The 2025 Core77 Design Awards Commercial Equipment Winners

The 2025 Professional winner in the Commercial Equipment category was Tim Nugent from Pulse Design Group for CNSRV DC-02. This system defrosts food in less than half the time it normally takes because the water is constantly being circulated all over the food as well as temperature is monitored and maintained throughout the defrosting. Designed to be easily taken apart for cleaning and sanitization. NSF listed.In the Student Commercial Equipment category the winner was AORA – Family-Centered Neonatal Care by Niklas Andreasen, Yash Saboo, and Joel Sjödin from Umeå Institute of Design. AORA is a hub developed to offer a single environment enabling parental presence throughout the entire neonatal intensive care journey. AORA fosters zero-separation care, enhancing the well-being of premature babies and their parents while reducing inequality by ensuring equal access to newborn babies.The jury team for Commercial Equipment was put together and led by Keqing Song a Community Manager at Autodesk. Song was joined by Alex Ortega and Industrial Designer at the Volkswagen Group, Roshan Hakkim a Senior Industrial Designer at Canon Production Printing, Katie Lim a Senior Industrial Designer at frog, and Meghan Preiss the Senior Manager of CX Design Integration at Delta Airlines.The 2025 Commercial Equipment category honors the design and creation of equipment, machinery, and systems used in business operations across various industries. Operational equipment and systems designed for commercial use such as retail, restaurants, and offices and industrial equipment for large-scale manufacturing, heavy production, or infrastructure-related operations. Commercial Equipment Award HonoreesPro WinnerCNSRV DC-02By Pulse Design GroupPro Runner UpArcadeBy Novità CommunicationsStudent WinnerAORA - Family-Centered Neonatal CareBy Niklas AndreasenStudent Runner UpCUDA: Next Generation Underground Working Safety SystemBy Yuan HongStudent Runner UpMPS | Measuring and precise sensingBy Jakob HöxtermannStudent NotableAbora - Biodiversity and environmental monitoring in reforestationBy Simon DiepoldSee All The Honorees of the 2025 Core77 Design Awards Here:Apps & Platforms | Built Environment | Branding | Commercial & Industrial Equipment | Consumer Technology | Design for Social Impact | Emerging Technologies | Furniture & Lighting | Home & Living | Interaction | Lifestyle Accessories | Medical & Healthcare | Packaging | Speculative Design | Sports & Outdoor | Sustainability | Tools | Toys & Play | Transportation | Visual Communication

Jun 25, 2025 - 00:25

The 2025 Core77 Design Awards Commercial Equipment Winners

The 2025 Professional winner in the Commercial Equipment category was Tim Nugent from Pulse Design Group for CNSRV DC-02. This system defrosts food in less than half the time it normally takes because the water is constantly being circulated all over the food as well as temperature is monitored and maintained throughout the defrosting. Designed to be easily taken apart for cleaning and sanitization. NSF listed.

In the Student Commercial Equipment category the winner was AORA – Family-Centered Neonatal Care by Niklas Andreasen, Yash Saboo, and Joel Sjödin from Umeå Institute of Design. AORA is a hub developed to offer a single environment enabling parental presence throughout the entire neonatal intensive care journey. AORA fosters zero-separation care, enhancing the well-being of premature babies and their parents while reducing inequality by ensuring equal access to newborn babies.

The jury team for Commercial Equipment was put together and led by Keqing Song a Community Manager at Autodesk. Song was joined by Alex Ortega and Industrial Designer at the Volkswagen Group, Roshan Hakkim a Senior Industrial Designer at Canon Production Printing, Katie Lim a Senior Industrial Designer at frog, and Meghan Preiss the Senior Manager of CX Design Integration at Delta Airlines.

The 2025 Commercial Equipment category honors the design and creation of equipment, machinery, and systems used in business operations across various industries. Operational equipment and systems designed for commercial use such as retail, restaurants, and offices and industrial equipment for large-scale manufacturing, heavy production, or infrastructure-related operations.

Commercial Equipment Award Honorees

See All The Honorees of the 2025 Core77 Design Awards Here: