Kumho Tyre Receives iF Design Award
A pair of Kumho tyres has been honoured with the prestigious iF Design Award, one of the three most esteemed accolades in the design world.
The Volume and the Origami were recognised for their future-oriented innovation.
Kumho Tyre has won the International Forum Design Award 2025 (iF Design Award) for two of its products.
Established in 1954, the iF Design Award is organised by the International Forum Design in Germany and recognised as one of the world’s top design awards. This year, more than 11,000 entries from 72 countries competed across various categories. A judging panel of 132 international experts selected the winners based on a comprehensive evaluation of their distinctiveness, functionality, aesthetics, and sustainability.
Kumho’s winning entries, the Volume and the Origami, were honoured in the professional concept category. The two tyres deliver a new driving experience for future mobility and offer an optimum solution to overcome various terrains and environments.
The Volume is a next-generation tyre that dynamically adjusts its structure and functions according to speed and road conditions, enabling versatile, sustainable, and intelligent solutions in response to changing mobility requirements. The Origami is a folding tyre designed specifically for outer space exploration and settlement construction. Boasting an innovative structure inspired by the art of paper folding, the tyre maximises mobility efficiency in space environments.
The duo of tyres was developed through Kumho’s Technology Outsourcing program, a collaborative research project intended to develop tyres for future mobility. The partner behind the distinctive, futuristic tyres was BKID, an industrial design studio with a consistently high reputation in its industry and an excellent track record in a variety of areas, including craft, cutting-edge technology, IT, and contemporary art.
"Kumho has been working on initiatives to create sustainable and responsible solutions for future mobility,” said Young-Jin Kim, Head of the R&D Division of Kumho Tyre. “We will continue striving to develop products that align with our customers’ lifestyles while delivering innovation and functionality."