iF design awards 2013 60th anniversary

the iF design awards were presented by iF managing director ralph wiegmann at the BMW world in munich
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launched in 1953, the iF design awards were presented for the 60th time this year. 2,000 guests from the international design world,
from the areas of design, business, culture, politics and the media, met up to celebrate the iF design award winners 2013.
the awards ceremony night took place at the BMW museum in munich, on 22 february 2013, during the creative business week.
in a festive atmosphere, iF managing director ralph wiegmann presented the 75 lucky winners with their gold iF trophy, designed
by herbert h. schultes. 50 iF gold awards were given to iF product design award winners, 20 for communication design and 5 to entries
in packaging design. in total, 4,352 entries from 51 countries were submitted to the iF design awards 2013. special guest professor peter raacke,
who has been a guest of honor at iF award ceremonies for many years, shared his experience and memories from the past decades on the stage
at the BMW world auditorium.

CP-8000 series LCD projector for hitachi consumer electronics co., ltd. wins iF gold award for product design
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laundry operators are always on the lookout for space-saving solutions. they require a set of controls which can be used without further study by different members
of staff in a fluctuating workforce. and a machine able to cope with various laundry loads, ergonomic to operate. iF gold award for miele.

special guest professor peter raacke (bottom left with iF managing director ralph wiegmann) shared his experience on stage, various iF gold award trophe winners
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peter raacke

concept mobile kitchen by kilian schindler for naber gmbh received the iF gold award for product design
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multi-function printer (MFC-J4510DW / MFC-J4510N / MFC-J2510) for brother industries, ltd. nagoya, japan was recognized with the iF product design award 2013 – gold
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among the 75 lucky winners were renown designers such as werner aisslinger and patricia urquiola studio
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werner aisslinger joined the event despite a broken arm

mccann erickson germany won two IF gold design awards for their coca cola campaigns

the coca cola smiley – berlin-based creative agency mccann has created a series of print ads to complete coca-cola’s open happiness campaign – a marketing approach which has been running since 2009

read our ‘coca-cola open happiness campaign wins 2 iF gold design awards’ article here.

the metro vehicle for harbin, a city located in north east china, is the first vehicle built upon a new construction platform from the chinese rail manufacturer CNR. it won the iF gold award.

international press at iF award ceremony gala event

SEE more winning entries — ENTER THE AWARD EXHIBITION here.

a successful 60-year history speaks for itself: since 1953, the iF design award has recognized outstanding design as assessed by
international expert juries. manufacturers and designers working in product design, communication design and packaging design
can submit their work in three disciplines. an opportunity that is used by large international groups, small and medium sized companies,
by agencies and design studios.