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Shahab (Shan) Askarian is an industrial designer and marketing strategist in Los Angeles, an MBA candidate at UCLA Anderson, a national champion in industrial design, and a former Director of Marketing Communications at Snapp (50M+ users). In 2026, five of his designs received eight awards from three international juries: the European Product Design Award, the NY Product Design Awards, and the D'Light Lighting Design Award. Every line below links to the organizer's own listing.

2026 · International design competitions

Five designs. Three juries. Eight results.

European Product Design Award 2026

Farmani Group · winners

Juried internationally. Results published 21 Sep 2026. Entered in the Student division from UCLA.

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KIN, an AI companion for Alzheimer's care
Top Design
Industrial / Healthcare: Robotics Designs
Official listing
KIN, an AI companion for Alzheimer's care
Winner
Industrial / Healthcare: Design for Elders
Official listing
Asterion floor lamp
Top Design
Home / Home Lighting: Desk Lamps, Floor Lamps
Official listing

NY Product Design Awards 2026

International Awards Associate · winners

Juried internationally. Season 2 results published 9 Oct 2026.

NY Product Design Awards 2026, Silver badgeNY Product Design Awards 2026, Gold badge
KIN, an AI companion for Alzheimer's care
Silver
Medical / Scientific Equipment: Healthcare
Official listing
Gloworm articulated lighting
Gold
Lighting: Lamps & Luminaires
Official listing

D'Light Lighting Design Award 2026

Designooor · winners

Juried internationally, entries from 32 countries. Results published 15 Oct 2026. Designer ranked 7th of 45.

D'Light Lighting Design Award 2026, Silver badgeD'Light Lighting Design Award 2026, Gold badge
Asterion floor lamp
Silver
Lighting Product Design
Official listing
Onda pendant
Gold
Lighting Product Design
Official listing

All entries were submitted and judged under the legal name Shahab Askarian, University of California Los Angeles. Award levels are the organizers' own terms.

Earlier

Before Los Angeles.

Questions people ask

What design awards has Shan Askarian won?

In 2026 Shahab (Shan) Askarian received eight international design awards for five designs: KIN (Top Design and Winner at the European Product Design Award; Silver at the NY Product Design Awards), Asterion (Top Design at the European Product Design Award; Silver at the D'Light Lighting Design Award), Onda (Gold, D'Light Lighting Design Award), Drewdrops (Gold, NY Product Design Awards) and Gloworm (Gold, NY Product Design Awards). Earlier he was national champion in industrial design in Iran and ranked first of 1,002 on the national graduate entrance exam for industrial design.

Who is Shan Askarian?

Shahab (Shan) Askarian is an industrial designer and marketing strategist in Los Angeles, an MBA candidate at UCLA Anderson, a national champion in industrial design, and a former Director of Marketing Communications at Snapp (50M+ users). His legal name is Shahab Askarian; he goes by Shan.

What is KIN, the AI companion for Alzheimer's care?

KIN is a companion robot for people living with dementia, designed by Shan Askarian. It uses reminiscence, social interaction, cognitive stimulation and physical activity, produces monthly cognitive reports and adapts its exercises over time. It won Top Design and Winner at the 2026 European Product Design Award and Silver at the 2026 NY Product Design Awards.

Are these awards verifiable?

Yes. Every award on this page links to the organizer's own public listing: productdesignaward.eu for the European Product Design Award, nydesignawards.com for the NY Product Design Awards, and dlightaward.com for the D'Light Lighting Design Award.

Shan Askarian (Shahab Askarian), industrial designer and marketing strategist
About the designer

Shahab (Shan) Askarian

Industrial designer and marketing strategist in Los Angeles. MBA candidate at UCLA Anderson. National champion in industrial design; eight international design awards in 2026. Former Director of Marketing Communications at Snapp (50M+ users).

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