myFC’s product JAQ wins the German Design Award 2016
Swedish myFC has won the German Design Award in the Excellent Product Design segment. myFC’s new product, the Fuel Cell Charger JAQ, has received the winning award in the follow category: Energy.
myFC, together with the award winning New York based design agency Aruliden, developed the innovative Fuel Cell Charger, JAQ, with the aim of appealing to the fashion conscious consumer. Today, it is official that myFC won the prestigious design prize, German Design Award 2016 in the segment, Excellent Product Design.
The German Design Award is the top international prize of the German Design Council. Its goal: to discover, present and honour unique design trends. Therefore, every year, top-quality entries from product and communication designs are rewarded, all of which are in their own way ground-breaking in the international design landscape. The German Design Award is one of the most well respected design competitions in the world and is held in high regard well beyond professional circles.
An independent and international jury of experts selects the winners of the German Design Award. It is composed of representatives from industry, institutions of higher education and design[1]
“This is exactly what we tried to achieve with JAQ - not only a tech product solving the most critical problem the user has, to be able to charge the phone where ever and whenever they choose, but also have a product design for life.”, says Johan Liden, Co-founder of Aruliden.
“It’s fantastic news and a real feather in our cap as we really listened to our users and the market needs for green portable power like JAQ. We are extremely honoured and we really think that our focus on design and usability, will allow JAQ to enter the mass market,” says Björn Westerholm, CEO of myFC.
For further questions, please contact:
Björn Westerholm, CEO
Email: bjorn.westerholm@myfc.se
Telephone: +46 (0) 706 56 20 07
[1] http://www.german-design-council.de/fileadmin/Download_Documents/GDA_2016/Textbausteine/Communicationtools_GDA2016_EN.pdf
About myFC
myFC is a Swedish innovation company that develops energy solutions using fuel cell technology. The company has launched two portable fuel cell chargers for small electronics like cell phones, cameras and tablets. Fuel cells use environmentally friendly technology that enables instant charging from a depleted battery state without ever needing a wall charge. myFC was founded in 2005, has its head office in Stockholm and was listed on the NASDAQ OMX First North in May 2014. The company’s Certified Advisor is Remium Nordic AB. To find out more, please visit www.myfcpower.com
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