Accolades — STUDIO BACKS

Design Awards

We measure success not by awards in and of themselves, but as validation of the clients and people we have helped through our work.

Jochen has earned numerous awards during his 30 year career, including iF Hanover, the "Red Dot" for the Highest Design Quality at Design Innovations, the Braun Prize, Design Champion at the Design Center Stuttgart, Best Design Of Europe at the International Biennial in Kortrijk Belgium, Design-Team of the Year, Appliance Manufacturer's Excellence in Design and several I.D. Magazine Annual Design Review awards and Business Week's IDEA Gold, Silver and Bronze awards. Communication Arts Interactive Annual 8 for the STUDIO BACKS website design.

SPARK Platinum Winner, Category: Clean Tech for FreeWire Technologies BoostCharger 2020

iF Design Award for Owl Car Cam 2019

GOOD DESIGN for Owl Car Cam 2018

GOOD DESIGN for Swivl 2018

IDA Gold for Swivl C Series 2017

GOOD DESIGN for Vessel Kitchen 2015

GOOD DESIGN for Benvenue Medical KIVA 2014

IDA Bronze for f’real Frozen Beverage Blender 2014

IDA Gold for Product Designer of the Year 2014

IDA Gold for Vessel Kitchen, Kitchen Furniture 2014

IDA Gold for Vessel Kitchen, Home Interior Product 2014

IDA Gold for Virtuix Omni Locomotion Device 2014

IDA Silver for Accuvein Wheeled Floor Stand 2014

SPARK Bronze for Benvenue Medical KIVA 2014

GOOD DESIGN for Samsung 3D HDTV 2013

GOOD DESIGN for Virtuix Omni Locomotion Device 2013

IDA Honorable Mention for bCODE MP300 2012

IDA Silver for Crest Toothbrushes 2012

IDA Silver for Swivl by Satarii 2012

IDA Silver for The North Face Packaging 2012

“Last Gadget Standing People’s Choice Award” @ CES and “CES Innovation of the Year for Laptop Magazine” 2012

IDA Gold for Samsung 3D HDTV, Media and Home Electronics 2011

IDA Gold for Samsung 3D HDTV, Home Computers 2011

The Shaggies, Honorable Mention for Samsung 3D HDTV 2011

Winner of the “Innovation Design and Engineering” award @ CES for Samsung 3D HDTV 2011

Editor’s Choice “Best of Show” and “Best New Technology Product” for Bittel Telephony 2010

VASKA packaging selection at AIGA 365 Design Annual and exhibition at AIGA National Design Center in New York 2010

IDEA GOLD for Samsung 19” LCD Monitor SyncMaster 971P (IDEO) 2007

Red dot design for Samsung 19” LCD Monitor SyncMaster 971P (IDEO) 2007

Appliance Manufacturer's "Excellence in Design" for Medtronic Portable Pacemaker Programmer 9790 (IDEO) 1997

Red dot design for Medtronic Portable Pacemaker Programmer 9790 (IDEO) 1997

iF Design for Medtronic Portable Pacemaker Programmer 9790 (IDEO) 1996

Annual Design Distinction from ID Magazine for NEC Versa 2000 Notebook Computer (IDEO) 1996

Business Week’s IDEA Gold for Samsung’s “TotalMedia” (IDEO) 1995

IDEA Silver for SEGA Game Controller (IDEO) 1995

IDEA Bronze for Diablo Research E-Lamp (IDEO) 1995

iF Design for SyncMaster 15Gli, 17Gli and 19Gli CRT monitor (IDEO) 1992

Design-Team of the Year (TEAMS DESIGN) 1990

Braun Prize winner 1989

Patents

Studio Backs holds more than 60 design and utility patents.

Imperative Care - Systems and Methods For Multivariate Stroke Detection

Camelbak - Beverage Containers & Carrier Reign TeamSports

Camelbak - Container Cap Pivot Bottle

Camelbak - Beverage Container Eddy+Kids

Camelbak - Beverage Container Eddy+

PuraCath Medical Inc - Point of care ultraviolet disinfection system

Samsung Electronics Co - Printer

Federal Express Corp - Drop Box

Benvenue Medical Inc - Handle for a medical delivery device

Samsung Electronics Co - Notebook Computer

Samsung Electronics Co - Tablet Computer

Samsung Electronics Co - Printer

Samsung Electronics Co - Keyboard

Samsung Electronics Co - Monitor

Samsung Electronics Co – Notebook Computer

Federal Express Corp - Display Panel

Samsung Electronics Co - Notebook Computer

Samsung Electronics Co - Portable Computer

Samsung Electronics Co- Portable Computer

Bittel Americas - Telephone

Vaska Inc - Container

Thursday Innovations LLC - Computing Device case with integrated stand

Logitech Europe S.A. - Camera support having kinematically reconfigurable legs

Hannspree Inc - Television Set

Logitech Europe S.A. - Camera having recessed lens with generally rectangular cutout opening

Logitech Europe S.A. - Camera Base

Cisco Technology Inc - Telephone Indicator System and Method

Steelcase Inc - Furniture Storage Unit

Logitech Europe S.A. - Camera

Cisco Technology Inc - Adjustable Telephone System and Method

Logitech Europe S.A. - Video Camera Support Device

Logitech Europe S.A. - Camera Support

Logitech Europe S.A. - Camera Base

Logitech Europe S.A. - Video Camera

Logitech Europe S.A. - Camera

Logitech Europe S.A. - Video Camera

Logitech Europe S.A. – Camera

Logitech Europe S.A. - Video Camera Support

Logitech Europe S.A. - Video Receiver

Logitech Europe S.A. - Video Camera with adjustable legs

Tivo Inc - Remote Control

Blogs

https://www.curvelive.com/Blog/2011/September/Vaska-laundry-liquid-bottle-design

https://design-milk.com/vessel-kitchen-studio-backs/

https://www.sparkawards.com/entry-types/spark-e/sub-types/

https://galleries.sparkawards.com/index.cfm?year=2020&entry=C9354739-3A80-8D9A-421D8E384E88CB46

https://freewiretech.com/pro-series/