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