LG Display OLED design competition 2016 winners revealed!

for the second time, designboom co-hosted the LG display OLED light design competition under the theme: ‘you dream, we light‘. the design competition provides an opportunity for young innovators to showcase their works while receiving feedback from renowned professionals in the area of design and this edition saw 2,700 applications from 60 countries submitting their ideas. after extensive discussion among the distinguished members of the judging panel, 5 finalists were selected based on their potential contribution to design innovation and their ability to enrich society.

designboom offers a glimpse at the 2016 winners, but you are invited to discover the full online gallery of awarded projects at the bottom of the page here.

FIRST prize

ELAC (embroidered light for acoustic ceilings) by hanne-louise johannesen (diffus design), michel guglielmi (diffus design), jens lee jørgensen (diffus design), pierre chigot (ecophon / saint gobain), jean yves laluet (saint gobain research) from denmark proposed a new concept design and usage of OLED. the convergence of ceiling and OLED panels proves to be a unique and creative idea!

SECOND prize (joint winner)

BLOOM by henning marxen from germany has shown well the flexible features of OLED panels. the levels of brightness can be modified which is a great convenience for day-to-day activities.

SECOND prize (joint winner)

EASE by bin hua from canada has applied flexible OLED panels to a lamp that can maximize and showcase the features of technology for simplicity and elegance.

THIRD prize (joint winner)

LIVINGSTONE by D’alesio & Santoro from italy showed a unique and creative product design with OLED panels.

THIRD prize (joint winner)

heal flowerpot by taehoon kim from korea has created a warm and healing product design using OLED panels that integrates a flexible and heatless feature.

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