Commercial equipment could reasonably be considered the unsung hero of industrial design. When designing a remarkable commercial equipment product, functionality must supersede trendiness, while practicality takes precedence over flashiness. Commercial equipment products impact lives in a number of ways: increasing safety, streamlining efficiency and improving health. Specifically, for our Commercial Equipment category, we asked designers for: "Equipment and systems designed for public, commercial, industrial, medical and scientific use".

Jim Kraimer, Director of Design at Crown Equipment Europe, captained the Commercial Equipment Jury Team this year. Accompanying him were Bruno Saint-Jalmes, Head of Creative Design and Concepts at Airbus, Jaime Moreno, Founder and Creative Director at Mormedi, and Robert Sachon, Head of Design at BSH.

Jury Captain Jim Kraimer admitted that in evaluating the entries it was very "tough to choose" which projects to honor.

Core77 would like to express our deepest gratitude to the entire Commercial Equipment Jury Team for recognizing the following projects: