- EV9 takes Kia’s first-ever Worldwide Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) Gold trophy introduced by Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA)
- Newest accolade follows Pink Dot ‘Better of Finest’ and iF Design Gold awards to ship clear sweep of world’s prime three design awards for all-electric EV9
- IDEA 2024 triumph additional validates EV9’s design excellence and originality, and progressive nature of Kia’s ‘Opposites United’ inventive philosophy
- EV9 leads Kia’s dedication to delivering sustainable mobility for all
The Kia EV9 has gained the extremely coveted Gold trophy on the 2024 Worldwide Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) introduced by the Worldwide Designers Society of America (IDSA).
The prize marks Kia’s first Gold IDEA accolade and a clear sweep of the three most essential international design awards for the model following the EV9’s successes on the Pink Dot ‘Better of Finest’ and iF Design Gold awards earlier this yr.
Kia acquired the distinguished Gold trophy within the Automotive and Transportation class for its EV9 all-electric flagship SUV on the IDEA 2024 awards ceremony, which came about on September 12 on the Palmer Occasions Heart in Austin, Texas. This accolade reinforces the EV9’s design excellence and originality, and the progressive nature of Kia’s acclaimed ‘Opposites United’ inventive philosophy.
Karim Habib, Govt Vice President and Head of Kia International Design, stated, “Guided by the ideas of our ‘Opposites United’ inventive philosophy, at Kia we’re devoted to the creation of inspiring and genuine merchandise that fulfil prospects’ emotional wants simply as powerfully as they do their mobility, practicality and sustainability necessities.
“Good design ought to all the time signify the connection between our customers, our merchandise, and our model, and we imagine that the EV9 achieves that. To have the inventive and progressive nature of our design values acknowledged – first by the Pink Dot and iF Design Awards, and now with a Gold at IDEA – is immensely gratifying, not only for the Kia design staff, however for all our international colleagues. Such recognition evokes us to proceed pursuing groundbreaking sustainable mobility options for our prospects.”
Unpacking the EV9’s award-winning design
The EV9 represents the essence of ‘Opposites United’, which harnesses the inventive rigidity generated by the divergent values of nature and modernity to ship a harmonious entire.
This philosophy impressed Kia’s designers to dispense with typical pondering and create a groundbreaking EV with a daring and genuine character, pushing the boundaries of design, usability, connectivity and environmental accountability.
Outlined strains and clean surfaces characterize the EV9, whereas signature options such because the Digital Tiger Face, Digital Sample Lighting Grille and vertical headlamps add to its distinctive futuristic enchantment. These aesthetic qualities helped EV9 obtain prime honors on the Pink Dot and iF Design awards, and safe Gold at IDEA 2024.
This yr marks IDEA’s forty fourth anniversary, making it one of many longest-running and most prestigious international design award packages. Unaffected by shifting fads or transitory styling, the annual competitors focuses purely on figuring out and honoring the head of design excellence. The EV9’s Gold trophy within the Automotive and Transportation class comes seven years after IDEA awarded Bronze to the Kia Telluride Idea in 2017.
The EV9 spearheads Kia’s strategic dedication to sustaining its management in international sustainable mobility. The all-electric seven-seat SUV was the primary manufacturing automobile to include Kia’s 10 ‘must-have’ sustainable gadgets, which have gone on to characteristic in the entire model’s new fashions and embodies Kia’s dedication to growing pure and bio-based supplies.
Since its launch in 2023, the EV9’s design values and broad buyer enchantment have achieved flagship international success. Along with the Pink Dot, iF Design and IDEA trophies, the EV9 took two trophies on the World Automotive Awards 2024 as the general winner (‘World Automotive of the Yr’) and the very best electrical car (‘World Electrical Car’).
