Seoul Design Competition Winners

The prize winning submissions for the Seoul Design Competition are now available online.

Organised as a component of the first Seoul Design Olympiad, the competition invited submissions that addressed environmentally friendly design solutions promoting sustainable city life.

The Grand Prize was awarded to Kim, Woo Sik and Jeon, You Ho (Konkuk University, Korea) for their project "Hansel and Gretel's Life Pebbles".

The design solution, inspired by the popular children's fairy tale, alleviates a common challenge face by firefighters rescuing people from a fire: disorientation.

Life Pebbles become an essential part of a firefighter's safety gear, dropping a trail of fluorescent capsules to indicate a clear path to the exit.

As the Grand Prize winners, the team received USD $5000.