Zip Water’s Most Eco-Friendly HydroTap Recognised in Australia’s International Good Design Awards for Excellence in Design and Innovation

Zip Water’s Most Eco-Friendly HydroTap Recognised in Australia’s International Good Design Awards for Excellence in Design and Innovation.

Sydney, Tuesday 14 October 2025 - The Australian Good Design Awards, one of the world’s longest-running international design award programs, has announced this year’s Australian Good Design Award Winners as part of the Official Good Design Awards Week – Rewarding, Defining, and Celebrating Good Design.

This year’s theme, “Design for Better”, underscores the vital role design plays in shaping a more balanced, inclusive, and sustainable world. From reimagining products and services to reshaping cities and systems, the Awards showcase how design has the power to drive positive change for people, planet, and prosperity.

Among the Winners was Zip Water’s Most Eco-Friendly HydroTap, recognised with a prestigious Australian Good Design Award Winner accolade in the Product Design category.

Project Title: Zip Water’s Most Eco-Friendly HydroTap

Designed in: Australia

Designed by: Zip Water

Commissioned by: Zip Water

Jury Comments:
“The new HydroTap G5 is an eco-friendly command centre delivering filtered boiling, chilled and sparkly water instantly. A thoughtful incremental improvement to the current system, with some solid sustainability elements. A strong evolution of an existing product with meaningful sustainability gains. Smart integration of low GWP refrigerant and airflow design improves performance and efficiency. Impact is clear at manufacturing scale - a discreet and well designed solution that delivers value to customers and users. A great representation of Australian design and innovation in this highly competitive space - well done.”

Celebrating Good Design, Innovation and Impact

The 2025 Australian Good Design Awards Ceremony will take place on Friday 17 October, at the International Convention Centre (ICC) Sydney, where more than 1,000 distinguished guests from design, architecture, engineering, and business sectors will come together to celebrate the transformational power of good design.

At the Ceremony, Winners will receive their official Good Design Tick Tro/phy. The Best in Class Winners, along with recipients of the Special Accolades, the Good Design Award for Sustainability, and the Australian Good Design Award of the Year – the nation’s highest design honour, will all be announced exclusively at the Awards Ceremony.

Record-Breaking Year for Design Excellence

Rachel Wye, Managing Director of Good Design Australia, reflects on the calibre of this year’s entries: “The standard of Award Winners in this year’s Australian Good Design Awards was the highest on record, with game-changing projects that push the envelope of good design, design innovation and design impact. These Awards clearly demonstrate the transformational power of design to create a better and more sustainable future.”

She added: “The projects honoured this year show how thoughtful design can drive meaningful change – from the way we live and work to how we care for our planet. The Australian Good Design Awards are proud to recognise these world-class examples of design excellence, which not only enhance human experience, but also make a profound contribution to creating a more balanced and sustainable world.”

About the Australian Good Design Awards

The Awards recognise design excellence from around the world, across 13 Design Disciplines and more than 35 categories, spanning the built environment, product design, engineering, digital, social impact, policy design and many more categories.

Each entry undergoes a rigorous evaluation by over 80 international Jurors, assessed against three core criteria: Good Design, Design Innovation, and Design Impact.

With a proud heritage dating back to 1958, the Australian Good Design Awards remain the nation’s oldest and most prestigious international design accolade, continuing to champion the critical role of design in shaping a brighter, fairer, and more sustainable future.

View all Award-Winning Projects here: www.good-design.org

To learn more about Zip Water's most eco-friendly HydroTap, click here: www.zipwater.com/hydrotap/eco-friendly