■ Demonstrates TSB capabilities spanning design, engineering, prototyping, and mass production ■ Industrial AI Smart Goggles recognized for comfort, intuitive usability, and refined form factor ■ Achievement reflects Chairman Cho Hyunbum’s design-driven management philosophy and continued recognition at global design awards  Model Solution Co., Ltd., a Global Innovation Hardware Platform Company of Hankook & Company Group led by Chairman Cho Hyunbum, announced that its industrial AI Smart Goggles have been named a winner in the Product Design category at the Red Dot Design Award 2026.   The Red Dot Design Award is one of the world’s three most prestigious design awards, alongside Germany’s iF Design Award and the U.S. IDEA. The award recognizes outstanding products based on a comprehensive evaluation of innovation, aesthetics, functionality, and usability.   The award-winning AI Smart Goggles are being developed as part of the Advanced XR Device and Integrated Component Technology Development Project for Spatial Computing, supported by the Korea Evaluation Institute of Industrial Technology, or KEIT, under the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy. Model Solution is participating as the lead organization for Sub-project 1, overseeing ergonomic design, hardware development, and prototype production.   The product was recognized for combining the practicality and durability required in industrial environments with enhanced wearing comfort and intuitive usability. It was also highly evaluated for moving beyond the conventional rugged image of industrial devices, achieving a balanced design that integrates refined aesthetics with a field-oriented user experience.   Model Solution views design not merely as external styling, but as a core element that integrates user experience with manufacturing feasibility. Through its Total Solution Business, or TSB, model, the company connects the entire hardware development process from initial concept planning and design to engineering, prototyping, and mass production. This integrated approach enables Model Solution to enhance product aesthetics, technical completeness, and production feasibility simultaneously.   Leveraging these integrated hardware platform capabilities, Model Solution continues to expand collaboration opportunities in the global market. The company is currently carrying out multiple projects in the medical device and beauty device sectors with global customers, particularly in the United States, and is strengthening its role as a partner capable of turning customer ideas into market-ready products.   Model Solution has also continued to strengthen its expertise in CMF (Color, Material, and Finish). Since 2020, the company has operated its CMF Lab, where it explores the latest industrial design trends and material application cases. Through initiatives such as the Seoul Design Festival and the 2024 CMF Open House, Model Solution has showcased its CMF-driven design outputs and R&D achievements, demonstrating its ability to extend design beyond visual differentiation into practical product application and customer proposal capabilities.   In addition, Model Solution provides customized solutions throughout the product commercialization process based on its integrated design-engineering-prototyping-mass production model. Its ability to comprehensively address design differentiation, structural integrity, manufacturability, and quality stability is one of the company’s key competitive strengths.   This achievement also reflects Hankook & Company Group Chairman Cho Hyunbum’s design-driven management philosophy, which emphasizes innovation through design and technology. Model Solution previously won Winner awards at Germany’s iF Design Award in 2021 for its monocular AR HMD and e-Scooter. With this latest Red Dot Design Award recognition, the company has once again demonstrated its global competitiveness in hardware design and development.   Yoo Hyung-min, CEO of Model Solution, said, “This award is meaningful not only because a single product has been recognized for its design excellence, but also because it validates the design-centered, integrated hardware development capabilities that Model Solution has consistently built over the years. We will continue to seamlessly integrate our design capabilities, including CMF, with engineering, prototyping, and mass-production execution to further strengthen our differentiated value as a total hardware solution company that transforms customer ideas into market-ready products.”    

■ Realizing Rising Tech within ‘S.T.R.E.A.M,’ the Group’s mid-to-long-term strategic portfolio conceived and designed by Hankook & Company Group ■ Transformed students’ creative ideas into high-fidelity prototypes with near-production quality  ■ Demonstrated 'TSB(Total Solution Business)' capabilities based on integrated development and manufacturing  Model Solution Co., Ltd. (CEO Hyung-min Yoo), a global hardware platform company and an affiliate of Hankook & Company Group, announced the successful completion of its collaborative project with ArtCenter College of Design (“ArtCenter”), one of the world’s leading design schools in the United States, and unveiled the project outcomes.   Model Solution is the Hankook & Company Group affiliate dedicated to Rising Tech within 'S.T.R.E.A.M,' the Group's mid-to-long-term strategic portfolio.   Founded in 1930, ArtCenter is a design-focused educational institution located in Pasadena, California, and has built a global reputation in the fields of industrial design, product design, and mobility design.   The project was conducted as part of “3D Modeling 3,” a Spring 2026 course in ArtCenter’s Product Design department, with the goal of transforming students’ creative design ideas into high-fidelity prototypes with near-production quality.   Throughout the project, Model Solution supported CAD-based design reviews, CMF (Color, Material, Finish) implementation, and DFM (Design for Manufacturing)-based manufacturability reviews. Through this, the company demonstrated in detail how design concepts are actually realized in the product development process.   Among a wide range of ideas, a portable DJ controller 'DJ Deck', a future-oriented autonomous shopping cart 'Grocery Cart', and a last-mile delivery e-bike 'E-Bike' were ultimately selected. Each went beyond a simple concept model and was produced as a prototype with production-like appearance and finish quality.   The collaboration reflected Model Solution's 'TSB(Total Solution Business)' approach, which connects customers' early-stage ideas and concepts to design review, engineering, prototype development, tooling, and mass production. Through this, Model Solution demonstrated its strength in turning creative ideas into realistic product outcomes and establishing a structure that can be extended to development and mass production stages.   Beyond design realization, Model Solution provides comprehensive engineering services across all aspects of product development, including mechanical design, circuit design, and software engineering, and has established an integrated development and manufacturing system that can connect working prototypes to mass production. This capability translates into a competitive advantage in providing end-to-end support from the initial idea stage to actual commercialization.   Based on this end-to-end process capability, Model Solution continues to expand its business portfolio into various high-value-added industries, including medical devices. This capability serves as a foundation for expanding collaboration opportunities with diverse customers at the idea stage. This includes startups with limited product development experience or manufacturing infrastructure. The company stands out in its ability to define product implementation directions even from initial concepts alone and connect them to subsequent development and mass production review stages.   Hyung-min Yoo, CEO of Model Solution, said, "This industry-academia collaboration with ArtCenter demonstrates how creative ideas can be transformed into product-level outcomes. Moving forward, Model Solution will continue strengthening its role as a product realization partner by leveraging its total-solution capabilities to connect early-stage concepts with development and mass production."   The completed prototypes will be exhibited at ArtCenter's main exhibition hall starting in May, where they will be presented as the outcomes of this collaboration.