Virtual Design Festival

Toyota Material Handling Europe Design Center for VDF x Ventura Projects

Toyota presents finalists of baggage handling competition

Toyota is showcasing the finalists of this year's Toyota Logistics Design Competition for the VDF x Ventura Projects collaboration.

Exhibitor: Toyota Material Handling Europe Design Center
Project title: Toyota Logistics Design Competition 2020 – Baggage Handling, Can you make it fly?

Toyota Material Handling Europe Design Center is a design team that forms part of the automotive manufacturing company Toyota.

The team has recently concluded this year's edition of its biennial Toyota Logistics Design Competition, which was entitled Baggage Handling, Can you make it fly?. It invited designers to reimagine the unreliable process of handling luggage at airports.

Toyota is showcasing the 10 finalists of the competition as part of VDF's collaboration with Ventura Projects, which were chosen from over 2,000 proposals.

The winning designs range from a proposal that aims to "make baggage claim fun" to an autonomous baggage trolley.

Main image is by TMHE.

Website: design.toyota-forklifts.eu
Email: [email protected]


Virtual Design Festival is the world's first online design festival, taking place from 15 April to 30 June 2020.

Ventura Projects are exhibitions curated by Utrecht- and Milan-based Organisation in Design that cover the latest developments in contemporary design.

As part of VDF, Ventura Projects is presenting the work of 88 international designers, academies and brands. See work from all the VDF x Ventura Projects participants at dezeen.com/vdf/ventura-projects.