Kolon Glotech 3D Hybrid Material 'Gionic' Wins Germany's 'iF Design Award'

Grand Prize in Textile, Wall Materials, and Flooring Materials Sectors

Kolon Glotech's Gionic applied to the interior dashboard of the Kia Motors EV6. Gionic is a material made by layering polyurethane multiple times over synthetic leather or fabric. It features the ability to express more flexible designs by combining color, gloss, and graphics. (Photo by Kolon Glotech)

[Asia Economy Reporter Moon Chaeseok] Kolon Glotech announced on the 2nd that its 3D hybrid material 'Gionic' has consecutively won main awards at global design competitions.

Gionic is a technology independently developed by Kolon Glotech. It is a material made by layering polyurethane multiple times over artificial leather or fabric. Its characteristic is the ability to realize free designs through combinations of color, gloss, and graphics.

Gionic, in particular, is a differentiated material suitable for future mobility, with scalability that allows desired designs to be implemented for each interior component of automobiles. It also applies eco-friendly materials. Currently, it is applied to several trims of Kia Motors' electric vehicle EV6.

Kolon Glotech announced that Gionic's excellence was recognized recently by winning the main award in the Textile, Wall Covering, and Flooring category at the German 'iF Design Award 2022.' The award was received after competing with over 11,000 entries from 57 countries worldwide at this year's ceremony. The ceremony is organized by the German International Forum Design and has been held since 1954 as an international design competition.

Kim Young-beom, CEO of Kolon Glotech. (Photo by Kolon Glotech)

In March, Gionic also won the main award in the 'Materials and Surfaces' category at the 2022 Red Dot Design Award in Germany with the same entry. The Red Dot ceremony is regarded as one of the world's top three design awards alongside the iF Award. Previously, in 2013, Gionic submitted a car seat design in the Concept category of the Red Dot Design Award and received the Best of the Best award. Since then, Gionic has been applied to the seats of the British Land Rover Defender vehicle.

A Kolon Glotech official said, "Gionic is Kolon's proprietary technology that fuses various materials and designs to present new value to the future mobility industry," adding, "We will continue to develop advanced products that lead future car trends such as lightweight and eco-friendliness and target the global automotive material market."

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