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IDSA AMBASSADORS
7 Chair’s Report
3M, St. Paul, MN
John Barratt, IDSA
8 From the Editor Mark Dziersk, FIDSA
44 Best in Show 2015 Coloplast Design DNA Turning Patients Into People Again
47 Curator’s Choice 10 IDSAHQ Flip Reel Daniel Martinage, CAE Catching a Taste of Tradition 12 IDSA Honors 50 IDEA Chair’s Award 19 2015 Student Merit Award Winners
Introduction by Ayse Birsel, IDSA
31 Seeing Change Matthew Marzynski, IDSA
32 IDEA 2015 Jury 193 2015 Featured Finalists 198
2015 Finalists
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Blackmagic Cintel Film Scanner Digitizing Celluloid
52 Considered Award Cardboard Belying Reality
Cesaroni Design Associates Inc., Glenview, IL; Santa Barbara, CA Crown Equipment, New Bremen, OH Dell, Round Rock, TX Eastman Chemical Co., Kingsport, TN IDEO, Palo Alto, CA; Shanghai; Cambridge, MA; London; San Francisco; Munich; Chicago; New York City Jerome Caruso Design Inc., Lake Forest, IL LUNAR, San Francisco, Chicago, Munich, Hong Kong Metaphase Design Group Inc., St. Louis, MO Newell Rubbermaid, Atlanta, GA
55 People’s Choice Tork Xpressnap® Image Napkin Dispensing System The People Hae Spoken...
solidThinking, Troy, MI
56 Plastics Industry Student Design Award IKO Prosthetic Creative beautiful products in the world, System for the moments in life when people The Collective Soul will most appreciate them. of Creation
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54 Equality Award Flo Keeping Girls Engaged
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Cover photo: Gold IDEA winner Craft Beer Glasses p.128
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Innovation is the quarterly journal of the Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA), the professional organization serving the needs of US industrial designers. Reproduction in whole or in part—in any form—without the written permission of the publisher is prohibited. The opinions expressed in the bylined articles are those of the writers and not necessarily those of IDSA. IDSA reserves the right to decline any advertisement that is contrary to the mission, goals and guiding principles of the Society. The appearance of an ad does not constitute an endorsement by IDSA. All design and photo credits are listed as provided by the submitter. Innovation is printed on recycled paper with soy-based inks. The use of IDSA and FIDSA after a name is a registered collective membership mark. Innovation (ISSN No. 0731-2334 and USPS No. 0016-067) is published quarterly by the Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA)/Innovation, 555 Grove St., Suite 200, Herndon, VA 20170. Periodical postage at Sterling, VA 20164 and at additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to IDSA/Innovation, 555 Grove St., Suite 200, Herndon, VA 20170, USA. ©2015 Industrial Designers Society of America. Vol. 34, No. 3, 2015; Library of Congress Catalog No. 82-640971; ISSN No. 0731-2334; USPS 0016-067.
ADVERTISERS’ INDEX 93 Agora 103 Autodesk 157 Eastman 1 Eleven c3 IDEA 2016 97 IDSA Ambassadors 11 IDSA Membership 146 Intuitive Surgical 145 Keyshot 11 LG c4 LUNAR 157 MassArt
93 Material Connexion 11 Northern Engraving 103 Pantone 30 Pepsi c2 Pip Tompkin 93 ProtoLabs 165 SCAD 145 SolidThinking 103 Special Coatings 49 The Henry Ford 145 Tork
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The 2015 IDEA Winners Automotive & Transportation 58 BLACKLINE Bicycle City Smarts 60 Silver/Bronze Winners Children’s Products 64 Bronze Winner Commercial & Industrial Products 65 Black Onyx Modularly Savvy 66 Silver/Bronze Winners Communication Tools
Entertainment
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104 Blackmagic URSA Future Proof
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106 NX mini Say “Wink”
Computer Equipment
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Environments
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112 National September 11 Memorial Museum To Honor & To Heal
Design Strategy
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88 Innova Schools From the Ground Up
Home & Bath
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120 F50LW-A Water Heater Discrete Clean
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121 Living Square Washbasin with SaphirKeramik Thinly Beautiful
94 NAVER Service History Wall at Connect One History in 3D 96 Post-It® Plus App Analog Meets Digital 98 Silver/Bronze Winners
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Silver IDEA winner NikeLAB ACG, See p.180.
Kitchens
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132 GE Micro Kitchen Maximizing Minimal Living 136
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Medical & Scientific Products 143 Brivo XR 118 Multifaceted Solution 148 da Vinci Xi Surgical System Extending Human Reach 150 LUMI Medical Advanced Concept Through the Patient’s Eyes 152
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Outdoor Products 160 MultipliCITY Global + Local 162
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Service Design 173
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Social Impact Design 174 Design Kit A Platform for Human-Centered Design 175
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Sports, Leisure & Recreation 178 CLUG Bike Rack Hug Tight 180
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Student Designs 184 Monstas Interactive Exercise Toys Playful Healing 186
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Packaging & Graphics 166 Patagonia Baselayer Packaging Six-Sided Smarts 168
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DEFINING EXCELLENCE
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n my previous column I outlined my excitement at being elected to lead the organization in this its 50th anniversary year, and I promised to use my term to help the organization look ahead and consider how we need to evolve to maintain our position as an industry leader. I will be using this and future
columns as a vehicle to update the membership on our future focus under my tenure. As a reminder as we embark on my two-year term, I have outlined two guiding principles for this future focus: to remain true to our core mission to be the leading advocate of the industrial design profession and to guide IDSA to embrace the broader community that encompasses the profession of industrial design today. One of the greatest opportunities we have to demonstrate our embrace of a broader, more collaborative definition of industrial design is through the International Design Excellence Awards (IDEA). This awards program is not only an opportunity to recognize and reward creativity and innovation in the industry, but also a way for the organization as a whole to assert its position as a thought leader. So much of what designers do happens behind closed doors—in small teams hunkered down in front of computers in studios scattered around the globe. IDEA gives us a chance to showcase and celebrate the tremendous creativity and spirit of innovation that go into the work we do every single day. As host of the most exciting and rigorous awards program in the business, IDSA holds a tremendously valuable position. I have been fortunate to jury several design award programs around the world and have served as a juror and chair of IDEA. I therefore feel well-positioned to state that IDEA is without a doubt the most rigorous awards program inwhich I have participated. We should take full advantage of IDEA to highlight our organization’s influential role as a voice of authority and a steadfast guide for the industry as a whole.
But it would be a mistake to rest on our laurels. In an industry founded on constant change and innovation, it’s imperative that IDEA continues to evolve to keep pace and preserve our position of influence. In order to ensure that IDEA remains at the forefront of award programs, the Board has appointed a task force led by Mieko Kusano, IDSA director-at-large and senior director of design at Sonos. With the support of IDSA staff members Karen Berube, senior creative director, and Karen Foust, manager of awards, Kusano will explore how to increase the prominence and expand the reach of IDEA within the design community and beyond. Their task is simple yet demanding: to present to the board their recommendations on how to ensure that IDEA remains the preeminent global design award program. Kusano’s diverse experience spanning industrial, interaction, brand, technology and business design, both in Europe and the United States, gives her a strong foundation and excellent perspective for this important task. IDEA is absolutely fundamental to IDSA’s mission of advancing the profession of industrial design. As the world’s largest membership-driven industrial design organization, IDSA is perfectly positioned to define what constitutes excellence. The board-appointed task force led by Kusano will ensure that IDEA continues to be the benchmark of that excellence for many years to come. In future columns I look forward to reporting back to you on the task force’s recommended improvements, along with other initiatives we have under way. —John Barratt, IDSA, President and CEO, TEAGUE, and 2015 IDSA Board Chair; jbarratt@teague.com
Gold IDEA winner CLUG, See p.178.
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his is certainly a year of firsts. For example, the first time a reality TV star leads the polls for a political party’s nomination for the highest office in the land while an actor turned governor turned actor takes his place as, well, a reality TV star.
IDSA Executive Director Daniel Martinage, CAE, Deane Richardson, FIDSA, chair of the 1985 Washington, DC, WORLDESIGN Congress and newly inducted Fellow Austen Angell, FIDSA, celebrate at the IDEA Gala sponsored by Samsung that closed IDSA’s International Conference in Seattle in August.
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Hmm, well perhaps a dubious first there. Let’s recognize a much more significant first. This Yearbook marks the first time IDSA has published the profiles of our new Fellows. We recognize this extraordinary group of leaders, educators and thinkers through an in-depth look at their contributions to the profession and to IDSA. This year I was privileged to have dual IDSA responsibilities. In addition to serving as executive editor for INNOVATION, I had the distinct honor of serving as the chair of the 2015 Awards Committee. This committee, per IDSA’s bylaws, is made up of past Fellows who take the work of evaluating candidates very seriously. IDSA was lucky to have Peter Bressler, FIDSA, Tucker Viemiester, FIDSA, Brian Roderman, FIDSA, and Pascal Malassigné, FIDSA, as the jury deciding to whom the new Fellowships and the additional Education and Individual awards would be given. So a heartfelt thank you to my fellow Fellows (I always wanted to say that) who served on this distinguished jury, and a congratulations to all the new Fellows and IDSA award winners. A great big congratulations also to all of the IDEA winners featured in this issue. The talented designers and design teams acknowledged here originate from all over the globe and have produced an unprecedented and meaningful collection of work. The products featured in this issue are the best collection we have ever seen. They are responses to today’s environmental, technological and cultural shifts, and they set the bar high for design intention and quality. The People’s Choice Award, the Tork Xpressnap® Image Napkin Dispensing System, is a pure design play that beautifully solves an everyday problem we all share, and adds authentic material choices and sustainability to its story. A perfect embodiment of the design ethos of today. The Best in Show, the Colorplast Design DNA, uses design and inno-
vation to “create products that restore emotional dignity and turn patients into people again.” Bravo for that. Finally, the Curator’s Choice, selected by Marc Greuther, chief curator of The Henry Ford, stands out as a first-of-its-kind answer to an engaging, fun and productive activity done for hundreds, if not thousands, of years: fishing. Flip Reel by Squiddies was selected for how its simplicity and functionality as a tool intersects with its “skilled use of materials.” We celebrate this design, as we do all of them, for being the answer to reducing the friction between us as humans and the achievement of our goals. In the end that is the true mission of design. In thinking more about firsts, this year will be remembered as remarkable for events that are transforming the design landscape. An unprecedented number of acquisitions of design firms by larger entities is providing design seats at the table in boardrooms and the C-suite. On the downside is the failure of Quirky, based in New York, which will surely raise questions about how far the crowd-based model of innovation and product development can go. Opposite that, Kickstarter’s bold move of forgoing an IPO and reincorporating as a “public benefit corporation,” and explicitly stating that its goal is to do good as well as make profit, is testimony to its success and impact. This year has been electrifying and unusual, to say the least. So maybe the bizarre political landscape fits. As designers we constantly challenge our clients and ourselves. We challenge convention. This issue of the Yearbook is full of unexpected and exciting answers to problems and equally exciting responses to the opportunities we face in the world today. In it we celebrate this always inspiring and fascinating collection of products, packaging and service design that makes up this, the 2015 IDEA Yearbook—an issue full of firsts. —Mark Dziersk, FIDSA, INNOVATION Executive Editor mark@lunar.com
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A SEAT IN THE C-SUITE customer or end-user lens resulting in a more creative and human-centered company culture.
