Eight Electrolux Design Lab finalists offer future living solutions.
The 2010 edition of the Electrolux Design Lab competition focuses on creative solutions for compact living. The 2010 brief asked industrial design students to consider how people will prepare and store food, wash clothes, and do dishes in the homes of 2050, when 74%* of the global population are predicted to live in an urban environment. You can check out the eight finalists in the animation below and a description and image of each concept is presented lower down the page.

Imagery and a description of each concept in detail follows below.

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The eight finalists for the 2010 Electrolux Design Lab competition will be announced on Wednesday 14th July. The announcement will be accompanied with professionally rendered images of each concept and a three minute animation to show each design in the context of the future home. As a teaser, here is an image of one of the finalists. By looking at the 25 semi-finalists you might be able to guess which one it is…

Henrik Otto, SVP of Global Design at Electrolux, was recently on CNN (25th June 2010) to provide a commentary on some of this year’s Electrolux Design Lab entries.

Introducing the Robotic Fish Dishwasher, the Snail Induction Cooker and Sheep Vacuum Cleaner – 25 Electrolux Design Lab semi-finalists provide innovative compact living solutions.

From a field of 1,300, the top 25 concepts have been chosen from designers based in 17 countries across the world. Romania and China are represented by three entries each, the USA, India, Russia and Australia have two representatives and for the first time ever, entries from India and the Middle East.

September Finals in London

Eight finalists (announced by Electrolux week commencing 5^th July) will be invited to present their concept to a jury of expert designers. The jury will consider entries based on intuitive design, innovation and consumer insight when awarding the first prize of a six-month paid internship at an Electrolux global design centre and 5,000 Euros. A second prize of 3,000 Euros and third prize of 2,000 Euros are also on offer.

“At this stage of the contest, we present the 25 responses that offer the most interesting solutions for future living and best consider efficient use of domestic space.” says Henrik Otto, SVP of Global Design at Electrolux.

The 25 semi-finalists can be seen below (in random order):

1: The Kitchen Hideaway, Daniel Dobrogorsky, Australia

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