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Whirlpool India Design Studio Receives the Silver A' Design Award for Whirlpool Lapis Grande Glass Door Refrigerator in Home Appliances Design
The international grand jury of the 2025 - 2026 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes Whirlpool India Design Studio for home appliances design
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COMO, Italy, April 22, 2026 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has confirmed the Silver A' Design Award in the Home Appliances Design category for Whirlpool Lapis Grande Glass Door Refrigerator by Whirlpool India Design Studio, designed for Whirlpool Of India Limited. The result belongs to the 2025 - 2026 A' Design Award & Competition and was reached through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who scored anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
About the Silver A' Design Award
The Silver A' Design Award celebrates top-tier designs that embody excellence and innovation. This award acknowledges creations that are not only aesthetically pleasing but also highly functional, reflecting the designer's deep understanding and skill. Silver A' Design Award recipients are recognized for their contribution to raising industry standards and advancing the practice of design. Their work often incorporates original innovations and elicits a strong emotional response, making a notable impact on the improvement of everyday life.
More About Whirlpool Lapis Grande Glass Door Refrigerator
Whirlpool Lapis Grande is a glass door refrigerator designed for modern homes. The front panel is finished with a marble pattern and gold accents, moving away from the conventional steel appearance of most refrigerators. The artwork is printed directly onto glass, and calibrated colour trials were used to correct the natural green tint of the glass. The glass surface is easy to clean and gives a seamless look. The refrigerator offers ten convertible modes and allows the freezer to be converted into a fridge in about ten minutes.
About Whirlpool India Design Studio
Whirlpool’s design team in India, anchored in Gurgaon, excels at catering to the diverse Indian consumer by meticulously analyzing varied behavior patterns and usage needs. Their philosophy delivers design true to the brand, maintaining fidelity to the global brand attributes while keeping the consumer at the core of every innovation. By deeply addressing Indian design sensibility, the team integrates premium aesthetics, that transform appliances into sophisticated centerpieces for social home spaces. Functionally, they tackle local pain points through "India-first" solutions that are a derivative of the insights generated through consumer connect and pan-India research activities.
Award Record
Whirlpool India Design Studio is a winner of 6 A' Design Awards, including this recognition. The awards were granted between the 2020 - 2021 and the 2025 - 2026 editions of the A' Design Award & Competition.
About the A' Home Appliances Design Award
The A' Home Appliance Design Award is an international competition recognizing good home appliance designs by best appliance designers and brands worldwide. It is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to home appliance designers, industrial designers, product engineers and appliance brands from all countries. Typical entries include refrigerators, dishwashers, microwaves, washing machines, dryers and ovens. The awarded home appliance designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/home-appliance
About A' Design Award & Competition
Organized annually since 2008, A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The philanthropic mission of the A' Design Award is to advance society through good design, by recognizing and promoting superior products, projects and services that benefit society, and by creating a global awareness and appreciation for good design practices and principles. Nominations are peer reviewed and evaluated anonymously by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members against predetermined criteria such as functionality, ergonomics, engineering, presentation, innovation, usability, sustainability and technology, with score normalization applied to remove biases. Awards are conferred at Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron levels. Eligible laureates receive the A' Design Prize, which includes the award trophy, the certificate of design excellence, the hardcover yearbook, a lifetime license to use the A' Design Award winner logo, exhibition of awarded works, an invitation to the gala night and award ceremony in Italy, inclusion in the World Design Rankings and Designer Rankings, and public relations and publicity services. Registration, uploading a work and receiving a preliminary score are free of charge, and Professional and Digital Edition laureates are not contractually obliged to pay further fees to claim the A' Design Prize. More information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://designers.org/180755
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/180755
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!180755
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/227038
- Further Information from the Laureate: https://www.prnewswire.com/in/news-releases/whirlpool-unveil
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Whirlpool Lapis Grande Glass Door Refrigerator
- Function
- Glass Door Refrigerator
- Category
- Home Appliances Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Electronics & Appliances and Furniture & Home
- Colors
- Black, Dark Slate Gray, Dim Gray and Gray
- Images
- 4
- Client
- Whirlpool Of India Limited
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Whirlpool India Design Studio
- Country
- India
- Recognition
- Silver A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2025 - 2026
- Design ID
- #180755
Credits
- Team
- Chandradhar Singh Rathore, Rayika Biswas, Tulika Panda, Shreya Dixit, Ritesh Ramankutty
- Image Credits
- NA
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- The Jade Marble glass door refrigerator redefines kitchen norms, moving beyond conventional steel. Its sleek facade, featuring marble patterns and gold accents, transforms the appliance into an architectural centerpiece. Designed for modern living, it offers a seamless, premium look with easy-to-clean glass. By merging high-end materials with refrigeration technology, it delivers a functional masterpiece, a bold expression of luxury and contemporary taste.
- Inspiration
- Modern homes are now personal sanctuaries reflecting individual taste. As luxury shifts toward meaningful storytelling, interiors blend natural materials with modern style. Inspired by Kintsugi, embracing beauty in imperfection, and the prestige of marble, Whirlpool’s glass-finish refrigerator translates stone into contemporary art. More than an appliance, it is a statement of elegance and individuality, crafted by Whirlpool to define the future of elevated living in premium homes.
- Research
- A detailed consumer and market research was conducted by the In-house research team across different regions of India to better understand changing lifestyles and design preferences in the refrigerator category. The research showed that many consumers, especially in the premium segment are seeking modern yet differentiated home appliances. It also highlighted clear differences between mass and premium buyers in their expectations and taste. These insights guided the development of the Jade Marble glass door refrigerator, helping the team create a design that feels modern, distinctive, and relevant to its audience.
- Challenge
- The primary research challenge was navigating India’s immense cultural and regional diversity. Defining a universally accepted "premium" aesthetic is highly complex when regional sensibilities and acceptance of modern finishes vary drastically. These fragmented geographical preferences had to be reconciled while also addressing the stark contrasts in taste between mass and premium buyers. The core hurdle was synthesizing diverse consumer feedback on various marble and stone patterns to find a unifying design language.
- Realization and Technology
- Leveraging deep material expertise, the In-house Design team collaborated with global suppliers to turn a vision into reality. By printing directly onto glass, they preserved the artwork's richness and depth. To overcome the glass’s natural green tint, the team conducted rigorous calibrated trials, balancing dark marble tones with warm gold accents. This meticulous color correction ensured the final production matched the intended premium visual impact.
- Operation and Interaction
- This glass door refrigerator challenges the monotony of the steel refrigeration industry. With the application of marble inspired facade,the refrigerator brings a refined material story into the kitchen, one that resonates strongly with the growing use of marble and natural surfaces in modern Indian homes. As kitchens evolve into curated, design-led spaces, the Jade Marble finish integrates effortlessly, complementing contemporary and premium interiors.
- Project Duration and Location
- Duration: 1 yr Design: Whirlpool Design Studio, Gurgaon Engineering & Production: Whirlpool Plant, Ranjangoan, Pune
- Specifications
- Dimensions(WHD)(In cm): 61.5 x 167.6 x 71.6 Weight: 57Kg India's Fastest Convertible Refrigerator Convert Freezer to Fridge in ~10 mins Exquisite Glass Finishes 10-in-1 Convertible Modes Upto 15 days of freshness in fridge and freezer Upto 2X longer Vitamin Preservation with 6th Sense Nutrilock Technology Prevents excess ripening of fruits and vegetables with Zeolite Technology Upto 50% Energy Saving with Mini Ref Mode
- Keywords
- whirlpool, glassdoor, nature, makeinindia, glass, refrigerator, refrigeration, cooling, precious
