The Index Project#INDEX: Award
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{{Infobox organization
| name = The Index Project
| established = {{start date and age|df=yes|2002}}
| founder = Kigge Hvid
| founding_location = Copenhagen, Denmark
| type = NPO
| purpose = Promote and scale design that improves quality of life
| location = Copenhagen, Denmark
| language = English
| leader_title = CEO
| leader_name = Liza Chong
| leader_title3 = Jury Chair
| leader_name3 = Philip Battin
| board_of_directors = Kjersti Lund
| website = {{url|theindexproject.org}}
}}
The Index Project, formerly INDEX: Design to Improve Life, is a Danish nonprofit organisation that promotes designs aimed at the improvement of life worldwide, both in developed and developing countries. The organisation is behind the biennial Index Award, the world's biggest design award.
History
Established in 2002, The Index Project was initially proposed by designer Johan Adam Linneballe and then Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Economic and Business Affairs {{Interlanguage link multi|Jørgen Rosted|da}} as a world design event in order to promote Denmark on a global scale,{{cite news
|url = http://www.information.dk/144664
|title = 'INDEX: handler om at forbedre livet for alle mennesker' | Information
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|work = Dagbladet Information
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|url = http://pleasure.borsen.dk/design/artikel/1/212493/designformand_danmark_stadig_en_vigtig_player.html
|title = Designformand: Danmark stadig en vigtig player
|language = da
|work = Dagbladet Børsen
|access-date = 17 August 2015
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|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170629231423/http://pleasure.borsen.dk/design/artikel/1/212493/designformand_danmark_stadig_en_vigtig_player.html
|archive-date = 29 June 2017
|df = dmy-all
|author = Solveig Gram Jensen
|url = http://politiken.dk/oekonomi/ECE361043/danskere-er-gode-til-at-faa-gode-ideer/
|title = Danskere er gode til at få gode ideer
|language = da
|work = Politiken
|access-date = 17 August 2015
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|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304134834/http://politiken.dk/oekonomi/ECE361043/danskere-er-gode-til-at-faa-gode-ideer/
|archive-date = 4 March 2016
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}} as well as attract tourism and investments.{{cite web
|url = http://www.indexaward.dk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2&Itemid=16
|title = HOME - INDEX: Design to Improve Life®
|work = INDEX: Design to Improve Life®
|url-status = live
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20111130034100/http://www.indexaward.dk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2&Itemid=16
|archive-date = 30 November 2011
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}} However, it soon acquired a global perspective, and its mission has become expressed in its motto: "Design to Improve Life".[http://www.presseinitiativet.um.dk/NR/rdonlyres/E980D8D7-F5FE-4DAA-9F04-499FFC667E5E/0/LOFTIndexawards.pdf "INDEX: Design to Improve Life"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719132538/http://www.presseinitiativet.um.dk/NR/rdonlyres/E980D8D7-F5FE-4DAA-9F04-499FFC667E5E/0/LOFTIndexawards.pdf |date=19 July 2011 }} by Rod Bradbury, 2009
The organisation is under the patronage of the Queen Mary of Denmark. The Index Project is promoted by means of a design award, The Index Award, education programmes, an investment entity, conferences, and publications.{{cite web
| url = http://www.abetterworldbydesign.com/2009/speakers.php
| title = 18 of 18 speakers announced
| work = A Better World by Design
| url-status = dead
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| archive-date = 27 July 2010
| access-date = 31 August 2015
}} As of 2018, the organisation is headed by Liza Chong. It was previously led by founding CEO Kigge Hvid, former CEO of Øksnehallen.{{cite news
|author = Scott Timberg
|url = https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2005-may-01-ca-artsnotes1.3-story.html
|title = Danes have designs on awards
|work = Los Angeles Times
|date = 1 May 2005
|access-date = 17 August 2015
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|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150830140438/http://articles.latimes.com/2005/may/01/entertainment/ca-artsnotes1.3
|archive-date = 30 August 2015
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|author = Alastair Fuad-Luke
|title = Design Activism: Beautiful Strangeness for a Sustainable World
|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=_AV-jCGbE9IC&pg=PA125
|date = 17 June 2013
|publisher = Routledge
|isbn = 978-1-136-56848-0
|pages = 125–
|url-status = live
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180208094157/https://books.google.com/books?id=_AV-jCGbE9IC&pg=PA125
|archive-date = 8 February 2018
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|author = Time Out Guides Ltd
|title = Time Out Copenhagen 6th edition
|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=L1BUAwAAQBAJ&pg=PT52
|date = 21 August 2014
|publisher = Ebury Publishing
|isbn = 978-1-4735-1405-8
|pages = 52–
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|archive-date = 26 February 2018
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|title = The Political Promotion of the Experience Economy and Creative Industries: Cases from UK, New Zealand, Singapore, Norway, Sweden and Denmark
|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=ndA3Pe6JCJIC&pg=PA132
|year = 2008
|publisher = Samfundslitteratur
|isbn = 978-87-7071-002-2
|pages = 132–
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|archive-date = 26 February 2018
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|author = Tina Bryld
|url = http://livsstil.guide.dk/%C3%86resgrad_for_sit_arbejde_for_design_118271
|title = Æresgrad for sit arbejde for design
|language = da
|publisher = livsstil.guide.dk
|date = 20 August 2006
|access-date = 17 August 2015
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|archive-date = 30 August 2015
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The Index Award
The biennial Index Award was initiated in 2005, and originally financed by the state of Denmark with a total prize sum worth {{Currency|500000|euro}}.{{cite web
|last = Curtis
|first = Sam
|url = https://www.outputmagazine.com/design/denmark-seeks-designs-that-will-change-the-future-for-2015-index-award
|title = Denmark seeks designs that will change the future for 2015 Index Award
|work = Output Magazine
|date = 16 January 2015
|access-date = 17 August 2015
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|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170706175441/https://www.outputmagazine.com/design/denmark-seeks-designs-that-will-change-the-future-for-2015-index-award
|archive-date = 6 July 2017
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|url = https://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/21/arts/21iht-design21.html
|work = The New York Times
|first = Alice
|last = Rawsthorn
|title = 'Tis the Season of Festival Mania
|date = 20 September 2009
|access-date = 17 August 2015
|url-status = live
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170630122727/http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/21/arts/21iht-design21.html
|archive-date = 30 June 2017
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}} In 2005, it was the world's largest monetary award in its area,{{cite news
|last = Ponsford
|first = Matthew
|url = http://edition.cnn.com/2013/08/30/tech/innovation/big-plans-tiny-creations-index-awards/
|title = Big plans, tiny creations win at world's largest design prize
|publisher = CNN
|date = 30 August 2013
|access-date = 17 August 2015
|url-status = live
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150926032952/http://edition.cnn.com/2013/08/30/tech/innovation/big-plans-tiny-creations-index-awards
|archive-date = 26 September 2015
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|author = Soren Petersen
|url = http://www.huffingtonpost.com/soren-petersen/index-award---funding-int_b_7481706.html
|title = INDEX: AWARD - Funding International Award Winning Design Startups | Soren Petersen
|work = The Huffington Post
|date = 1 June 2015
|access-date = 17 August 2015
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|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150906215056/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/soren-petersen/index-award---funding-int_b_7481706.html
|archive-date = 6 September 2015
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|url = https://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/25/arts/italian-designers-create-objects-to-recall-the-past.html
|work = The New York Times
|first = Alice
|last = Rawsthorn
|title = Italian Designers Create Objects to Recall the Past
|date = 24 July 2011
|url-status = live
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170630121849/http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/25/arts/italian-designers-create-objects-to-recall-the-past.html
|archive-date = 30 June 2017
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}} and today is widely recognised as the most influential in inspiring life-improving design,{{cite news
|author = Catherine Shaw
|url = http://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/interiors-living/article/1092285/danes-highlight-business-design-week
|title = Danes the highlight of Business of Design Week
|work = South China Morning Post
|access-date = 17 August 2015
|url-status = live
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161220155645/http://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/interiors-living/article/1092285/danes-highlight-business-design-week
|archive-date = 20 December 2016
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|url = http://www.huffingtonpost.com/soren-petersen/the-index-award-and-why-i_b_7566766.html
|title = The INDEX: Award and Why It Matters for Innovation | Soren Petersen
|work = The Huffington Post
|date = 12 June 2015
|access-date = 17 August 2015
|url-status = live
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150627140600/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/soren-petersen/the-index-award-and-why-i_b_7566766.html
|archive-date = 27 June 2015
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|url = http://www.b.dk/mode/kigge-hvid-ambitioner-paa-verdens-vegne
|title = Kigge Hvid: Ambitioner på verdens vegne - Mode
|language = da
|work = Berlingske Tidende
|date = 16 August 2013
|access-date = 17 August 2015
|url-status = live
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170710054756/https://www.b.dk/mode/kigge-hvid-ambitioner-paa-verdens-vegne
|archive-date = 10 July 2017
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}} and has often been dubbed the "Nobel Prize of design".{{cite book
|title = Communication Arts
|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=tHNLAQAAIAAJ
|year = 2006
|publisher = Coyne & Blanchard
|page = 36
|quote = ... the patronage of HRH Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark," and described by some as the "Nobel Prize" of the design ...
