Design Preis Schweiz: "Winner Energy Efficiency Prize is Piëch Mark Zero".
The Design Preis Schweiz has the task of actively communicating the nominated and later award-winning design achievements as innovation and differentiation features of the Swiss economy. This includes disciplines such as "Social Relevance", "Innovative Vision", "Economic Importance", "Market Conformity" and "Sustainability".
The 15th award ceremony of the prestigious Design Preis Schweiz has featured renowned design contenders and labels from Switzerland. In the "Energy Efficiency" category, the winner is Piëch Automotiv Group, a German-Swiss automotive company. Whose first vehicle, the Piëch Mark Zero, was recognized by the jury for its revolutionary new battery cells. The cells can be charged to 80 percent in just 5 minutes, and despite enormously high charging and discharging currents, it undergoes only "minor" thermal changes.
The technology justifies the hope that the new technical developments stimulated by the Piëch Mark Zero will have a broad impact in the foreseeable future. Surprising development approaches lead to innovative solutions in two further categories.
With "Limbic Chair", a seating instrument by Dr. med. Patrik Künzler was awarded in the category "Furniture Design", which convinced the jury because of its novel approach. The starting point for the development of this furniture was desirable mental or physical states - such as weightlessness, concentration or relaxation. For the first time, neural and emotional aspects of sitting were included in the investigation. The result is a basic technology for analog and networked furniture that enables healthy sitting.
Communication system for independent living people with limitations
And finally, the winner in the "Product - Consumer Goods" category is "CARU Smart Sensor," an intelligent communication system for people living independently with age-related and/or health-related limitations. Put simply, it is a cross between a baby monitor, a voice-controlled telephone and an emergency call button. The device cleverly uses the possibilities of today's technology to meet the needs of its users without attracting attention or invading their privacy. In short, the award was given to solutions that not only create added value, but also solve problems in a comprehensive and practical way.
All the award-winning works are also a manifesto for the fact that design is a key economic discipline and, as a driver of innovation, plays a central role in successfully managing the ongoing transformation in all areas of life.
All information about the winners of the 2019/20 edition can be found at.
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