The Golden Pin Design Award and Golden Pin Concept Design Award highlight 12 exciting entries to promote the awards’ 2019 Call for Entries, which will close in late-June. So far, the two awards have received entries from companies and designers in eighteen different countries and regions. The Golden Pin Concept Design Award features concepts to change the world for the better, meanwhile the Golden Pin Design Award features global brands including Starbucks and GQ Taiwan.
Golden Pin Design Award 2019
The Call for Entries deadline is June 27, and the entry fee is just USD$70 with no additional charges. The award is a golden opportunity for companies, design teams, and individuals from all around the globe to demonstrate design excellence in Taiwan, Asia, and beyond. So far, companies in fourteen countries and regions have entered the award, including Taiwan, China, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei, South Korea, Japan, USA, Canada, Germany, Slovenia, and Israel. This is the first time ever that the award has received entries from Brunei, Slovenia, and Israel.
The Highlight in Product Design
Name: KATBOX
Country/region: Canada
Design company: Steamengine Studio
Client: Vancouver Orphan Kitten Rescue Association (VOKRA)
Developed as a fundraising idea for a non-profit cat rescue program in Vancouver, KATBOX is modular playhouse designed for kittens. The DIY kit is composed of square pieces, made from biodegradable and recyclable materials, which can be assembled into all kinds of fun structures.
The Highlight in Communication Design
Name: Starbucks x ÄiÄi Coffee Grounds Charity Candles
Country/region: Taiwan
Design company: Hillz Design
Client: Äi Äi ILLUM LAB
To celebrate Earth Day and Starbucks Taiwan’s 20th Anniversary, Starbucks partnered with candlemaker ÄiÄi Illum Lab. Together, they created two candles made from processed coffee grounds. Hillz Design was enlisted to design the packaging, which features the Earth and the Taiwanese aboriginal star of hope.
The Highlight in Spatital Design
Name: Lollipop ideal garden
Country/region: China
Design company: Dika Kindergarten Design Center
Client: Mengzi Hongshi Enterprise
This monolithic, lollipop-shaped building is located in the southwestern Yunnan province of China. It is colored in a bright pink gradient, bringing warmth to its concrete walls, and stimulating the kindergarten students’ imaginations. The designers were inspired by children’s drawings and ideas of utopia.
The Highlight in Integration Design
Name: Taichung World Flora Expo, Discovery Pavilion
Country/region: Taiwan
Design company: Cogitoimage International Co., Ltd
Client: Education Bureau, Taichung City Government
Themed on ecology in the western Taiwanese city of Taichung, this exhibit was designed for the Discovery Pavilion at Taichung World Flora Expo. It tells a narrative of the city’s Dajia River, all the way from the mountains to the river estuary, and advocates that half of the Earth should be preserved for wildlife.
Golden Pin Concept Design Award 2019
The Call for Entries deadline is June 20, the award is free to enter, and this year’s prize fund is TWD$1,200,000 (approx. USD$39,000). The award is a platform for emerging designers to showcase their talent, competing for the prize money that will help bring their concepts into reality. So far, designers in thirteen different countries and regions have entered the award, including Taiwan, China, Hong Kong, Macau, Malaysia, Singapore, Japan, Thailand, USA, Germany, Hungary, Poland, and Russia.
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The Highlight in Product Design
Name: Pingo – Solo traveling system
Country/region: USA
Designer(s): Tina Tsung
Pingo reimagines the way we navigate while walking. It is a compass with a digital display, which only indicates the distance to-, general direction of-, and name of the destination. The needle always points towards the destination, offering a sense of security while encouraging the user to define their own path.
The Highlight in Communication Design
Name: án-ne-kóng
Country/region: Taiwan
Designer(s): ZHONG JIA-YING, CHEN SZU-HSUAN, WANG PENG-LI, and LIU CHENG-YAO
án-ne-kóng is a series of illustrated books that teach the basics of Taiwanese Hokkien language. The colors, fonts, and style of illustration all communicate a sense of modernity, which removes Taiwanese Hokkien language from its common association with the traditional.
The Highlight in Spatial Design
Name: Arctic Saver Tower
Country/region: China
Designer(s): Yiyang Xu and Jingyi Ye
The concept of Arctic Saver Tower is to prolong the winter season in Antarctica, allowing more time for polar bears to migrate across the icy landscape. It is activated in April as the ice begins to thaw, actively freezing sea water in critical locations, and offering a foothold for polar bears to continue their migration.
The Highlight in Integration Design
Name: EMO
Country/region: Taiwan
Designer(s): Ping-Chieh Hsieh, Jung- Tu, and Wimonwan Wichaikhamjorn
Nowadays, it is common for people to express themselves through social media, and this has lead to divergence in our perception of ‘real’ feelings. EMO triangulates biometric data gathered from wearable sensors, against data gathered from social media feeds, and represents the divergence in a physical form.
