):

No Poverty / Zero Hunger / Good Health and Well-being / Quality Education / Gender Equality / Clean Water and Sanitation / Affordable and Clean Energy / Decent Work and Economic Growth / Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure / Reduced Inequalities / Sustainable Cities and Communities / Responsible Consumption and Production / Climate Action / Life Below Water / Life on Land

The Evaluation Criteria

In order to receive an iF DESIGN STUDENT AWARD 2024, the concepts must achieve above-average marks in response to the following questions:

• Does it solve a problem?

• Does it reflect or promote high moral-ethical standards?

• Does it strengthen group relations?

• Does it create a positive experience?

• Does it make economic sense?

The Sponsors

Without the sponsors it would not be possible to support young designers in such a high-quality, sustainable way:

• GROHE, Germany

• Wonderland, Taiwan

• NetDragon, China

• Compal Electronics, Taiwan

• Casarte, China

These are the nine best awarded concepts of the iF DESIGN STUDENT AWARD 2024:

• Click - Simple sustainable stoma care

• Cloud Telescope - Product to help kids learning about weather

• Infinity Block - Cognitive training toyFormularbeginn

• NOBJECTE - AI tool for image recognition for visually impaired people

• Pongo - Dressing aid for people with arm disabilities

• ReShade - Cooling and greening system on scaffolding

• Therm Harvest Nexus- Geothermal greenhouse

• Touch'n taste - Meal assistance for deafblind children

• Vela 9 - Portable wind turbine