{"id":282,"date":"2013-06-27T22:27:00","date_gmt":"2013-06-27T22:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/scqa.hult.edu\/en\/news\/press-releases\/2013\/june\/yves-bhar-to-design-the-hult-prize-press-release\/"},"modified":"2026-05-06T15:38:50","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T14:38:50","slug":"yves-behar-to-design-the-hult-prize-press-release","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/blog\/yves-behar-to-design-the-hult-prize-press-release\/","title":{"rendered":"Yves B\u00e9har To Design the Hult Prize [Press Release]"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEW YORK, June 26, 2013 \u2013 <\/strong>The Hult Prize is proud to announce an exclusive collaboration with legendary designer Yves B\u00e9har, who will create a unique award, which the winning team will receive each year along with $1 million in non-profit seed funding.<\/p>\n

Currently in its fourth year, the annual competition crowdsources ideas from the brightest college and MBA students around the world after challenging them to solve a pressing social issue around topics such as food security, water access, and education.<\/p>\n

\u201cYves focuses much of his work on using innovative design to help socially-driven businesses do well by doing good,\u201d said Philip Hult, a member of the Prize\u2019s funding family, board member of Hult International Business School<\/a>, and Co-Chairman of EF (Education First)<\/a>.\u00a0 \u201cI have been following Yves\u2019 work for a long time and we could not be more pleased to partner with him to create what will be a centerpiece of President Clinton\u2019s annual presentation ceremony.\u201d<\/p>\n

B\u00e9har is a multiple award-winning designer and entrepreneur, who currently serves as Chief Industrial Designer for One Laptop Per Child, and Chief Creative Officer at consumer electronics firm Jawbone. He is also the founder and CEO of the award-winning industrial design firm Fuseproject, and co-founder of August, a smart lock and home tech company.\u00a0 B\u00e9har was named \u201cDesigner of the Year\u201d in 2011 at the Conde Nast Innovation and Design Awards and has worked on behalf of global brands including PUMA, MINI, Samsung, General Electric, Sodastream and Prada.<\/p>\n

\u201cEach year, the Hult Prize challenges more than 10,000 students to come up with some of the most breathtakingly innovative and disruptive ideas focused on improving the lives of people around the world,\u201d said B\u00e9har.\u00a0 \u201cI am honored that my design will serve as a lasting representation of the winning team\u2019s hard work long after they invest the prize money in bringing their idea to life.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Hult Prizeis sponsored by Hult International Business School, which hosts the competition\u2019s regional finals on its five international campuses in Boston, San Francisco, London, Dubai, and Shanghai. The final round is held on the first day of the Clinton Global Initiative annual meeting in New York where President Clinton personally presents the award to the winning team.<\/p>\n

About Hult Prize<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>The Hult Prize is a start-up accelerator for social entrepreneurship which brings together the brightest college and university students from around the globe to solve the world\u2019s most pressing issues. The annual initiative is the world\u2019s largest crowd-sourcing platform for social good. The Hult Prize has been funded by the Hult family since its inception in 2009. For more information, visit www.hultprize.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n