ArtCenter College of Design Students Clinch 18 Trophies at Core 77 Design Awards

Students from ArtCenter College of Design in Pasadena earned 18 awards in the prestigious Core 77 Design Awards competition for 2021.

The competition’s sponsor, Core 77, is a publication that has served a global audience of industrial designers, ranging from students through seasoned professionals, since 1995.

The Core77 Design Awards recognizes excellence in all areas of design enterprise, and annually celebrates the richness of the design profession as well as the insight and perseverance of practitioners.

Among the more than 200 designs honored by the Core 77 Design Awards jury teams this year, 16 were designed by ArtCenter students and recognized as winners, notables or runners-up.

“We’re incredibly proud of our students,” said ArtCenter Provost Karen Hofmann. “This high-profile recognition from leaders in the design field is a tribute to the exemplary talent and dedication of our community of students, faculty and support staff.”

Hoffman added the awards are a validation for innovative work that the ArtCenter community continues to create to make “reality-based solutions with potential to positively impact lives.”

Below, ArtCenter lists the awards categories, the winning, notable and runner-up projects recognized by Core 77, and the students (and their courses at ArtCenter) who created the award-winning work:

Built Environment Category

Winner – Weixin “Hélène” Huang (Environmental Design), George Weng (Product Design) and Shannon Tsai (Graphic Design) for Designmatters Strong Apart: Hosten, a communal dining and social experience for a senior-friendly society.

Furniture and Lighting Category

Winner – Jingyi “Jez” Sun (Product Design) for Grow N Glow, an intelligent countertop garden designed to bring a breath of nature and sunshine to urban homes.
Notable – David Hwang (Product Design) for NEUT stool/table
Notable – Lijie Liu (Product Design) for Caring Crib

Home and Living Category

Runner Up – Lara Villa (Product Design) for MAIA dinnerware

Packaging Category

Winner – Yi Mao (Graduate Graphic Design) for East-West/West-East
Runner Up – Qiran Li (Product Design) and Yanqi Li (Product Design) for Plus ovulation and pregnancy test kit
Notable – Berly Dai (Product Design) and Sylvia Xiao (Product Design) for Chocolit
Notable – Esther Kim (Product Design), Osbaldo “Ozzy” Alvarez (Product Design), Andi Li (Product Design) for Urth Biodegradable Lipstick
Notable – Anqi Qiao (Product Design) for Cosmo Pie

Service Design Category

Notable – Weixin “Helene” Huang (Environmental Design), George Weng (Product Design) and Shannon Tsai (Graphic Design) for Designmatters Strong Apart: Hosten.

Speculative Design Category

Winner – Aishwarya Janwadkar (Graduate Media Design Practices) for Negentropic Landscapes which imagines a way of life that explores an “inside-out” hospice model

Design for Social Impact Category

Winner – Jiaqi “Rachel” Qian (Product Design) for CareU

Sports and Recreation Category

Runner Up – Yinyifan Mo (Product Design) for Peloton Vibe

Strategy and Research Category

Notable – Esther Kim (Product Design), Osbaldo “Ozzy” Alvarez (Product Design), Andi Li (Product Design), Urth Biodegradable Lipstick

Visual Communication Category

Winner – Eun Jung Bahng (Graduate Graphic Design) for Iota Display.
Notable – Eun Jung Bahng (Graduate Graphic Design) for The HOUSE.
Notable – Tong Li (Graduate Graphic Design) for E3 Expo Rebrand.

Voting is on for the Core 77 Community Choice Prize, where 18 Community Choice titles will be awarded – 17 Category Winners and 1 Grand Prize where the winner is also gifted with a $500 cash prize, aside from receiving extensive promotion throughout the Core77 network.

To vote, visit www.designawards.core77.com/2021/community-choice-prize.

For a full list of the winners in the Core 77 Design Awards competition, visit www.designawards.core77.com/2021/winners.