We are proud to see more than 200 designs honored by our jury teams this year. From refreshingly lo-fi design solutions to highly complex, collaborative products and systems, these projects wowed jury members with their innovative approaches. Explore the honored designs from all 18 categories here.
Built Environment Award See All Honorees
Core77 Design Awards 2020
WinnerSlack Headquarters
By Studio O+A
Runner UpTia Clinic
By LAB at Rockwell Group
Runner UpCanopy
By Pneuhaus & Can-duit
NotableBodies in Motion
By Studio TheGreenEyl
NotableFairmont Royal York
By Rockwell Group
NotableWarner Music Group Headquarters
By Rockwell Group
NotableMoxy East Village
By Rockwell Group
Student WinnerC-SHORE
By University of British Columbia School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture
Student Runner UpThe Inframent: A Seismic Conversation
By Lucy Allen and Jackson Kerbs
Commercial Equipment Award See All Honorees
Core77 Design Awards 2020
WinnerAzurion 7 C20 with FlexArm
By Philips Experience Design
Runner UpAlto Digital SPR System
By DDSTUDIO
Runner UpPhantom Espresso
By Starbucks Design
NotableImpinj R700 RAIN RFID Reader
By Pensar
NotableThe industry's first wireless handheld imaging laser scanner
By Leica Geosytems
NotableRampart M1128
By Push Product Design
Student WinnerVento – A portable device for emergency hypoxia treatment in extreme altitudes
By Patrick Krassnitzer
Student Runner UpOMNIA – Improving health assessment & communication in mass-casualty incidents
By Anna Hing
Student Runner UpThe Tyre Collective
By Deepak Mallya
Student NotableDTS 01 | Drilling and Location Targeting Systems
By Mehmet Mehmetalioglu
Student NotableHOLO
By Shuai Li
Consumer Technology Award See All Honorees
Core77 Design Awards 2020
WinnerHoloLens 2
By Microsoft
Runner UpGoogle Pixelbook Go
By Google Hardware Design
Runner UpLITHO: creating a viable input device for spatial computing
By LITHO
NotableGoogle Nest Hub Max
By Google Hardware Design
NotableYoto Player
By Pentagram
NotableHuman Headphones
By Nonfiction Design
NotableAugust Wi-Fi Smart Lock
By fuseproject
Student Winneri'mnot - Yamaha music instruments for non-musicians
By Peggy (Mingyuan) Li
Student Runner UpJOUL, a playful approach to sustainability education
By Anna Hing, Fabian Böttcher, Soh Heum Hwang
Student Runner UpEst&Co / 01
By Jiachen Liu
Student NotableLogi ULTRA
By Shuai Li & Tillmann Schrempf
Student NotableECSTASEQUENCE
By Nicolai Toma
Student NotableAirtag
By Siwon Kim
Student NotableBlue Apron | Conversational AI for Culinary Experiences
By Anna Boyle, Amrita Khoshoo, Deepika Dixit, and Yiwei Huang
Design Education Initiative Award See All Honorees
Core77 Design Awards 2020
Design for Social Impact Award See All Honorees
Core77 Design Awards 2020
WinnerRelief Watch
By Sonder Design Collective
Runner UpSimple
By Obvious
Runner UpIncreasing Kidney Transplant
By Fjord, DC, part of Accenture Federal Services
NotableJuvenile Justice Map
By Agncy Design
NotableThe Purpose Engine
By Agncy Design
NotableEscaping the Strange Loop
By CIID Research
NotableThe Ethical Stack
By CIID Research
Student WinnerCheer Project: From Earth, To Earth
By Gaurav MK Wali
Student Runner UpFreshwater Free Fabrics
By SaltyCo.
Student Runner UpMagnetic tiles / cement to aid the visually impaired
By Damiya Jaswani
Student NotableShineLA
By Team Shine
Student NotableWHECAT - Turning Burned Wheat Straw into Sustainable Pet Supplies
By Ziren Zhou
Student NotableNemo - Coral Restoration System
By Mario Kapsalis, Elias Thaddäus Pfuner
Student NotableFallback - Designing for Global Internet Shutdowns
By Khulood Alawadi, Yi-fan Hsieh, Bahareh Saboktakin, Qifan Zhao
Student NotableGeoidentity: logging the border
By Giorgia Maria Malandrino
- Student Notable
The Tyre Collective
By Deepak Mallya
Student NotableAncer bedsore preventing wheelchair
By Ran Zhou,
Student NotableSURVIVE
By UR Siddharth
Furniture & Lighting Award See All Honorees
Core77 Design Awards 2020
WinnerOn & On Collection
By Barber Osgerby
Runner UpSmalto Table
By Barber Osgerby
Runner UpC9
By Morten Nikolajsen & Ethan Pearl
NotableMagellan
By Ryan Pauly
NotableMotive
By Justin Champaign / Landscape Forms Design Team
NotableAmmunition x Gantri Lighting Collections
By Ammunition
NotableCoil Collection
By LightArt
Student WinnerFleur
By Abdalla Mohamed
Student Runner UpStork: A birdlike seat for work and play.
