Chinese EV maker NIO‘s premium all-electric sedan the NIO ET7 has emerged as one of the recipients of the 2021 Red Dot Product Design Award. The Red Dot honor is coming for the ET7 barely six months after the unveiling of the electric vehicle.

The NIO ET7 was launched with much pomp and fanfare in January 2021 and features loads of innovative safety, entertainment, and comfort functionalities, as well as many smart features. The Red Dot Award is the fourth garnered by NIO since 2020 when it nicked the first award for its innovative digital assistant NOMI. The other awards were for its charging infrastructure (Power home and Power Swap).

In a press release, NIO’s Vice-President of Design, Kris Tomasson said that the Red Dot accolade is a recognition of the innovation and strong design philosophy that embodies the NIO brand. According to Tomasson, the NIO ET7 is a perfect reflection of the company’s design philosophy: Driven by Design. The sleek exterior of the ET7, interior ambiance, digital cockpit, autonomous driving, and value-added features combine to make the car an all-round premium sedan. The ET7 also boasts a range of over 1,000 km on a full charge.

NOI began operations in 2014 with a mission to produce high-performance smart electric vehicles. It had consistently grown it’s repertoire of sedans and SUVs over the years. The brand’s design philosophy is driven by diverse R&D teams as well as manufacturing plants spread across China, the United States, Germany, and the United Kingdom. The award, coupled with a massive surge in sales of its electric vehicles shows that NIO has established its niche as a trailblazer in fast autonomous electric vehicles. The brand is also looking to expand its market base.

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Samsung Electronics has again reaffirmed its leadership slot in terms of innovation in the tech industry with its latest run at the iF Design Award 2021. The company disclosed in a post that it received a staggering 71 awards at the popular award.

The Korean tech giant clinched two Gold Awards and these are part of a total of 36 prizes the company grabbed for Product Design. The company also clinched 10 awards for Professional Concepts, 11 for Communication Design, 5 for Packaging Design, and 9 for User Experience (UX), User Interface (UI), and Service Design.

The main highlight is the Samsung BESPOKE AX90000N air purifier which got the Gold Award honors alongside the BESPOKE City Color Edition. The air purifier is acknowledged for its innovative concept which gives consumers the leverage to choose the purifier’s front part design based on the consumers’ lifestyle.

In addition, the BESPOKE City Color Edition panel collection was noted for its range of colors and materials for kitchen appliances such as refrigerators, ovens, induction cooktops, and others. The colour palettes offered by the BESPOKE City Color Edition are inspired by various cities such as Stockholm, Berlin, and Seoul.

Samsung’s latest QLED 8K TV led the awards in the Product category. Apart from the QLED TV, several other Samsung designs clinched different awards such as The Premiere premium home projector equipped with Triple Laser and Ultra Short Throw technology. Others include the WW8000T Washer & DV8000T Dryer that can be stacked vertically, horizontally, or as a stand-alone to suit the available space. The Galaxy Z Fold2 and Galaxy Z Flip foldable smartphones were also award winners in the product category.

In a related development, LG also announced that it received a total of 31 different awards in this year’s Red Dot Award. LG’s award was for its innovative home appliances including air purifiers and refrigerators.

LG’s new home appliance line LG Objet Collection accounted for six awards at the competition, with recognition in the materials and surfaces category for their implementation of color, material, and finish, LG disclosed.

Apart from the Red Dot awards, LG also reportedly won 28 different awards at the German iF Design Awards. The products that won awards include LG’s home brew machine, wearable air purifier and Micro LED signage.

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