Mehrafza Mirzazad Barijugh

Mehrafza Mirzazad Barijugh (Oroumieh, 8 September 1985) is an Iranian industrial designer, living in the United States. She completed her studies in industrial design at Middle East Technical University (METU) in Ankara, Turkey. In 2010, she became the first female designer from either Iran or Turkey to be presented with the Red Dot Award: Design Concept Best of the Best prize for her ETU (Emergency Transporter Unit for Amputated Body Parts) design.

Biography Mirzazad Barijugh was born in Oroumieh, Iran. She studied at the prestigious National Organization for Development of Exceptional Talents school during her middle and high school years. At the age of 18, she moved to Turkey to study industrial design at Middle East Technical University (METU), in Ankara. In 2013, she designed an insulin distribution system for diabetes patients.

She relocated her offices to Carrboro, North Carolina, in 2013.

Awards Red Dot Award: Design Concept Best of the Best (2010) Design Turkey: Good Design Award (2010) Faces of Design: Talent Award (2010) İMMİB: Endüstriyel Tasarım Yarışmaları (2011) Design Turkey: Good Design Award (2012). Ignite: Diabetes Ideas Challenge Award (2013)