More than 100 products including cars, medical devices, architectural and building products have made the finals of the 2011 Australian International Design Awards.
They will be exhibited to the public for the first time in the history of the awards.
Building and architecture categories finalists include items such as a Caroma shower, Brightrgreen LEDs, ZIP Heaters taps and a ceiling fan by Aeratron.
A lightweight notebook computer, finless surfboard, fibreglass caravan, revolutionary horse bit, interactive playground, bull vaccination injector and musculoskeletal rehabilitation system are also among the Finalists announced today by Good Design Australia.
The awards are a division of Good Design Australia, and reward companies that differentiate their products and services through design.
This year’s finalists were selected from 232 Australian and international entries all of which underwent a thorough physical assessment by a panel of leading design experts.
Here's a selection we pulled from the website:
Designer
GWA Bathrooms & Kitchens
www.gwagroup.com.au
Client/Manufacturer
Caroma
www.caroma.com.au
Description and Principal Function
The Caroma Flow shower is the latest water efficient product from Caroma. Patented shower technology offers high levels of performance, comfort, with an ultra low 6.5L/min flow rate providing energy and water savings.
Designer
Zip Heaters (Aust) Pty Ltd
www.zipindustries.com
Client/Manufacturer
Zip Heaters (Aust) Pty Ltd
www.zipindustries.com
Description and Principal Function
The Zip HydroTap Compact 2, delivers boiling and chilled filtered, crystal clear, great tasting, healthier water, instantly. Providing 5 L/min chilled and 3.5 L/min boiling water, with the convenience of splash free delivery.The Compact 2 has precise boiling and chilled temperature controls. and saves water.
Designer
Brightgreen
www.brightgreen.net.au
Client/Manufacturer
Brightgreen
www.brightgreen.net.au
Description and Principal Function
The DR700 is 720 lumens bright making it the worlds first LED based downlight bulb to match the total light output of an average 50W halogen as well as being compatible with all existing transformers and dimmers for skill free retrofitting.
Designer
Aeratron Pty Ltd
www.aeratron.com.au
Client/Manufacturer
Aeratron Pty Ltd
www.aeratron.com.au
Description and Principal Function
Over the last three years, the Aeratron team has fused bionic engineering with the most creative and advanced technologies to develop a new generation of eco-efficient ceiling fans which are best suited to customer requirements in terms of efficiency, silence, design and the environment. The e503, the world's most energy efficient, only silent ceiling fan tested according to (US-) Energy Star requirements, will be released into the Australian market this May 2011.
Winners in the 2011 Australian International Design Awards will be announced at the Awards Presentation Ceremony to be held on Friday 22 July 2011 at Peninsula in Docklands, Melbourne as part of Victoria’s State of Design Festival.
All Finalist products can be viewed online at www.designawards.com.au