From left, Tom Lockwood, PhD, IDSA, moderator; Carole Bilson, IDSA, president, Design Management Institute; Sean Carney, chief design officer and executive vice president, Philips; Dan Harden, IDSA, president/CEO, Whipsaw; Klaus Kaasgaard, VP user experience design, Intuit; Steve Kaneko, FIDSA, partner director of design, Microsoft; Mauro Porcini, IDSA, chief design officer, PepsiCo; Eric Quint, IDSA, chief design officer, 3M; Ernesto Quinteros, IDSA, chief design officer, Johnson & Johnson; and Nasahn Sheppard, IDSA, divisional VP of product design, REI.
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here’s been no shortage of articles on design thinking recently. The subject has jumped off the pages of industry and professional journals onto the covers of major mainstream business and consumer magazines, including the Harvard Business Review, Fast Company, Wired and Time. It’s fitting, therefore, that as we celebrate design excellence in this issue of INNOVATION we look at the proliferation of design thinking and the resulting rise of prominence for the corporate world’s new sweetheart, the chief design officer (CDO). Putting Design Thinking into Perspective Design thinking has its roots in a number of approaches or methodologies, including participatory design, humancentered design and service design. Labeling design thinking as a methodology raises the hackles of many design thinking purists who see it more as a system-wide holistic approach that assesses product development through a
A Ground Breaking Gathering A major theme of IDSA’s 50th anniversary conference held in August 2015 in Seattle dealt with the evolution and future of design leadership. The concept was sprinkled throughout the three-day conference program culminating with a Future of Design Leadership panel featuring design icons from nine top product development and consulting firms (Philips, Whipsaw, Intuit, Microsoft, PepsiCo, 3M, Johnson & Johnson and REI) and the Design Management Institute. Moderated by veteran designer Tom Lockwood, PhD, IDSA, the panelists discussed a wide range of topics relating to trends in design leadership and the status of design thinking within their own companies. One of the most interesting things about the panel was how well the group interacted with each other and how closely aligned their future visions for design were. They all, for example, acknowledged design thinking as the secret sauce lubricating the collaborative strategies that make firms successful. 3M’s Eric Quint, IDSA, got agreement from the other leaders that design thinking is a tool that is not owned by design, and Intuit’s Klaus Kassgarrd spoke of creating corporate-wide “innovation catalysts” charged with pollinating the seeds of innovation throughout the organization. Seeds take time to grow, however, and change can be frightening. Change agents need to be patient, take risks and stay the course. Building competencies and relationships between the design disciplines operating within the same organization—including interactive design, visual communications, industrial design and sensors/environment—is also a very real challenge with which the panelists have coped. So when all is said and done, what does the future of design thinking look like? The IDSA panelists all agreed that design thinking will need more of a dramatic shift from thinking to doing. They also hope that future designers in the C-suite will include more women and minorities. We at IDSA agree and hope that IDSA’s next CDO panel reflects these visions. —Daniel A. Martinage, CAE, IDSA Executive Director danielm@idsa.org
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hether in his countless roles at IDSA or leading his own strategic industrial design firm, or volunteering for social causes, Charles Austen Angell, FIDSA, indeed believes in transforming society for the better. It’s for that dedication—and his standing in the ID community—that in August 2015 Angell was inducted into the IDSA Academy of Fellows. “This was a huge honor,” says the founder, president and CEO of Modern Edge in Portland, OR. “It’s very humbling to join the ranks of historical greats from our industry.” Angell’s roles in IDSA have included 2011 Executive Director Search Committee chair; 2013 New Website Oversight chair; 2012 International Conference chair; executive vice president; Midwest District vice president; Midwest District Design Conference chair in St. Louis and in Madison, WI; Wisconsin Chapter chair; Pod moderator; INNOVATION magazine guest editor; Design Foundation original trustee and Formation team member; and Design Foundation current trustee. That’s been capped off with the positions of IDSA Board of Directors’ chair elect, chair and now chair emeritus. “The last few years have been an exciting time,” says Angell. “I was lucky to have served with some amazing people on the Board and staff and I am pleased to say that IDSA is in excellent health. The team was relentless in driving IDSA’s relevance to designers and society, and the design community responded; 2014 was the best yearover-year financial growth in IDSA’s 50 year history.” At Modern Edge, Angell creates innovations in medical, digital mobility, vehicle innovation, wearables, active lifestyle products, experiential environments and social Impact programs. His team provides ethnographic research, industrial design, engineering, service design and development. In 2015, Modern Edge launched MODE PDX, a design/build entity for lifestyle products and equipment, and EDGELAB, a
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wearable tech development lab. Modern Edge coined the term “threadcasting” to characterize the rise of technology embedded in clothing and its effect on social interaction and business—which has garnered worldwide press. Angell has spearheaded innovation projects for John Deere, Intel, Samsung, Eastman, BMW, 3M, Baxter, Miles Labs, St. Jude Medical, Harley-Davidson, Ford, GM, Johnson & Johnson, Kawasaki, Medtronic, Mitsubishi, Nike, NASA, Procter & Gamble and Keen. During the course of his career, Angell and his teams have pioneered advances in digital health, smart technology in the agricultural equipment, digital library systems and digital service design. They developed one of the earliest commercial consumer LED bulbs for Color Kinetics and the first use of high-power LEDs in DNA scanners and industry-leading work in sustainable packaging for companies such as SC Johnson, Home Depot and Gillette. Angell served as director of design research and innovation at Intel Corp., chief design officer for Logic Product Development and concept development and intellectual property manager at Placon. Angell also is an internationally sought-after speaker on innovation; has served as an expert witness in IP cases and has been awarded numerous patents. Angell volunteers for Habitat for Humanity and other charities. He also serves as a lecturer at many schools— including his alma mater, Purdue University—and at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design, where his work with former Associate Dean Lester Shen led to the creation of a master’s program in sustainable design. “Design belongs to all of us, not just members of IDSA; to make IDSA relevant to design, IDSA must benefit all designers,” he asserts. “This year is the 50th anniversary of this unique association of designers—so here’s to the next 50 years.“ n
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t was in high school that Julie Heard, FIDSA, initially was bitten by the ID bug. “I learned about the College for Creative Studies (CCS) in Detroit during portfolio days in my junior year at the High School for the Performing and Visual Arts,” she says of growing up in Houston, TX. “ I thought I would go into graphic design, but I was more drawn to 3D mediums and did a lot of sculptural work. The admissions director for CCS encouraged me to explore ID—and she was right!” Heard joined CCS and its IDSA Student Chapter. She earned a BFA in industrial design and went on to become an industrial designer and project manager at Design Edge, and then a founding partner and a co-owner of Austin, TX-based Mixer Design Group, which specializes in technology, product design and engineering for global electronics, bioscience and healthcare companies. Heard has directed work for corporate giants including Qualcomm, Dell, HP and Texas Instruments. In 2015, Heard wrapped up four years on the IDSA Board of Directors as chapter vice president. She also served as chair of IDSA’s Texas Chapter for six years. Heard has been an active voice in spreading the word about the Society. “You should join IDSA both for what you can get—community and lifelong learning—and for what you can give—mentoring and advocacy.”
Heard’s work has been recognized by IDSA’s International Design Excellence Awards and by G-Mark, American Product Excellence and CES Innovation awards. She holds several design and utility patents. As a design firm founder and owner—in a field in which the majority of industrial designers are men—Heard sees female colleagues making advances. “While there are still fewer women in ID and related engineering fields in general, I have noticed more women in leadership and entrepreneurial positions through the years. Women are also excelling in the rapidly expanding interaction design field.” Heard and her firm also make time for community projects such as Helping Hand Home for Children. “It was an amazing experience to apply design thinking to their challenges, and it was very educational for both the design team and the HHH staff. Personally, it’s fulfilling to use my skills and training in a non-traditional way.” Heard’s husband, Phil Reed, own and runs a prototyping company, so with both parents in related fields, it’s no wonder that their young son may follow in his parents’ creative footsteps someday. Cooper Reed is thinking about becoming an industrial designer. “I’m proud to be an example to him, and to show him what an interesting and lucrative career choice industrial design is,” says Heard. n
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he’s helped countless designers not only land jobs, but secure the careers of their dreams. Now, RitaSue Siegel, FIDSA, has been inducted into the IDSA Academy of Fellows—the latest in a long list of honors. Earlier in 2015, Siegel earned the Rowena Reed Kostellow Award, established to celebrate and communicate the contributions and philosophy of Kostellow, who taught in Pratt Institute’s Department of Industrial Design for more than 50 years. “RitaSue is such a natural for this award,” hailed Pratt Institute President Thomas Schutte. Siegel wa the 2011 recipient of the IDSA Special Award, has served as a juror for IDSA’s prestigious International Design Excellence Awards, was named one of 30 global creative thinkers invited to the inaugural INDEX design summit in Copenhagen and served on the Board of Directors for the Design Management Institute. She holds a bachelor’s and a master’s in industrial design from Pratt and served as the school’s director of placement. A member of IDSA since 1988, Siegel wrote the book on ID—Getting a Design Job—and authored American Graphic Design: Thirty Years of Imagery. She’s the founder of RitaSue Siegel Resources (RSSR), influencing design, business, media and education. Her firm has been retained for searches in industrial, graphic and interior design; architecture; academic administration and faculty; design research and strategy; user interface; customer experience; service design; and related areas. That includes product development and innovation, strategic consulting, design organization assessment, operations, project management, and sales and marketing for design consultancies. RSSR has advised on and recruited many first ever design leaders across disciplines, especially following the growing importance of user/customer experience design for clients, including 3M, BMW, Microsoft, Hewlett-Packard,
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Kraft, Kimberly-Clark, PepsiCo, Philips, Procter & Gamble, Whirlpool and many others. Siegel has focused on how design can enhance life, championing designers as people’s advocates and promoting design strategy as a critical driver of business strategy. Siegel has spoken at dozens of higher education institutions and conferences on how students need to prepare for the real world—to be effective and successful. “I have had intimate conversations with thousands of designers and design and business leaders who told me their stories about their work experiences,” she shares. “That’s how I became ‘a natural.’ These stories combined in my subconscious to become sage advice I could offer others about paths they might take at critical junctures.” Siegel says she’s been told her responses are honest, clear, important, insightful and useful. “The privilege of being a translator early on—and then a liaison among designers, clients and others—has provided me with a unique body of knowledge enabling me to help others. Everyone should be so lucky!” n
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e believes classrooms are not limited by walls—and that every experience is an opportunity to learn something new. Now, Owen Foster, IDSA, has been honored as IDSA’s 2015 Educator of the Year for his dedication to design education. “It’s my job as a professor and mentor to make the next generations far better than I would ever be,” he explains. Foster earned two bachelor’s degrees from Auburn University and a master’s degree in industrial design from Auburn. Although his background spans industrial design, architecture, landscape and environmental design, his first love is design education. Foster taught at Auburn and at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. He joined the Savannah College of Art and Design in 2010 and became chair of the Industrial Design Department in 2012. In 2013, Foster became co-founder and co-director of the SHiFT Design Camp. While they “explore, build and lead” for a week every summer in the heart of the Appalachian Mountains in Tuscumbia, AL, dozens of high school and university students are mentored by professors, artists and design professionals from across the country. Workshops are held for middle and high school teachers. Foster and co-organizers believe it’s a great opportunity for young people to leave behind the wired indoors for the great outdoors. “Designers look at things; they are observers. But if you only see the four walls and the computer screen… and you only talk to a handful of people, you are not engaging the world,” he says. Foster has been named one of “30 Most Admired Educators for 2015” by DesignIntelligence, which calls him “a great leader who completely transcends his title to become a mentor and inspiration to each of his students. Helpful and friendly, he creates a great atmosphere both in and out of studio, pushing his students as well as giving them confidence and the tools that each one of them needs to succeed.”
