SEOUL, August 21 (AJP) - LG Electronics has completed a sweep of the world's three major design awards this year, winning 17 prizes at the 2026 International Design Excellence Awards after earlier collecting honors from Red Dot and iF across products ranging from televisions and robots to heating systems and laptops.
LG said Friday it received five bronze awards and 12 finalist honors at IDEA 2026, organized by the Industrial Designers Society of America. The company had previously won a combined 55 awards at this year's Red Dot and iF design competitions.
Among the bronze winners were the 9-millimeter-thick LG Signature OLED W television, three Therma V air-to-water heat pump indoor units, the UltraFine evo professional monitor, the Smart Monitor Swing and the PuriCare AeroMini air purifier.
Another 12 products were named finalists, including LG's CLOiD home robot, a ceiling-mounted PuriCare system air purifier and the Gram Pro laptop made with a lightweight aerospace-grade material.
Several products, including CLOiD, the Signature OLED W, Therma V indoor units, PuriCare system air purifier and Gram Pro, received recognition from all three major design awards this year.
LG also received IDEA recognition in packaging design for its xboom audio products and LG Sound Suite home audio system, extending the awards beyond product hardware into branding and packaging.
"We see this recognition as a result of designs that balance convenience and aesthetics while fitting naturally into customers' living spaces," said Jung Wook-jun, head of LG Electronics' Design Management Center. "We will continue to deliver differentiated experiences through customer-centered design."
AJP Takeaways:
- LG won 17 awards at IDEA 2026, completing a sweep of the Red Dot, iF and IDEA design competitions this year.
- Recognition spanned a broad product mix, including TVs, robots, HVAC equipment, monitors, air purifiers and laptops.
- Several products won across all three major awards, suggesting LG's design push is being applied across multiple business lines rather than concentrated in a single category.
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