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|title = Designmatters
|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=qDZJAQAAIAAJ
|series = 9-12
|year = 2005
|publisher = Designmatters ApS
|page = 10
|quote = ... INDEX: Award, which has already been dubbed the Nobel Prize of the design world.
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| url = http://www.emsworld.com/news/10409912/bio-cybernetics-internationals-mat-tourniquet-nominated-for-index-award
| title = Bio Cybernetics International's MAT Tourniquet Nominated for INDEX Award
| publisher = Emsworld.com
| date = 21 December 2006
| access-date = 17 August 2015
|url = http://www.designstores.gr/worlds-largest-design-award-to-the-invisible-airbag-bicycle-helmet-hovding.html
|title = World's largest design award to the invisible airbag bicycle helmet Hövding | Art and Design News
|publisher = Designstores.gr
|date = 20 June 2014
|access-date = 17 August 2015
|url-status = dead
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304074147/http://www.designstores.gr/worlds-largest-design-award-to-the-invisible-airbag-bicycle-helmet-hovding.html
|archive-date = 4 March 2016
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}} British design critic Alice Rawsthorn in 2011, wrote for The New York Times, "Not only is INDEX: the world's most generous design prize in financial terms, it is one of the few awards to have made a meaningful contribution to design discourse."{{cite news
|last = Rawsthorn
|first = Alice
|title = This Contest Takes the Prize
|url = https://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/05/arts/design/the-index-design-award-takes-the-prize.html
|access-date = 17 August 2015
|work = The New York Times
|date = 4 September 2011
|quote = Not only is INDEX: the world’s most generous design prize in financial terms, it is one of the few awards to have made a meaningful contribution to design discourse. There are countless design prizes worldwide, yet despite their grandiose claims, many of them are indistinguishable.
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|archive-date = 19 April 2015
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Projects from around the world are entered into competition for the award with finalists and winners determined by an international jury. In addition to choosing the successful designs, The Index Award Jury plays a key role in developing and advocating for strategies to expand the borders and impact of design in the world.
=2005 winners=
The first Index Award was announced in September 2004,{{cite news
|url = http://www.business.dk/diverse/design-skal-vise-sit-vaerd
|title = Design skal vise sit værd | Berlingske Business
|language = da
|publisher = Business.dk
|date = 13 August 2015
|access-date = 17 August 2015
|url-status = live
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170702032320/http://www.business.dk/diverse/design-skal-vise-sit-vaerd
|archive-date = 2 July 2017
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}} and the competition received 538 entries representing 50 countries,{{cite news
|url = http://www.gizmag.com/go/4535/
|title = The trioBike: ingenious triple play inner urban transport
|publisher = Gizmag.com
|access-date = 17 August 2015
|url-status = live
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304091400/http://www.gizmag.com/go/4535/
|archive-date = 4 March 2016
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}} of which The Index Award Jury chaired by Arnold Wasserman selected 118 finalists to participate in The Index Award Exhibition.{{cite web
|url = http://www.ico-d.org/connect/index/post/1770.php
|title = 2011 INDEX: winners announced
|publisher = ico-D
|date = 1 September 2011
|access-date = 17 August 2015
|url-status = live
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304094858/http://www.ico-d.org/connect/index/post/1770.php
|archive-date = 4 March 2016
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|url = http://www.b.dk/kultur/118-projekter-indstillet-til-designpriser
|title = 118 projekter indstillet til designpriser - Kultur
|language = da
|publisher = b.dk
|access-date = 17 August 2015
|url-status = live
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170710073052/https://www.b.dk/kultur/118-projekter-indstillet-til-designpriser
|archive-date = 10 July 2017
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}} The winners, announced at the award ceremony at the Copenhagen City Hall on 22 September, were:{{cite book
|title = Interior Design
|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=7t84AQAAIAAJ
|series = 13-15
|volume = 76
|year = 2005
|publisher = Interior Design Division of Whitney Communications Corporation
|page = 38
|url-status = live
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171210150513/https://books.google.com/books?id=7t84AQAAIAAJ
|archive-date = 10 December 2017
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|url = http://www.gizmag.com/go/4662/
|title = Lifestraw, iPod and Softwall take major design awards
|publisher = Gizmag.com
|access-date = 17 August 2015
|url-status = live
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150915054240/http://www.gizmag.com/go/4662/
|archive-date = 15 September 2015
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|url = http://www.bt.dk/nyheder/pris-paa-750.000-kr.-for-sugeroer
|title = Pris på 750.000 kr. for sugerør - Nyheder
|language = da
|publisher = bt.dk
|access-date = 17 August 2015
|url-status = live
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170731165917/http://www.bt.dk/nyheder/pris-paa-750.000-kr.-for-sugeroer
|archive-date = 31 July 2017
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- Body Category: Torben Vestergaard Frandsen, Rob Fleuren and Moshe Frommer - "LifeStraw", a plastic straw that cleans contaminated water to prevent diseases such as diphtheria, cholera, typhoid and diarrhea from spreading through drinking water.{{cite book
|title = Form: Svenska slöjdföreningens tidskrift
|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=tdJUAAAAMAAJ
|year = 2005
|publisher = Föreningen Svensk form
|language = Swedish
|page = 80
|quote = Det stora danska Index Awards. som delades ut veckan innan ERA på temat "design to improve life", visade samma humana tendenser. Bland de fem vinnarna fanns t ex produkten LifeStraw samt nätverken Architecture for Humanity och ...
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|archive-date = 26 February 2018
|df = dmy-all
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- Home Category: Stephanie Forsythe & Todd MacAllen of molo - "Softwall", a 100% recyclable wall to generate personal space in larger rooms{{cite book
|author = Chloë Colchester
|title = Textiles Today: A Global Survey of Trends and Traditions
|url = https://archive.org/details/textilestodayglo0000colc
|url-access = registration
|year = 2007
|publisher = Thames & Hudson
|isbn = 978-0-500-51381-1
|page = [https://archive.org/details/textilestodayglo0000colc/page/199 199]
|quote = Stephanie Forsythe and Todd MacAllen studied architecture at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia. They formed their ... Molo Design was founded in 2003 and their design, Softwall, received the Index Award in 2005.
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- Work Category: Fundación Española para la Innovación de la Artesanía - "Observatorio Iberoamericano", a strategy, system, and network designed to help over 40 million craftsmen in Latin America{{cite news
|url = http://www.realtid.se/ArticlePages/200509/23/20050923152532_Realtid296/20050923152532_Realtid296.dbp.asp
|title = iPod tog hem Index Awards
|publisher = Realtid.se
|date = 23 September 2005
|access-date = 17 August 2015
|url-status = live
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151002083957/http://realtid.se/ArticlePages/200509/23/20050923152532_Realtid296/20050923152532_Realtid296.dbp.asp
|archive-date = 2 October 2015
|df = dmy-all
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- Play & Learning Category: Apple - iTunes / iPod, a revolution within the music industry and digital rights management{{cite news
|author = Foto
|url = http://borsen.dk/nyheder/generelt/artikel/1/78288/dansk_sugeroer_vinder_designpris.html
|title = Dansk sugerør vinder designpris
|language = da
|work = Dagbladet Børsen
|access-date = 17 August 2015
|url-status = live
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304044706/http://borsen.dk/nyheder/generelt/artikel/1/78288/dansk_sugeroer_vinder_designpris.html
|archive-date = 4 March 2016
|df = dmy-all
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- Community Category: Architecture for Humanity - "Siyathemba – The field of hope", a competition for designers and architects to incorporate football into HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment via a combined football field and health-care facility{{cite book
| author = Architecture for Humanity
| title = Design Like You Give a Damn [2]: Building Change from the Ground Up
| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=RolCfXveQpYC&pg=PT42
| date = 1 July 2012
| publisher = Abrams
| isbn = 978-1-61312-286-0
| pages = 42–
|title = Arkitektur
|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=W35MAAAAYAAJ
|series = 1-3
|volume = 106
|year = 2006
|publisher = AB Byggmästarens Förlag
|language = Swedish
|page = 50
|quote = Den 23 september belönades Cameron Sinclair och afh med danska Index: Award på 100 000 euro för "Siyathemba — The field of hope". Juryn pekade på hur afh implementerat en ny strategi för ökad medvetenhet om sociala frågor bland ...
