Zurich, Switzerland - The FIT Sport Design Awards, a prestigious program that recognizes innovative and sustainable sports products and solutions, is now accepting submissions for its second annual competition. The awards celebrate the power of design to transform the sports industry and honor those who are pushing boundaries and creating game-changing products.
The submissions are open to designers, brands, and manufacturers of sports equipment and apparel from across the globe. The entries will be judged by a panel of 18 international design experts, including Mathieu Boimare, former Salomon Global Product Creation Director for apparel and gear from France, TÔ Long-Nam, Chair for Fashion, Accessory, and Sneaker Design at Savannah College of Art and Design from the United States, and Reinhard Pascher, Sports-Design-Thinker, and Cofounder of Pascher+Heinz from Germany, among others.
Last year’s winners included Levitate Technology from Denmark for their blade kit, Xtep (China) Co., Ltd. for their 160X 3.0 PRO sportswear, Urwahn Bikes for the URWAHN Gravel E-Bike - Waldwiesel design, the North Face for their lab-proven footwear system VECTIV, Sena Technologies for R2 EVO ins sport gear design and Cake 0 Emission with CAKE Kalk AP.
Astrid Hebert, the founder of the awards, expressed her excitement, saying, "Sports design is a dynamic industry that deserves great attention, and at FIT Sport Design Awards, we are proud to provide a platform that recognizes the best and most innovative designs from around the world. Our goal is to celebrate and showcase the creativity and vision of designers who are pushing the boundaries of what's possible in sports equipment and apparel design. We can't wait to see what this year's submissions will bring and are excited to discover the next generation of game-changing designs!"
With 29 categories available for gear, equipment, and apparel designs, FIT Sport Design Awards is the most comprehensive program of its kind. This cross-disciplinary platform provides a powerful opportunity to showcase your designs to a truly international market. The categories are broadly divided into General Sports, Sport Specific, and Special Categories, each highlighting unique aspects of sports equipment and apparel design. In addition to recognizing established designers and brands, the FIT Sport Design Awards also support emerging artists and have established partnerships with some of the world's most respected universities in design and innovation, including Pensole Lewis College of Business & Design, L’École de design Nantes Atlantique, MIT Institute of Design, ESNE – University School of Design, Innovation and Technology, and Politecnico di Milano – Scuola del Design, among others.
To submit your entry and learn more about the FIT Sport Design Awards, please visit fitdesignawards.com. Submissions will be accepted until March 1st, 2024. Don't miss out on this opportunity to showcase your groundbreaking designs and contribute to the transformation of the sports design industry.