By Krishna Rammohan
Student Runner UpStay
By Tongqi Lu
Student Runner UpSolace
By Kennedy Castelli
Student NotableHANAY
By Tahani Aldeini
Student NotableObject 3
By Gabriel Vizcarrondo
Student NotableTinge
By Jacob Starley
Student NotableFLUX
By Amanda Sutanto
Health & Wellness Award See All Honorees
Core77 Design Awards 2020
WinnerREAL Immersive System
By Delve
- Runner Up
Increasing Kidney Transplant
By Fjord, DC, part of Accenture Federal Services
Runner UpSpirohome Personal Ultrasonic Spirometer
By Inofab
NotableEasy Skin-to-Skin babywearing apparel for secure bonding, comfort and health
By Beibamboo
NotableFitbit Premium Sleep
By Fitbit User Experience Team
NotablePépi splint
By MWDesign
NotableNeuralink N1 Brain Wearable
By Woke Studio
NotableJ-trac hanger system
By Franz James
Student WinnerAeroLyze
By Thipok Cholsaipant
Student Runner UpHOPE
By UR Siddharth
Student Runner UpAuvis
By Lara Laddey
- Student Notable
Vento – A portable device for emergency hypoxia treatment in extreme altitudes
By Patrick Krassnitzer
- Student Notable
Ancer bedsore preventing wheelchair
By Ran Zhou,
Student Notablesymbio: intelligent, natural and comfortable exoskeleton for walking rehabilitation
By Brandon Comer
Student NotableCady
By Hane Roh, Mitsue Guerrero Monsalve, Togo Kida, Yash Bhutada
Student NotableSound Stories - A Storytelling Experience
By Lea Bachmann, Zena Corda, Sonya Swan, Tim Schwarz
Student NotableKoda and Pablo
By Aileen Winarto
Home & Living Award See All Honorees
Core77 Design Awards 2020
WinnerStokke® Clikk™ High chair
By Astro Studios
Runner Upmilkpress
By Duncan Burns/Type Inc.
Runner UpBurch Barrel
By Design Prosody
- Notable
August Wi-Fi Smart Lock
By fuseproject
NotableIvy Pour-Over
By Starbucks Design
NotableScotch-Brite® Advanced Scrub Dots Non-Scratch Scrubber
By 3M Design
Student WinnerFour-Side Clip
By JiaYi Cai
Student Runner UpFreshware
By Avery Saylor
Student Runner UpLiving Lightly
By Anne Zhou
Student NotableSquare and Round
By XuLe
- Student Notable
Est&Co / 01
By Jiachen Liu
Student NotableParametric Ceramics
By Jimmy Jian & Jack Liu
Student NotableLouver
By Chris Reid
Interaction Award See All Honorees
Core77 Design Awards 2020
WinnerClimate Converter
By DOTDOT
Runner UpOpenShift Topology View
By Red Hat User Experience Design group
Runner UpShadow Wall
By Jason Bruges Studio
Student WinnerDots
By Lan Xiao, Valentin(Weilun) Gong, Xiaohui Wang
Student Runner UpAiCatcher: Intelligent camera trap for wildlife conservation
By Deepak Mallya
Student Runner UpJOUL, exploring sustainability through play
By Anna Hing, Fabian Böttcher, Soh Heum Hwang
Packaging Award See All Honorees
Core77 Design Awards 2020
WinnerWildLove Cups
By Munchkin Brand Design Team
Runner UpSapsucker
By Vanderbrand
Runner UpLuhua mountain spring water
By Shaobin Lin
NotableThe Meaninghall Tea
By SoFeng Design
NotableTianYuKong
By ShenZhen Lingyun creative packaging design Co.,Ltd.
