AUT wins at Lexus Design Awards 2024
Last week, the 2024 annual Lexus Design Awards showcased creative, young Kiwi designers, including two AUT student winners. This year the Lexus Design Awards brief was updated to align sustainable thinking with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
Third-year AUT industrial design students Daniel Brink and Deanna Griffin won first and second place, respectively, at this year's awards.
Daniel’s ‘Myolink’ created a wearable sensor with the purpose of preventing lumbar muscle strain. Using electromyography, it helps to improve worker safety by monitoring physical strain and can be worn under work shirts. Drawing from his own experience working in construction, Daniel found construction workers struggled with lower back injuries, a problem that is all too typical in this industry.
Runner-up Deanna came up with a modular tray system for in-flight meal services. The purpose? To solve inefficiencies for flight attendants, caterers and passengers alike, by streamlining the workflow of attendants and post-service clean up.
Known as a beacon for emerging design talent, the Lexus Design Awards reward students who demonstrate imagination, human-centred practical design, and sustainable thinking. Lexus awarded Daniel $4,000 and Deanna $2,000.
Winning Concepts: AUT Students
- 1st Place – Daniel Brink for ‘Myolink’
- 2nd Place – Deanna Griffin for ‘Sustainable Service Ware’