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|archive-date = 26 February 2018
|df = dmy-all
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- People's Choice Award: Apple — iTunes
=2007 winners=
In 2007, The Index Award received 337 entries, of which the Jury chaired by Nille Juul-Sørensen selected 112 for nomination,{{cite news
|url = http://www.information.dk/136928
|title = 112 designeksempler nomineret til INDEX-prisen 2007 | Information
|language = da
|work = Dagbladet Information
|access-date = 17 August 2015
|url-status = live
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304071216/http://www.information.dk/136928
|archive-date = 4 March 2016
|df = dmy-all
}} and 110 were exhibited on Kongens Nytorv.{{cite web
|url = https://www.dexigner.com/news/11411
|title = World's Biggest Design Award Presented in Copenhagen
|publisher = Dexigner.com
|date = 29 June 2007
|access-date = 17 August 2015
|url-status = live
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304202448/http://www.dexigner.com/news/11411
|archive-date = 4 March 2016
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|url = https://www.computerworld.dk/art/41010/olpc-vinder-international-designpris
|title = OLPC vinder international designpris - Computerworld
|language = da
|publisher = Computerworld.dk
|access-date = 17 August 2015
|url-status = live
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304102541/http://www.computerworld.dk/art/41010/olpc-vinder-international-designpris
|archive-date = 4 March 2016
|df = dmy-all
| url = https://www.computerworld.dk/art/40922/danske-it-opfindelser-med-i-oploebet-i-design-dyst
| title = Danske it-opfindelser med i opløbet i design-dyst - Computerworld
| language = da
| publisher = Computerworld.dk
| access-date = 17 August 2015
|author = Pernille glavind olsson
|url = http://livsstil.guide.dk/Bedstemor_formidler_1018149
|title = Bedstemor formidler
|language = da
|publisher = livsstil.guide.dk
|date = 22 July 2007
|access-date = 17 August 2015
|url-status = live
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304101737/http://livsstil.guide.dk/Bedstemor_formidler_1018149
|archive-date = 4 March 2016
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}} The winners, announced at the award ceremony at the Copenhagen City Hall on 24 August, were:{{cite news
|url = http://www.information.dk/145056
|title = Verdens største designpris har fundet fem vindere | Information
|language = da
|work = Dagbladet Information
|access-date = 17 August 2015
|url-status = live
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304075115/http://www.information.dk/145056
|archive-date = 4 March 2016
|df = dmy-all
|url = http://www.information.dk/145090
|title = Design og de gode hensigter | Information
|language = da
|work = Dagbladet Information
|access-date = 17 August 2015
|url-status = live
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304070538/http://www.information.dk/145090
|archive-date = 4 March 2016
|df = dmy-all
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- Body Category: Sebastien Dubois - "Mobility for Each One", an energy-return prosthetic foot that can be produced for $8 in a local workshop versus the standard $1,300 to $4,000.{{cite web
|url = http://www.dezeen.com/2007/08/25/index-awards-2007-winners-announced/
|title = Index Awards 2007 winners announced
|publisher = Dezeen
|date = 25 August 2007
|access-date = 17 August 2015
|url-status = live
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150906093101/http://www.dezeen.com/2007/08/25/index-awards-2007-winners-announced/
|archive-date = 6 September 2015
|df = dmy-all
|url = http://www.fyens.dk/Navne/Protesen-loeb-med-sejren/artikel/843515
|title = Protesen lřb med sejren - fyens.dk - Navne
|language = da
|newspaper = fyens.dk
|access-date = 17 August 2015
|url-status = live
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160305011742/http://www.fyens.dk/Navne/Protesen-loeb-med-sejren/artikel/843515
|archive-date = 5 March 2016
|df = dmy-all
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- Home Category: Alberto Meda and Francisco Gomez Paz - "Solar Bottle", a low cost water purification bottle{{cite web
|url = http://www.lavoz.com.ar/ciudadanos/iphone-3-es-mejor-producto-disenado-historia
|title = "El iPhone 3 es el mejor producto diseñado en la historia" | La Voz del Interior
|language = Spanish
|publisher = Lavoz.com.ar
|date = 18 May 2012
|access-date = 17 August 2015
|url-status = live
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304111222/http://www.lavoz.com.ar/ciudadanos/iphone-3-es-mejor-producto-disenado-historia
|archive-date = 4 March 2016
|df = dmy-all
| title = Seed Magazine
| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=F-cnAQAAIAAJ
| series = 14-19
| year = 2008
| publisher = Seed Media Group
| page = 54
| quote = ... problem that Italy-based designers Meda and Gomez Paz sought to address with their INDEX award-winning design for water purification With a dual-material design ...
|url = http://www.domusweb.it/en/products/designer.735.-francisco-gomez-paz.html
|title = Francisco Gomez Paz
|publisher = Domusweb.it
|date = 21 April 2015
|access-date = 17 August 2015
|url-status = live
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150827054816/http://www.domusweb.it/en/products/designer.735.-francisco-gomez-paz.html
|archive-date = 27 August 2015
|df = dmy-all
}}
- Work Category: Philip Greer, Lisa Stroux, Graeme Davies and Chris Huntley - "Tongue Sucker", a simple device, easy to use in an emergency to draw out the tongue of an unconscious person, make the airway unobstructed and hence assist CPR in time-critical situations.{{cite book
| author = Warren Berger
| title = CAD Monkeys, Dinosaur Babies, and T-Shaped People: Inside the World of Design Thinking and How It Can Spark Creativity and Innovati on
| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=JO0OV7uffc8C&pg=PT232
| date = 28 December 2010
| publisher = Penguin Publishing Group
| isbn = 978-1-101-47806-6
| pages = 232–
| quote = ... of international design competitions that focus on life-improving design, including the Denmark-based INDEX: AWARD ... awarded prizes for a bottle that uses solar energy to clean water and a small first aid tool called the Tongue Sucker, ...
|author = Gwladys Fouché
|url = https://www.theguardian.com/society/2007/aug/24/health.medicineandhealth
|title = Tongue sucker wins design prize for Brits | Society
|work = The Guardian
|access-date = 17 August 2015
|url-status = live
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160305091301/http://www.theguardian.com/society/2007/aug/24/health.medicineandhealth
|archive-date = 5 March 2016
|df = dmy-all
|author = Pelle Ammundsen
|url = http://www.avisen.dk/studerende-vinder-verdens-stoerste-designpris_64877.aspx
|title = Studerende vinder verdens største designpris
|language = da
|publisher = Avisen.dk
|date = 25 August 2007
|access-date = 17 August 2015
|url-status = live
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304103900/http://www.avisen.dk/studerende-vinder-verdens-stoerste-designpris_64877.aspx
|archive-date = 4 March 2016
|df = dmy-all
}}
- Play & Learning Category: Elon Musk, Martin Eberhard and Barney Hatt - "Tesla Roadster" a 100% electrical powered sports car with zero emissions and power cost approximately 2 cents per mile{{cite news
|author = Solveig Gram Jensen
|url = http://politiken.dk/oekonomi/ECE365295/clooneys-nye-bil-vandt-designkonkurrence/
|title = Clooney's nye bil vandt designkonkurrence
|language = da
|work = Politiken
|access-date = 17 August 2015
|url-status = live
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304134827/http://politiken.dk/oekonomi/ECE365295/clooneys-nye-bil-vandt-designkonkurrence/
|archive-date = 4 March 2016
|df = dmy-all
|title = Kultur& Technik
|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=6yQrAQAAIAAJ
|year = 2007
|publisher = Thiemig
|language = German
|page = 6
| isbn=9783719313883 |quote = Der internationale "Index:Award" ist ein Designpreis der ... Der Tesla Roadster räumt mit einem fatalen Vorurteil auf er ist ein Elektroauto, das sich vor keiner schnittigen ...
