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Faculty and students from the School of Design secure iF Design and iF Student Awards

Recently, the winners of the 2023 iF Design Award were announced. “Before I Fall”, a design project launched by SU Xiaojing, Lecturer from the Design Department, School of Design, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, stood out among more than 11,000 entries from 56 countries and regions around the world and won the iF Design Award.

Another work of design from IIDE Class of 2022 students guided by Professor DONG Zhanxun, “Carbon-neutral Hangtag,” stood out from more than 7,000 entries from around the world and won the iF Design Student Award.

Before I Fall

By SU Xiaojing, ZHAO Yiyi, ZHAO Dan

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disease. The number of people suffering from AD is increasing every year. And yet people still pay little attention to the condition. This design uses a new method different from existing professional medical frameworks by helping people reach deeper into the hearts of patients, causing people to reflect on Before I Fall, and conveying a sense of responsibility for the aging society. As relatives and friends, although we cannot prevent the disease from making them forget the world, our companionship and remembrance will help them remember our love.

Carbon- neutral Hangtag

By DONG Zhanxun, LI Jiaying, MO Xinyu, JIN Yinshi, LIN Jiaze

Hangtags are disposable pieces consumed when buying new clothes. At present, the number of clothing hangtags wasted every year in the world approaches 100 billion pieces. Its high production volume and over-design of multiple layers and materials have led to an increasingly serious problem of wastes. This design combines the hang tag with laundry detergent. As a hang tag, it conveys the necessary information of the clothes through embossed embossing when purchasing. After the purchase is completed, it can be used as a laundry soap tablet to clean the production stains of new clothes. This enables the sustainable use of hang tags.