Ten out of ten

10 innovative products, organisations, people or brands for which KISKA gives 10/10.

1.    Leica, a design classic from Bauhaus, combining genuine cutting edge materials with solid mechanics and crafting a piece of art that remains timeless.
2.    The KTM X-BOW has set the new standard in automotive design applying technology born out of F1 racing into a production car with better performance, weight and safety advantages and enhancing the pure thril of driving.
3.    Ferdinand Pietch – his influence on the car industry is legendary.
4.    When we first saw the Alfa 156 we stopped, stared and desired – Italian design at ist very best.
5.    The integrated design strategy of Apple, connecting the business, marketing, brand and product strategy to create design classics that people want to possess.
6.    The first KTM Super Duke set the standard by which all bikes in ist category now follow.
7.    Red Bull and their integrated approach in marketing.
8.    Leonardo da Vinci – sketcher, sculptor, painter, architect, engineer and above all designer.
9.    The Atomic team that create the best products like the D2 which we helped to design, brand and launch.
10.    Amazon ist he standard in integrated interactive design that everybody else has to live up to.

Top 10 summer products

Finally, summer returned to Austria. Time for a list of the top 10 summer products.
Here we go.

1. “Nestrest” by Dedon
2. Streetstepper: www.streetstepper.com
3. Mizumi waterpistols: www.mizumi-waterworld.de
4. Lumix underwater cam
5. Solar barbecue Helios
6. Camper Opera
7. Design flask “Flat Man” by Giorgio von Philippi
8. KTM125 Duke: www.ktm.com/
9. Floating tire beer crate
10. Lawn mawer Droplet