NotableSmelted: The Ultimate Mobile Wood-Fired Pizza Experience
By OffWhite Co
NotableHeights
By Pentagram
NotableProprietary Packaging Re-Brand
By Porchlight
NotableMethod Men Shampoo + Conditioner
By method's design team
NotableStacy's Rise Project 2019 LTO
By PepsiCo Design and Innovation
Student WinnerPairish - Food Waste Intervention
By Sophia Rowland
Student Runner UpUs. | Contraception for Men
By Sidney Rhee
Student Runner UpLady Business
By Emily Ghizzoni
Student NotableJeep Voyager
By Grace Susilo
Student NotableNKD SKN
By Lara Villa
Student NotableAce Urban Gardening
By Christine Wei
Student NotableFlamio container
By Julian Gamper
Personal Accessory Award See All Honorees
Core77 Design Awards 2020
Service Design Award See All Honorees
Core77 Design Awards 2020
- Winner
Increasing Kidney Transplant
By Fjord, DC, part of Accenture Federal Services
NotableLeading Transformation with Service Design
By WSIB Customer Experience Team
Student WinnerTee Tag
By Johanna Brämersson and Kjersti K. Fretland
Student Runner UpStille
By PJ Teh
Student NotableCore Patient Care System
By Jesse Palma
Student Notableictus - Museum Package
By Vivian Chen
Speculative Design Award See All Honorees
Core77 Design Awards 2020
WinnerDreamt in Mexico. The Global Futures Lab Observatory in Mexico City
By Paolo Cardini & Karla Paniagua
- Runner Up
Escaping the Strange Loop
By CIID Research
Runner UpSELFORG, a speculative scenario for a softer world
By Takram
NotableSpeculative Characters for Visual Inflection
By Mia Cinelli
NotableThe Appendix Human
By Paul Gong
Student WinnerSpeculative Stories from Shahpur Jat
By Aarushi Bapna
Student Runner UpPeople in Japan (2050 - Present)
By Masaki Iwabuchi
Student Runner UpUpbraid
By Stephanie Gamble
Student NotableAn Extended Time-Unit World
By Hsin-Ju Chuang
Student NotableAccessories For The Paranoid
By Katja Trinkwalder & Pia-Marie Stute
Student NotableCrosspace Moving and Storage Company
By Yuting Chang
Student NotableWelcome Home
By Yuxin Zhou
Student NotableBecome a Dropian
By Yanqi Li
Student NotableCompassionate Spaces: Adaptivity, Emotion, and Reproductive Agency
By Madeleine Eggers
Student NotableBotanical Bodies
By Marie Declerfayt
Sports & Recreation Award See All Honorees
Core77 Design Awards 2020
WinnerThe Inlet Kayak
By Purple Orange Brand Communications
Runner UpNestbox & accessories
By studio 519
Runner UpCLMBR - The Vertical Climber Reimagined
By CLMBR Design
NotableWahoo KICKR BIKE
By Wahoo Fitness Corporate Design Group & Maven Design
NotableHalo Sport 2
By Nonfiction Design
NotableSurgeon RZR Lacrosse Glove
By STX R&D
NotableGarmin Approach S62
By Garmin Design Team
- Student Winner
i'mnot - Yamaha music instruments for non-musicians
By Peggy (Mingyuan) Li
Student Runner UpProject Flock
By Tim Ottaway
Student Runner UpSTRATUS Ski Touring Mid-layer
By Riley Scott
Student NotablePOC | Outdoor IR Thermometer
By Mehmet Mehmetalioglu
Student NotableShadow-Multifunctional Lifesaving Blanket
By Xudong Cai
Student NotableRipple
By April O'Gorman
- Student Notable
ShineLA
By Team Shine
- Student Notable
Vento – A portable device for emergency hypoxia treatment in extreme altitudes
By Patrick Krassnitzer
Strategy & Research Award See All Honorees
Core77 Design Awards 2020
- Winner
Increasing Kidney Transplant
By Fjord, DC, part of Accenture Federal Services
- Runner Up
The Ethical Stack
By CIID Research
Runner UpFuture of Stations
By ARUP
NotableLost in translation, found in collaboration.
