On the occasion of celebrating 20 years of bringing creative ideas to fruition by building high performing devices, Dell recently hosted a 24 hour challenge oriented event ‘Designathon’. The event witnessed registration from 170 organizations from various Manufacturing, AEC, M&M & Design verticals of the industry, out of which 40 unique designs were showcased. Hosted in Bengaluru (September 23rd, 2017) as a part of Dell EMC Forum,’Designathon’ served as a platform for businesses and companies that rely on ‘design’ for developing products and solutions, and reached out to design institutions in four cities – Mumbai, New Delhi, Hyderabad and Bengaluru.

Supported by Independent Software Vendors like Adobe and Siemens, and technology partners like 3D Connexion and Kensington, the design teams that took part in the event had cutting edge Dell Precision workstations at their disposal to conceptualize designs showcasing their vision of a sustainable & inclusive future, and a human-machine synergy.

Product, Living, Mobility and Home were the four categories that saw 40 teams competing head to head, where all teams were required to create drawings and 3D/2D designs onsite, utilizing Dell’s Precision workstations.

Ensuring a level playing field for all participants, a 60 second product film had to be submitted in the final stage of the competition by all teams.

The four emerging winners of the competition were as follows:

Mumbai: Design library for their GeSeGo Smart Wearable Device

New Delhi: T&M Services Consultant Pvt Ltd for their futuristic Bus tracking system.

Hyderabad: Verison Pvt Ltd for their Unique Multipurpose Holographic Smart Key board.

Bengaluru: Edge Verve Systems Ltd for their vision of fight against crime in 2030.

Endorsed by the India Design Council, and Association of Designers of India (ADI), the first Designathon in India was a smashing hit, and Srihari Palangala (Director & Head of Marketing, Dell EMC) had the following words to say, “Our intention has been to encourage breed of designers to generate ideas for a better future. The event has proved that when you combine two strong elements like design and technology, it can do wonders”.