Danish Design Award

Winner of the Young Ideas award: visiBIT 🍄 visiBIT emerged during a run around the lakes in Copenhagen in 2023. Biotechnologist and founder Line Kloster Pedersen was inspired by how fungi create natural pathways in the soil. Her thought was simple: Could asphalt grow from nature? Today, she and her team have developed mycelium – a fungus-based binder that can replace bitumen, the fossil-based substance that makes asphalt so harmful to the environment 🍂 With visiBIT, we can cut up to 83% of CO2 emissions from asphalt production and reduce energy use by as much as 90%. The technology integrates seamlessly into existing asphalt plants, eliminating the need for new machinery and making the transition to sustainability much easier. The Jury says 🗣️ “visiBIT reduces harmful emissions and promotes sustainable production methods through the innovative use of mycelium, transforming the asphalt industry while addressing environmental concerns. It has reimagined road construction inspired by nature and the inherent beauty of the regenerative processes that nature relies on. The company also demonstrates originality in its approach to a global challenge. It acts as a catalyst for change, inspiring new ways to integrate natural materials and develop energy-efficient circular productions. Last but certainly not least, visiBIT transitioned from an idea to a startup that is setting entirely new standards for sustainable global road construction.” Congratulations with the award, Visibuilt! ✨ The Danish Design Award is a collaboration between DDC – Danish Design Center and Design denmark. Creative Denmark is branding partner 2024.   #danishdesignaward #danishdesignaward24

Winner of a Danish Design Award 2024: Luja™ 💧 For individuals using intermittent catheters, daily life can be challenging. Approximately 90% of users struggle to adjust the catheter to completely empty the bladder, while urinary tract infections (UTIs) are a significant concern for 45%. Luja™ is the only compact intermittent catheter designed for both men and women. It features special micro-hole technology that enables complete bladder emptying in one smooth flow, which reduces  the risk of UTIs. The Jury says 🗣️ “Luja™'s industrial design maintains a thoughtful discretion appropriate for its medical purpose, while its user-centric approach demonstrates attention to real-world needs: The female version is discrete and calming, while the male version is sleek, professional aesthetic combined with practical efficiency, proving that medical devices can be both highly functional and elegantly designed. Luja™ achieves this while maintaining a commitment to sustainability, with reduced plastic usage and lower CO2 emissions compared to industry standards. This blend of innovation, user consideration, and environmental responsibility exemplifies the highest standards of Danish design excellence.” Congratulations with the award, Coloplast! ✨ The Danish Design Award is a collaboration between DDC – Danish Design Center and Design denmark. Creative Denmark is branding partner 2024.   #danishdesignaward #danishdesignaward24

Winner of a Danish Design Award 2024: Living Places Copenhagen 🏡 It’s time to rethink buildings. With buildings responsible for 40% of global energy use and CO2 emissions, the need for sustainable, healthy homes is urgent 🌬️ Living Places Copenhagen showcases innovative construction tackling climate and health challenges through 'Living Places' prototypes, featuring low CO2 footprint, first-class indoor climates, and competitive pricing. The concept leads the way in Denmark with the lowest CO2 emissions, proving that we don't have to wait for future technologies to build sustainably today 🍃 The Jury says 🗣️ “Living Places Copenhagen moves beyond mere ideas and turns ambitious goals into reality. Not only does it focus on impact with its extremely low carbon emissions of 3,85 kilograms per square meter per year. It is a vision of how we can build and live together in the future and foster communities while retaining our individuality and improving human health. This design solution is a vision of how we can build for people and the planet at the same time.” Congratulations with the award, VELUX and EFFEKT! ✨ The Danish Design Award is a collaboration between DDC – Danish Design Center and Design denmark. Creative Denmark is branding partner 2024.   #danishdesignaward #danishdesignaward24