|url-status = live
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171125103409/https://books.google.com/books?id=6yQrAQAAIAAJ
|archive-date = 25 November 2017
|df = dmy-all
}}
- Community Category: Rebecca Allen, Christopher Blizzard, V. Michael Bove, Yves Behar, Sergio Romero de Azevedo, Walter Bender, Michail Bletsas, Mark Foster, Jacques Gagne, Mary Lou Jepson, Nicholas Negroponte and Lisa Strausfeld - the affordable "XO laptop"{{cite news
|last = Swengley
|first = Nicole
|url = https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424053111903791504576588303826193800
|title = Wearing a Philanthropic Heart on Their Designs
|work = The Wall Street Journal
|date = 30 September 2011
|access-date = 17 August 2015
|url-status = live
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160305112043/http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424053111903791504576588303826193800
|archive-date = 5 March 2016
|df = dmy-all
|author = Thames & Hudson
|title = 60: Innovators Shaping Our Creative Future
|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=HcQzAQAAIAAJ
|year = 2009
|publisher = Thames & Hudson
|isbn = 978-0-500-51492-4
|page = 402
|url-status = live
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171003070831/https://books.google.com/books?id=HcQzAQAAIAAJ
|archive-date = 3 October 2017
|df = dmy-all
}}
- People's Choice Award: Han Pham - "YellowOne Needle Cap", a cap to be placed onto a soda can to be used for safe disposal of hypodermic needles in low income countries, where these needles are commonly found in trash and thus increase the rates of transmission of diseases and needle injuries.{{cite book
| author1 = Inna Alesina
| author2 = Ellen Lupton
| title = Exploring Materials: Creative Design for Everyday Objects
| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=ccQrBVUWT8EC&pg=PA54
| date = 24 March 2010
| publisher = Princeton Architectural Press
| isbn = 978-1-56898-768-2
| pages = 54–
| author = Emily Pilloton
| title = Design Revolution: 100 Products that are Changing People's Lives
| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=F_5LAQAAIAAJ
| year = 2009
| publisher = Thames & Hudson
| isbn = 978-0-500-28840-5
| page = 90
}}
=2009 winners=
In 2009, The Index Award received 720 entries from 54 countries, of which the Jury chaired by Designit co-founder Mikal Hallstrup selected 72 for nomination and exhibition on Kongens Nytorv as part of the first Copenhagen Design Week.{{cite web
|url = http://www.designboom.com/design/index-award-2009-winners/
|title = INDEX: award 2009 winners
|date = 31 August 2009
|publisher = Designboom.com
|access-date = 17 August 2015
|url-status = live
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304132048/http://www.designboom.com/design/index-award-2009-winners/
|archive-date = 4 March 2016
|df = dmy-all
|url = http://www.dailytonic.com/700-house-nominated-for-this-years-indexaward/
|title = $700 House nominated for this year's INDEX:Award @ Dailytonic
|publisher = Dailytonic.com
|access-date = 17 August 2015
|url-status = live
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150925183651/http://www.dailytonic.com/700-house-nominated-for-this-years-indexaward/
|archive-date = 25 September 2015
|df = dmy-all
|url = http://inhabitat.com/2009-index-awards-showcase-designs-that-improve-life/
|title = 2009 Index: Awards Showcase Designs that Improve Life | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building
|publisher = Inhabitat
|access-date = 17 August 2015
|url-status = live
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304115324/http://inhabitat.com/2009-index-awards-showcase-designs-that-improve-life/
|archive-date = 4 March 2016
|df = dmy-all
|last = McDermott
|first = Mat
|url = http://www.treehugger.com/sustainable-product-design/copenhagen-design-week-prelude-to-cop15.html
|title = Copenhagen Design Week: Prelude to COP15
|publisher = TreeHugger
|date = 28 August 2009
|access-date = 17 August 2015
|url-status = live
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304043623/http://www.treehugger.com/sustainable-product-design/copenhagen-design-week-prelude-to-cop15.html
|archive-date = 4 March 2016
|df = dmy-all
}} The winners, announced at the award ceremony at Koncerthuset on 28 August, were:{{cite news
|url = http://www.information.dk/201310
|title = Designudstilling på Kongens Nytorv | Information
|language = da
|work = Dagbladet Information
|access-date = 17 August 2015
|url-status = live
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304064401/http://www.information.dk/201310
|archive-date = 4 March 2016
|df = dmy-all
|last = McDermott
|first = Mat
|url = http://www.treehugger.com/sustainable-product-design/design-to-improve-life-the-2009-index-award-winners.html
|title = Design to Improve Life: The 2009 Index Award Winners
|publisher = TreeHugger
|date = 1 September 2009
|access-date = 17 August 2015
|url-status = live
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150915010115/http://www.treehugger.com/sustainable-product-design/design-to-improve-life-the-2009-index-award-winners.html
|archive-date = 15 September 2015
|df = dmy-all
|url = http://www.billedbladet.dk/kongelige/frederik-og-mary-til-index-award-i-koncerthuset
|title = Frederik og Mary til Index: Award i Koncerthuset | Billed Bladet
|language = da
|publisher = Billed Bladet
|access-date = 17 August 2015
|url-status = live
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170701161140/http://www.billedbladet.dk/kongelige/frederik-og-mary-til-index-award-i-koncerthuset
|archive-date = 1 July 2017
|df = dmy-all
|url = http://designtoimprovelife.dk/jury-motivations-for-indexaward-2009-winners/
|title = JURY MOTIVATIONS FOR INDEX: AWARD 2009 WINNERS - INDEX: Design to Improve Life®
|publisher = Designtoimprovelife.dk
|date = 14 September 2009
|access-date = 17 August 2015
|url-status = live
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304185407/http://designtoimprovelife.dk/jury-motivations-for-indexaward-2009-winners/
|archive-date = 4 March 2016
|df = dmy-all
}}
- Body Category: Philip Goodwin, Stefan Zwahlen and John Hutchinson - "Freeplay Fetal Heart Rate Monitor", a heart rate monitor to safeguard childbirth for mothers and infants in remote areas of the developing world where expert care and electrical power are in short supply{{cite news
|author = Andrea Nagel
|url = http://www.timeslive.co.za/thetimes/2014/08/14/free-form-the-future-has-designs-on-us
|title = Free Form: The future has designs on us
|publisher = Times LIVE
|date = 14 August 2014
|access-date = 17 August 2015
|url-status = live
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304121155/http://www.timeslive.co.za/thetimes/2014/08/14/free-form-the-future-has-designs-on-us
|archive-date = 4 March 2016
|df = dmy-all
}}
- Home Category: Philips Design - "Chulha", a stove designed to limit the dangerous health issues caused by traditions of indoor cooking in many rural areas of the developing world{{cite book
| author1 = Apala Lahiri Chavan
| author2 = Girish V. Prabhu
| title = Innovative Solutions: What Designers Need to Know for Today's Emerging Markets
| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=7i8OdC5CK_8C&pg=PR23
| date = 16 August 2010
| publisher = CRC Press
| isbn = 978-1-4398-1050-7
| pages = 23–
|url = http://inhabitat.com/chulha-stove-could-help-stop-1-6-million-smoke-inhalation-deaths/
|title = Chulha Stove Could Help Stop 1.6 Million Smoke Inhalation Deaths | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building
|date = 14 July 2011
|publisher = Inhabitat
|access-date = 17 August 2015
|url-status = live
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150913012127/http://inhabitat.com/chulha-stove-could-help-stop-1-6-million-smoke-inhalation-deaths/
|archive-date = 13 September 2015
|df = dmy-all
| url = http://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/making-cooking-safer-in-the-developing-world-68418832/?no-ist
| title = Making Cooking Safer in the Developing World | Arts & Culture | Smithsonian
| magazine = Smithsonian
| date = 21 September 2009
| access-date = 17 August 2015
|url = http://www.dutchdailynews.com/philips-launches-social-innovation-platform/
|title = Philips launches social innovation platform
|publisher = Dutch Daily News
|date = 11 October 2011
|access-date = 17 August 2015
|url-status = live
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304131736/http://www.dutchdailynews.com/philips-launches-social-innovation-platform/
|archive-date = 4 March 2016
|df = dmy-all
}}
- Work Category: Kiva.org - "Kiva", a website developed to bring lenders and small entrepreneurs together to aggregate loans into a major center of person-to-person micro-finance{{cite news
|url = https://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/31/fashion/31iht-designweb.html
|work = The New York Times
|first = Alice
|last = Rawsthorn
|title = Winning Ways of Making a Better World
|date = 30 August 2009
|url-status = live
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161220140249/http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/31/fashion/31iht-designweb.html
|archive-date = 20 December 2016
|df = dmy-all
|author = ZEIT ONLINE GmbH, Hamburg, Germany
|url = http://www.zeit.de/online/2009/36/index-award-kiva
|title = Index Award: Spenden auf Augenhöhe | ZEIT ONLINE
|work = Die Zeit
|date = 30 August 2009
|access-date = 17 August 2015
|url-status = live
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170715032741/http://www.zeit.de/online/2009/36/index-award-kiva
|archive-date = 15 July 2017
|df = dmy-all
}}
