On October 1st 2007, the Japan Industrial Design Promotion Organization presented STAEDTLER Japan with its "Good Design Award 2007".

The functionality and design of our ergosoft pencils as well as the STAEDTLER box greatly impressed the jury.

The innovative STAEDTLER products emerged victorious from a field of more than 30,000 other new products.

For more details about the Good Design Award 2007 please go to

http://www.g-mark.org/english/

With the STAEDTLER Mars micro carbon 255 mechanical pencil lead tube, STAEDTLER won the prestigious WorldStar Award 2006 presented by the World Packaging Organisation (WPO).

The panel of judges was impressed by the tube’s innovative push-button mechanism for single-handed use and refilling of individual leads.

The funnel-shaped tip for easy refilling has the advantages that the pencils leads don’t need to be touched and cannot be dropped or broken; and a convenient lead content window shows the amount of lead remaining in the tube.

Awards are based on the judges' consensus that a package is superior in its own right and/or better in its class in execution or innovation by comparison. STAEDTLER received the national competition award, the Deutscher Verpackungspreis, 2006 in Germany.

For more information on the WorldStar Packaging Award please visit

http://www.worldpackaging.org

The STAEDTLER triplus concept was distinguished with the Japanese "Good Design Award 2006" for exceptional product design quality.

This seal of approval is presented on an annual basis by the Japan Industrial Design Promotion Organization.

The "Good Design Award" is Japan's only comprehensive design evaluation and commendation system.

It is a hotly contested prize and is awarded by a renowned panel of judges.

In 2006, 2918 entries were received for the "Product Design Categories".
The products are documented in the "Good Design Award Yearbook".

The STAEDTLER triplus concept impressed the jury fulfilling all aspects.

Criteria for the Good Design Award 2006 such as "Is it a good design?", "Is it a superior design?" and "Is it a design that breaks new ground for the future?" are fully satisfied by our STAEDTLER triplus concept.

For more details about the Good Design Award 2006 please go to

http://www.g-mark.org/english/

The STAEDTLER Lumocolor permanent universal pen has been awarded with the Busse Longlife Design Award 2005.

The pen, a perfect all-rounder even when used on tricky or smooth surfaces, celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2004.

The design and functionality of STAEDTLER Lumocolor products have been consistently improved and enhanced over the course of the past fifty years. Today, the range comprises eight line widths in up to eight colours and includes flipchart and whiteboard markers as well as dry markers.

The STAEDTLER Lumocolor pen is one of the company's most successful products with a 70% market share in Germany, market leadership in Europe and market presence in over 150 countries around the globe. 

All criteria for the Busse Longlife Award 2005 such as safe technical function, cost-efficient production, more or less self-explanatory ergonomics and a design geared to the respective target group are fully satisfied by the STAEDTLER Lumocolor.

Please find more information at Busse-Design Ulm (available in German only)

The STAEDTLER triplus concept convinced the panel of judges of the "iF design award 2004".

With its unique product design, STAEDTLER managed to win against 1.630 entries from 32 different countries.
 It is therefore with good reason that STAEDTLER was standing on the winners' rostrum at the award ceremony to mark the opening of the iF design exhibition 2004 on 18th March 2004 in Hannover.

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In Germany, STAEDTLER was presented with the silver "Focus" by the jury of the "International Design Prize Baden-Wuerttemberg 2003" for its STAEDTLER triplus fineliner.

This state prize has a long tradition and enjoys a good reputation both at home and abroad.
The jury, made up of a panel of top national and international specialists, awards the prize to manufacturers and designers for outstanding and innovative design performance.

• design
• level of innovation
• ecological compatibility and
• ergonomics

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STAEDTLER enjoys an excellent standing in Canada this year thanks to having been distinguished with the "Best Bet Toy Award 2004".

This prize was awarded by the "Canadian Toy Testing Council" for the entire STAEDTLER ergosoft line comprising standard-sized, jumbo, and watercolour coloured pencils.

The products had been tested by more than 1.000 children of different ages.

http://www.toy-testing.org

STAEDTLER's ergosoft coloured pencils are winners in the category "school and office supplies" and have been awarded with the "Product of the Year 2004" of the Duesseldorf PBS Industrial Association.

According to a PBS report, the independent jury, made up of one professor of design, specialist editors and representatives from a number of different associations praised the "simple, ergonomic design of the coloured pencils" and the fact that the practical STAEDTLER box not only protects products from getting knocked about during transport but also doubles up as a handy pencil stand.

http://www.pbsreport.de (German)

The FV KK (Association of German Plastic Consumer Goods Manufacturers) has awarded the STAEDTLER triplus fineliner with the "Products of the Year 2004" design award.

The jury was impressed by the

"... creative, aesthetic and functionally outstanding product design, i.e. shape and colour, fitness for use, maintenance-friendliness and plastic-related advantages incl. wise use of recycled material."

Award-winning design:

• STAEDTLER triplus concept
• STAEDTLER box concept

These two concepts were distinguished with the "red dot design award" for exceptional design quality for their outstanding product design.

This seal of approval is presented on an annual basis by the Design Centre North Rhine Westphalia.

The "red dot design award" is one of the leading international design competitions. It is a hotly contested prize and is awarded by a renowned panel of international judges.

This year, 1494 entries were received from 28 different countries.

The products are documented in the German/English "Design Innovations 2003" yearbook.

The STAEDTLER triplus concept and STAEDTLER box concept impressed the jury above all by their

• Degree of innovation
• Functionality
• Quality
• Ergonomics
• Ecological compatibility

The award-winning products were on display from in July 2003 at a special exhibition in the "red dot design museum" in Essen/Germany, housed in the "Zollverein" colliery, a site of world cultural heritage.
This is, in fact, the largest permanent exhibition of modern design in the world.

http://www.red-dot.de

The ballpoint pen STAEDTLER elance, one of the classics in the STAEDTLER range, was awarded with the hotly contested iF certificate in the category "Office Business".

Evaluation criteria: 

• Design quality
• Production quality
• Degree of innovation
• Environmental compatibility
• Functionality
• Ergonomics

iF has gained worldwide acknowledgement due to the iF design award which has been staged on an annual basis ever since 1954.

Today, this award is regarded as one of the most important design competitions in the world.
Every year, it attracts over 1.800 entries from more than 30 countries.

http://www.ifdesign.de/index_e