“I want to challenge students by giving them real design obstacles, encouraging them to come up with new and innovative solutions,” says Foster. “I try to convey my knowledge of design to students while still maintaining their interest and curiosity. One cannot be forced to learn, one must desire it.” n
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esign education is all in the family for IDSA’s 2015 Young Educator of the Year—Trygve Faste, IDSA. His father, Rolf Faste, taught industrial design and product design at Syracuse University and Stanford University. “When I was growing up I was immersed in creativity and design from a young age,” he recalls. But a quiet rebellion set in. “Design was such a natural part of my life in fact, that as a young adult I wanted to study something completely different!”
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He joined a small liberal arts school with no product design program, but took math and computer science classes with studio art, “thereby subconsciously creating my own do-it-yourself PD curriculum,” describes Faste. “Once I realized what I had done, I embraced design as a professional avenue. Design combined everything that I enjoyed— creativity, constant learning in all manner of subjects, problem-solving and artistry.” Faste earned that individualized bachelor’s degree from Whitman College, then earned a master’s degree in fine arts from the Cranbrook Academy of Art. He went on to design at firms including IDEO, Fakespace and WET Design. But he felt the pull to return to the head of the class. In 2008, Faste joined California State University-Long Beach as an adjunct professor of design and then in 2010 became an assistant professor of product design at the University of Oregon. Faste also is the faculty advisor to the IDSA Student Chapter at the University of Oregon. Nominating Faste for the IDSA Award, University of Oregon School of Architecture and Allied Arts Associate Dean Brook Muller writes, “Trygve has impacted this program and our school in profound ways and in short order. He is a gifted educator who brings rigor, powerful conceptual thinking, enthusiasm and organizational skill to the studio and classroom.” Faste says his work stems out of a curiosity regarding human-created physical reality through design, architecture and technology. “As designers we are inclined to see so many of the problems in the world, and we do our part to address them. I eventually came to realize that helping to educate future generations of designers was the most optimistic way in which I could contribute on a wider level. It is energizing, uplifting and deeply gratifying to see my students succeed as passionate, thoughtful and creative problem solvers.” n
2015 IDSA Special Award
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e’s a dedicated public servant who helped shine a global spotlight on industrial design on the 50th anniversary of IDSA—and beyond. Now, US Representative Gerald E. Connolly has been honored with the 2015 Special Award for notable results, creative and innovative concepts and long-term benefits to the profession, its educational function and society at large. Connolly is serving his fourth term on Capitol Hill, representing the 11th Congressional District in which IDSA is headquartered just outside Washington, DC. This year he entered March 5th into the Congressional Record as the first National Industrial Design Day, declaring that industrial design professionals “improve our lives in every way and are worthy of our recognition.” In the United States, product design and related services generate billions of dollars in sales, and the number of US awarded design patents has reached an all-time high. “The economic impact of this industry helps fuel our nation’s economy,” announced Connolly. The congressman is a senior member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform—as the ranking member of the Subcommittee on Government Operations and as a member of the Subcommittee on Information Technology. He co-authored the 2014, bipartisan Issa-Connolly Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act (FITARA), which represents the first major overhaul of the federal laws governing IT management since 1996. A Harvard University alumnus, Connolly has been recognized twice as a Federal Computer Week Fed 100 winner, was named the 2013 FedScoop Tech Champion of the Year and received the AFFIRM Award for Leadership in the information technology community.
Connolly noted that IDSA has grown from 600 members in 1950—to thousands of members in more than two dozen countries today. He commended IDSA “for being an instrumental force in the growth and expansion” of industrial design and expressed “appreciation for the innovation and creativity of its members.” He said ID “has enhanced people’s lives…across the United States and around the world.” n
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ooper Woodring, FIDSA, has been a member of IDSA almost since the Society was formed fifty years ago. He joined IDSA in 1967, and in the years since, his dedication to the Society and to the ID community has been evident in his roles as IDSA president; executive vice president, interim executive director and IDSA New York Chapter chair. In addition to earning the 2015 IDSA Chair Award, in 1992, Woodring received IDSA’s Personal Recognition Award—which has been given to only a select number of designers, including the legendary Raymond Loewy, FIDSA, and Henry Dreyfuss, FIDSA. Woodring has had an impact on industrial design on a global scale. He received an appointment from President Ronald Reagan to lead the US Information Agency’s Cultural Exchange Mission called “Design in America”— behind the Iron Curtain. Woodring also testified before the US Congress on the Industrial Design Innovation and Technology Act. He was the first industrial designer to address The Conference Board, the prestigious Fortune 500 organization. Woodring represented Apple in its court cases against Samsung that have made international headlines. “Design patents have become a powerful weapon in the tech wars. It’s experts like Cooper Woodring who help companies wield them,” wrote Fast Company in a 2012 article entitled “Design Defender.” Woodring co-founded IDSA’s Design Protection Section and co-taught IDSA expert witness seminars. He was an invited presenter at the US Patent and
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Trademark Office’s first annual Design Day in 2006, and in 2010 and 2015. He’s also a member of the Intellectual Property Owners Association. Woodring’s works have been represented at the Museum of Modern Art and at the Smithsonian, and have been recognized with more than 30 US design and utility patents. Somewhere in his limited spare time, Woodring also managed to serve for two terms as mayor of the village of Plandome, NY. He earned a bachelor’s degree in industrial design from the University of Kansas and a master’s degree in design from the renowned Cranbrook Academy of Art in Bloomfield Hills, MI. He spent most his career managing product design and new product development for the $20 billion-a-year JCPenney Co. in New York City. Woodring’s inventions include decorative Venetian blinds, a handheld food processor, a bicycle brake and nesting, injection-molded, rocking chairs. “IDSA has contributed far more to me than I have to IDSA,” he insists humbly. ”I’ve have had three jobs during my career and all three were obtained through connections within IDSA.” Woodring’s interest in ID was sparked in his youth in Kansas. “I was lucky enough at Topeka High School to have an art teacher who said because I was good at art and math, I should become an industrial designer,” he says. “I’m not sure that is the right criteria for becoming an industrial designer, but I’m sure that it has been a fun and rewarding career for me.” n
By Ayse Birsel, IDSA Ayse Birsel is the co-founder of Birsel + Seck, a human-centered design and innovation studio that partners with Fortune 500 companies and leading brands, including Herman Miller, Converse, Tiffany&Co and Staples. Birsel is the Education Vice President for 2014-2015. She is also the author of Design the Life You Love, about applying design process and tools to your life, published by Ten Speed Press.
2015 Student Merit Award Winners
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s IDSA marks its 50th anniversary, the Society can rest assured that the Future of the Future of industrial design is in good hands—if the success of the winners of the 2015 IDSA Student Merit Awards is any indication.
The five students who’ve already turned into young professionals earned degrees at some of the best design schools in the country—Cleveland Institute of Art, Auburn University, Western Washington University, University of Illinois-Chicago and Syracuse University—and gained experiential learning at design firms and major corporations with global impact. Geemay Chia, IDSA, completed internships at Little Tikes, SmartShape and Stryker, and her determination to help seniors or those with special needs earned her an IDEA as well as other honors. Rachel Lopdrup, IDSA, has joined Harvard University’s Health Careers Program, and is considering becoming a physician—showcasing the everincreasing role of industrial design in medicine. Mauricio Romano, IDSA, logged more than a yearlong internship at one of the world’s largest tech companies—Intel—and his resulting work garnered international press attention. Motorola came calling when Rotimi Solola, IDSA, graduated; his internship at the telecommunications giant translated into a permanent position. Upon his graduation, Zach Stringham, IDSA, was able to hit the ground running as an industrial designer at a New York City-based company, bolstered by a hands-on, footwear design internship at PUMA and a product design internship at Billings Jackson Design.
Their inspiration may best be summed up in Lopdrup’s words, and serves to remind the rest of us— perhaps—why we initially were lured by ID: “With design, you can make someone’s day; make a business the best of its kind; save a life; or give someone a power they never had before.” n The 2015 Student Merit Awards were sponsored by Dassault Systemes SolidWorks Corp.
