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Swedish Guide's design receives international acclaim Protective glove receives the world's greatest design accolade "Red Dot: Product Design Award"
Guide,
the Swedish protective glove supplier, outclassed hundreds of other
international products when the company was awarded the prestigious design
prize "Red Dot: Product Design 2013". The award is a major global
quality acclamation for first class design.
This year's Red Dot saw more companies than ever before vying for the
coveted title.
Red Dot is the world's largest design competition. The nomination is also called the designers Nobel Prize. This year over 1 860 companies, designers and architects from 54 countries with a total of 4 662 products. The international jury, this year guested by world-leading designer Jimmy Choo, declared Guide's new series of protective gloves as the best product design in the category "Automotive and Transportation". A major accolade that in previous years has gone to BMX M5 and Volvo FH for Volvo trucks.
A life-saver
At Guide's head office in Ulricehamn there
are four individuals involved in product development, of a team consisting of a
total of seven people. The ambition is to launch unique product
concepts every second year. The development department has over a number of years put a
lot of effort into developing a range to give the user optimal freedom of
movement and fine motor ability. The
pattern is designed in 3D to produce gloves fully modelled on the shape of the
hand. The
new glove series is on its way out onto the market for retail sale from April.
- We are a small team in Ulricehamn that has been working on product development in order to create a series of gloves which are comfortable to wear, offer a good grip, are durable and that give the user the right level of protection. We have also concentrated on the design of the new series. "We are very honoured that we have been internationally recognised for our work", says Roger Rasmussen, Brand Manager at Guide.
The Red Dot award is presented in Germany on 1st July at Essen's Aalto Opera Theatre. During the summer Guide's range of gloves will be represented in a special exhibition at Red Dot's design museum together with other prize-winning products. The winning exhibits will then be moved to a year-long permanent exhibition. The exhibition is the world's largest display of contemporary design.
Multi-champions!
During the last year Guide received two international prizes. Guide won
the prize of "best new
product" at Australia's Security Show, and also received an award for
"Most Innovative Product" at the Securex exhibition in Budapest.
Roger Rasmussen, Brand Manager, Guide
e-mail: roger.rasmussen@skydda.se
Telephone: +46 (0)35 21 31 40 +46 709 67 73 70
Ämnen
- Industri, tillverkning
Guide represents a complete range of protective gloves for different risk situations and areas of use. Primarily for users within construction and industry. By staying at the forefront and focussing on development we are able to offer gloves that don't just protect the hands, but that in many cases make working life easier. Guide is sold and marketed by Skydda Protecting People Europe AB; Northern Europe's leading supplier of personal protection equipment for professional users.