The jury's criteria included design quality, workmanship, choice of materials, degree of innovativeness, as well as functionality, ergonomics, visualization of use, and safety.
"Receiving this product award honor from the most prestigious design competition in the world once again, rewards our efforts in the development of high quality, user friendly products for our customers" Steffen Elster, head of product management at Voltwerk exclaims. "In addition to excellent technical competencies, all aspects that influence the direct relationship between people – the human element – and the product will increasingly become the focus of our sector in the not so distant future."
A total of 2,756 submissions from 43 nations partake in this competition. As tradition dictates, the iF product design award ceremony will take place on the opening day of CeBIT trade show in Hannover, Germany. The iF award is among the world's most renowned and oldest design competitions, and this honor has been bestowed 57 times.
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