Eindhoven, the Netherlands - Royal Philips Electronics
(NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHI) will receive an exceptional 31 world
renowned iF awards for material, packaging and product
communications design. This year it's for the first time
that the iF juries in the areas of material, packaging and
product communications design came together to choose
designs that they consider excellent design and can carry
an iF design award.
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"We continuously challenge ourselves in
bringing design innovation from concept to production
in order to create designs that are meaningful to
people and valuable to business.The 31 products that
have now wonan iF design award are a great
recognition for our products, the design teams and
Philips as a company," says Sean Carney, Chief
Design Officer, Philips Design.
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iF design awards
As "seal of good design", known throughout the
global world of design and beyond, the iF product design
award honors outstanding achievements in design. An
internationally renowned jury, consisting of 44 design
experts, have engaged in a critical discussion and debate
to select the winning products. Out of 4,322 entries
submitted by 1,605 participants from 48 countries, the jury
of the iF product design award has selected their 1218
favorites as the best designs for 2012.
All prize-winning products will be presented at the iF
design exhibition in Hanover, Germany from March 6 until
the 10th, 2012 and in Hamburg the second half of 2012. On
February 10, 2012 the awards ceremony will take place in
Munich, Germany where the 100 Gold Award Winners will be
announced. More information can be found at www.ifdesign.de.
For further information, please contact:
Femmy de Rijk
Philips Design / Communications
Tel: +31 (0)6 25 00 9463
E-mail: Femmy.de.rijk@philips.com
About Royal Philips Electronics
Royal Philips Electronics of the Netherlands (NYSE: PHG,
AEX: PHI) is a diversified health and well-being company,
focused on improving people's lives through timely
innovations. As a world leader in healthcare, lifestyle
and lighting, Philips integrates technologies and design
into people-centric solutions, based on fundamental
customer insights and the brand promise of "sense and
simplicity." Headquartered in the Netherlands, Philips
employs over 120,000 employees with sales and services in
more than 100 countries worldwide. With sales of EUR 22.3
billion in 2010, the company is a market leader in
cardiac care, acute care and home healthcare, energy
efficient lighting solutions and new lighting
applications, as well as lifestyle products for personal
well-being and pleasure with strong leadership positions
in male shaving and grooming, portable entertainment and
oral healthcare.www.philips.com/newscenter.
