Museum of Applied Arts, Budapest, 24. 09. – 20. 11. 2016

„The objective of the Hungarian Design Award announced by the Minister for National Economy is to showcase the achievements of Hungarian design and to promote the competitiveness of Hungarian products.”

The Hungarian Design Award is announced by the Hungarian Design Council on behalf of the Ministry for National Economy in early spring every year. An international jury evaluates the entries in two rounds and the works judged by the jury as the most prominent in each category are granted the Hungarian Design Award. The makers of the award-winning works receive a certificate and a cash prize. Other works judged as excellent by the jury are invited to participate in the exhibition where they are presented to the public. The certificates are handed over at a gala ceremony at the exhibition opening.
The evaluation uses the following criteria:
– design;
– novelty;
– competitiveness;
– implementation (except for the Student and Concept categories);
– user-friendliness;
– environmental sustainability.

History of the Award

The ‘Industrial Design Niveau Prize’ was first announced in the autumn of 1979. The award competition and the exhibition presenting the winning projects had soon become one of the key events in the Hungarian design profession. In 2003 the Hungarian Design Council reworked the structure, criteria and application system of the competition and renamed it ‘Hungarian Design Award’. The name change reflects the national character of the competition and it is in accordance with other reforms linked to the programme. The product category formerly grouped by industries was replaced by a single product category, added to which were the visual communication, concept and student categories. The application form was significantly simplified to make the application process easier.

Hungarian Design Award Winners 2016

Product category

WIA electric boats
Designer(s): SZÁSZ Zoltán, Aqwia Ltd., dr. VISZKEI András, KLAUSZ Csaba, HARGITAI Csaba
Manufacturer: Aqwia Ltd

Ring Clock – A ring that shows the time
Designer(s): SZIKSZAI Gusztáv, SOMOS Sándor
Manufacturer: Ring Clock Ltd

The Hammer modular slingshot and slingbow
Designer(s): SELJÁN Márk Endre
Client: Nathan MASTERS
Manufacturer: SimpleShot, Inc.

Concept category

Pure Arhitecture textile collection concept
Designer(s): HARMATI Hedvig
Manufacturer: Csendes és Csendes Ltd

Visual communication category

Logo and identity design of Magvető Publishing
Designer(s): FARKAS Anna
Client: Magvető Publishing and Trading Ltd

Student category

Hiking Trail of Warmrocks
Designer(s): BOGNÁR Petra, DOBOS Bence László
Manufacturer: VPI Concrete Design & Manufacture , Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design Budapest

Special Prize Awarded by the State Secretariat for Education of the Ministry of Human Capacities

Berliner Mauer Museum identity
Designer(s): GRÜNCZEISZ Mátyás , Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design Budapest

Moving Line clothing collection
Designer(s): WOLF Bettina, Budapest Metropolitan University

Special Prize Awarded by the State Secretariat for Culture of the Ministry of Human Capacities

Wahorn Forever – exhibition catalogue
Designer(s): NAGY Dániel – graphic design, KISHONTHY Zsolt – editing, FÖLDI Endre – prepress
Client: MissionArt Galéria – KISHONTHY Zsolt, JURECSKÓ László
Manufacturer: Pannónia Printers Budapest

Spezial Prize Awarded by HIPAVILON Hungarian Intellectual Property Agency

UriSed mini semi-automated urine microscopy analyzer
Designer(s): SÜMEGI László, HOJER Gyula
Client: 77 Elektronika Ltd
Manufacturer: 77 Elektronika Ltd

Special Prize Awarded by the Hungarian Design Council

Moveo electric, lightweight, space-efficient scooter
Designer(s): ÜVEGES Péter, KISS Gergely
Client: Antro Nonprofit Ltd, Pannon Porto Ltd
Manufacturer: Moveo Plc

Diatron Aquila hematology analyser
Designer(s): Maform Design Studio: FEJÉR Tamás, KOVÁCS Apor, KOVÁCS Róbert, MOLNÁR L. Péter
Client: Diatron Medicinal Instruments Plc
Manufacturer: Diatron Medicinal Instruments Plc