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Geemay Chia, IDSA, 2015 IDSA Central District Student Merit Winner Cleveland Institute of Art; mchia@student.cia.edu
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henever someone asks me ‘What is industrial design?’ I point to a nearby object and ask them why do they think the product exists as it is, and why is it designed in such a way. I will keep pointing out examples until they see just how much impact industrial design has. Instead of explaining industrial design to people, I have found that I can make a larger impact by helping people see the influence industrial design has on their everyday lives. The parents of Geemay Chia, IDSA, came to the United States from Taipei, Taiwan to study technical fields in graduate school. After their daughter was born in Cleveland, OH, they recognized her affinity for art and sent her to drawing classes in the summers at the Cleveland Institute of Art (CIA). It was there during an official campus tour in her junior year of high school that Chia learned about industrial design. “I’ve always liked making things with my hands when I was
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a child. The idea of designing something that can potentially influence or improve aspects of people’s lives was very exciting for me,” she says. Chia earned several scholarships, attended CIA and completed internships at Little Tikes and SmartShape. She worked with a select group of classmates on surgical tools for Stryker and independently on a social concept vehicle project for Dodge 2060. In spring 2015, Chia graduated with a bachelor of fine arts in industrial design from CIA. Her presentation at IDSA’s 2015 Central District Design Conference featured Clean Mate—an all-in-one walker, seat and storage solution. It also won Bronze in IDEA’s Student Category and second place in the 2015 International Housewares Association’s Student Design Competition. Clean Mate is the result of Chia’s determina-
tion to help seniors, or those with special needs maintain a clean environment with dignity. “I believe that being empathetic is a very important quality for an industrial designer,” she explains. “That empathy has led me to design a variety of products that can benefit people. I’m also inspired to create designs that are engaging. I want to make sure that whatever I design is enjoyable and compelling to interact with. This means that user experience is critical.” Chia, who speaks three languages, sees the value of ID in making connections as well. “The ability of industrial design to communicate and resonate with the consumer is a large part of ID’s success,” according to Chia. “I believe design can harness new technology or innovation and transform it into something that is relevant and beneficial for people.” n
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Rachel Lopdrup, IDSA, 2015 South District Student Merit Winner Auburn University; rlopdrup@gmail.com
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was the kid who made gumball machines or small houses out of any box I could find. Industrial design was a way for me to use my creativity to take on challenging projects and make something that could potentially make a difference in the world. And make a difference, she will. Rachel Lopdrup, IDSA, is the 2015 IDSA’s Student Merit Award (SMA) representative from the South Design District. She graduated in May 2015 from Auburn University with a bachelor’s degree in industrial design. This fall, she joined Harvard University’s Health Careers Program for post baccalaureate work. “I fell in love with innovation in the medical field and am considering a number of routes to take after this program,” says Lopdrup. Upon graduation, she joined the Spine Institute Northwest in Bothell, WA, as a patient experience designermarketer, serving as an adviser on strategies to build patient-provider trust. Among her duties—directing the redesign of the office interior and website, creating medical illustrations and curating research for future publications. In the first half of 2014, Lopdrup interned in luxury outdoor furniture design with Summer Classics in Birmingham, AL. “I was privileged to collaborate with phenomenal people, and now about 15 of my pieces are out on the market with Frontgate’s spring issue,” she says.
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What’s her biggest inspiration for ID? She credits her family tree and educators. “Can I pick a whole country?” quips Lopdrup. “My heritage is mostly Danish, and Denmark has some of the most beautiful designs. Tied with Denmark would be my high school art teacher, Shelly Bradon, who encouraged me to make my passion a career.” At the SDDC, Lopdrup presented medical concepts. She talked to lead nurses and other experts to figure out the ins and outs of devices such as mass spectrometers. Lopdrup identified the largest problems she could tackle with one product and sourced parts she could use to replicate $40,000 technology into a device that, based on the sourced prices, could shift diagnostics to the home for potentially only $200. “Strong research drives innovation, so I approach design with that mindset,” explains Lopdrup. “I’m considering working with biotech contacts to develop one of my medical concepts.” The news that she had won a SMA took her by surprise. “I think I cried. I was up against phenomenal competition, and honestly thought others’ work…looked so much better. As more of an in-depth researcher, I find it sometimes difficult to communicate my work as beautifully as others, but I’m glad the judges were able to see past that—to who I am.”
Her eventual goal involves ID; possibly even an MD. Lopdrup hopes to own—or consult with—a biotech innovation company, and may become a physician—a career goal spurred by a devastating personal loss at the age of only six. “This summer I’ve been able to work closely with a leading, minimally invasive spine surgeon, play with one of the original Da Vinci Surgical Robots, encounter person after person whose lives have been saved by doctors and talk to multiple health care professionals who believe having an MD would put me in the best position to push innovation in the medical field,” she says. “When I was young, I lost my mother to a cancerous brain tumor, but when my sister had three tumors, the surgical teams saved her life each time. The medical field does so much for people, but it’s far from perfect, so I want to help shape it and possibly save lives along the way.” Lopdrup knows the impact of ID: “Industrial design alters capabilities and/or influences behavior and emotions through the design of products, strategy, experiences, etc. If you give a prosthetic to someone who has lost their leg, they have the capability to run—whereas before—they couldn’t take a step. With design, you can make someone’s day; make a business the best of its kind, save a life or give someone a power they never had before.” n
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Mauricio Romano, IDSA, 2015 West District Student Merit Winner Western Washington University; mauricio.romano.92@gmail.com
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auricio Romano, IDSA, was born in Mexico City and came to the United States at the age of only four. He never dreamed of landing in the field of industrial design; in fact, he hadn’t heard of ID. But something was tugging at him all along; he just couldn’t pinpoint it—yet. “As a young kid I always found myself in a paradox between art and engineering. I loved drawing, painting and gadgets—even small products like lighters or business card holders. I remember my dad’s office used to always have trinkets and kinetic desk items. I had a deep fascination with products.” The trilingual Romano also was drawn to the creative— art, books, video games—“anything that portrayed a sense of uniqueness, something different, some experience. This never quite settled for me, and I was very restless.” He went to college to study creative writing, hoping it “would be able to satisfy the design aspect of my personality.” But Romano still fostered a fascination for kinetic machines. “It wasn’t until my freshman year engineering introductory class that I discovered ID. When they presented the major, they began by saying this: ‘Industrial design is the marriage of art and engineering.” He didn’t have to look any further. “I stopped listening at that point,” says Romano. “I knew what I wanted to do.” This spring, Romano graduated from Western Washington University in Bellingham, WA, with a bachelor’s degree in industrial design. And the right to claim
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a first for the WWU Vikings—he became the first WWU student to win a SMA. “I’m so proud and thankful to bring that back to my department. Very excited, a little surreal and extremely humbled. Industrial design is something I love,” says Romano. “I think about it throughout my day and hope to continue getting better at it. I think this is what allows my work to stand to an SMA level.” Romano, who also was named a 2015 WWU Outstanding Graduate, tries not to admire or gather inspiration from one person or one source too much. “I feel that can be a dangerous practice that only makes you repeat what these designers have done before. Instead, I see it like throwing a bunch of ingredients together to make your own style…. I think we—as designers—are the culmination of our experiences.” He loves the architecture of Toyo Ito and Zaha Hadid, classical Mexican colors and ceramics and German minimalists such as Dieter Rams and Van de Roh. “But I do think it could be shaken up a bit. I think all of these come together somehow in our minds to settle into our own style.”
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Romano completed a 15-month internship at Intel in Hillsboro, OR. “It was one of the steepest learning curves I have ever challenged through—but very rewarding. Being the only industrial designer in my immediate team of mechanical, thermal and electrical engineers gave me a lot of ownership to the design of our projects. I was very lucky to have landed that position.” Romano’s work was hands-on and state-of-the-art. “I got to lead projects that shaped the industry,” he says. Romano was the lead designer on Intel’s Llama Mountain tablet. It was one of his final published products presented at the 2014 Computex show in Taipei. The tablet was hailed by Laptop magazine as “Intel’s Answer to the iPad Air” that “could be the most influential PC of the year.” In the long run, Romano sees the big picture. “I think the ultimate dream is to design the future. I imagine a world where it’s not about technological boxes with circuits like
phones, laptops, tablets. I think eventually this is going to disappear and we will live in a fully interactive universe of products. This is where I hope my career takes me; I want a part in shaping this future.” Romano also challenges the ID—of ID. “Industrial design is too specific. It’s too focused on one product at a time; it’s a single-serving experience. Like your computers, tablets, phones. These are stand-alone objects that are, in essence, just boxes. Even other products that are not consumer electronics—those are still abstract, single-standing, single-serving products. Everything we own and design stands on its own. This should change, in my opinion.” He recognizes the Internet of Things, but believes a wider net should be cast. “The Future of the Future is a world that’s all encompassing and inclusive. It’s not about the latest gadget but rather how that communicates and interacts with the objects around you.” n
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Rotimi Solola, IDSA, 2015 Midwest District Student Merit Award Winner University of Illinois – Chicago; solola.slmdesign@gmail.com
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otimi Solola, IDSA, says he’s exactly where he wants to be. The 2015 winner of the IDSA Student Merit Award from the Midwest Design District grew up in Chicago and always wanted to work for Motorola. Upon graduation from the University of Illinois – Chicago in spring 2015, Solola jumped right into a full-time position as an industrial designer at Motorola Mobility’s Consumer Experience Design division in the Windy City. Solola’s journey began halfway around the world. He was born in Lagos, Nigeria, and arrived in the United States at the age of five. He found out about industrial design through a high school project driven by traditional hand sketching and digital rendering techniques. “I knew that I wanted that to be in my future…. I later realized that designing products came most naturally to me, so I decided to pursue that in college. Since that decision, I’ve been very fortunate to have met so many talented people and to have been a part of so many amazing opportunities.”
