Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Design Lab 2011 with Electrolux

 Electrolux Design Lab 2011 calls for 
appliance designs with Intelligent Mobility
  
 Last year's 1st, 2nd and 3rd prize winners respectively.

Always wanted to start a design career and pioneer a breakthrough in product design?  Then make your design dream come true by joining the Electrolux Design Lab 2011.   Bring out your creative juices, innovate and be the next big thing.

The Electrolux Design Lab invites undergraduate and graduate industrial design students worldwide to create new, revolutionary home appliances for a chance to win cash prizes and a six-month design internship.

Now on its 9th year, the Electrolux Design Lab chooses “Intelligent Mobility” as the theme for this year’s competition. Intelligent Mobility underlies three concepts and trends of modern technology – sensitive in meeting the needs of consumers, flexible in adapting to the diverse activities of people and empowering in giving the consumers the control to operate home systems while at home or away.

The main challenge is for participants to be bold, creative and innovative in coming up with their designs that will redefine how people prepare, store food and do their dishes, both within and beyond the home.  It should offer personalization by customizing features that fit the needs of customers while utilizing existing technology as support and guidance.

The entries shall be judged based on intuitive design, innovation and consumer insight. Also, in keeping with the Electrolux heritage, entries must be reflective of the values of Scandinavian design − being environmentally responsible, user friendly and visually appealing.

Cash prizes and a once in a lifetime opportunity await the winners. Global prizes include first prize of 5000€ (which is more than PhP 350,000) and a paid six-month internship at one of Electrolux Group’s design centers.  Second prize is 3000€ (more than PhP 200,000) while the third place will get 2000€ (more than PhP 140,000).

Deadline of entries will be on May 11, 2011. For more details about the competition, visit the official website www.electroluxdesignlab.com. While for hints, tips and design developments, like and be a member of the Electrolux Design Lab page on Facebook.

For more information about Electrolux Design Lab 2011, call Electrolux’s customer care trunk line at 845-CARE (2273) or domestic toll-free number 1-800-10-845-CARE (2273) or visit www.electrolux.com.ph.

Electrolux is a global leader in home appliances and appliances for professional use, selling more than 40 million products to customers in 150 countries every year. The company focuses on innovations that are thoughtfully designed, based on extensive consumer insight, to meet the real needs of consumers and professionals. Electrolux products include refrigerators, dishwashers, washing machines, vacuum cleaners and cookers sold under esteemed brands such as Electrolux, AEG-Electrolux, Zanussi, Eureka and Frigidaire. In 2009, Electrolux had sales of SEK 109 billion and 51,000 employees. For more information, visit http://www.electrolux.com/press.

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