New themes and opportunities revealed for world class competition The competition that has generated innovative concepts including the floating air cleaner, Aeroball, the stain tackling, Portable Spot Cleaner, and a portable heating and cooking device, The Snail returns for its 11th year and today announces the new theme for 2013. This year, the Electrolux Design [...]
The latest kitchen devices showcased at the EuroCucina 2012 indicate that seemingly contrasting design goals can be combined through innovation. Appliances of the future will enhance our experiences through digital technology while becoming more environmentally friendly. Their design will range from ultra-minimalist to extreme decoration. Electrolux’s Senior Design Manager Lyndon Craig shares his observations and [...]
Creating stories and experience via design was the overarching impression of Salone International Mobile 2012, held recently from 17 April to 22 April 2012. The designs shown at the world’s premier home furnishing exhibition saw the use of light, multimedia and even holograms complementing many of the exhibitions. As part of the Salone, the biennial [...]
New Zealand born, Lyndon Craig graduated with an Honours Degree in Industrial Design from the Massey University School of Design in Wellington in 2003. Immediately after graduation, Lyndon won the New Zealand Dyson Product Design Award and was selected to travel to the UK as a British Council Design Ambassador. This formative experience introduced him [...]
Congratulations to Adrian Mankovecký, student at the Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Bratislava, Slovakia for taking out the top prize and runner up Enzo Kocak from Monash University in Melbourne, Australia. Adrian was awarded first place in the 2011 Electrolux Design Lab competition finals at the Room Home Intelligence Conference at the [...]
Electrolux is launching a nationwide search to find Australia’s most talented aspiring fashion designers, one of whom will win a six month paid apprenticeship with industry leader, fashion designer and Electrolux Fabric Care ambassador, Alex Perry. Introducing the inaugural Electrolux Fashion Apprentice, a scholarship program designed to support young emerging fashion talent right here in [...]
The Salone Internazionale del Mobile, otherwise known as the Milan furniture fair was a week where beauty met utility. As one of the most anticipated events on the 2011 design calendar the trade show saw approximately 300,000 visitors descend on the city to get a glimpse of more than 2,000 exhibiting leaders in design and [...]
Australian judges to reward best local submissions for concepts that delve into the future of home appliances With only two weeks left to enter the 2011 Electrolux Design Lab competition, Electrolux has announced the judging panel for the Australian Design Lab competition. All Australian entries in the global competition will automatically go into the running [...]
Peter Alwin from National Institute of Design in India is the winner of the Electrolux Design Lab 2010 competition for inventing The Snail, the Micro Induction Heating. Electrolux, a global leader in home and professional appliances, selected The Snail as the Electrolux Design Lab 2010 winner. The announcement was made at the finals in London [...]
Australian entrant makes the final Electrolux Design Lab finalists offer future living solutions. Australian entrant, Daniel Dobrogorsky, has been announced as a finalist in the Electrolux Design Lab 2010 competition. A student at Monash University in Melbourne, Daniel’s vision is one of eight from around the world to compete for the winning title in London [...]