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During his college years, Solola interned at Design Integrity, Motorola and Minimal. He returned to Motorola to start his career. “Since early in high school, I often wondered what it would be like to work at Motorola; they are responsible for some really awesome products throughout the decades, and I wanted to be a part of that,” he explains. “Now I can say I am a part of that.” One of Solola’s SMA presentations proved necessity is indeed the mother of invention. Solola, a former track athlete, found MP3 watches distracting during workouts. He designed the Bezel watch to make it easier to control music during a workout without having to look down at the device. ID has changed Solola’s life in more ways than one. “When it comes to winning things, I’ve always had poor luck, but since accepting industrial design as my path, all of that changed for me. When I found out I won the SMA, I was very pleased and relieved that all of my all-nighters were put to good use. I was honored to win this award because the students who presented that same day did an outstanding job.” Solola sees industrial design as “the important bridge between craft and business.” He adds, “It has truly made a positive impact on the industry as a whole, but there comes a point where too much of a good thing is no longer a good thing. As designers we are problem solvers, but we sometimes forget that with every problem we solve, we create a new one.” Solola says that just as the world is changing, our industry must change and adapt. “We have to ask ourselves—are the problems we are solving truly greater than the problems we are creating? Now, as well as in the future, and the Future of the Future, I believe it is our responsibility to ask ourselves a question: Is it possible to grow our industry and shrink our negative environmental impacts? If so, how?” And just what lies ahead in his future? Solola hopes to lead his own design practice someday, and leverage his experience to launch products that—as he puts it— will matter. n
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Zachary Stringham, IDSA, 2015 Northeast District Student Merit Winner Syracuse University; zachstringham1@gmail.com
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ndustrial design runs deep for Zach Stringham, IDSA. The 2015 IDSA Student Merit Award winner representing IDSA’s Northeast Design District first became interested in ID at the age of 12. Stringham’s great uncle was an industrial designer and Syracuse University alum who gave a copy of his 2002 book, Industrial Design: A Practicing Professional, to Stringham, who then became hooked on ID. “As a kid, I always loved creating/making 3D things and wanted to be an inventor, so when I read about industrial design, it seemed like the closest thing I could find to being an inventor.” Fast forward to May 2015. Stringham followed proudly in the footsteps of his great uncle, Philip Stevens, FIDSA, (inducted into IDSA’s Academy of Fellows in 1975) and graduated from Syracuse University with a bachelor’s degree in industrial design and a minor in psychology. Now Stringham is working at D’Addario & Company—one of the largest musical instrument accessory companies in the world. He works at the headquarters in Long Island and an office in Brooklyn in a newly created position at D’Addario—industrial designer. He crafts musical instrument accessories—mainly for guitars and drums—such as capos, tuners, guitar straps, adapters, cables, drum pads, drum keys, drumsticks, etc. The position is hitting all the right notes with Stringham. “Initially I was a bit hesitant to start out at large company, rather than a firm, but D’Addario really values design and innovation, which makes it a very exciting place to work. As a lifelong guitarist, this is an amazing opportunity because
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I’m actually able to combine my passions for both music and design.” Where does he look for motivation? “Dieter Rams has always been a big inspiration to me. His philosophy on how ‘Good design is as little design as possible’ is very inspiring, and I agree that often the greatest products are those that are as simple, straightforward and intuitive as possible.” Stringham believes the design legend’s work goes back to the future. “When you look at a lot of his designs from the late 1950s/early 1960s, you could mistake them for something that’s just coming out today, which is a sign of timeless design…. I think when we’re designing things today… we should try to design products that 50 years from now, people will think are from 2065, not 2015.” Stringham completed two, key internships: PUMA in Boston as a footwear design intern working on running/training shoes; and Billings Jackson Design in New York City as an industrial design intern working on large-scale products for urban settings. His Student Merit Award presentation included the PressVest—a pressure therapy vest designed help people with autism who experience sensory processing issues. After reading the book Design Meets Disability by Graham Pullin, Stringham wanted to design a product to help those with disabilities—not only physical ones, but also mental ones. “As a psychology minor, I became very interested in mental disabilities, autism in particular…. Many people with autism suffer from sensory overload, in which they can
become very overwhelmed and irritated by certain stimuli, making it hard to function in everyday situations.” His vest puts deep pressure therapy on the torso to calm the central nervous system and provide a feeling of groundedness. How’s it different from current pressure therapy vests? “They use an inflatable air bladder with a blood pressure pump, but that can be stigmatizing, bulky and cumbersome. My vest uses a cord that is tightened and cinches around the body rather than air pressure,” explains Stringham. He says the styling and the functional components are inspired by athletic and outdoor gear. “As a result, the vest is easier to use and less stigmatizing than current solutions and looks more like a piece of athletic apparel than an assistive device. My goal is that if someone were to wear this vest in public, they would be admired rather than looked down upon.” In the later stages of his project, Stringham collaborated with Syracuse University fashion design instructor Laurel Morton, who helped him create a higher fidelity prototype and showed him how the vest might be made. “I hope to use design to improve people’s lives,” says Stringham. “Whether it’s through designing an assistive device to help someone with a disability live a better quality of life, making a simple household product more intuitive and easier to use, or making a music accessory that allows musicians to play with more ease and enjoyment, I want to design products that really help people.” Stringham points out what he believes makes the industrial design process unique. “As industrial designers, we learn to take a user-centered approach and design products and experiences that are completely defined by the people we are designing for and their needs and what’s best for them—rather than using a model solely based around cost and efficiency. More and more people are beginning to recognize the value of this type of thinking, and as a result, design is increasingly being integrated into companies everywhere. “ The recent graduate also believes many current manufacturing processes and consumer culture are not very sustainable, and he’s interested in exploring new manufac-
turing processes and materials, as well as creating higher quality and longer lasting products. “I also think that as we continue to face many serious world problems, such as poverty, overpopulation, and of course our planet’s limited resources, looking at these problems through a design lens will be crucial.” Stringham is very flattered to win the Student Merit Award. “It’s a great honor and I feel very fortunate to have had this amazing opportunity. It’s great to see that others value what I am doing because it gives me confidence to continue to pursue the things that I’m passionate about.” n
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IDEA 2015
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015 is both the 50th anniversary of IDSA and the 35th anniversary of IDEA. What started out as a small competition, with 300 entries reviewed by 11 jurors, has grown into one of the best-known and most
prestigious design competitions in the world. This year 24 jurors reviewed 1,778 entries in two stages—the first of them done online and the second generously hosted once again by The Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, MI. This was my third and final trip to Dearborn for IDEA. One of the many privileges of participating in IDEA is the opportunity to witness, even in the short three-year span of a my tenure, some of the changes taking place in our profession. As I stood with my peers in the jury’s review room and perused the exhibits of The Henry Ford during our breaks, I reflected on these anniversary dates and how profoundly our profession has changed since the first jury reviewed entries in 1980. This year’s entries presented some clear themes—some building on past years and some emerging. First among them was the continuing strength of entries from Asian domestic market manufacturers. While we saw strong showings from consistent performers like Samsung, some of this year’s notable entries were from companies lesser known in the US like Coway and Midea Consumer Electric. Each year we see more and more original and authentic design work coming from this part of the world. Inspiring and professional-level student entries grabbed many jurors’ attention, particularly during the critical downselection to medalists. Student entries were eligible for special recognition right alongside professional entries, and rightly so. Design and prototyping tools and services have never been more accessible to students, and for those with strong ideas and guidance, the results are spectacular. As if to doubly drive home the point, one of the finalist entries in Dearborn was a low-cost 3D printer by Beijing Blantyre
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Times Technology Co., one of several brands whose widespread distribution among design schools is leading to more productive and collaborative design sprints, as well as knocking down hurdles to commercialization. But perhaps the most significant theme was the continued debate over the role that ID plays as a driver of societal change. The blurred lines in some key entries this year among industrial design, service design and design for social impact elicited passionate arguments from jurors. For many designers, it is not enough today to bring form and function alone, products and experiences must have a longer arc that takes into account their place on the planet and the good (or bad) they do for all stakeholders. On the other hand, we as industrial designers have a legacy and responsibility as the creators of form, and we must not shy away from that in pursuit of a bigger prize. This is a debate that will no doubt continue for IDEA juries going forward, and I, for one, welcome the discussion. Finally, this year was unique as a result of one other change: The jury’s deliberations were recorded for the first time on video, allowing the general public to get a neverbefore-filmed look at our process. A team of three student interns, two from the University of Washington’s ID program and one from Syracuse University, were admitted behind closed doors with full access. The results of the interns’ work debuted at the IDSA International Conference in Seattle. n —Matthew Marzynski, IDSA, TEAGUE IDEA 2015 Jury Chair
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THE IDEA 2015 JURY JURY CHAIR | MATTHEW MARZYNSKI, IDSA | TEAGUE
ROSE ANDERSON | MAYO CLINIC CENTER FOR INNOVATION
As the ID Manager of TEAGUE’s Aviation Studio, Matthew Marzynski leads a large team of designers, passionate about redefining what it means to travel by air in the 21st century. TEAGUE, founded in 1926, has one of the longest running agencyclient relationships in the business, partnering with Boeing for nearly seven decades. The studio’s on-site location at Boeing’s factory allows the ID team to dive uniquely deep into airplane interior design and for Marzynski to indulge a lifelong fascination with epic machines. He has taught industrial design courses at the University of Washington’s School of Art + Art History + Design; worked as a corporate design leader at Fluke Corp., and worked as an independent and agency consultant. Marzynski has designed objects ranging from surgical instruments to industrial test tools to housewares, some of which have earned prestigious design honors, including the full IDEA hat trick: Bronze, Silver and Gold. He also has served on the IDSA Education Committee.
Rose Anderson is a service designer at the Mayo Clinic Center for Innovation where she uses human-centered design and systems thinking to understand and improve healthcare experiences. In 2010, she began work on “triple aim” approaches to primary care with clinic and community partners. Serving as a design strategy consultant for the Mayo Clinic Office of Population Health, Anderson has contributed to optimized care teams, patient-centered care planning and community-led wellness projects. Her current work focuses on the representation of human need in healthcare data and the influence of information design within the system. Anderson previously worked at Farm Product Development and Herbst LaZar Bell, where she contributed to award-winning products and medical device patents. She received her bachelor of science in industrial design from the University of Cincinnati in 2004.
All jurying photos courtesy of Allie Berube.
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Karen Braitmayer is the founder of Karen Braitmayer, FAIA, Seattle, WA, architectural consulting firm specializing in accessibility and accessible design. She advises state agencies, local governments, school districts, developers and architects on accessibility for housing, commercial, retail, institutional and educational projects. She is a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects, served on the advisory board of the Northwest ADA Center and on the board of the Northwest Center (for people with developmental disabilities). Braitmayer received a bachelor’s degree from Rice University and a master’s degree in architecture from the University of Houston. She served as a member of the Washington State Building Code Council from 1994 to 2001 and remains involved in the development and update of Washington state’s accessibility code. In September 2010, President Barack Obama appointed Braitmayer to the US Access Board, an independent federal agency that provides leadership in accessible design under the ADA and other laws.
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BECKY BROWN, IDSA | FIFTYTHREE
Becky Brown is the art director for brand at FiftyThree, Inc., the maker of the award-winning iPad app Paper. Brown’s focus is the creation of meaningful connections among hardware, software and brand. Before joining FiftyThree, she worked on design language for Courier and Xbox products at Microsoft and served as art director at LUNAR. CAMERON CAMPBELL, IDSA | DESIGN KITCHEN
Cameron Campbell is strategy director at Digital Kitchen. She works closely with clients and colleagues to create strategies that engage consumers, establish employee culture, build brand awareness and drive business growth. In 17 years of building brand and product strategies, she has worked with such notable clients as the Boeing Company, Herman Miller, Apple, Nike and BMW/MINI. She prefers to take a collaborative approach to her work, knowing that breakthroughs are born of multiple perspectives. Campbell is adept at creating an integrated whole from many individual parts, and she is passionate about defining interdisciplinary teams, identifying user needs and envisioning ideas for new behaviors, products and services. Campbell also believes it’s important to be involved in the community whether teaching a strategy class at the local design school, jurying a design competition or applying her experience and skills to nonprofit organizations to help create better places to work, learn and live. She has been named IDEA 2016 Jury Chair.
