On May 30th, the 62th German IF Design Award 2015 was announced in Hamburg. The Dustproof Pelican Cup (protected by patent) designed by a MA students team from the Academy of Arts and Design, Tsinghua University led by HONG Huachao and supervised by Pro. JIANG Hongbin, won the IF Concept Design Award.

The Pelican Dust Collectors is a great new way to capture dust while using a drill. No matter it is drilling on the wall, or even on the ceiling, you can always keep the house clean.

Inspired by the bird pelican, it is a flexible plastic cover with dust collectors. It is easy to use- simply set it in front of a drill. The geometry of surfaces is carefully designed, so the dust will automatically slide into the collectors from all directions. It provides complete visibility with the transparent surface of anti-static coating. The surface design also increases the stability of the vertical drill for straighter holes. The flange on the edge makes a stronger structure, which means less material and increased seal with the wall.

This reusable tool prevents workers from inhaling dust in a simple way, which saves people from the trouble of clearing up afterwards, and even improves the accuracy of drilling.

As one of the three top design awards, IF Design Award is also known as “the Oscar of Design”. The criteria not only include the aesthetic look, but also features of environmental protection, brand value and etc. There are nearly 11000 entries from more than 50 countries in this competition. Compared with the Red Dot Award, which is also from Germany, iF Design Award is more comprehensive and wider-ranged.

This design from the Academy of Arts and Design, Tsinghua University focused on the dust and the cleaning problems caused when using a drill. It provided an easy using, clean, accurate and reusable dust collector than the existing products.