The best design of the year 2024
A selection of the best industrial design, with more than 150 products designed and marketed in the last two years (22–24).
The exhibition at DHUB is organized by the ADI-FAD (Industrial Design Association for the Promotion of Arts and Design). It collects 170 selected products and projects from among those presented at the ADI Awards.
It is an essential exhibition to know what is happening today in the industrial design sector in our country, as it collects commercialized products from areas as diverse as design for food, digital devices, design for the body, accessories and tools, exterior equipment, interior equipment, lighting, construction materials and elements, mobility and packaging.
The objects have been selected by the committee of experts formed by Maria Baxauli, Jordi Ballesta, Daniel Caballero, Pilar Chiva, Jim Palau, Mireia Andreu, Ricardo Zuccarelli, Jordi Esteve, Valérie Bergeron, Tomàs López, Ariadna Rousaud, Lucia Bruni, Raul Garcia , Elsa Yranzo, Alejandra Gandia-Blasco, Júlia Esqué and Agnès Blanch.
The use of sustainable materials has also been decisive in the selection of the winning products. In this line, the Ossby Geo folding bicycle stands out, made with biocompost of plant-based oil and recycled fiber from wind turbine blades; the Eco Kraft industrial drum from the company Joaquín Alberto, created with post-consumer recycled material from Tetrapack packaging; or the collection of Bany L’Avenir products, by Indústries Cosmic, made with recycled polystyrene obtained from refrigerators and yogurt containers.Three Opinion Awards were also given, chosen by voting among the members of ADI-FAD, and two honorary awards: the Delta Trajectória Award for the Montesa motorcycle company and the ADI Cultura Trajectória Award for at the Mies van der Rohe Foundation.
In this edition, the awards jury highlighted a wide variety of very different types of products. Well-known companies such as Lékué, with a product for making yogurt and kefir, Roca Sanitarios, with a toilet with an integrated tank, or a lamp from Marset have taken home a Delta d’Or, together with other companies more unknown to the general public, such as X1 Wind, creator of a floating wind system, Stark Future, manufacturer of an electric propulsion cross motorcycle, or Ceràmica Ferrés, which has created a constructive system of ceramic elements from La Bisbal.
Product design studios such as Ànima Design, Nacar Design, Lúcid Design Agency, Oiko Design Office, Emiliana Design or Artec Studio have been the authors of many of the awards, as well as renowned designers such as Miguel Milá, Lavernia & Cienfuegos, Estudi Antoni Arola or Joan Gaspar.
Numerous health products, such as an artificial placenta, from BCNatal (La Caixa Research + Hospital Clínic + Hospital de Sant Joan de Déu), a device to create hyperrealistic ultrasounds with AI, from Huno Visual IA, designed by I-Mas, a heart monitor from the company Qardio or a respiratory protection mask from BLS Iberia have also been highlighted by the jury.
The jury of the Delta Awards, formed by Raffaella Mangiarotti, Lucas Muñoz, Phillipe-Albert Lefebvre and Marisa Santamaría, has chosen 9 Delta Gold, 20 Silver, 99 Bronze and 3 Mentions.
– Avant by Roca Design Center. Delta Gold for interior equipment. “Because it is an excellent design that solves many problems based on innovative technology. It introduces, for the first time, a WC with an In-tank cistern system that works without electricity with the Venturi effect”.
– Stark Varg by Stark Future. Delta Gold at Mobility. To be a 100% locally produced electrical product with a very well resolved design. A silent raid motorcycle that, in addition to reducing the auditory pollution generated by this sport, shows an honorable vision of the future of design”.
– Fris by Joan Gaspar for Marset. Delta Gold at Light. “For being a suspension system that allows you to create different compositions, and recalls a well-known design with a good evolution. Efficient diffusion system and comfortable tube rotation to direct the light, with impeccable finishes”.
– Premium Pizza Mailer by PackCo Brand and Packaging for Muñoz Bosch. Gold at Packaging. “To be an efficient design that understands the relationship between container and content. It facilitates the experience of eating pizza in pieces and allows it not to cool. Avoid the plastic that is placed so that the box does not touch the pizza”.
– Kefir & Yogurt Maker by Innovation Design Team Lékué
Delta Gold at Design for Food category. “To be a good product for making kefir and yogurt at home without electricity, it is removable and easy to clean. It proposes a more sustainable lifestyle, with a clean and efficient design.”
– Corners by Emiliana Design Studio for Ceràmica Ferrés. Delta Gold for constructive materials. “To be a design compatible with various types of latticework and Ferrés products. It is a rich and modular connector system, versatile and well resolved, with great flexibility to build freely”.
– Be·ia Technology by I-Mas for Huno Visual IA. Delta Gold for Digital devices. “To provide a realistic experience for mothers and fathers in an innovative way. Use of Artificial Intelligence and technology that opens up an ecosystem of possibilities by satisfying the human being’s desire to see the evolution of the life of a fetus”.
– Amnioshell Placenta Artificial by Anima Design S.L for BCNatal (La Caixa Research + Hospital Clinic + Hospital Sant Joan de Deu). Delta Gold at Design for the body. “To be an essential design dedicated to preserving the life of newborns. Medical device developed together with professionals from different hospitals that offers safety to mothers thanks to its intuitive visual language”.
– X1 Wind PivotBuoy Floating Wind Technology by Carlos Casanovas. Delta Gold for Exterior equipment. “To be an honest solution, easy to repair, modular and scalable. With a floating structure that allows the platform to orient itself passively capitalizing on the wind in the middle of the ocean, with a smaller impact on fauna and flora”.
The Opinión Delta goes to Compass by Nahtrang for Estiluz.
The trophy of the Delta Awards 2024 was designed Lúcid Design Agency,
A trophy with functionality that prevents it from falling into oblivion with the time. The light it contains speaks of this moment of lucidity, of the inspiration that every designer seeks and pursues to create a great product. A testimony that honors the heritage of the premises and the guild, that passes from generation to generation and that pays homage to our profession.
An extension article about the 2024 winners at ADI webpage and the selection with all the products that are part of the exhibition. The Delta Award Prize 2022, 2020 and 2018.