- Play & Learning Category: Christien Meindertsma - "Pig 05049", a book containing a communications design developed in three years of research to track all the products made from a single pig{{cite web
| author = Design / 10 September 2009 / Suzanne Trocmé
| url = http://www.wallpaper.com/design/copenhagen-design-week-report/3679
| title = Copenhagen Design Week report | Wallpaper* Magazine
| work = Wallpaper
| date = 10 September 2009
| access-date = 17 August 2015
|url = http://www.domusweb.it/en/reviews/2010/09/23/christien-meindertsma-pig-05049.html
|title = Christien Meindertsma, Pig 05049
|publisher = Domusweb.it
|date = 23 September 2010
|access-date = 17 August 2015
|url-status = live
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170629195453/http://www.domusweb.it/en/reviews/2010/09/23/christien-meindertsma-pig-05049.html
|archive-date = 29 June 2017
|df = dmy-all
|last = Tan
|first = Jeanne
|url = http://www.design.nl/item/two_dutch_winners_for_index_award
|title = Two Dutch winners for INDEX Award
|publisher = Design.nl
|date = 31 August 2009
|access-date = 17 August 2015
|url-status = live
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304055019/http://www.design.nl/item/two_dutch_winners_for_index_award
|archive-date = 4 March 2016
|df = dmy-all
}}
- Community Category: Shai Agassi - "Better Place", electric vehicle infra-structure to make electric transport convenient and affordable{{cite web
|last = Walker
|first = Alissa
|url = http://www.fastcompany.com/1380465/branding-better-place-building-electric-vehicle-movement
|title = Branding Better Place: Building an Electric Vehicle Movement | Business + Innovation
|work = Fast Company
|date = 29 September 2009
|access-date = 17 August 2015
|url-status = live
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160305081855/http://www.fastcompany.com/1380465/branding-better-place-building-electric-vehicle-movement
|archive-date = 5 March 2016
|df = dmy-all
|url = http://designobserver.com/feature/better-place/10957/
|title = Better Place
|work = Design Observer
|date = 18 September 2009
|access-date = 17 August 2015
|url-status = live
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151204115015/http://designobserver.com/feature/better-place/10957/
|archive-date = 4 December 2015
|df = dmy-all
|url = http://www.businessweek.com/innovate/next/archives/2009/11/better_place_launches_design_competition_based_on_bw_design_schools_list.html
|title = Better Place launches design competition based on BW Design Schools list
|work = Bloomberg Businessweek
|date = 2 November 2009
|access-date = 17 August 2015
|url-status = dead
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160312085737/http://www.businessweek.com/innovate/next/archives/2009/11/better_place_launches_design_competition_based_on_bw_design_schools_list.html
|archive-date = 12 March 2016
|df = dmy-all
}}
- People's Choice Award: Jean Madden - "Street Swags", a bed and a bag designed to provide more comfort, warmth and protection from weather for people living on the street{{cite web
|url = http://www.psfk.com/2009/09/designing-for-a-better-world.html
|title = Designing for a Better World
|publisher = PSFK
|date = 9 September 2009
|access-date = 17 August 2015
|df = dmy-all
|author = Shannon Holloway
|url = http://www.abc.net.au/news/2009-09-11/street-swag-goes-global-with-design-win/1426066
|title = Street Swag goes global with design win
|publisher = ABC News
|date = 11 September 2009
|access-date = 17 August 2015
|url-status = live
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161030023730/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2009-09-11/street-swag-goes-global-with-design-win/1426066
|archive-date = 30 October 2016
|df = dmy-all
}}
The INDEX: Award Exhibition subsequently went on tour to Seoul and Singapore among others.{{cite web
|url = http://www.icsid.org/news/year/2009_news/articles931.htm
|title = HKDC presents INDEX:'s Kigge Hvid with 2009 Design Leadership Award
|publisher = International Council of Societies of Industrial Design
|date = 8 December 2009
|access-date = 17 August 2015
|url-status = live
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150331224937/http://www.icsid.org/news/year/2009_news/articles931.htm
|archive-date = 31 March 2015
|df = dmy-all
}}
=2011 winners=
In 2011, The Index Award received 966 entries from 78 countries, of which the Jury chaired by Nille Juul-Sørensen selected 58 for nomination and participation in The Index Award Exhibition outside the Royal Danish Playhouse on the harbor front in the Frederiksstaden neighbourhood of central Copenhagen.{{cite web
|url = http://designtoimprovelife.dk/category/award2011/
|title = INDEX: AWARD 2011 Archives - INDEX: Design to Improve Life®
|publisher = Designtoimprovelife.dk
|date = 1 September 2011
|access-date = 17 August 2015
|url-status = live
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150822182250/http://designtoimprovelife.dk/category/award2011/
|archive-date = 22 August 2015
|df = dmy-all
|url = http://www.dr.dk/arkivP1/Vita/Udsendelser/2011/09/02113825.htm
|title = Skønheden i det nødvendige - dr.dk/arkivP1/Vita/Udsendelser
|language = da
|publisher = DR
|date = 2 September 2011
|access-date = 17 August 2015
|url-status = dead
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150831094509/http://www.dr.dk/arkivP1/Vita/Udsendelser/2011/09/02113825.htm
|archive-date = 31 August 2015
|df = dmy-all
}} The winners announced at the award ceremony at the Copenhagen Opera House on 1 September were:{{cite news
|author = Andreas Thorsen
|url = http://politiken.dk/kultur/ECE1379942/verdens-foerste-cykelairbag-vinder-kaempe-designpris/
|title = Verdens første cykelairbag vinder kæmpe designpris
|language = da
|work = Politiken
|access-date = 17 August 2015
|url-status = live
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304190622/http://politiken.dk/kultur/ECE1379942/verdens-foerste-cykelairbag-vinder-kaempe-designpris/
|archive-date = 4 March 2016
|df = dmy-all
}}
- Body Category: Yves Behar - "See Better to Learn Better (VerBien)", free eyeglasses for thousands of school children{{cite news
|url = https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2011/12/fuseprojects-yves-b-har-on-the-importance-of-affordable-design/249226/
|title = Fuseproject's Yves Béhar on the Importance of Affordable Design
|work = The Atlantic
|date = 5 December 2011
|access-date = 17 August 2015
|url-status = live
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304114841/http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2011/12/fuseprojects-yves-b-har-on-the-importance-of-affordable-design/249226/
|archive-date = 4 March 2016
|df = dmy-all
}}
- Home Category: Alejandro Aravena, Fernando García-Huidobro and Gonzalo Arteaga - "ELEMENTAL Monterrey", social housing{{cite news
|author = Lotta Jonson
|url = https://www.dn.se/kultur-noje/konstrecensioner/index-award-2011-pa-kvasthusmolen-kopenhamn/
|title = INDEX award 2011 på Kvæsthusmolen, Köpenhamn
|work = Dagens Nyheter
|date = 13 September 2011
|access-date = 17 August 2015
|url-status = live
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161226222115/http://www.dn.se/kultur-noje/konstrecensioner/index-award-2011-pa-kvasthusmolen-kopenhamn/
|archive-date = 26 December 2016
|df = dmy-all
| author = Living
| url = http://living.corriere.it/tendenze/se-ne-parla/2011/index-award-vincitori-30305804164.shtml
| title = INDEX AWARD 2011: i vincitori - Living
| work = Corriere della Sera
| date = 21 February 2015
| access-date = 17 August 2015
}}
- Work Category: Kiran Bir Sethi & Pranay Desai - "Design for Change", a global movement designed to give children the opportunity to express their own ideas for a better world and put them into action.{{cite news
|author = Sesilie Christophersen
|url = http://www.b.dk/kultur/kronprins-frederik-kaarer-design-vindere
|title = Kronprins Frederik kårer Design-vindere - Kultur
|language = da
|work = Berlingske Tidende
|date = 1 September 2011
|access-date = 17 August 2015
|url-status = live
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161129100316/http://www.b.dk/kultur/kronprins-frederik-kaarer-design-vindere
|archive-date = 29 November 2016
|df = dmy-all
| url = http://jyllands-posten.dk/livsstil/bolig/ECE4574734/Pas+p%C3%A5+hovedet/
| title = Pas på hovedet - Bolig - Livsstil
| language = da
| work = Jyllands-Posten
| date = 11 September 2011
| access-date = 17 August 2015
}}
- Play & Learning Category: Anna Haupt & Terese Alstin - "Hövding", a bicycle helmet-airbag to wear as a collar{{cite press release
|url = http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/hovding/pressreleases/swedish-company-hoevding-wins-the-world-s-largest-design-award-676739
|title = Swedish company Hövding wins the world's largest design award - Hövding
|publisher = Mynewsdesk.com
|date = 1 September 2011
|access-date = 17 August 2015
|url-status = live
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304093210/http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/hovding/pressreleases/swedish-company-hoevding-wins-the-world-s-largest-design-award-676739
|archive-date = 4 March 2016
|df = dmy-all
|url = http://davidreport.com/201109/worlds-largest-design-award-invisible-airbag-bicycle-helmet-hovding/
|title = World's largest design award to the invisible airbag bicycle helmet Hövding
|publisher = David Report
|date = 1 September 2011
|access-date = 17 August 2015
|url-status = live
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150919020005/http://davidreport.com/201109/worlds-largest-design-award-invisible-airbag-bicycle-helmet-hovding/