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SOOSHIN CHOI, IDSA | COLLEGE FOR CREATIVE STUDIES
Sooshin Choi is the provost and vice president for academic affairs and professor of design at the College for Creative Studies in Detroit. As a chief academic officer, he’s also responsible for providing vision and leadership for all matters related to academic operations. Choi was a professor and the director of the School of Design at the University of Cincinnati for 10 years. He has studied industrial design in Korea, the UK and the US with more than 30 years of experience in professional design in automobile, system furniture and innovative products at GM Korea, Kia Motors, Fursys and DEKA R&D. His designs have earned prestigious design awards, and he holds more than 50 design and utility patents. Choi has been a frequent writer and speaker on the topics of design, design innovation and design education in journals and at conferences, universities and corporations. He served as the IDSA education vice president, was named IDSA’s Educator of the Year in 2014. and will serve as the 2016 International Conference chair in Detroit. PATRICK CORRIGAN | AIRLIFT
Patrick Corrigan has more than 15 years of experience in the design industry and specializes in experience design. He is founder and chief creative officer at Airlift, a design agency in San Francisco, and is also co-chair of product design for AIGA. Formerly, Corrigan was a principal at Mercedes-Benz Research & Development of North America designing future car experiences with exterior and interior design teams globally. He also worked for Method, The Attik and Publics. Corrigan has helped establish brands for a range of clientele such as XBOX One, Microsoft, Scion, Google, Sol Republic, BMW, Polaroid, Adidas, Nike and Heineken. He received his bachelor’s degree in 2001 from The Art Institute of Chicago.
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TOM DE BLASIS
KATE FREEBAIRN | AMAZON
Tom De Blasis, former design innovation director at the Nike Foundation, took his first step toward a life in industrial design when as an 8-yearold boy he took apart his Star Wars Tie-Fighter and gazed upon the mess of circuit boards, wires and molded parts. Magic, inspiration and a painful lesson in spring-loaded assemblies hit him all at once. He believes in designing experientially, and so in the name of design research he has found himself deliberately storming into a burning building in full firefighter turnout gear, walking on a football pitch with Sir Alex Ferguson, going on a stakeout with a private detective and surveying the tent cities of refugee camps. While at the Nike Foundation, he led the creation of the tools that girls in poverty around the world can use to unleash their potential and create the girl effect.
An industrial designer by training, Kate Freebairn is a design generalist with a passion for collaboration, leading and being part of awesome teams. Her first professional role was at a multidisciplinary design consultancy. She then joined ACID, an Australian R&D company, focusing on interaction and experience design. Freebairn was part of the design team that created the Nokia N9/MeeGo OS. After the Nokia N9 was released, she headed up the design for Nokia with Windows Phone User Experience. Freebairn went on to work on the Amazon Kindle products. She is currently director of design at Twitter in San Francisco.
OWEN FOSTER, IDSA | SAVANNAH COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN
As a design educator, Owen Foster holds as his ultimate goal to share the challenges and rewards of the field of design with students. His diverse background in architecture, landscape architecture, and environmental and industrial design has allowed him the opportunity to work on an extensive array of projects ranging from small consumer products to complete green environments for several municipalities. Foster’s knowledge from working outside the classroom helps enlighten the minds of students and sparks their passion to look for what is invisible to others. Foster, IDSA’s 2015 Educator of the Year, has a strong passion for being viewed as a mentor. He believes every experience is an opportunity to learn something new and that the measure of success has to do with applying yourself to everything you do. This approach has afforded him the opportunity of being featured in many articles, interviews and discussions around the world. He’s also been named as one of the “30 Most Admired Educators for 2015” by DesignIntelligence.
TOM GOODEN | GOOD DOG DESIGN
Australian-born and Texas-raised, Tom Gooden is a creative designer who calls California home. He is a lateral thinker who can instantly switch from open-minded creative thinking to a structured, planned approach. Gooden taps into constantly evolving technology and design to produce fun and engaging products. For more than 20 years, Gooden has served as the creative director of Good Dog Design and has provided top-notch design services for companies around the world, maintaining successful working relationships with Fortune 500s such as Intel, Mattel and Dole, as well as with many local businesses and nonprofit organizations. Gooden worked as a concept designer at Lucasfilm Ltd. where he developed product concepts for Mattel, Hasbro and other major toy makers. While at Lucasfilm, Gooden created inventive approaches to project visualization and played with lots of toys. Gooden received a bachelor’s degree in industrial design from the Rhode Island School of Design in 1992.
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MARC GREUTHER | THE HENRY FORD
GREG HOLDERFIELD, IDSA | SEGAL DESIGN INSTITUTE
Marc Greuther is The Henry Ford’s chief curator and senior director of historical resources. He has a BA in the history of art from the Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London, and 27 years of experience with collections at The Henry Ford. His seven years as a member of the institution’s Historic Operating Machinery unit involved him in the operational stewardship of a wide range of artifacts, from 19th-century machine tools and steam engines to late-20th-century robots and production equipment. As curator of industry and design, he has broadened and deepened the institution’s technology, innovation and design holdings, particularly through the acquisition of several significant archival collections. As chief curator he leads the curatorial team and the development of curatorial strategy. He has made many media appearances on behalf of the institution—most recently as part of The Henry Ford’s Innovation Nation television show for CBS. He has written articles for Make magazine, and the Society for the History of Technology’s quarterly, Technology and Culture.
Greg Holderfield is the Pentair-Nugent clinical associate professor of design, director of the Segal Design Institute and co-director of the MMM program. The Segal Design Institute is the design innovation engine at Northwestern University, serving undergraduate, master’s and doctoral students across campus. As the director, Holderfield is charged with teaching and leading the next generation of synthetic thinkers and leaders, to move across domains and industries identify convergences and create impact through human-centered design. As the co-director of the dual degree MMM program, Holderfield reframed the original program focus of manufacturing operations and management to one that now grants a master’s of science degree in design innovation from Segal and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management. Holderfield’s professional design work has been recognized globally by more than 25 design awards, including four IDEAs, one of which was a Gold for industrial equipment design. His work has been exhibited in galleries across the nation and published in the Wall Street Journal, BusinessWeek, Forbes and Wired.
SOOJUNG HAM, IDSA | RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN
Soojung Ham is an associate professor in the Industrial Design Department at the Rhode Island School of Design, where she held the position of department head from 2013 to 2015. Brought up in Seoul, Ham earned her bachelor’s degree in painting in 1988 from Ewha University and a bachelor’s in industrial design in 1992 from the Rhode Island School of Design. Before becoming a full-time faculty member at RISD in 2004, she began her career as an in-house product designer at Samsonite, A.T. Cross and Gillette, where many of her products were brought successfully to the market. While establishing her expertise as an educator, Ham continued to maintain her professional practice as a design consultant for several companies, including Gillette and Samsung Electronics. In 2014, Ham created her own design company, Studio Duuri.
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JOSH KORNFELD, IDSA | TACTILE
After working at design consultancies and OEM start-ups, Josh Kornfeld went solo, focusing on consumer technology, gaming and medical products. In 1999, he founded Tactile. With clients that include The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Milwaukee Tools, Microsoft, Panasonic, L’Oreal, Samsung and Intel, Kornfeld and his new team welcomed the opportunity to design and develop innovative equipment and devices. Under Kornfeld’s leadership, Tactile has grown, expanding its skill set to accommodate increasingly diverse clients that provide medical, consumer and “greater good” products and services. Kornfield continues to guide his team in designing unique products that will have a lasting impact on both clients and consumers.
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DANA KRIEGER | ASTRO STUDIOS
Dana Krieger is creative director in industrial design at Astro Studios in San Francisco. In addition to work for clients including Nike, Microsoft, HP and Intel, he is the creative director for Astro’s independently developed line of products under the brand MINUS8. Prior to Astro, he spent time at consulting firms Teague and Fitch. Krieger studied industrial design at the University of Cincinnati where he was awarded the IDSA Student Merit Award. JON MARSHALL | MAP
Jon Marshall is the design director at MAP, a London-based creative consultancy that specializes in strategy-led industrial design. MAP’s clients include some of the most innovative and wellknown companies in the world, such as Google and Panasonic, alongside ambitious growth companies such as Kano and Sabi. Marshall graduated from the Royal College of Art in 1996 with a master’s degree in industrial design and then worked at leading design firms Pentagram and Ross Lovegrove. He joined Barber Osgerby as studio director in 2003 and developed some of the studio’s most iconic furniture and products, such as the De La Warr Pavilion Chair, Tab Lamp, Iris Tables and the 2012 Olympic Torch before co-founding MAP with Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby in 2012. PATRICIA MOORE, FIDSA | MOOREDESIGN ASSOCIATES
Patricia Moore is an internationally renowned designer, gerontologist and leading authority on consumer lifespan behaviors. For three years (1979–1982), Moore traveled throughout the United States and Canada disguised as an elderly woman with her body altered to simulate the normal sensory changes associated with aging. I.D. magazine included Moore as one of the world’s 40 most socially conscious designers. In 2000, a consortium of news editors and organizations listed Moore as one of the 100 most important women in America. ABC World News featured her as one of 50 Americans defining the new millennium.
FABIENNE MÜNCH | UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL DESIGN SCHOOL
Fabienne Münch is the chair of the UdeM Design School which places human values, responsible critical thinking and research projects as foundational elements in the education of tomorrow’s designers. Prior to this position, she was director of ideation for the design-driven furniture leader Herman Miller Inc., a think-tank that synthesizes user needs research, future trends and business factors into concept explorations, charting paths for potential innovations. She has held various leadership positions in R&D, notably with the Herman Miller incubator Creative Office and as director of large-scale product development projects. Supported by multicultural teams, she has been fueling Herman Miller’s expansion into new markets by broadening its global portfolio. She holds a master’s degree in international business from the University of Nancy-ICN, France and a master of Science in coaching for change from the HEC School of Management, Paris, and Templeton College, Oxford. NOAH MURPHY-REINHERTZ | NIKE
Noah Murphy-Reinhertz is an industrial designer and is the sustainability leader of Nike’s Explore Team Space. Bringing years of consulting experience into a dynamic brand, he spearheads the integration of sustainability into all aspects of advanced design. Previously as the director of industrial design at fuseproject, he lead and created projects on the cutting edge of furniture, personal electronics, cosmetics and robotics. He is an occasional lecturer in Stanford University’s design program, and prior to joining fuseproject, Murphy-Reinhertz led his own independent design practice, was an adjunct professor at the California College of the Arts and designed at Meyerhoffer Studios. He earned a joint bachelor’s of arts degree in industrial design from the University of San Francisco and California College of the Arts. MurphyReinhertz believes that achieving great design is an exercise in practical idealism, creating meaningful products by blending design vision with users’ needs and the demands of manufacturing. This approach has yielded market-moving and award-winning designs for clients such as Herman Miller, Samsung, Google and Jawbone.
