iF DESIGN
Sven Rudolph is a seasoned industrial designer and co-owner of Rudolph Schelling Webermann, an award-winning product design and innovation consultancy established in 2005. Since March 2017, Sven has led the company's design initiatives. Additional roles include serving as a jury member for the iF Design Award 2024 and as a regional advisor for the Asia Designer Communication Platform. Previously, Sven was an ambassador for the German Design Graduates Initiative and a university lecturer focused on social entrepreneurship and industrial design at Hochschule Hannover. Sven's journey began at DING3000, another design studio co-founded, and has been enriched by various academic and professional roles, including teaching at HAWK University of Applied Sciences and Arts. Educational background includes a degree in Industrial Design from Fachhochschule Hannover.
iF DESIGN
Each year, iF International Forum Design GmbH organizes one of the world's most celebrated and valued design competitions: the iF DESIGN AWARD. Recognized as a symbol of design excellence around the world, the iF DESIGN AWARD welcomed 2022 almost 11,000 submissions from 60 countries.