IBDSA Announces India’s Best Design Studio Awards 2016

India Best Design Studio Awards 2016 by POOL magazine is set to enter its second year. These awards recognize the best, most creative, most organized and professional Design studios in India. Their aim is to help clients to choose the best studios in India. They also believe that these awards will soon become a filter through which companies to commission work.

In its 2nd year IBDSA had 156 studios in 15 different tracks applying out of which 20 studios in 9 tracks have made it to the Jury rounds. These studios have met the standards set for Work, People and Financial organisation. They take their work seriously and their clients are proud to work with them. They stood out not only for their creativity but also for their professionalism. Here are the proud winners of the awards in each of the different categories:

IBDSA aspires to give limelight to good- work amongst studios. The designers have opportunity to nominate themselves. This will be shortlisted by jury later. The jury for 2016 awards included 20 members from 10 countries, like Prof. Anil Sinha from, Ahmedabad, Sophia Shih from Taipei, National award winner Subrata Bhowmick from Ahmedabad among others.

Here were the nominees for all the different categories:

The nominees were judged on the following criteria:

Degree of innovation– Is the concept new or does it supplement an existing product with a new desirable quality?

Aesthetic quality– Is the concept’s form pleasant to look at?

Realization possibility– Can the innovation be produced from a technological and economical point of view?

Technological– Can the concept be produced in 1 to 3 years’ time?

Economical– Considering the manufacturing method, technology and use of materials, can the concept be produced at a reasonable price?

Functionality and usefulness– Does the concept fulfill all requirements of handling, usability, safety, and maintenance? Does it fulfill a need or function?

Emotional content– what does the concept offer the user beyond its immediate practical purpose in terms of sensual quality, possibilities of a playful use or emotional attachment?

And Impact– result of the concept.

These were the parameters based on which the Jury decided the best Indian Design Studio Awardees for 2016!