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Winning
ABB products win at the prestigious iF Design awards. Read about Busch Art Linear®/ALBA and Terra Home, two stunning products inside and out.
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Winning
ABB products win at the prestigious iF Design awards. Read about Busch Art Linear®/ALBA and Terra Home, two stunning products inside and out.
ABB award-winning Busch Art Linear®/ALBA light switch range – combining premium design and sustainability
Busch Art Linear®/ALBA linear has won the prestigious iF DESIGN AWARD 2024 Gold – the highest distinction a design can receive.

Busch Art Linear®/ALBA is the new, sustainable switch series from Busch-Jaeger and forms the perfect balance of design and nature, of industrial product and ecological requirement, of pleasure and responsibility. Busch Art Linear®/ALBA is the result of an intensive examination of form, material and colors. But also with the environment, responsibility, and the future. This makes the switch series something very special.
iF Gold Statement
The Busch Art Linear®/ALBA series playfully subverts the classic typology of light switches with a refined, sleek, and elegant design language. These fittings appear to float above the frame, giving Busch Art Linear®/ALBA a unique lightness. The brand’s dedication to sustainability is borne out by its impressive use of recycled materials.
The range is also 2024 Product Design winner in the Building and Elements category of the German Design Awards which sets international standards for innovative and outstanding design achievement.

Additionally, it was announced as a winner of a Designplus Award by Light + Building at the 2024 fair. Designplus Award by Light + Building spotlights the most innovative products, future-oriented systems and ideas. The Smart + Connectivity PLUS award recognizes excellence in smart building automation, integrated safety and security technology and holistic system solutions for interconnecting all disciplines in the building.
The new range of mechanical and electronic switches features clear lines, light shapes, precise contours, and perfect surfaces combined in an elegant, timeless, and minimalist design to challenge the image of conventional switches. The series comprises a range of options in different materials including glass, metal, and walnut, and is available in black, white, and a variety of color accents.
Busch Art Linear®/ALBA switches are made primarily from recycled and recyclable materials including old car headlights and CDs. The black switch comprises 98 percent recycled materials while for the white switch, this is at 92 percent. In production, conventional polycarbonate is replaced with recycled polycarbonate, resulting in a CO2 saving of 82 percent. Busch Art Linear®/ALBA linear range is produced at Lüdenscheid (Germany). This site has decreased its annual carbon emissions by around 630 tonnes per year as part of the ABB Mission to Zero™ initiative, a scalable blueprint of smart building solutions combined with on-site renewable energy generation and storage.
Sven Werdes, Global Product Line Manager in ABB Electrification’s Smart Buildings division said, “When raw materials end up as waste, resources are wasted. Recovering valuable materials enables sustainable production to meet the needs of future generations and is a big deal when it comes to sustainable design for high-quality products. Busch-art linear® has a strong focus on sustainability in both materials use and production and is an example of our commitment to pursue a more sustainable future by driving circularity across the entire product lifecycle. We are also aiming to change the common image of the switch not just through sustainable design but through aesthetics. Busch-art linear® is characterized by the precision of its contours which reflect clarity and elegance and create a premium, timeless design with material and color options to cater to individual preferences and taste.”
“The recognition by the German Design Awards and DesignPlus is a great honor and encourages us in our holistic approach to function and aesthetics, as well as our consistent commitment to innovation and quality to create outstanding product experiences for the customers and users of tomorrow,” says Dörte Thinius, Head of Product Design at ABB for the Building and Home Automation Solutions area.
The innovative Busch Art Linear®/ALBA range of mechanical and electronic switches can be integrated into ABB's smart home system ABB-free@home®. By combining all the useful functions of comfortable home automation and door communication into a single system, it transforms a house or apartment into an intelligent home. Busch Art Linear®/ALBA can also be integrated into the intelligent building control system ABB i-bus® KNX for non-residential as well as residential buildings.
Award winning ABB E-mobility home charging solution helps drivers realize their sustainable mobility goals
The Terra Home ushers in the next generation of consumer choice for residential EV charging. The innovative design will enable users to make the best possible use of their renewable energy sources to further reduce their carbon footprint.

Statement from iF Design awarding body
The ABB Terra Home solution brings the home charging experience to a new level of user interaction. An exceptional combination of hardware, software and services, offer a unique proposition for EV drivers. The design demonstrates sophisticated simplicity and premium-quality that fits in every home. The hardware is crafted for a pleasant user interaction with functions such as automatic vehicle recognition, smart energy management, and intuitive indication lighting. The dedicated ABB app gives you full control over charging sessions from wherever you are, and additionally optimizes your energy usage for a more sustainable lifestyle.
It is predicted that by 2040, between 340 and 490 million chargers are needed globally, and that this figure will be dominated by home chargers, representing 82% of all EV charging installations. Offering unprecedented user choice, the new Terra Home provides the flexibility for an even greater number of people to simply and stylishly embrace the transition to electric mobility.
The new Terra Home charging solution from ABB E-mobility actively promotes sustainability by automatically prioritizing electricity from renewable domestic sources like solar. This feature should appeal to those who are concerned about using renewable energies effectively. Not only does the Terra Home set a new benchmark for sustainable charging choice, but in style and simplicity too. The Terra Home’s minimalistic design, choice of materials and options for personalized covers means it will fit seamlessly into a wide range of homes and lifestyles.
Meanwhile, intelligent features such as Plug N Charge enable instant and automatic recognition between car and charger, making charging authorization completely seamless. In addition, interactive lighting features indicate the state of the charging session, while notifications on charging status are easily accessible on the ABB E-mobility charger app3, which can also be used to authenticate a charge, ensuring that the owner alone can connect to their Terra Home.
Peace of mind is further enhanced by the cloud connection between the Terra Home and ABB E-mobility, enabling an experienced team to remotely service the charger quickly and efficiently, while remote firmware updates will ensure a futureproof experience, with users always benefitting from the latest charging features.