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ANTHONY PANNOZZO | CONTINUUM
As senior vice president, experience and service design, Anthony Pannozzo leads Continuum’s service line of business. Part of the executive leadership team, Pannozzo is responsible for growth strategy and creating offerings that help the world’s leading organizations envision and deliver experiences that delight the people they serve. He has developed visionary customer experience strategies for American Express; helped improve the hospital room experience for caregivers, patients and their families with Herman Miller; and partnered with Boston College for its first core curriculum redesign in more than 20 years. Pannozzo has lectured on the challenges of leading with technology, creating a culture of innovation and the opportunities for growth in emerging markets. He has been published in Quartz, the DMI Journal and INNOVATION, among others. He holds more than a dozen US and international patents and his designs have earned five IDEAs. ANA MARIA PINTO DA SILVA | AMAZON
Ana Maria Pinto da Silva serves as a principal user experience design lead for Amazon. Her work synthesizes her interests in design, storytelling, architecture and emerging technologies with her deep passion for creative collaboration. Her previous experience includes immersive technology envisioning, game development, architecture and interactive media. She has led design across a wide array of projects, including healthcare, education, civics and workplace productivity. Her work has garnered several awards including the Al Falah from UC Berkeley in 2002 and a Webby Worthy Award in 2003. In addition to her media work, da Silva has been an instructor in San Francisco State’s Multimedia Studies Program, developing and teaching courses on the history of interactive media and portfolio development. She received her BA in architecture from UC Berkeley and her MDesS from the Graduate School of Design at Harvard University. She is a graduate of Seattle’s Leadership Tomorrow serving as class valedictorian in 2009. She joined Amazon earlier this year from Microsoft.
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DONALD STRUM, IDSA | MICHAEL GRAVES ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN
With Michael Graves Architecture & Design for many years, Donald Strum is the principal in charge of product, furniture and graphic design and has played a key role in the development and success of the firm’s product design practice. His first project for the firm was the now ubiquitous Whistling Bird Teakettle for the Italian manufacturer Alessi. In 1997, under the leadership of Strum, the firm began an extensive and highly successful relationship with the Target Corporation that led to what many in the critical press have hailed as “the democratization of design.” In 2005, after witnessing firsthand the issues Michael Graves was experiencing with an illness that left him paralyzed, Strum and the product design group made a commitment to transform healthcare design services for the aging and physically disabled population, as well as for their caregivers. Strum and his product design group have brought more than 2,000 consumer products to market in the past three decades. STEVEN UMBACH, IDSA | UMBACH CONSULTING GROUP
Steven Umbach is president of Umbach Consulting Group, founded in 2001, with a focus on corporate design management and new product development consulting. Previously, Umbach served as marketing manager for Compaq, senior director of industrial design and mechanical engineering for Telxon and industrial design department head for Bissell. Umbach also served as a part-time design educator with the University of Houston system where he taught courses on human factors, design management and user-centered design. Umbach worked as a designer in various consulting firms around the country, including GVO, where he designed an injection device for cattle that won IDSA’s Design of the Decade award in 1990. His work has been published in the Wall Street Journal, Chicago Tribune, BusinessWeek, Fortune, INNOVATION and in the book New and Notable Product Design II. A graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design industrial design program, Umbach earned a master’s degree in management from the Georgia Institute of Technology with a focus on business process and design firm management. n
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DE SI G N STRATEGY
By Sudha Kamath, INNOVATION staff writer
Coloplast Design DNA
TURNING PATIENTS INTO PEOPLE AGAIN
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The challenge for Coloplast was complex,
they needed to establish a new brand look
and feel, introduce a spectrum of redesigned
products all while defining a long ignored
category in the personal healthcare space—
design for dignity.
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ative Design Studio has become the first British agency to win Gold and Best in Show from IDSA’s International Design Excellence Awards. The Coloplast Design DNA that Native created for the Danish firm Coloplast won a Gold for Design Strategy and was selected as overall Best in Show in 2015. The Design DNA unifies Coloplast’s diverse portfolio of brands and facilitates the creation of products with a clear identity, bold products that stand out in a cluttered market and build equity for the brand. It also sets a new standard for products and services that make independent living easier for people with intimate healthcare needs. Native pushed beyond basic utility—using design and innovation to create products to restore emotional dignity and turn patients into people again. “We live in a design obsessed world that extolls the quality, innovation and integrity of the latest smart watch, and yet doesn’t express the same value and rigor toward the design of intimate healthcare products. We set out to change this,” declares Native.
Beyond cosmetic appearance, Native’s holistic vision for the Design DNA includes not just physical product but also digital and service experiences. It describes an approach and an attitude to design that unlock innovation within aggressive production cost targets. Native defines the Coloplast Design DNA as three core elements: n brand platform—company-wide mission, vision and values; n design behaviors describing Coloplast’s approach to product design and cover every area from business leadership to user needs; n design elements, a set of guiding principles and toolkits—including the creation of consistent touch points; graphics; form; and color, material and finishing— enhance innovation while creating a visual consistency across the brand. Since Native began working with Coloplast in 2011, this evolving design strategy has had quite an effect. It has transformed Coloplast’s relationship with end users, who are increasingly empowered to make their own choices about the products and services they buy. The new products are not only recognized for their design, usability and beauty, they also draw one of the highest customer satisfaction ratings in the world. Coloplast has cut back on the 20 or so product launches and upgrades that it routinely made each year, instead focusing on two to four high-impact launches. Share values have risen by 400 percent since 2010 and continue to experience steady market growth. In 2013, Forbes listed Coloplast as the 12th most innovative company in the world. And in 2015, patients ranked Coloplast as the best medical device company for the fourth straight year in a survey by the independent research organization PatientView. The Coloplast Design DNA has been so successful for Coloplast, it’s now embedded in the culture of the company worldwide—not only for designers, but for everyone engaged in the creation of innovative physical and digital products and services for ostomy care, urology and continence care, and wound and skin care. n Designed by Coloplast and Native
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SPORTS, LEISURE & REC REATION
Selected by J. Marc Greuther, Chief Curator, The Henry Ford
Flip Reel by Squiddies
CATCHING A TASTE OF TRADITION
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aking inspiration from the simplicity and fun of the old Cuban Yo-Yo, Flip Reel by Squiddies™ is a modern variation on the ancient art of handline fishing. A handline gets you up close and personal with the fish you’re trying to catch without the need for expensive and complicated fishing gear. Simply flip open the Flip Reel, attach the tackle and you’re ready to fish in seconds, whether off a boat, jetty, kayak or the shore. When you’re finished, wind up the line, secure the hook in the safe storage point and flip it closed. Handline fishing is an extremely effective historical method of fishing. It offers an alternative to traditional fishing rods, especially in situations where limited space and portability are important, such as when kayaking. The popularity of fishing rods, in particular among children, has increased as the innovation gap between handline reels and fishing rods has widened and the price difference has narrowed. People choose rods over handline reels because they perceive rods to be of greater value. The Flip Reel closes this gap by providing an innovative and fun mechanism that employs highquality materials and manufacturing techniques at a price point similar to or lower than that of the most affordable rods. Flip Reel by Squiddies is safe, easy and fun for both kids and adults. It packs down to half its size, making it perfect for stowing in a car or boat and small enough to throw in a backpack.
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When it comes to candidates for this award, I can’t deny that I’m a sucker for simplicity. And for tools (though
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I have a broad definition of tools). And for the skilled use of materials. This satisfied all three.
Existing handline reels lack consideration in the design, innovation and manufacturing methods, which has caused such safety issues as revealed fish hooks, dangerous plastic areas that cut into skin and a shape that’s uncomfortable to hold. These drawbacks prevented kids and parents from using handlines and experiencing such a simple and fun way to fish. A challenge in designing the Flip Reel was the need for the spool to flip and safely contain the hook, line and sinker when not in use. The design team worked to ensure that the simple motion of flipping is easy for kids to perform, would give a reliable flipping motion every time and maintain the shape of the spool with every use.
—Marc Greuther
Another challenge was the choice of materials. The soft elastomers had to provide a balance between making the product comfortable to hold when fishing while allowing for a smooth cast every time. After continual testing, the designers fine tuned the elastomer to become slippery when needed, just by adding a bit of water to the surface. Lastly, the product needed to be kept as simple as possible. This was achieved by eliminating unnecessary parts that might affect overall function, usability and longevity of the product. Through many iterations, Flip Reel was reduced to one co-molded part satisfing all of the above. Flip Reel also accommodates add-on features, currently being designed. n Designed by Brandon Liew, Robert Tiller and Lisa Gyecsek of tillerdesign for Squiddies Pty. Ltd.
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Blackmagic Cintel Film Scanner
DIGITIZING CELLULOID C
intel is the world’s first affordable motion picture film scanner, acquiring stunning, real-time, Ultra HD scans for under $30,000. Light and easy to use, it replaces bulky, complex units costing hundreds of thousands of dollars, eliminating the need for expert assembly and operation. The Blackmagic Cintel Film Scanner has profound cultural implications for institutions and creative individuals alike. Libraries and museums can now affordably scan fragile archival film that otherwise would have degraded over time. Independent filmmakers may harness the timeless quality of film with drastically reduced production costs and lead times. The design process for the Blackmagic Cintel Film Scanner began with little more than the critical mechanical elements needed to perform a scan. An Ultra HD camera, a patented spherical RGB LED illumination chamber and a film roller array were positioned carefully on a high-tolerance
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“I have watched jurors coveting the
designs—which have that pure, lizard brain, tech-lust, high-quality form and
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finish we love to see.
