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Since 1953 the iF Design Award has been evaluating designs across product design, communication, packaging, service design, architecture, interior design, user interface and user experience.
This year, the awards had over 10,000 submissions, which were evaluated by the 98 international independent design experts from 21 countries on the iF jury.
The winners of this years' subject, New Mobility, include human-centred design solutions that aim to improve urban connectivity and infrastructure.
Below are the five iF gold award winners. Explore more winning designs on the iF Design Award's website.
Mobility Stations Osnabrück
German designer André Stocker created a series of modular units in Stadt Osnabrück, Germany, which can be configured as bicycle parking facilities, shelters or charging stations.
Designed to be "urban landmarks", the paired-back units are colour-coded so that users can easily identify their functions.
"The future of mobility is hybrid and Osnabrück is leading the way with this boldly designed mobility station," said the international, independent design experts of the iF jury. "The striking reduction in design and materials creates anchor points full of character, and is a great model of how cities can re...