From girls climbing shoes to high-tech, graphically coordinated ski and snowboard sets, women’s sports design attracted a great deal of attention at the Volvo SportsDesign awards held at ispo.

Nearly 1,000 people attended the award ceremony of the seven Volvo Women’s SportsDesign Award winners, selected from 281 entrants from around the world.
We have waited a long time to see women’s products receive the recognition they deserve,” master of ceremonies and awards judge Andrej Kupetz of the German Design Council said. The decisions we had to make were very, very difficult.”
The category winners were:
-  Ski Set: Rossignol Attraction, designed by Mediapack. The judges noted that the ski provided the perfect blend of performance, comfort, and good looks with its unique nubuck” tattoo graphics statement.
- Board Equipment: the Burton Troop Group (board, boots, bindings), designed by Lisa Fickentscher, won the top prize for its board, boots and bindings.

- Outdoor Equipment: the Dynafit ST 5.0 Women’s Set (ski, bindings, boots, poles), designed by Herwig Halun, Fritz Bathel and Stefan Tschager. Each ski weighs only 1.08kg, thanks to its carbon laminates.

- Footwear: the Montrail Grommet Girl, designed by Scott Franklin. Franklin took his extensive climbing experience and the influence of his toddler-aged daughter to create a shoe that has true climbing sole features, with flower graphics that are catchy to young girls.

- Accessories & Components: Salomon Siam Helmet, designed by Quentin Verhaeghe. To date, women’s sports helmets had been inspired by racing sports or martial arts. That has changed with a ski and snowboard-inspired helmet. Its features include fur-lined removable ear pads, airflow ventilation and goggle attachments.

- Women’s Concepts: Homesick Sports Net, designed by Silvia Knuppel and Damien Regamey. New design concepts took centre stage, with Silvia Knuppel’s innovative Homesick Sports Net. The concept revolutionises net development by steering away from the age-old, predictable mesh design pattern. Plus, the net can be used for volleyball, tennis, badminton, basketball, field hockey, handball and other sports.