Golden Pin Design Award names winners

2014-12-15

A total of 21 recipients of this year’s Golden Pin Design Award, the longest-running competition of its kind in Taiwan, were recognized Dec. 11 in Taipei City, with local companies claiming the most honors.

Eleven firms from Taiwan took home Best Design Awards at the event in its 33rd year, followed by five from mainland China, three from Hong Kong, and one each from Malaysia and Singapore. All the winners received a certificate and trophy at the award ceremony.

The grand prize winning pieces, spanning the categories of interior design, packaging, product and visual communication, were drawn from the pool of 416 finalists, who all received a Golden Pin Design Mark.

“We are proud of all the winners for their exceptional products and hard work,” said Chen Wen-long, CEO of the event organizer Taiwan Design Center. “It is also exciting to see local pieces highly lauded for their cutting-edge innovations.”

According to Chen, this is the first time for the award to encompass designs from Chinese-speaking communities worldwide. The event also boasts an international jury panel comprising celebrated figures in the global design scene such as Japan’s Naoto Fukasawa, chairman of Chicago-based Good Design Awards, and Australia’s Brandon Gien, president of the International Council of Societies of Industrial Design.

Chen said though all winning works are praiseworthy, the new cabin of Boeing 777-300ER passenger jet for China Airlines Co. Ltd. was a real standout. Created by Taipei City-based Ray Chen International, the interior is an outstanding combination of oriental aesthetics and western design.

Another piece deserving special credit is a cardiac rehabilitation monitoring system jointly designed by the Taiwan Textile Research Institute and Nova Design Co. Ltd. in New Taipei City, Chen said. The only medical winner at the event, the device is touted for using soft fiber materials and smart features, allowing patients to wear it discreetly.

The 416 finalist pieces are on display at the GPDA Exhibition held at Taipei’s Songshan Cultural and Creative Park until Mar. 1, 2015. “It is crucial that we share such excellent works with the public and spark discussions on creativity,” Chen said.

Source: Taiwan Today (http://taiwantoday.tw/ct.asp?xItem=225147&CtNode=413)