By ThinkPlace Kenya
NotableIllusory Material: Expand Material Presence to Experience
By Jiani Zeng and Honghao Deng
- Notable
Escaping the Strange Loop
By CIID Research
NotableA new perspective - MRI Patient handling system for a novel head-only MRI system
By Victoria University of Wellington, School of Design
Student WinnerALFRED: Walker for the seniors of 2030; it follows you
By Devanshi Mehra
Student Runner UpOllie
By Theodore Scoufis, Anna Chau, Seona Joung
- Student Runner Up
Vento – A portable device for emergency hypoxia treatment in extreme altitudes
By Patrick Krassnitzer
Student NotableNoa
By Darren Wells
Student NotableALO - Opportunities for all kids
By Alejandro Mandrion Moreno
Student NotableCultural Crosspoint
By Tianyi Qi
Student NotableMulti Modal Guidance System - UP
By Borut Kerzic
Tools & Work Award See All Honorees
Core77 Design Awards 2020
WinnerTravel Tripod by Peak Design
By Peak Design
Runner UpThe Ultimate Exoskeleton for Overhead Work
By VanBerlo
Runner UpCRC Smartwasher Benchtop Pro
By David Bulfin/BOLTGROUP
NotableThe Ascender
By Delve
NotableAVID S1
By i3 Product Development/NEOTech
Student WinnerEasygoing
By Yi-Yun Li, Min-Hua Tsai, I-Jie Tsay, Yu-Ching Chiu, Advisor: Prof. Kai-Chu Li
Student Runner UpFlowMotion TWO Smartphone Stabilizer
By Viktor Rydal
- Student Notable
Logi ULTRA
By Shuai Li & Tillmann Schrempf
Student NotableHej - You're not alone!
By Mehmet Mehmetalioglu, Tim Schwarz
Student NotableBlood Vessel Camera
By Yu-Ching Chiu/ I-Jie Tsay/Yi-Yun Li/Min-Hua Tsai/Advisor: Prof. Kai-Chu Li
Transportation Award See All Honorees
Core77 Design Awards 2020
WinnerPersuasive Electric Vehicle (PEV)
By DENSO INTERNATIONAL AMERICA, INC. Creative Design
Runner UpZinBoats - Z2R
By Piotr Zin
Runner UpElroy Air Chaparral
By Elroy Air
NotableOceanSky Cruises
By KIRT x THOMSEN
Student WinnerSR Cargo
By Julian Dahl
Student Runner UpP.E.T MINI Electric Skateboard
By João Leão
Student NotableC-DRIVE
By Kai-Jyun Hong , Kuei-Ju Liu , Kuan-Yu Lin and Ho-Hsuan Kao
Student NotableTraveling with Your Pets
By Jamie Cheng
Student NotableForm Y
By Charlie Erdman, Joshua Becker, Nathan Timmons, Samuel Christianson, Nathan Miklo, Matthew Obbink
- Student Notable
Nemo - Coral Restoration System
By Mario Kapsalis, Elias Thaddäus Pfuner
Student NotableMAYA (Most Advanced Yet Adaptable)
By Josh Probst
Visual Communication Award See All Honorees
Core77 Design Awards 2020
WinnerRebranding of Aza: Pan-African Financial Infrastructure
By Wunderdogs
Runner UpTile Mat
By Craft LLC
Runner UpWillow Biosciences 2020 Rebrand
By Critical Mass
NotableDesigns for Different Futures catalogue
By Walker Art Center design studio
NotableLouisiana Children's Museum branding and signage
By Studio Matthews
NotableSQ1 CON Identity
By Bethany Chan, Nino Panes + All Day Dreaming
NotableBauhaus 100:Manifest of Practice in Taiwan
By ken-tsai lee design lab/Taiwan TECH
NotableWaterloo Greenway
By Bruce Mau Design
NotableVolume Inc: This Will (Not) Be Easy exhibition
By Volume Inc.
Student WinnerGuerewol Festival 2019
By Kenneth Kuh
Student Runner UpMuseo Moda Milano
By Yebin Chung
Student Runner UpA Simulacra of Place: Architecture Mimicry and China's Urbanization
By Sunny Tianqing Li
Student NotableDesigning for Freedom
By Chaoqun Wang
Student NotableBuilt( )Unbuilt
By Kenneth Kuh
Student NotableReel Palestine Film Festival Campaign
By Hala Rabeea Al-Ani
Student NotablePrivacy is Theft
By Yebin Chung
Student NotableChungking Express
By Portia Barrientos
Student NotableOlympian
By Rose Zhang
Student NotableSleazy Comic Catalog
By Shin G.
Student NotableAnnenberg Photospace
By Yang, Shiang-jye
Core77 Design Awards 2020
- Built Environment
- Commercial Equipment
- Consumer Technology
- Design Education Initiative
- Design for Social Impact
- Furniture & Lighting
- Health & Wellness
- Home & Living
- Interaction
- Packaging
- Personal Accessory
- Service Design
- Speculative Design
- Sports & Recreation
- Strategy & Research
- Tools & Work
- Transportation
- Visual Communication
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