|archive-date = 19 September 2015
|df = dmy-all
|url = https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/8738888/An-invisible-cycle-helmet-wins-design-award.html
|title = Video: An invisible cycle helmet wins design award
|work = The Daily Telegraph
|date = 2 September 2011
|access-date = 17 August 2015
|location = London
|url-status = dead
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150318162743/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/8738888/An-invisible-cycle-helmet-wins-design-award.html
|archive-date = 18 March 2015
|df = dmy-all
}}
- Community Category: Seoul Metropolitan Government - "Design Seoul", the first ever coherent design based approach to improve life for citizens in a very large city{{cite web
|url = http://news612.ndsoftnews.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=698
|title = '디자인서울' 『인덱스 어워드 2011』 대상 수상 - 엔디엔뉴스
|language = ko
|publisher = News612.ndsoftnews.com
|access-date = 17 August 2015
|url-status = dead
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304130111/http://news612.ndsoftnews.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=698
|archive-date = 4 March 2016
|df = dmy-all
}}
- People's Choice Award: Linus Liang, Naganand Murty, Rahul Panicker, Razmig Hovaghimian, and Jane Chen - "Embrace Infant Warmer", thermal regulation infant warmer for premature and underweight born children{{cite news
|url = http://www.stanforddaily.com/2011/09/27/embrace-stanford-enterprise-wins-index-award/
|title = Embrace, Stanford enterprise, wins Index Award
|work = Stanford Daily
|date = 27 September 2011
|access-date = 17 August 2015
|url-status = live
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150924105824/http://www.stanforddaily.com/2011/09/27/embrace-stanford-enterprise-wins-index-award/
|archive-date = 24 September 2015
|df = dmy-all
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=2013 winners=
The 2013 Index Award broke all previous records by receiving 1,022 entries for the competition from 73 countries,{{cite news
| author = Morten Friis Outzen
| url = http://dinby.dk/koebenhavn-k/design-der-aendrer-liv
| title = Design der ændrer liv - København K
| language = da
| publisher = Dinby.dk
| date = 31 December 2013
| access-date = 17 August 2015
}} of which the Jury chaired by Mikal Hallstrup selected 59 for nomination and participation in The Index Award Exhibition in Rosenborg Castle Gardens.{{cite news
|url = http://www.business.dk/vaekst/index-award-klar-med-60-finalister
|title = INDEX: Award klar med 60 finalister
|language = da
|publisher = Berlingske Business
|date = 13 August 2015
|access-date = 17 August 2015
|url-status = live
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160305192020/http://www.business.dk/vaekst/index-award-klar-med-60-finalister
|archive-date = 5 March 2016
|df = dmy-all
|author = Maria Bruun-Schmidt
|url = http://politiken.dk/oekonomi/ECE2062271/verdens-stoerste-designpris-uddeles-i-helsingoer/
|title = Verdens største designpris uddeles i Helsingør
|language = da
|work = Politiken
|access-date = 17 August 2015
|url-status = live
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160310064804/http://politiken.dk/oekonomi/ECE2062271/verdens-stoerste-designpris-uddeles-i-helsingoer/
|archive-date = 10 March 2016
|df = dmy-all
|url = http://www.americanbazaaronline.com/2013/09/08/grandmothers-spiced-tea-leads-euro-500000-prize-money-award/
|title = Indian American Kavita Shukla Won Copenhagen INDEX Award
|publisher = The American Bazaar
|access-date = 17 August 2015
|url-status = live
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150817025439/http://www.americanbazaaronline.com/2013/09/08/grandmothers-spiced-tea-leads-euro-500000-prize-money-award/
|archive-date = 17 August 2015
|df = dmy-all
}} The winners, announced at the award ceremony on 29 August at Kulturværftet in Elsinore under the attendance of Mary, Crown Princess of Denmark, were:{{cite news
|url = http://www.biennews.com/index-award-2013-karet-pa-kulturvaerftet-helsingor/
|title = INDEX: Award 2013 kåret på Kulturværftet Helsingør
|language = da
|publisher = Bien News
|date = 30 August 2013
|access-date = 17 August 2015
|url-status = live
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304051328/http://www.biennews.com/index-award-2013-karet-pa-kulturvaerftet-helsingor/
|archive-date = 4 March 2016
|df = dmy-all
|author = Louise Skov Andersen
|url = http://politiken.dk/kultur/ECE2030688/holger-danskes-hjemby-har-hoejt-til-loftet-og-fadoel-til-knaeene/
|title = Holger Danskes hjemby har højt til loftet og fadøl til knæene
|language = da
|work = Politiken
|access-date = 17 August 2015
|url-status = live
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304195829/http://politiken.dk/kultur/ECE2030688/holger-danskes-hjemby-har-hoejt-til-loftet-og-fadoel-til-knaeene/
|archive-date = 4 March 2016
|df = dmy-all
|url = http://www.billedbladet.dk/kongelige/danmark/spektakulaer-mary-til-galla-ved-kronborg
|title = Spektakulær Mary til galla ved Kronborg
|language = da
|publisher = Billed Bladet
|date = 29 August 2013
|access-date = 17 August 2015
|url-status = live
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170509161230/http://www.billedbladet.dk/kongelige/danmark/spektakulaer-mary-til-galla-ved-kronborg
|archive-date = 9 May 2017
|df = dmy-all
}}
- Body Category: Laerdal Global Health - "The Natalie Collection", a trio of birth simulating devices preventing child and maternal death{{cite news
|url = http://www.nrk.no/kultur/norsk-selskap-vant-dansk-designpris-1.11211137
|title = Norsk selskap vant dansk designpris - NRK Kultur og underholdning - Nyheter og aktuelt stoff
|language = no
|publisher = NRK
|date = 30 August 2013
|access-date = 17 August 2015
|url-status = live
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304060748/http://www.nrk.no/kultur/norsk-selskap-vant-dansk-designpris-1.11211137
|archive-date = 4 March 2016
|df = dmy-all
|author = Mats Slaastad Birkelund
|url = http://www.aftenbladet.no/nyheter/lokalt/Stor-internasjonal-pris-til-Laerdal-3242175.html
|language = no
|title = Stor internasjonal pris til Laerdal
|publisher = Aftenbladet.no
|date = 29 August 2013
|access-date = 17 August 2015
|url-status = live
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304190639/http://www.aftenbladet.no/nyheter/lokalt/Stor-internasjonal-pris-til-Laerdal-3242175.html
|archive-date = 4 March 2016
|df = dmy-all
|last = Profis
|first = Sharon
|url = http://www.cnet.com/news/bloody-childbirth-simulator-nets-big-design-prize/
|title = Bloody childbirth simulator nets big design prize
|website = CNET
|date = 4 September 2013
|access-date = 17 August 2015
|url-status = live
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304044907/http://www.cnet.com/news/bloody-childbirth-simulator-nets-big-design-prize/
|archive-date = 4 March 2016
|df = dmy-all
| url = http://aapnews.aappublications.org/content/36/8/32.2.full
| title = 5-year analysis: Helping Babies Breathe saves lives
| agency = Australian Associated Press
| date = 1 August 2015
| access-date = 17 August 2015
}}
- Home Category: Kavita Shukla - "FreshPaper", a simple sheet of paper keeping produce fresh 4 times longer{{cite news
|url = https://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/02/arts/design/Innovation-for-a-Better-Future.html
|work = The New York Times
|first = Alice
|last = Rawsthorn
|title = Innovation for a Better Future
|date = 1 September 2013
|url-status = live
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170630125615/http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/02/arts/design/Innovation-for-a-Better-Future.html
|archive-date = 30 June 2017
|df = dmy-all
|author = di Giovanna Mancini
|url = http://www.casa24.ilsole24ore.com/art/arredamento-casa/2013-08-30/index-danimarca-premia-design-173718.php?uuid=AbBtmrRI
|title = Con Index la Danimarca premia il Design sostenibile
|language = it
|newspaper = Il Sole 24 Ore
|date = 30 August 2013
|access-date = 17 August 2015
|url-status = live
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131110153928/http://www.casa24.ilsole24ore.com/art/arredamento-casa/2013-08-30/index-danimarca-premia-design-173718.php?uuid=AbBtmrRI
|archive-date = 10 November 2013
|df = dmy-all
|url = http://www.chicagotribune.com/bluesky/hub/chi-inc-fenugreen-kavita-shukla-bsi-hub-story.html
|title = This founder grew a company from her childhood science experiments
|work = Chicago Tribune
|date = 4 February 2015
|access-date = 17 August 2015
|url-status = live
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150811080247/http://www.chicagotribune.com/bluesky/hub/chi-inc-fenugreen-kavita-shukla-bsi-hub-story.html
|archive-date = 11 August 2015
|df = dmy-all
|url = http://www.americanbazaaronline.com/2015/08/13/indian-american-inventor-kavita-shuklas-creation-freshpaper-launched-by-bed-bath-beyond-stores/
|title = Indian American inventor Kavita Shukla's creation FreshPaper launched by Bed Bath & Beyond stores
|publisher = The American Bazaar
|date = 13 August 2015
|access-date = 17 August 2015
|url-status = live
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150816190528/http://www.americanbazaaronline.com/2015/08/13/indian-american-inventor-kavita-shuklas-creation-freshpaper-launched-by-bed-bath-beyond-stores/
|archive-date = 16 August 2015
|df = dmy-all
}}
