It’s finally here! We are excited to announce the finalists for the 7th edition of the Distributed Design Awards. Our jury had the tough task of selecting 12 exceptional finalists from the many innovative, supportive, and sustainable designs submitted. We were thrilled to see an overwhelming response to the post-industrial design paradigm launched by this year’s Distributed Design Awards. We’d like to thank everyone who participated in making this possible.

This year’s jury is made up of international distributed design experts on each assessing round, representing 20 high-profile cultural and design institutions in total, these are Maker, Danish Design Center, Espacio Open, Opendot, Politecnico de Lisboa, Happylab Vienna, Knowledge Center Vestmannaeyjar, P2P Lab, Pakhuis de Zwijger, Re:publica, Polifactory, Ars Longa, Fablab Budapest, MAO, Fab City Foundation, IAAC, Global Innovation Gathering, Design & Crafts Council Ireland, Metalab, SPLOT Institute, and a representative from this year’s main sponsor WASP.

All the winners, including the People’s Choice Award, will be announced by the end of August.

Here are the shortlisted finalists for the Distributed Design Awards 2024:

WASP Award

Design that empowers navigating complex and uncertain scenarios through a hands-on, knowing-in-action methodology by utilizing and integrating 3D printing technology. 

• SOIL SKIN by Xaneva Elorriaga George, Barbara Rakovská, Sofia Mazzuchelli Pompeu De Toledo (Spain)
• ELECTROTRUCS by Gautier Lemesle (France)
• NEGOTIATING BOUNDARIES. DESIGN FOR THE SYMBIOCENE by Lotte Wigman (Netherlands)
• 3D PRINTED MYCELIAL BEE HABITATS by Asya Ilgün (Austria)

Critical Materiality

Design that embraces material innovation and responsible principles transition from traditional processes, critically reflecting on the role of materials and practices.

• GEN.TXT:ALGORITHMIC APPROACHES TO TEXTILE WASTE by Anna Fedele (Italy)
• UNBOUND by Maria Fernandez Cusachs (Spain)
• SEA GLASS by Paolina-luna Kühr (France)
• MoMaMo (Mono Material Modularity) by Koen Giesen (Netherlands)

Transformational Design

Design that challenges manufacturing and consumption through innovative, transparent processes and open-source flow.

• TRI-ANGLE LAMP, AN IKEA FREKVENS HACK by Levente Mosolgyó (Hungary)
• OPENFLEXURE MICROSCOPE by Julian Stirling (Great Britain)
• FOUND OBJECTS by Paola Zanchetta Muñoz and Iñigo Puerta Uranga (Spain)
• IKEGO by Larw Zimmermann (Germany)
• THE MACRO YARN MACHINE by Jasmin Sermonet (Austria)

Citizen Driven Innovation

Design for a better understanding and tackling of environmental challenges through creative actions and contribute to the empowerment of local and global communities.

• PAYS’ÂGES by Dorian Etienne (France)
• 3EE by Martina Comola, Cemre Ercan, Chiara Guarino, Valerio Libardo, Andrea Somenzi (Italy)
• LAIA PROJECT by Marius Schairer, Núria Valsells Vilalta (Spain)

Keep your eyes on the distributed channels for news about the awards!

Discover more about the other projects that participated in the Distributed Design Awards 2024.

Join the jury and help select the People’s Choice winner!