Design award recognizes really good products

The China Good Design Award winners were announced in Xiamen, Fujian province, on Nov 3.

There were 620 products nominated for the awards. And from them, 14 won the golden award, 114 received awards for excellence and 23 won the honor awards.

Speaking about the event, Peter Zec, from Germany, the founder and CEO of Red Dot, which runs the China Good Design Award, says: "This award (which was created in 2015) is very important for Chinese industry, and at the same time, it is very attractive for international companies who want to be part of the Chinese market.

"China Good Design will gradually become an international award followed by global brands."

Red Dot is an internationally recognized label for design, and it helped select the independent and international expert jury for the Chinese awards.

Taiwan designer Yao Cheng-chung, from the jury, who curated and designed the International Interior Design Exhibition for the event, says: "We need more good designs to represent China to the world."

All the 620 nominated products were exhibited during the Xiamen International Design Week－Red Dot in China from Nov 3 to 6.

Among the golden award winners of this year's competition were:

[Photo provided to China Daily]

Clover Garden Light

The light looks like a blooming flower. It is powered either by a solar panel or through a cable. The touch button on the back of the solar panel can be used to adjust brightness.

The light is suitable for outdoor parties and camping, as it can be directly stuck into the ground.