- Work Category: The city of Copenhagen - "Copenhagen Climate Adaptation Plan", the Danish capital's pioneering plan of how to address the changing climate{{cite magazine|author=Anna Fixsen|date=29 August 2013|title=2013 INDEX Award Winners Announced|url=http://archrecord.construction.com/news/2013/08/130829-Winners-of-the-2013-INDEX-Design-to-Improve-Life-Awards.asp|url-status=live|magazine=Architectural Record|access-date=17 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150907001134/http://archrecord.construction.com/news/2013/08/130829-Winners-of-the-2013-INDEX-Design-to-Improve-Life-Awards.asp|archive-date=7 September 2015|df=dmy-all}}{{cite web|date=29 August 2013|title=INDEX: Award 2013 winners announced|url=http://www.dezeen.com/2013/08/29/index-award-2013-winners-announced/|url-status=live|publisher=Dezeen.com|access-date=17 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905141845/http://www.dezeen.com/2013/08/29/index-award-2013-winners-announced/|archive-date=5 September 2015|df=dmy-all}}{{cite news|date=29 August 2013|title=København blandt vinderne af verdens største designpris|language=da|publisher=DR|url=http://www.dr.dk/nyheder/kultur/koebenhavn-blandt-vinderne-af-verdens-stoerste-designpris|url-status=live|access-date=17 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304232032/http://www.dr.dk/nyheder/kultur/koebenhavn-blandt-vinderne-af-verdens-stoerste-designpris|archive-date=4 March 2016|df=dmy-all}}{{cite news|author=Miriam Dalsgaard|date=30 August 2013|title=Københavns grønne klimaplan får designpris|language=da|work=Dagbladet Information|url=http://www.information.dk/470736|url-status=live|access-date=17 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304062304/http://www.information.dk/470736|archive-date=4 March 2016|df=dmy-all}}
- Play & Learning Category: Eben Upton, University of Cambridge - "Raspberry Pi", a $25 computer aiming to digitalise the world{{cite web
|last = McDermott
|first = Mat
|url = http://www.treehugger.com/sustainable-product-design/index-award-winner-rasperry-pi.html
|title = INDEX Award winner: Raspberry Pi
|publisher = TreeHugger
|date = 29 August 2013
|access-date = 17 August 2015
|url-status = live
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150905093741/http://www.treehugger.com/sustainable-product-design/index-award-winner-rasperry-pi.html
|archive-date = 5 September 2015
|df = dmy-all
| author = Nille Juul-Sørensen
| url = https://www.mm.dk/blog/fem-designs-aendre-verden
| title = Fem designs som kan ændre verden
| publisher = Mandag Morgen
| date = 5 September 2013
| access-date = 17 August 2015
|author = Karoline Spenner Kjeldberg
|url = http://www.b.dk/kultur/kaempe-designpris-til-koebenhavn
|title = Kæmpe designpris til København
|work = Berlingske Tidende
|date = 29 August 2013
|access-date = 17 August 2015
|url-status = live
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170710072636/https://www.b.dk/kultur/kaempe-designpris-til-koebenhavn
|archive-date = 10 July 2017
|df = dmy-all
}}
- Community Category: Daan Roosegaarde - "Smart Highway", intelligent roads that communicate with its drivers promoting both traffic safety and traffic efficiency{{cite news
|author = door Marije Willems
|url = http://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2013/08/30/met-dit-ontwerp-won-zomergast-daan-roosegaarde-de-belangrijkste-designprijs/
|title = Met dit ontwerp won Zomergast Daan Roosegaarde belangrijkste designprijs
|language = nl
|work = NRC Handelsblad
|date = 30 August 2013
|access-date = 17 August 2015
|url-status = live
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150918144602/http://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2013/08/30/met-dit-ontwerp-won-zomergast-daan-roosegaarde-de-belangrijkste-designprijs/
|archive-date = 18 September 2015
|df = dmy-all
}}
=2015 winners=
The 2015 Index Award were presented at Kulturværftet in Elsinore on 27 August, honouring five winners among the 46 shortlisted finalists chosen from a pool of 1123 entries from 72 countries.{{cite web
|url = https://designtoimprovelife.dk/index-award-2015-finalists/
|title = INDEX: Award Finalists 2015
|publisher = Designtoimprovelife.dk
|date = 11 June 2015
|access-date = 17 August 2015
|url-status = live
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150816015853/http://designtoimprovelife.dk/index-award-2015-finalists/
|archive-date = 16 August 2015
|df = dmy-all
|url = http://ventureburn.com/2015/06/lumkani-makes-finalist-biggest-design-awards/
|title = SA's fire detection startup Lumkani named finalist in Index Awards 2015 – Ventureburn
|publisher = Ventureburn.com
|date = 17 June 2015
|access-date = 17 August 2015
|url-status = live
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150916182517/http://ventureburn.com/2015/06/lumkani-makes-finalist-biggest-design-awards/
|archive-date = 16 September 2015
|df = dmy-all
|url = http://www.techdigest.tv/2015/06/index-awards-shortlist-includes-portable-solar-powered-desalination-unit-and-lego-inspired-modular-phone.html
|title = Index: Awards 2015 - shortlist includes portable solar-powered desalination unit and Lego-inspired modular phone - Tech Digest
|publisher = Techdigest.tv
|date = 17 June 2015
|access-date = 17 August 2015
|url-status = live
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150722104926/http://www.techdigest.tv/2015/06/index-awards-shortlist-includes-portable-solar-powered-desalination-unit-and-lego-inspired-modular-phone.html
|archive-date = 22 July 2015
|df = dmy-all
|last = Jackson
|first = Tom
|url = http://disrupt-africa.com/2015/06/brck-lumkani-among-finalists-of-index-design-awards/
|title = BRCK, Lumkani among finalists of INDEX design awards
|publisher = Disrupt-africa.com
|date = 12 June 2015
|access-date = 17 August 2015
|url-status = live
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151015081144/http://disrupt-africa.com/2015/06/brck-lumkani-among-finalists-of-index-design-awards/
|archive-date = 15 October 2015
|df = dmy-all
|publisher = Administradores.com
|url = http://www.administradores.com.br/noticias/empreendedorismo/startup-brasileira-esta-entre-as-finalistas-do-index-award/102133/
|title = Startup brasileira está entre as finalistas do INDEX: Award - Notícias - Empreendedorismo
|date = 15 June 2015
|access-date = 17 August 2015
|url-status = live
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151227020307/http://www.administradores.com.br/noticias/empreendedorismo/startup-brasileira-esta-entre-as-finalistas-do-index-award/102133/
|archive-date = 27 December 2015
|df = dmy-all
}} The winners were:{{cite news
|last = Alice
|first = Rawsthorn
|author-link = Alice Rawsthorn
|url = https://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/28/arts/design/index-design-award-aims-to-solve-the-worlds-problems-a-few-at-a-time.html
|title = INDEX: Design Award Aims to Solve the World's Problems, a Few at a Time
|work = The New York Times
|date = 28 August 2015
|access-date = 31 August 2015
|url-status = live
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150831091405/http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/28/arts/design/index-design-award-aims-to-solve-the-worlds-problems-a-few-at-a-time.html
|archive-date = 31 August 2015
|df = dmy-all
|author = Kristoffer Zøllner
|url = http://www.b.dk/personlig-udvikling/de-goer-verden-bedre
|title = De gør verden bedre - Personlig udvikling
|newspaper = Berlingske Tidende
|date = 30 August 2015
|language = da
|access-date = 30 August 2015
|url-status = live
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150830233319/http://www.b.dk/personlig-udvikling/de-goer-verden-bedre
|archive-date = 30 August 2015
|df = dmy-all
}}
- Body Category: Peek Vision - "Peek Retina", a portable eye examination kit that uses apps{{cite news
|author = Greg Russell
|url = http://www.thenational.scot/news/smartphone-adaptor-kit-could-help-stop-blindness.6892
|title = Smartphone adaptor kit could help stop blindness
|publisher = The National
|date = 28 August 2015
|access-date = 30 August 2015
|url-status = live
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150901051610/http://www.thenational.scot/news/smartphone-adaptor-kit-could-help-stop-blindness.6892
|archive-date = 1 September 2015
|df = dmy-all
|url = http://www.designboom.com/design/eye-examination-kit-peek-retina-2015-index-award-08-28-2015/
|title = Portable eye examination kit peek retina wins 2015 index award
|publisher = Designboom.com
|date = 28 August 2015
|access-date = 30 August 2015
|url-status = live
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150829235809/http://www.designboom.com/design/eye-examination-kit-peek-retina-2015-index-award-08-28-2015/
|archive-date = 29 August 2015
|df = dmy-all
}}
- Home Category: Elon Musk - "Tesla Powerwall", a rechargeable battery that aims to revolutionise energy generation{{cite web
|author = Peter Farquhar
|url = http://www.businessinsider.com.au/tesla-is-on-a-roll-and-just-won-a-nobel-prize-of-design-2015-8
|title = Tesla is on a roll and just won a 'Nobel prize of design'
|website = Business Insider
|date = 28 August 2015
|access-date = 30 August 2015
|url-status = dead
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150830220320/http://www.businessinsider.com.au/tesla-is-on-a-roll-and-just-won-a-nobel-prize-of-design-2015-8
|archive-date = 30 August 2015
|df = dmy-all
}}
- Work Category: Sky Greens - "Sky Urban Vertical Farming System", a low-carbon, water-driven vertical farm that alleviates environmental impact{{cite news| url =http://news.asiaone.com/news/singapore/vertical-farming-invention-wins-global-award| title =Vertical farming invention wins global award| publisher =AsiaOne Singapore News| date =24 August 2015| access-date =30 August 2015| url-status =live| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20150903001827/http://news.asiaone.com/news/singapore/vertical-farming-invention-wins-global-award| archive-date =3 September 2015| df =dmy-all}}{{cite web
