Doosan Bobcat Wins iF Design Award Main Prize for Compact Wheel Loader

Doosan Bobcat Compact Wheel Loader L85, winner of the main prize at the German iF Design Award 2021
[Photo by Doosan Bobcat]

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Heung-soon] Doosan Bobcat announced on the 16th that its compact wheel loader L85 product won the main prize at the German international design competition 'iF Design Award 2021'.

The iF Design Award is considered one of the world's top three design awards along with Germany's Red Dot and the United States' International Design Excellence Awards (IDEA). This year, out of over 10,000 designs submitted from 52 countries worldwide, a panel of expert judges selected the winners across nine categories.

Doosan Bobcat's compact wheel loader L85 received the main prize in the transportation category of the product design division. The L85 is a newly introduced product this year by Doosan Bobcat and is manufactured at Doosan Bobcat's Czech Republic factory.

Doosan Bobcat explained, "The L85 was designed with an emphasis on intuitive design and driver visibility, reflecting the characteristics of compact wheel loader equipment preferred by less experienced operators." They added, "The rear bonnet of the wheel loader is made short and steep, and both doors are fully glazed to provide best-in-class visibility."

Previously, Doosan Bobcat's mini excavator E85 model was the first in the construction machinery industry to reach the finals at the '2018 IDEA' hosted by the Industrial Designers Society of America. Following the mini excavator E85 in 2019, the compact wheel loader L85 also received an award at the iF Design Award this time.

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