Winner of a Danish Design Award 2024: Molten Salt 🔋 MOSS in Esbjerg, Denmark, is the world’s first facility to store green electricity in molten salt at 700°C. This cutting-edge technology stores wind and solar energy efficiently, enabling industries to replace fossil fuels with clean electricity for heating and steam. We believe MOSS is key to reducing global energy use and CO2 emissions, while helping create a cleaner and more reliable energy system. The Jury says 🗣️ "Molten Salt exemplifies the imagination and courage it took to recognize the potential in a nascent technology and see its strategic application in sustainable energy. Despite challenges – technical complexity, market bias toward established systems, and cost pressures – the team used a collaborative design approach, addressing diverse use cases and crafting solutions for a complex landscape. This journey transformed raw technology into a powerful, scalable solution, engaging stakeholders and investors through a clear narrative. Purpose-driven and creatively navigated, this design solution highlights a model for scalable impact in sustainable transitions, balancing high-level strategy with practical, detailed execution." Congratulations with the award, Hyme og KIRT x THOMSEN! ✨ The Danish Design Award is a collaboration between DDC – Danish Design Center and Design denmark. Creative Denmark is branding partner 2024.   #danishdesignaward #danishdesignaward24

Winner of a Danish Design Award 2024: Gabriel LOOP 🧵 The textile industry is one of the most polluting industries in the world, partly due to the consumption of non-renewable resources. Gabriel LOOP enables real change by decoupling the production of new textiles from the need for new resources. Instead, it utilizes materials and resources already in circulation. Gabriel LOOP operates as a closed-loop take-back system that diverts textile waste from landfills and reduces our dependence on natural resources, supporting the transition to a circular economy. The products are crafted from 100% recycled polyester sourced from post-consumer and post-industrial materials, combining textile waste with recycled plastic bottles 👕♻️ The Jury says 🗣️ “Gabriel LOOP goes beyond its aesthetics; it represents a comprehensive solution that addresses how sustainability should be embedded across an entire product lifecycle. This commitment invites industry partners and consumers to take part in reshaping how resources are valued, used, and repurposed. The scalability of the solution makes it compelling, as it serves as a model for other companies to emulate, amplifying positive change industry-wide. Their focus on innovation, transparency, and collaboration paves the way for the broader adoption of circular models, steering industries toward a future where sustainability is integrated as a standard.” Congratulations with the award, Gabriel! ✨ The Danish Design Award is a collaboration between DDC – Danish Design Center and Design denmark. Creative Denmark is branding partner 2024.   #danishdesignaward #danishdesignaward24

Winner of a Danish Design Award 2024: Caramma support bottle 🍼 The Caramma support bottle by caramma is the first air-free bottle that allows feeding in any natural position, with or without breast milk, promoting connection and stimulating oxytocin to soothe both parents and babies. Its patented vent system mimics the mammary gland, empowering babies to control their rhythm with natural pauses, fostering healthy eating habits, and preventing overfeeding. Half of all mothers in the EU and US struggle, and only 10% meet the Danish Health Authority’s recommended six months of breastfeeding. As parental roles evolve and new laws across Europe boost leave for fathers, the bottle arrives at the right time 🚀 Designed with circular principles, the bottle is made for easy disassembly, recycling, and disinfection, thus reducing waste. Its foldable design supports efficient transport, minimizing its environmental impact ♻️ The Jury says 🗣️ “Caramma support bottle is an empathetic solution that pays attention not only to the child but also to any type of parent. Through a well-researched and well-documented solution, it introduces a novel way of fostering a sense of belonging. The design stands out by its strong character, grounded in a deep understanding of purpose and effect. Beautiful in every sense of the word, this design solution reinvents outdated models that we live by sharing the experience of breastfeeding with all caregivers. Caramma support bottle shows a strong dedication and sincere wish to solve today's challenges and pioneer new forms of engagement for the future.” Congratulations with the award, caramma! ✨ The Danish Design Award is a collaboration between DDC – Danish Design Center and Design denmark. Creative Denmark is branding partner 2024.   #danishdesignaward #danishdesignaward24

