Introduction

New Zealand Best Design Award: conceptual design;

Competition Process

The competition process provides a timeline of what to expect while the award is open.

Early Submission (November 1. to January 26.)

Standard Submission (January 27 to March 26)

Late Submission (March 27 to April 26.)

Awarding Ceremony

In June

In 2001, the design award recognised the need to identify and celebrate new design concept and innovation, the precursor of today's design challenges and tomorrow’s great product. Believing a design concept must be evaluated based on its design merit without prejudice, this design competition created a unprecedented platform that accept entries from companies to design students.

Entry rules

It is open to anyone, to all design studios, companies, universities, research laboratories, inventors, design students and design professionals from around the world. There is no limit on the number of products each participant can sign up for.

Judging Criteria

• Innovation: whether the design concept is innovative, or is extended on the existing basis

• Ergonomics: whether it is suitable for the user's physical body structure and mental conditions

• Product peripheral system integration: whether it can be integrated into the system environment as a part of the system

• Modelling quality: whether the appearance is pleasing to the eye

• Intuitive and easy to use: how to communicate the purpose of the product without the user reading the manual, whether there is a difference between the artistic conception and the image of the product

• Symbolic meaning and emotion: whether it can provide a different experience to the user in terms of sensory, emotional, or interesting usage in addition to the immediate practical use

Design Concept

New Zealand Best Design Award

2024