|url = http://www.marklives.com/2015/08/motive-index-awards-five-designs-that-could-revolutionise-life/
|title = Motive: Five designs that could revolutionise life
|publisher = Marklives.com
|date = 27 August 2015
|access-date = 30 August 2015
|url-status = live
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150909214441/http://www.marklives.com/2015/08/motive-index-awards-five-designs-that-could-revolutionise-life/
|archive-date = 9 September 2015
|df = dmy-all
}}
- Play & Learning Category: Luis von Ahn for Duolingo, free language-learning apps{{cite news
|last = McDermott
|first = Mat
|url = http://www.treehugger.com/sustainable-product-design/winners-index-design-life-competition-announced.html
|title = Winners of the INDEX- Design For Life competition announced
|publisher = TreeHugger
|access-date = 30 August 2015
|url-status = live
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150831000014/http://www.treehugger.com/sustainable-product-design/winners-index-design-life-competition-announced.html
|archive-date = 31 August 2015
|df = dmy-all
}}
- Community Category: Boyan Slat - "The Ocean Cleanup Array", a system to sustainably clean up plastic pollution from the world's oceans{{cite news
|author=Post
|url=http://www.globalpost.com/article/6637664/2015/08/27/ocean-cleaner-wins-top-danish-design-award
|title=Ocean cleaner wins top Danish design award
|work=GlobalPost
|date=27 August 2015
|access-date=30 August 2015
|url-status=dead
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150830225126/http://www.globalpost.com/article/6637664/2015/08/27/ocean-cleaner-wins-top-danish-design-award
|archive-date=30 August 2015
|df=dmy-all
}}
- People's Choice Award: William Janssen - "Desolenator", a mobile, solar energy driven water purifier{{cite news
|url = http://www.dr.dk/nyheder/viden/miljoe/nu-er-vinderne-af-den-store-designpris-index-award-fundet
|title = Nu er vinderne af den store designpris Index: Award fundet
|language = da
|publisher = DR
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= 2017 winners =
The 2017 Index Award was presented at Kulturværftet in Elsinore on September 1, 2017, with Alice Tumler as the hostess. Out of 1,401 nominations from 85 countries, 56 were selected as finalists and five of these won an Index Award. Each winner received €100,000 for further development of their design. The winners were:
- Body Category: Zipline - "Zipline", a drone delivery system designed to get critical medical supplies, such as blood and vaccines, to remote places{{Cite web|url=https://theindexproject.org/award/winnersandfinalists/zipline-2017-body-winner|title=The Index Project|website=theindexproject.org|access-date=2019-06-24}}
- Home Category: what3words - "what3words", an address system dividing the world into 3x3m squares, making sure everyone has an address{{Cite web|url=https://theindexproject.org/award/winnersandfinalists/what3words-2017-home-winner|title=The Index Project|website=theindexproject.org|access-date=2019-06-24}}
- Work Category: GreenWave - "Greenwave", a revolutionary ocean farming system designed to restore ocean ecosystems, mitigate climate change, and create jobs for fishermen{{Cite web|url=https://theindexproject.org/award/winnersandfinalists/greenwave-2017-work-winner|title=The Index Project|website=theindexproject.org|access-date=2019-06-24}}
- Play & Learning Category: Paperfuge - "Paperfuge", a hand-powered centrifuge made from paper, string and plastic that can detect malaria, HIV and tuberculosis{{Cite web|url=https://theindexproject.org/award/winnersandfinalists/paperfuge-2017-play-learning-winner|title=The Index Project|website=theindexproject.org|access-date=2019-06-24}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.designboom.com/design/index-award-2017-winners-09-01-2017/|title=INDEX: award 2017 winners revealed|date=2017-09-03|website=designboom {{!}} architecture & design magazine|language=en|access-date=2019-06-24}}
- Community Category: Ethereum Foundation - "Ethereum", a global, open-source platform to decentralize the distribution of money and information{{Cite web|url=https://ethereum.org/|title=Ethereum|website=ethereum.org|language=en-US|access-date=2019-06-24}}
- People's Choice Award: Labster - "Labster", a virtual reality lab providing high-quality immersive scientific lessons{{Cite web|url=https://theindexproject.org/award/winnersandfinalists/labster-2017-peoples-choice-winner|title=The Index Project|website=theindexproject.org|access-date=2019-06-24}}
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= 2019 winners =
The 2019 Index Award was presented at The Plant in Copenhagen on September 6, 2019, with journalist Peter Stanners as the host. It featured keynotes from past winners such as Mikkel Vestergaard, CEO of Vestergaard, Ryan Sims, VP of Design at Duolingo and Keenan Wyrobek, CEO of Zipline. Out of more than 1,800 nominations, 42 finalists from 19 countries were presented and six of these won an Index Award. The five primary category winners each received €100,000 with their prize. The winners were:
- Body Category: Faber Futures - "Project Coelicolor", a suite of textile dyeing and printing methods with the Streptomyces coelicolor bacteria{{Cite web|url=https://theindexproject.org/award/winnersandfinalists/project-coelicolor-body|title=The Index Project|website=theindexproject.org|access-date=2019-09-19}}
- Home Category: AI SpaceFactory - "Marsha", 3D-printed vertical homes designed for life on Mars{{Cite web|url=https://theindexproject.org/award/winnersandfinalists/marsha-home|title=The Index Project|website=theindexproject.org|access-date=2019-09-19}}
- Work Category: SafetyNet Technologies - "Pisces", LED-light emitting devices that attracts certain fish and repels non-targeted species to lower bycatch{{Cite web|url=https://theindexproject.org/award/winnersandfinalists/pisces-work|title=The Index Project|website=theindexproject.org|access-date=2019-09-19}}
- Play & Learning Category: Microsoft - "Xbox Adaptive Controller", a customisable version of the Xbox game controller made for those of limited mobility{{Cite web|url=https://theindexproject.org/award/winnersandfinalists/xbox-adaptive-controller-play|title=The Index Project|website=theindexproject.org|access-date=2019-09-19}}
- Community Category: Solar Foods - "Solar Foods", the company behind the Solein protein made out of {{CO2}} and electricity{{Cite web|url=https://theindexproject.org/award/winnersandfinalists/solar-foods-community|title=The Index Project|website=theindexproject.org|access-date=2019-09-19}}
- People's Choice Award: Thumy - "Thumy", temporary tattoos and child-friendly insulin pens made to empower Type 1 diabetic children{{Cite web|url=https://theindexproject.org/award/winnersandfinalists/thumy-peopleschoice|title=The Index Project|website=theindexproject.org|access-date=2019-09-19}}
= 2021 winners =
The Index Award 2021 was presented at Volume in Copenhagen on September 30, 2021, and streamed to a global audience. Senior Copywriter from AKQA Jean-Robert Saintil was the host and the show featured a keynote by co-founder of Airbnb Joe Gebbia – his first public talk in Denmark. From 2,134 nominees, 46 finalists were presented and six of these won an Index Award. The five primary category winners each won a prize package worth more than worth over €250,000, including business development sessions with top-tier global consulting agency Boston Consulting Group, creative branding sparring from award-winning AKQA, a feature on the Google Arts and Culture platform, and bespoke design thinking and leadership workshops with The Index Project. The winners were:
- Body Category: Cirqle Biomedical - "OUI", a non-hormonal contraceptive reinforcing women's natural pregnancy barrier.{{Cite web|title=OUI|url=https://theindexproject.org/award/winnersandfinalists/oui-body|access-date=2021-10-04|website=theindexproject.org|language=en}}
- Home Category: Flash Forest - "Flash Forest", a scalable and effective reforesting technology using aerial mapping, drone technology and ecological science.{{Cite web|title=Flash Forest|url=https://theindexproject.org/award/winnersandfinalists/flash-forest-home|access-date=2021-10-04|website=theindexproject.org|language=en}}
- Work Category: BIOHM - "BIOHM", environmentally regenerative and natural insulation grown from mycelium.{{Cite web|title=BIOHM|url=https://theindexproject.org/award/winnersandfinalists/biohm-work|access-date=2021-10-04|website=theindexproject.org|language=en}}
- Play & Learning Category: Truepic - "Truepic Vision & Foresight', groundbreaking technology to authenticate images and videos and combat fake media.{{Cite web|title=Truepic Vision and Foresight|url=https://theindexproject.org/award/winnersandfinalists/truepic-P&L|access-date=2021-10-04|website=theindexproject.org|language=en}}
- Community Category: Algorithmic Justice League - "Algorithmic Justice League", an organisation combining art, research and education to show the social implications and harms of AI.{{Cite web|title=Algorithmic Justice League|url=https://theindexproject.org/award/winnersandfinalists/ajl-community|access-date=2021-10-04|website=theindexproject.org|language=en}}
- People's Choice Award: SAGA Space Architects - "LUNARK", a moon habitat designed for humans to thrive in space.{{Cite web|title=LUNARK|url=https://theindexproject.org/award/winnersandfinalists/lunark-pplc|access-date=2021-10-04|website=theindexproject.org|language=en}}
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