Last week the Good Design Award judges locked themselves away in Sydney’s Town Hall to run the ruler over all the Good Design entries.
Today, the products awarded a Good Design Selection have been named. From these nominees the best will be awarded a Good Design Award at a Gala Award Night on 28 May 2015 and one will be named as Best in Category.
A massive 44 appliances received a Good Design Selection from the 49 entered in the awards, demonstrating the industry’s strong support for this competition and the high calibre designs hitting retailers’ shelves. The category has more than twice as many vying for Best in Category than last year; in 2014 19 appliances from 10 brands received a Good Design Selection.
Many brands picked up multiple selections. Across its three brands the De’Longhi group scored nine selections, Electrolux has eight across cooking, food prep and floorcare, and Breville and Dyson have three products each in the running for Good Design Awards.
Philips received four Good Design Selections in the appliance category as well as one in the Sport and Lifestyle category for the Philips Avent Comfort Single Electric Breast Pump.
Of the 17 products in the Consumer Electronics category to receive Good Design Selections there were some big names, including Lenovo and Yamaha, as well as smaller manufacturers and plenty of Smart Home products including the Ninja Sphere, Zen Thermostat and the SwannOne DIY home security system from Swann Communication.
Past overall winner Blackmagic received two Good Design Selections in the Consumer Electronics category and a further three Good Design Selections in the Commercial and Industrial category for its broadcasting equipment.
Congratulations and good luck to all the Good Design Selection winners!
Good Design Selection: Domestic Appliances
ASKO Duo Fusion
Bissell Bolt Ion Series
Braun Carestyle 5 Steam Station
Braun Mulitquick Hand Blender MQ775
Breville Kinetix Twist BBL405
Breville Citrus Press BCP600
Breville Quick Touch Crisp
De Dietrich Multifunction Oven Plus
De’Longhi Dedica Pump Coffee Machine
De’Longhi Eletta Black Fully Automatic Coffee Machine
De’Longhi Eletta White Fully Automatic Coffee Machine
De’Longhi Distinta Breakfast Collection
Dyson V6 Absolute
Dyson Hot + Cool AM09
Dyson Humidifier AM10
Electrolux IOI 90cm Freestanding Induction Cooker
Electrolux Inspiration IOI Pyrolux Built-in Duo Oven
Electrolux Masterpiece Collection Immersion Blender Stainless Steel
Electrolux Masterpiece Collection Jug Blender, Bronze
Electrolux Masterpiece Collection Jug Blender, Stainless steel
Electrolux Masterpiece Collection Food Processor, Stainless Steel
Electrolux Maxisense “Halo” Induction Cooktop
Electrolux Ultraflex Animal Allergy Pro Vacuum
Fisher & Paykel Flush Gas on Steel Cooktop
Jura F9 Fully Automatic Coffee Machine
Jura Impressa A9 One Touch Fully Automatic Coffee Machine
Gaggenau Tabel Ventilation
Glem Matrix 90 Bi Energy Cooker
Kenwood Blend-X Classic
Kenwood Chef SENSE
Kenwood Triblade Hand Blender
Kleenmaid 90cm Gas Cooktop
Kleenmaid Black Krystal 90cm Oven
Miele Scout RXI Robot Vacuum
Nespresso Lattissima Touch
Philps AquaTrio Pro
Philips Advance Speed Touch
Philips Pasta and Noodle Maker
Philips Pro Hairdryer
Sauber Visualiser
Thermomix
Universal Cooker Knob Kit
Ziegler & Brown Portable Grill
Zip HydroTap Arc and Zip HyrdoTap Cube New Design Range
Good Design Selection: Consumer Electronics
Blackmagic Studio Camera
Blackmagic URSA
Highfive Videoconferencing System
Lenovo Yoga3 Pro
MakerBot Replicator 5th Generation
Motorola IT.6
Native Union Night Cable
Ninja Sphere
Pencil by FiftyThree (digital stylus)
Phenomec VR Smartview
RYOBI 18V Hybrid Shop Light
Swann Communication’s SwannOne home security ecosystem
Tow-Pro from REDARC Electronics
Vogel’s TV Wall Moutn DesignMount
Yamaha LSX-70 Portable Lighting/Audio System
ZEN Thermostat by Planet Innovation
[expose] smart light by Knog