Winner of Best of the Best award: MARYS! ❤️ When illness strikes, it can turn an entire family’s life upside down. Some families break apart, parents lose their jobs, and children’s development is put on hold. The world of hospitals can feel foreign and overwhelming, especially for children and young people, who experience a significant loss of control ❤️🩹 At Mary Elizabeths Hospital - Riget for børn, unge og gravide, new spaces are created for children, young people, and pregnant women, with room for both joy and sorrow – and, above all, support in finding a way back to everyday life. The Jury says 🗣️ “MARYS is a marker of design's progress in 2024 and where it’s headed: tackling significant societal issues with a grand and grounded approach deeply connected to essential needs in today's world. The project goes beyond reimagining healthcare; it’s a call to designers and decision-makers to bring purpose and aesthetics into spaces that shape our lives. MARYS sets a new benchmark, showing how design can make healthcare more than a clinical experience – it's transformative, meaningful, and humane.” The Design Concept for the Future Hospital Experience is a collaborative effort between Region Hovedstaden, Ole Kirk's Fond, and Rigshospitalet. Congratulations, MARYS! ✨ The Danish Design Award is a collaboration between DDC – Danish Design Center and Design denmark. Creative Denmark is branding partner 2024.   #danishdesignaward #danishdesignaward24

Discover the winners of the Danish Design Award 2024 in our new exhibition 🌟 Step into the big white box and discover the groundbreaking design solutions that won a Danish Design Award 2024 🏆 The exhibition highlights innovative solutions that inspire positive change for people and the planet. Solutions with the power to shape a better world. Exactly what the Danish Design Award celebrates 🫶 We believe that great design should be for all, not just the lucky few. That's why we’ve opened the first public exhibition highlighting the winners of Danish Design Award 2024 🍀 It’s open to all and waiting for you in the welcome area of Danish Architecture Center (Dansk Arkitektur Center) 👋 You don’t want to miss the special AR surprise we have for you! 👀 Photos by nicolaj springborg. The Danish Design Award is a collaboration between DDC – Danish Design Center and Design denmark. Creative Denmark is branding partner 2024   #danishdesignaward #danishdesignaward24

Thank you for an amazing award night – we now have our winners! 🤩  25 finalists were nominated for the Danish Design Award, where a total of seven prizes were presented 🏆 The standard was high, but in the end, a few solutions truly stood out ✨ The winning solutions are: • Caramma support bottle by caramma • Gabriel LOOP by Gabriel • Molten Salt by KIRT x THOMSEN for Hyme • Luja™ by Coloplast • Living Places Copenhagen by EFFEKT for VELUX • visiBIT by Visibuilt – Young Ideas award  • MARYS by Region Hovedstaden Ole Kirk's Fond, and Rigshospitalet – Best of the Best award Congratulations to the winners who all received a beautiful statuette handmade by Københavns Møbelsnedkeri 🪵 And a huge thank you to everyone who submitted, our jury and all of you who joined us to celebrate the difference design makes 🥳 Want to learn more about the winning solutions? Be sure to visit our exhibition in the welcome area of Danish Architecture Center (Dansk Arkitektur Center), opening today at 16:00 – it’s free and everyone is welcome 👋 The Danish Design Award is a collaboration between DDC – Danish Design Center and Design denmark. Creative Denmark is branding partner 2024 Photos by nicolaj springborg   #danishdesignaward #danishdesignaward24

Tonight's the night! 🎉 This evening, we celebrate the best new solutions in Danish design at the Danish Design Award 2024 with a unique and unconventional award show! 🪩 Testing, one, two, three… Our virtual host, Odie, is doing final soundchecks and getting ready to welcome over 200 guests on a special journey ✨ Sneak peek below 👀 Our extraordinary jury has gathered in Copenhagen, excited to hand out seven awards to the winning designs! 🏆 We look forward to announcing this year's winners and celebrating the incredible difference design can make! 📱 Stay tuned for exciting updates this evening on our Instagram 👉 @danish_design_award. The Danish Design Award is a collaboration between DDC – Danish Design Center and Design denmark. Creative Denmark is branding partner 2024.   #danishdesignaward #danishdesignaward24