2024 SID Awards
The School of Industrial Design's 2024 end-of-year awards acknowledged exceptional student leadership, superlative design innovation, instructional excellence, and noteworthy student support. This momentous gathering was scheduled prior to the School's customary end-of-semester student exhibition, Launchpad, bringing together students, faculty, families, and the Atlanta design community. We celebrate and recognize the instrumental role of those who amplify the unique identity of the School of Industrial Design and contribute to its continuous evolution, expansion, and ascension.
Leadership Awards
Make 10 Innovation Design Awards
The Orange Sparkle Ball | Make 10 Award, sponsored by the Atlanta-based design firm Orange Sparkle Ball, honors entrepreneurship and innovation among students participating in the Make 10 course. The award, which champions hands-on learning, particularly acknowledges products demonstrating innovation, manufacturability, and marketability. Winners are rewarded with cash prizes to encourage their continued product development post-graduation.
2024 Humanitarian Design Award
The School of Industrial Design also presents the Richard John Livingstone Martin and Barbara Rose Humanitarian Design Award, which supports excellence in humanitarian design for undergraduates. The award honors the memory of Richard Martin, a professor of industrial design, and founder of the Center for Rehabilitation Technology which was later transformed into the Center for Assistive Technology and Environmental Access (CATEA). Martin was a beloved professor, dedicated to humanitarian design’s important role in society. He was well-regarded for his research and outreach to the community, but his focus and dedication was to his students.
2024 Bredendieck Awards
The Bredendieck Awards recognize the contributions of Hin Bredendieck to the School of Industrial Design and underscore the direct connections between the industrial design program at the Bauhaus and our program here at Georgia Tech. The Bauhaus introduced a revolutionary approach to design with a central focus on user context and iterative design development, including experimentation and prototyping with an extensive array of materials.
Academic Excellence Recognition
Ashley Darling
Provost Academic Excellence Award & President Undergraduate Research Award
SIT Furniture Design Awards 2024
The SIT Furniture Design Award ™ celebrates unique and innovative furniture designs from around the world. There are various furniture categories and this years SIT Furniture Design Awards recognized nine industrial design undergrads from Georgia Tech. These students were either winners or honorable mentions in their respective categories. Explore the winning projects below.
LIT Lighting Design Awards 2023
The LIT Lighting Design Awards™ celebrates lighting product designers from around the world for their creative designs. Similar to the SIT Furniture Design Awards, there a various categories that the students can submit their designs. A total of six industrial design students from Georgia Tech were either winners or honorable mentions in the 2023 LIT Lighting Design Awards. Explore the winning projects below.
Xuanho Li's Parametric Reptilia Winner of IDA 2024 International Design Award
Xuanho Li's Parametric Reptilia Winner of New York Product Design Award
