Hyundai Elevator Names Elevator Design Contest Winners

Hyundai Elevator, South Korea’s largest elevator manufacturer, recently announced the six winners of its elevator design contest. A total of 347 individuals and teams from six countries — South Korea, China, Indonesia, Vietnam, Malaysia and Türkiye — presented their visions for future elevators. The gold medal-winning designs by country were Gat-Ple (Choi Gyu-jin/Korea), Suying (素影, Zhao Changhai·Liu Lei/China), National Concept Design (Eka Olia Ru Meter•Kilda Heolambang/Indonesia), Disco (Le Thi Hai Duong•Nguyen Dao Tu Linh/Vietnam), The Floating Bunga Raya (Mohd Nizam•Sujitan Binhti/Malaysia) and Layer In Mood (Saner Ozturkler/Türkiye). Hyundai Elevator presented KRW10 million (US$7,600) to the South Korean winner and KRW5.2 million (US$4,000) to the winners from other countries. Judging committees selected winners based on factors such as design and compatibility with IT technologies. Hyundai Elevator CEO Cho Jae-chun said the contest presents ideas that give the company the momentum to “step up as a major player in the global elevator industry.”