BE Industrial Design students shortlisted for prestigious red dot award

BE Industrial Design students ShanShan Wang, Alfred Boyagdis and Marco Tallarida have all been shortlisted for the internationally prestigious red dot design award!

The red dot award for design concept has grown to be the largest and most recognised professional design competition for design concepts and prototypes.  Last year the red dot design award received more than 15,000 applications from 70 countries in 2012 alone, making the competition one of the biggest and most prestigious design awards worldwide. Red dot design ranking is now the ultimate reference for design achievement and capability.

Big congratulations to our three students for their shortlisted design concepts, and special acknowledgements to Andrew Fowkes and Craig Burke - BE staff and mentors for the student’s designs.

ShanShan Wang – Ro2am. Lightweight Respiratory Unit is a humanised oxygen cylinder designed for ease and travel mobility, designed specifically for young children who suffer from a respiratory impairment.

Alfred Boyadgis – Forcite. This helmet offers motorcycle Police officers a personalised, lightweight and integrated communication helmet, enabling live communication to other emergency services for the officer on and off the bike.

Marco Tallarida – Pulse+-heart monitor. Also known as Holter monitor, Pulse+ helps cardiologists in screening certain cardiovascular diseases by detecting the electrical impulses produced by the heart.

The award ceremony will be held in Singapore, October 2013. For more information on the red dot awards: http://en.red-dot.org/