above> a smart design competition in a very smart venue | galeria 1 messe frankfurt

Companies from 29 countries entered Design Plus 2014. To be accepted the entries may not have been on the market for more than two years and must meet high expectations with regard to function, design and sustainability. The jury selected 30 products from 24 companies from ten countries. Three Design Plus winners were also showcased in ‘solutions‘, an exhibit about innovative functionality.

mu | toyo ito | alessi

tea-jay on the rocks | flöz industriedesign | blomus

fissler bionic | professor thomas gerlach via 4 design gmbh | fissler [ solutions winner ]

lucetta | emanuele pizzolorusso | palomar [ solutions winner ]

to go | niels kjeldsen | stelton

georg | christina liljenberg halstrøm | skagerak denmark

[ products 2014 ]

[ jury ]
Designer: Mark Braun, Berlin
Design trade: Volker Hohmann, Ikarus Design Handel GmbH, Gelnhausen, Germany
Design Management: Hugo Macdonald, Studioilse, London
Design Teaching: Hubert Kittel, Burg Giebichenstein
University of Art and Design Halle
Design press: Stefan Nilsson, Trendgruppen, Stockholm
Design manufacturer: Philipp Mainzer, E15, Frankfurt/Main
Sponsor: Andrej Kupetz, German Design Council, Frankfurt/Main
Sponsor: Julia Droege, German Chamber of Industry and Commerce, Frankfurt/Main