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Wormy Compact Fishing Systems by Szabolcs Nemeth Is Granted the Golden A' Design Award in Outdoor Gear and Camping Equipment Design
Szabolcs Nemeth honored for outdoor gear and camping equipment design by the international grand jury of the 2024 - 2025 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 18, 2025 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has confirmed the Golden A' Design Award in the Outdoor Gear and Camping Equipment Design category for Wormy Compact Fishing Systems by Szabolcs Nemeth, designed for Wormy Global Ltd.. The award was conferred within the 2024 - 2025 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 evaluated anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
What the Golden A' Design Award Means
The Gold A' Design Award is granted to designs that demonstrate a high level of innovation and a significant impact on their intended audience. Recognized as a major achievement by the A' Design Awards, these designs are characterized by their visionary approach and the exceptional skill of their creators. Winners of the Gold A' Design Award are noted for their ability to push the envelope in art, science, design, and technology, delivering solutions that not only meet but exceed expectations. These designs serve as benchmarks for excellence, encouraging further innovation and inspiring future generations of designers.
More About Wormy Compact Fishing Systems
The Wormy compact modular fishing rod was invented by Szabolcs Nemeth. He created an almost unbreakable fishing system that is usable for many fishing methods. Its tiny size allows you to take it anywhere. Can be used for casting from shore, fishing from boat, kayak or Sup. It is suitable for ice fishing in winter and snorkel fishing in summer. This is truly year round fishing equipment. Thanks to the removable trigger, it can be equipped with all existing reel types. We can swap out spring rods with different sensitivities. It is extremely durable, so it will serve its owner for a long time.
About Szabolcs Nemeth
Szabolcs Németh was born in 1971 in Keszthely, Hungary. He obtained a master's degree in graphic design from the Department of Visual Communication of the Hungarian Academy of Arts & Design in Budapest, in 1997. (Today's MOME). He carries out comprehensive design activities in his own companies. Hungarian Design Award winner. He has received international patent protections for his invention in the world's largest markets. Expert in the fields of industrial property rights, industrial design, crowdfunding, and visual communication.
Award Record
This recognition makes Szabolcs Nemeth a winner of 1 A' Design Award.
About the A' Camping Gear and Outdoor Equipment Design Award
The A' Camping Gear Design Award is an international industrial design competition recognizing good camping equipment by leading brands and designers worldwide. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to camping gear designers, outdoor equipment designers, product designers and industrial design studios from all countries. Entries typically include tents, sleeping bags, backpacks, camping stoves, lanterns and multi-tools. Awarded camping gear designs are published at https://desingers.org/design-category/camping-gear
About A' Design Award & Competition
A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade organized annually since 2008. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The A' Design Award has a philanthropic mission 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. Entries are peer reviewed and anonymously evaluated 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. The A' Design Prize granted to eligible laureates 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, the upload of a work and the 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. Further information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://desingers.org/166311
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/166311
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!166311
- Laureate Profile: https://desingers.org/d/309807
- Further Information from the Laureate: https://wor.my
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Wormy Compact Fishing Systems
- Function
- Compact Fishing Systems
- Category
- Outdoor Gear and Camping Equipment Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Sports
- Colors
- Black, Dark Slate Gray, Sienna, Dim Gray and Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Wormy Global Ltd.
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Szabolcs Nemeth
- Country
- Hungary
- Recognition
- Golden A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2024 - 2025
- Design ID
- #166311
Credits
- Image Credits
- Photographer Milica Mrvic, 2018.; Photographer Milica Mrvic, 2018. Video Credits: Attila Csoboth, 2017. Video Credits: Szabolcs Nemeth, 2024.
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Its central element is an aluminum, CNC-machined reel seat from which the trigger can be pulled down, making it suitable to receive lower-positioned reels besides upper-positioned ones. There is a threaded shaft hole at the end of the centerpiece into which we can screw in various types of handles. Different spring poles can be fitted in the socket at the other end of the reel seats' axis. The original package can be extended at any time with additional spring poles and grips.
- Inspiration
- I have broken a lot of fishing rods in my life, so I bought as few as possible. I also hated carrying them. Wanted something very simple and universal that I could use right away or put in my pocket if I had to go. A compact fishing rod has to meet the same challenges as any multi-tool or as a Swiss army knife: to be multifunctional, small, and durable. The goal was to design a system that has several ways of usage with the smallest possible size and minimum weight for the sake of durability.
- Research
- The research began with the assumption that there was a fishing rod that could be varied to suit the widest range of methods and locations. Extensive research, conducted with the help of a patent attorney, led to the realization that there was no reel seat with a removable trigger. The design therefore focused on creating such a detachable reel seat that could accommodate spring rods with different mechanical properties at one end, and grips with different ergonomics at the other.
- Challenge
- Previously, no other compact fishing rod could accommodate both bottom and top-mounted reels with flawless operation, both in casting and spinning modes. This makes it uniquely versatile. It can be used in all seasons, from a shore, boat, kayak, or SUP, on ice, and even underwater (snorkel fishing). All this is achieved with the detachable reel seat unit, which is the pillar of the system and the patent. The nearly 9-year, complex examination process of the patenting ended with the granting of the patent in every country applied for. Thus, the concept has become a true invention, protected in the world's largest markets until 2037.
- Realization and Technology
- The Classic Range uses stainless steel spring rods, CNC machined seawater-resistant 6061 T6 aluminum reel seat and hardwood handles. The result is a truly unbreakable, portable fishing rod that is built to last for decades. The Black Range ONE will soon be launched, with cork composite handles and a carbon composite reel seat unit that is injection-molded for mass production. It is resistant to salt water, alkalis, and UV radiation. This large-scale series creates a significantly more affordable product, which further expands the range of customers and applications.
- Operation and Interaction
- Using it is roughly the same as using conventional rods, except that the body's functioning is ensured by a stainless steel spring. We can use interchangeable springs with different mechanical properties depending on the casting weights and the method we use. The spring pole arcs at the same time serve as a line-leading ring. The short size of the device allows you to cast not only from above but also from the side or bottom. The spring, like a catapult launches the bait.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project startred in November 2015 in Pomaz, Hungary.
- Specifications
- Classic: Universal spring pole, Material CrNi Stainless steel 304, Aluminum socket, Rod tip material hard chrome plated stainless steel. Handles: Steamed oak, Aluminum. Reel Seat: Salt water resistant, Cnc-machined, Accepts all kinds of reels, Hard anodized, Material 6061 Aluminum T6, Removable trigger. Black ONE: Casting and Spinning Handle: Cork, Reel Seat: Salt water resistant, Injection-molded carbon composite, Accepts all kinds of reels, Removable trigger. The materials used, such as cork, stainless steel and aluminum, are fully recyclable. The polyamide 6, made exclusively from textile waste, also.
- Keywords
- compact fishing rod, compact fishing pole, compact fishing system, pack rod, fishing rod,
