Alfred van Elk industrial design



Alfred van Elk industrial design Alfred van Elk industrial design is a Dutch design studio with more then 25 years of experience in product design and furniture design. Projects vary from small domestic appliances and packaging to consumer electronics and project furniture. The results have been awarded with more than 25 design awards. Alfred van Elk industrial design is your partner in idea development, concept design and product design. Starting point is matching the design to brand content, human needs and product environment with focus on innovation and durability. For multidisciplinary projects a network with creative specialists can be put in.

Biography Alfred van Elk successively studied interior design and industrial design (with honours) at the Royal Academy of Art in The Hague, The Netherlands. He worked as a product designer for several design agencies, such as: Frans de la Haye Design, Philips Design, TNO Industry and WeLL Design. From 2002 to 2007 he was co-founder and partner of studioMOM. Alfred van Elk worked for a large variety of clients, among others: ABB, Ahold, Alcatel / Thomson, Aspa, Auping, Bruynzeel, Bosch & Siemens Hausgeräte, Chanel, Douwe Egberts, Geesa, Heineken, Inventum, Kembo, Océ, Philips, Royal VKB, Score, Solvay, Tiger, Vitens / WMN, Westomatic and Widget. Next to his work as a designer, Alfred van Elk is teaching design at the Post Graduate Course Industrial Design of the Royal Academy of Art, the Hague, the Netherlands.
Awards I.D. Annual Design Award / I.D. Magazine New York / USA 2007 I.D. Honourable Mention, furniture / Kembo examination table 2001 I.D. Best of Category, equipment / Vitens (WMN) mobile water pomp station 2001 I.D. Honourable Mention, professional product / Westomatic hot drink dispenser 1997 I.D. Design Distinction, furniture / Score bath seat iF Product Design Award Hannover / Germany 2002 iF Product Design Award, professional product / Vitens (WMN) mobile water pomp station 1997 iF Best of Category Award, living / Score bath seat 1994 iF Top 10 of the Year, professional product / Océ paper folding machine 1991 iF Best of Category Award, lighting / Philips solar garden lighting 1991 iF Product Design Award, lighting / Philips halogen pocket lamp Dutch Design Awards / the Netherlands 2006 NDP Selection interior product / Pharaoh furniture line 2005 NDP Selection interior product / Auping AVS mattress support (part AVS line) 2002 NDP Nomination professional product / Heineken beer tap system (Heineken, Amstel and Brand) GIO Good Industrial Design Award / the Netherlands 2008 GIO Domestic Appliances / Inventum Café Invento coffee pad machine 2008 GIO Interior furniture / Auping bed base chassis 2008 GIO Project furniture / Kembo folding table 2000 GIO Project furniture / Samas (Aspa) office furniture 1998 GIO Project furniture / Score office trolley 1998 GIO Project accessories / Score feet rest 1997 GIO Interior furniture / Score bath seat 1997 GIO Project furniture / Score lecture 1996 GIO Medical packaging / Solvay blister packaging 1995 GIO Professional product / Océ paper folding machine 1994 GIO Retail system / Albert Heijn selfscan system 1992 GIO Transport system / Wagons Lits trolley Netdiver / USA 2006 Netdiver Design Forte Award / studioMOM 2006 Netdiver Best of the Year / studioMOM Retail Innovation Award / UK 1993 Retail Innovation Award / Retail system / Albert Heijn selfscan system Concour de la Lampe d’Or / Salon Int. du Luminaire de Paris / France 1990 Concour de la lampe d'Or / Mention Spéciale / Philips solar garden lighting Norwegian Design Award / Norway 1990 Norwegian Design Award / Interior lighting / Philips interior lighting series