Golden A' Design Award 2026: Eckstein Design Shapes Geuder VIVOS for Eye Surgery

Munich, July 2026

Munich-based design studio Eckstein Design has been awarded the Golden A' Design Award 2026 in the Medical Devices and Medical Equipment Design category for the design of the VIVOS ophthalmic surgery platform. Developed for Geuder AG, VIVOS translates an exceptionally high functional density into a calm, immediately intelligible form.

VIVOS combines anterior and posterior segment, vitrectomy, endoillumination and laser therapy in a single device platform. Across three configuration levels, all versions share the same design language, the same operating concept and the same accessories. The central design task was to ensure this complexity does not arrive in the operating room as visual noise, but as a clear, manageable order.

Eckstein Design translated the technical density into a vertical, free-standing architecture on a narrow footprint that can be positioned flexibly at the patient. A floating monitor and a clearly structured port panel arrange the functions hierarchically. Reduced details, high-quality surfaces and a consistent material language give the system a valuable, orienting presence. The continuous user interface, designed in the field of UI/UX design, brings all workflows together in a consistent logic, so that changing surgical teams find their way quickly.

The platform concept of a device family that grows with clinical demands while remaining consistent in its design was central to the recognition by the international jury of the A' Design Award.

The project continues Eckstein Design's long-standing work in medical technology, translating complex medical systems into usable, market-ready products, from the first concept study to series production readiness. The full Geuder VIVOS case study documents the challenge, the design approach and the operating concept in detail.