Dev-Audio and Designworks were recognised at the Australian International Design Awards ceremony in Melbourne, when the Microcone was selected as one of three award winners in the Business and Technology category. Microcone is an innovative multi-directional microphone device designed specifically for group conversations, such as in meetings and teleconferences.

Presented by Good Design Australia, the Australian International Design Awards is Australia's foremost design endorsement scheme, rewarding companies that differentiate their products and services through design. This year, 232 Australian and internationally-designed products were physically assessed by a panel of international design experts, with 127 making the Finals. Of the Finalists, 47 products were awarded a Design Award™ in recognition of design and innovation excellence.

"Award winners are the result of unwavering dedication to good design and commitment to a professional design process. Innovation, creativity and attention to detail are clearly at the heart of each project," Brandon Gien, Managing Director of Good Design Australia said.

Dev-Audio commissioned Alex Wall and Warren Schroder of Designworks in Brisbane to design and produce the Microcone device enclosure and packaging. The Design Award recognises their achievement in exceeding the five criteria for good design (form, function, quality, safety and sustainability) and additionally, meeting the criterion for design excellence, innovation, in the expert opinion of the Design Awards judges. The Microcone citation from the judging panel read: “A great idea in an unobtrusive package. I can see this technology being applied to every boardroom across all public companies. Well done”.

The video below highlights the design process that Dev-Audio and Designworks went through to create the Microcone. For more information, read the Microcone entry for the Awards and the official press release from Good Design Australia.