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LEXUS DESIGN AWARD 2021 Grand Prix Winner Announced
TOKYO, Japan (April 27, 2021)―Lexus today announced that “Portable Solar Distiller” by Henry Glogau has won the LEXUS DESIGN AWARD 2021 Grand Prix, which drew 2,079 entries from 66 countries. Chosen as the project that best encompasses “Design for a Better Tomorrow” based on the three key principles of the Lexus brand―Anticipate, Innovate and Captivate―the Portable Solar Distiller provides clean drinking water from polluted water or sea water, using sunlight. Merging local resource production with community architecture, this low-tech solution also serves as a shaded gathering place.
Upon receiving the award, Henry Glogau, said, “It’s a great honor to be selected as this year’s Grand Prix winner, and I’d like to say thank you to the judges. When you look at the level and quality of the finalists and their projects and the progress that has been made throughout, any one of us could have been the winner this year. I’d also like to thank the Mentors―their expertise in a variety of fields really strengthened not only our designs but us also as designers. We as finalists will cherish the thought-provoking questions and conversations we had, and we were so fortunate to experience them. And lastly, a massive thank you to Lexus. Being part of a prestigious award like this with a company that is truly passionate about Design for a Better Tomorrow, and which gives up-and-coming designers a platform and solid foundation to build their design futures on is incredible”.