近日，现代电梯的Universal Multi Bar获得了美国工业设计师协会举办的2018年国际工业设计优秀奖（2018 International Design Excellence Awards, IDEA）。

　　这是世界上第一例获得IDEA奖的电梯制造商，该奖项是全球前三大设计类奖项，并列的还有德国红点奖和德国iF设计奖。

　　Universal Multi Bar是一项可以应用在与成年人乘客膝盖齐高的电梯呼叫按钮或者通过脚踏在感应区域就可以自动呼叫的“无触觉脚下按钮”。

　　该设计方便各种类型的乘客无限制地呼叫电梯，比如扛着物品或者坐轮椅的乘客以及儿童。同时，显示电梯呼叫向上或向下的指示也会通过3D画面加强显示。

　　这次获奖使现代电梯的设计竞争力再一次被世界所认可，而上一次是2017年的德国iF设计金奖。现代电梯是世界上唯一一家同时获得这两个奖项的公司。

　　Hyundai Universal Multi Bar

　　Hyundai Elevator has won the “Finalist” at the 2018 International Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) organized by Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA) with its ‘Universal Multi Bar’.

　　It has become the first elevator maker in the world to win at the IDEA, which is one of the world’s top three design awards along with the Red Dot Design Awards and the iF Design Awards.

　　The “Universal Multi Bar” is applied with the additional call button at the height of the adult knee level and the “touchless foot button” which enable people to call the elevator by putting a foot on the sensor detection area.

　　This design allows all people, such as users with objects or wheelchair, children, to call elevators without restriction. Also, hall Lantern, which shows the direction of up and down, has enhanced visibility by designing it in 3D dimensions.

　　By winning this award, Hyundai Elevator’s design competitiveness is once again recognized in the world following by the industry’s first iF design gold award in 2017. Hyundai Elevator is the only company in the world that has won the two design awards.