Bruno Sacco is a legend in automobile design. He gained his experience with the great “Carrozzeris” Ghia and Pininfarina before commencing work with Daimler-Benz in Sindelfingen near Stuttgart in 1958. After several appointments in diverse positions with Daimler-Benz, he became their Head Designer in 1975 and ultimately, in 1987, the Director of the Design Department. Following his retirement in 1999 he rejected numerous offers from various car manufacturers, deciding never to design automobiles again. Good for Hansa because in 2001 the company was able to secure him as a design consultant. This led to a collaboration with Reinhard Zetsche and to the design successes Hansamurano (2003) and Hansacanyon (2005).

Following his studies, Reinhard Zetsche founded the Munich Design Bureau Oktopus-Design. Together with Bruno Sacco, he created the bathroom fittings ranges Hansamurano and Hansacanyon, both of which were distinguished with the prestigious Red Dot Design Award. Previous to this, he had already designed other fittings for Hansa: Hansasmartshower, Hansapolo and Hansatwister.

Following his studies in Essen, Michael Lammel became the Senior Designer and subsequently also the partner of Mattheo Thun in Milan. Here, he met Bertrand Illert, who, as a result of his studies in Vienna, had joined the Milan studio belonging to his Professor. In 1999, they founded the collaborative venture NOA Design. For Hansa, they create an impressive range of fittings including the new Hansamix (Busse Design Award), Hansaronda Style and Hansamotion (Red Dot Design Award), Hansaronda Style and Hansabasicjet.

The competition Design Plus was inaugurated in 1983 by the Frankfurt Fair in collaboration with the Rat für Form-gebung (German Design Council) and the Deutsche Industrie und Handelskammertag (DIHK) (German Chamber of Industry and Commerce). The award “Design Plus”, that is awarded in alternate years under the auspices of the International Frankfurter Consumer Goods Fair “Ambiente” or the world’s largest Sanitary Industry Fair (ISH) stands for “product design that does not concentrate on design for design’s sake but is entirely exemplary and innovatively directional.”

Prize Recipients:

2005 Hansacanyon
2003 Hansamurano

The red dot award is bestowed by the Designzentrum Nordrhein-Westfalen (Design Centre of North Rhine-Westphalia). With over 4,000 submissions from a total of 40 countries, it is one of the largest design competitions in the world. It is divided into in three sections: product design, communication design and concept design. One of the most coveted trophies is the red dot – the international seal of quality for design excellence.

Prize Recipients:

red dot design award (best of the best)
2005 Hansacanyon

red dot design award
2005 Hansamotion

red dot design award
2003 Hansamurano

The unique profile of the International Design Prize of Baden-Württemberg is a result of the annually changing theme focussing. However, respectability and fairness in product assessment are also given top priority at the Design Centre at Stuttgart: any products, the design of which involved any juror contribution, are excluded from participation. The distinction of the products is awarded in the categories “Focus in Gold” and “Focus in Silver”.

Prize Recipients:

Focus “know-how” in gold
2005 Hansacanyon

Focus “Dialog” in silver
2003 Hansamurano

The iF design award has been annually bestowed since 1954. It is one of the most distinguished design competitions in the world and yearly registers more than 1800 submissions from thirty countries. The international top-designers in the jury not only select the various prize recipients but their names also stand for the special position of iF and the iF label as a sign of quality in Design.

Prize Recipients:

2004 Hansamurano

One cannot apply to be considered for the “Designpreis der Bundesrepublik Deutschland” (Federal Republic of Germany Design Prize), the highest official design award in Germany. One must be nominated. On behalf of the Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment, the “Rat für Formgebung” (German Design Council) nominates and honours products and personalities in every alternate year.

Nominated:

2006 Hansacanyon
2009 Hansastela