Grand Award of Design – The Swedish Annual award for bright design

Celebrating the Power of Design

The Grand Award of Design honors the companies and creators who show how design can drive innovation, sustainability, and real business impact. Since 2003, the award has celebrated products and services where design makes the difference.

This is the The Grand Award of Design

Design is a key to competitiveness and profitability. This is why Teknikföretagen’s Grand Award of Design has been established as an institution.

The significance of design in terms of ensuring competitiveness and profitability was behind the establishment of the Grand Award of Design, which the employer organisation Teknikföretagen launched in 2003.

Previous Winners

The Grand Award of Design is an annual award established by Teknikföretagen, an employer organization, in partnership with Techarenan. The award recognizes companies that have gone above and beyond in their design efforts, demonstrating innovation, creativity, and a deep understanding of their target audience’s needs.

2024 Gold Category - Husqvarna SmartGuard

SmartGuardTM helmet designed for construction professionals

2024 Pioneer Category - SKUGGA Technology

The smart platform for eyewear.

2023 Gold Category - Eleiko

Winner for "Öppen, Barbell Collars" Creating durable high performance products by leveraging materials and design to increase usability and reduce environmental impact.

2023 Pioneer category- Harvest Moon

Harvest Moon’s approach to design and details runs through the entire value chain. With classic Swedish innovation Harvest Moon wants to make water-free toilets a part of everyday life and facilitate a more sustainable living, both on a local and global scale.

2020 - Powerfoyle

Powerfoyle is revolutionizing consumer electronics with its solar cell solution based on artificial photosynthesis, which charges in both indoor and outdoor lights and creates infinite energy. With a flexible design, which can be designed and adapted to the product it is integrated into, it paves the way for enormous commercial success.

2019 - BIO X

With the cost-effective BIO X, researchers can 3D print human organs. This is the bioprinter of the future from CELLINK, which has received praise from researchers from around the world.

2018 - Kalk

Light, silent and environmentally friendly - with a trend-setting and unexpected design - the electric off-road motorcycle Kalk challenges the traditional motorcycle culture. Weighing only 65 kilograms, powered by an electric drivetrain and with tires that wear less on the ground, it creates a whole new category of adventure.

2017 - ACX Power Ascender

ACX Power Ascender is a tool that has revolutionized rope-access work in maintenance and rescue services, etc. By using design in a strategic way in its product development, Actsafe has created a product that contains both driving pleasure and safety considerations in the same product.

2016 - Pocket operators

Pocket operators are small, light and stripped-down synthesizers that simplify music creation. With a compact, functional design and modern aesthetics, as well as, an attractive price level, they have created a commercial success.

Nominate/Applications

The Grand Award of Design has two categories: Gold and Pioneer. The Grand Design Award Gold is the main category where the winner will receive a cash prize of 250,000 SEK. The Pioneer award aims at smaller companies/startups and the winner will receive a cash prize of 100,000 SEK.

The application period for Grand Award of Design 2025 is over.