PRESS RELEASE
Munich, 9 March 2018
iF DESIGN AWARD 2018:
Summit of International Design
2,000 guests from 36 countries celebrated the winners of the iF DESIGN AWARD 2018 at the iF design award night at BMW Welt in Munich.
This internationally renowned prize for outstanding design has been awarded for 65 years.
The iF design award night has become one of the most significant international design events in recent years. Two thousand guests from design, business, culture, politics and media from 36 countries come together at BMW Welt in Munich to honor the winners of the iF DESIGN AWARD.
Each year the iF International Forum Design GmbH (Hannover) awards this internationally renowned label for design. A jury of 63 independent experts from 16 countries selected the winners of the iF DESIGN AWARD 2018 in Hamburg in January and rewarded the 75 best entries with the iF gold award 2018. These were specially recognized by iF CEO Ralph Wiegmann with the golden iFsculpture.
A total of 6,402 entries from 54 countries registered for the competition in the following disciplines:
●Product Design
●Communication Design
●Packaging Design
●Service Design/UX
●Architecture
●InteriorArchitecture
●Professional Concept
Jury chairman Fritz Frenkler:"The number of iF DESIGN AWARD registrations has been steadily increasing for years. This growing interest is certainly primarily the result of the outstanding communication work by iF and the dedicated team working with Ralph Wiegmann. However, it is also due to the great commitment of the industry from Asia, especially from the Greater China region. Not only does their participation in the competition testify to the courage to face the assessment of a high-caliber, international jury, it also shows that many Asian companies have understood what good design can do for a business.
If competition truly stimulates business as the saying goes, it will be exciting to see future developments in the traditional bastions of design in Europe, particularly Germany, in reaction to this new challenge."
iF WORLD DESIGN GUIDE – the largest design portal
All winning entries will be presented in the ‘Design Excellence’ section of the iF WORLD DESIGN GUIDE, the world's largest design portal, forever. Nearly 40,000 products and services that have been distinguished with an iF Award since 1954 are documented here.
iF design app
The free iF design app has also been updated to include this year's iF award-winning submissions. With nearly 20,000 images, videos and texts, the app features iF award winners from the last three competitions.
iF design exhibition in Hamburg
The winning entries will be displayed at the iF design exhibition Hamburg on over 1,500 square meters of exhibition space, divided into three sub-exhibitions with different categories. The first exhibition will start on 10 March 2018.
For more information and pictures, please contact:
Annegret Wulf-Pippig
Press Officer
iF International Forum Design GmbH, Bahnhofstrasse 8 / 30159 Hannover - Germany
Phone: +49.511.54224-218 /
About the iF DESIGN AWARD
For 65 years,the iF DESIGN AWARD has been recognized as an arbiter of quality for exceptional design.The iF label is renowned worldwide for outstanding design services, and the iF DESIGN AWARD is one of the most important design prizes in the world.Submissions are awarded in the following disciplines:Product, Packaging, Communication and Service Design/UX, Architecture and Interior Architecture as well as Professional Concept.All awarded entries are featured on the iF WORLD DESIGN GUIDE, in the iF design app and are displayed at the iF design exhibition Hamburg.