—Matthew Marzynski, IDSA
cast aluminum deck plate. Every effort then was made to minimize the enclosure that would surround these components. Ultra-compact digital servo motors were finely tuned to eliminate unwanted resonance and deliver gentle film handling. Previously driven by complicated mechanical processes, Cintel achieves greater efficiencies in size and ease of assembly by incorporating many functions into software-based control systems, eliminating the need for bulky, expensive and complex assemblies. Maintaining correct tension on sensitive rolls of film during real-time scanning demands an intricate array of spools, rollers and sprockets. Traditional film scanners, often housed in large technical enclosures, are intimidatingly complex for users with little previous experience. With its elegant pared-down design, Cintel is approachable to the most novice of user. This was achieved by removing all superfluous detail, leaving only the critical functional elements to provide
a clear, legible workflow free from unnecessary complexity. Because it is fully integrated with everything needed to capture and transfer films to Ultra HD files, the user needs only a power source, laptop and roll of film to begin scanning. Cintel’s spherical RGB LED illumination chamber achieves sharp high-quality scans at real-time speeds and ensures that fragile film is not exposed to damaging thermal stress and color fading, effects that are common with traditional scanning lamps. The patented diffusing sphere technology also removes dust and scratches, eliminating a labor-intensive, time-consuming process from archival and restoration workflows. Cintel’s architecturally minimal visual language is unique in the industry, emerging naturally from a thorough process of rationalization and size reduction. Highly space efficient, the simple rectilinear form fits seamlessly into contemporary interior spaces. With painstaking attention to the smallest detail, every element was considered and honed carefully for optimum performance, weight and visual simplicity. Seen as a whole, Cintel is an elegant visual expression of precision and refinement. Typical film scanners cost hundreds of thousands of dollars. With bureaus charging $10,000 for a single featurelength film scan, it was clear that an affordable alternative was needed to democratize this otherwise exclusive technology. Cintel’s price coupled with its long lifespan and rational approach to traditionally complex engineering problems make it even more of a prudent investment. n Designed by Blackmagic
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Cardboard
BELYING REALITY
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ardboard is a low-cost, virtual reality headset that transforms an ordinary smartphone into an immersive media viewer. It arrives flat packed in a protective mailable sleeve and can be folded and assembled by the user in under a minute. The Cardboard headset is die cut from a single piece of cardboard. It’s simple to manufacture and easy for people to replicate and construct at home. The design templates are freely available on the Internet. The design team faced three design challenges: ensuring speedy manufacturing, making the viewer feel like a DIY project without requiring additional tools or components for assembly, and providing a usable and delightful input for the phone when it is encased in cardboard. Working with a local packaging factory, Cardboard was designed to be printed and cut from single sheets of cardboard on standard corrugated box presses. This allowed the project to go from an initial laser cut prototype to a production run of 10,000 in less than eight weeks. To simplify assembly, the lenses, magnets and NFC stickers were preassembled at the factory so that users need only tear open the enclosing envelope and fold the single piece of cardboard
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into a viewer with the help of a numbered system of printed slots and tabs. Finally, to provide input to the phone without mechanical coupling or embedded electronics, the designers created an input with two magnets. Sliding one past the other affects the phone’s magnetic compass in a predictable way that the software can interpret as a click. The goal with Cardboard was to highlight the experience of immersive media, rather than the hardware required to experience it. This dictated the design choices—from the ingeniously magical magnet input that slides and springs back along its cutout path with viscerally satisfyingly physicality, to the decision to make the viewer handheld rather than strapped to the head, all the way to its spare and boxy aesthetic. Cardboard was designed to encourage bite-sized interactions—think opera glasses or a View-Master toy—rather than strapping in and disappearing into virtual worlds. The design team wanted it to be easy for users to pass the experience to other people, sharing their discoveries and delight. Cardboard also was imbued purposefully with a DIY flavor. Not only does flat packing make distribution and shipping
“I really like the humble material approach to this.” —Donald Strum, IDSA
much easier, but requiring the user to assemble the viewer also demystifies virtual reality. Because there’s nothing but cardboard and a pair of plastic lenses, it really brings home the point that all the magic is in the user’s phone. Using inexpensive and widely available materials and making the design freely available to individuals and third parties over the Internet also underlines the uniqueness of Cardboard’s desire to expand the audience for virtual reality. By making it easy for people to produce, adapt and evolve the device, Cardboard encourages people to try virtual reality and developers to create virtual reality experiences for those people to try. By relying on existing components for all its smarts, Cardboard is almost entirely recyclable. Though Cardboard was intended as a disposable showcase of the potential for virtual reality, it turns out that users keep their Cardboards long after frequent use and rough handling has left them creased and grease stained. Cardboard is as ingenious as it is frugal. n Designed by David Coz, Damien Henry, Alex Kauffmann, Boris Smus, Antonio Costa, Christian Plagemann, Andrew Nartker, Clay Bavor and Aaron Thompson (Landsberg) for Google
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Flo
KEEPING GIRLS ENGAGED
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mpoverished adolescent girls often miss school and experience infection, illness and isolation because of their menstrual cycle. Disposable sanitary pads are too expensive to purchase for those who live on less than $1.25 per day, leading them to use rags, which have many health drawbacks. The Flo kit provides an inexpensive system for cleaning, drying and carrying reusable menstrual pads so girls can feel confident and in control. More importantly, the Flo kit is an important part of the larger effort to make education available, without interruption, to girls worldwide. Girls in poverty miss school during menstrual bleeding because they do not have access to sanitary products and are afraid of menstrual leaks. As a result, many drop out of school when they hit puberty. Social norms prohibit used rags and reusable pads from being washed with other clothes and dried in public. Therefore they are hidden under the bed, underneath the roof or inside a crack in the wall. However, the rags and reusable pads never fully dry, which can lead to reproductive infections and illnesses. With the Flo tool kit, girls have access to clean, dry pads that reduce illness and enable them be more comfort-
able physically and emotionally. Flo will be sold for under $3. Its main components are two bowls, a basket and a string. Flo also comes with a zip-top pouch made with Tyvek that features nonverbal instructions for how to correctly use the Flo kit. The pouch allows girls to inconspicuously carry a reusable pad to school. In the morning girls put the clean pad inside the pouch and attach the pouch under their clothes, where it remains unseen. For the average schooling time of eight hours, the pad needs to be changed once. Girls can discretely go to the toilet without carrying any extra bags or items since they are wearing the pouch under their clothes. After school they can securely carry their used pad home inside the resealable zip-top pouch. At home, girls privately clean their used pads using the basket and string. This hand-operated device uses opposing forces and small amounts of water to clean and spin dry. Compared to regular-hand washing methods, Flo uses half the water and detergent. The spinning action will wring the fabric to minimize drying time. Using the basket, girls can dry the pads outside in the sun by using any fabric as cover. n Designed by Mariko Higaki Iwai, Sohyun Kim and Tatijana Vasily of Designmatters at Art Center College of Design; and Charlotte Wong and Benjamin Freedman of Yale School of Management
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Tork Xpressnap® Image Napkin Dispensing System
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shown to reduce napkin usage by up to 25 percent when compared to traditional dispensers—saving time and money. SCA, founded in 1929 and headquartered in Sweden, develops and produces sustainable personal care, tissue and forest products, sold in about 100 countries. n Designed by Mårten Rittfeldt, Viktor Berglin, Jens Andersson and Mariano Vozzi of Zenit Design for SCA
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he IKO Prosthetic Creative System proposes a new mindset about what a prosthesis is. It encourages children who wear prostheses to explore, empowering their creativity in a playful, social and friendly way. Missing a limb shouldn’t be a disability for kids when they have the opportunity to experiment and augment their potential by playing and learning. The needs of a child with a disability are not always just about physical activity but also include social and psychological aspects. Sometimes a purely functional device is all they need, but other times they may need a spaceship or a doll house or a telescope or a video game controller or a swim fin. What if kids could use their imagination to create their own prosthesis to fit their own needs?
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TIVE SOUL OF CREATION This project tackled many problems: the poor perception kids have about prostheses, the deep focus companies put on engineering and not on the human side of having a disability, the social isolation kids might experience because of their conditions; and the difficulty a child with a prosthesis might have trying to build strong self-esteem. The intention with IKO was not to make a traditional prosthesis, but to propose a system that is flexible enough for kids to use, hack and create with—by themselves and with their friends. The solution turns the prosthesis into a toy. IKO is modular. At the base is a socket custom-made for every patient that is replaceable and adaptable as the child grows. This module would have a life expectancy of 10 years with two socket adjustments per year. The other modules build on the socket, letting kids change and adapt IKO to suit their functional and playful needs. Using the Lego system was part of this solution, not just because of its creative possibilities but also because of its social feature. Legos bring people together with a single goal: the pride of creation. Using Legos to customize IKO, however, transcends the level of simple play. The prototype testing involved two sessions: one that was hard to achieve and forced the child to use his family and people nearby to help him finish and a second one that allowed him to work independently and get a glimpse into the social dynamics that the system could create.
This approach demonstrates that using Legos as an extension of the system is not just about the pride of creation but also about the collective soul of creation. Whatever was built during the tests made everyone happy because they knew and realized they were contributing to building something with a concrete, selfless purpose. A deeper ambition of this project was to reinforce that the psychological and social needs of children with disabilityiesare as relevant as their physical needs. IKO steps aside from what a traditional prosthesis is. It helps kids who wear prostheses change their ideas about what they are able to do and reinforces the idea of intelligence and creativity being strong drivers that can help them move forward in life. n Designed by Carlos Arturo Torres Tovar of Umeå Institute of Design
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epresenting Team CHI in the Oregon Manifest Bike Design Challenge, an independent invite-only platform for bike craft, design and innovation, the design team was challenged to design the ultimate urban utility bike. Competing alongside teams from Portland, San Francisco, New York and Seattle, these Chicago-based designers wanted to develop a point of view that was universal, while still being infused with a strong Chicago DNA. With the project kicking off in the middle of one of the worst winters in Chicago’s history, they couldn’t help but be influenced by the tough all-weather warriors who commute year-round in the Windy City. Inspired by those who prefer life on two wheels, the BLACKLINE Bicycle is tough yet refined, with just the right amount of street savvy. It takes its name from Chicago’s iconic elevated train lines that run throughout the city nonstop. While the “L” will get you from station to station, the BLACKLINE is the ride that gives you the freedom to get everywhere in between.
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Building an innovative road-tested prototype from the ground up in six months on a pro bono budget was no small feat. The designers knew they needed a bike design that would be tough and resilient enough to withstand brutal winters. But they also wanted to create something that is as comfortable navigating traffic and potholes as it would be taking an afternoon cruise along the lakeshore or a daylong trip exploring neighborhoods off the beaten path. A utility bike is only successful when the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. Rather than add every feature or technology that they could imagine just for the wow factor,
they strived to consider whether each feature is really needed and whether it addresses a pain point for Chicago riders. People come in all shapes and sizes, so they designed a unisex frame that works equally well for men and women. After the frame was designed and tested, they focused on building all the supporting features that, while individually impressive, are intended to be a seamless extension of the bike. These solutions include a custom smart handlebar that uses GPS-enabled hands-free turn-by-turn navigation to help safely navigate the urban grid. Once you reach your destination, the bike’s location can be securely tracked using a connected smartphone app. The virtually maintenance-free drive train uses a SRAM-sealed internal three-speed hub, which originally was designed to endure the extreme conditions of rural Africa. It’s driven by a
nearly indestructible carbon belt drive able to withstand everything from the daily commute to the harshest winters. Balloon tires soak up the bumps and potholes that are a part of life on city streets. Urban rides aren’t without their stuff, which BLACKLINE gladly accommodates. It has a ready-for-anything multiconfigurable cargo system with an integrated U-lock stowed under the front cargo rack. The tool-free, removable, front and rear cargo supports feature bungee tie downs (front) and pannier mounts (rear). The custom-designed, Terrazign grab-and-go waterproof panniers come with stow-away messenger-style shoulder straps ideal for commuters. BLACKLINE is a bike that operates safely in all conditions and enhances the freedom and spontaneity that comes with exploring the city on two wheels. n Designed by MINIMAL and Method Bicycle for Oregon Manifest Bike Design Project
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Husqvarna Motorcycles 401 VITPILEN Concept
With the Husqvarna 401 VITPILEN concept, a small glimpse is given of the future of Husqvarna street biking. Inspired by the brand’s golden age, the concept is pure Husqvarna— high quality with a rich sense of heritage. The Husqvarna 401 VITPILEN (Swedish for “White Arrow”) draws on the DNA of the iconic 1953 Silverpilen. With a groundbreaking design in its own right—interpreting the clean and cool Swedish simplicity of the classic Silverpilen—it combines functional modern technology, cutting-edge design and high-quality hardware to deliver an uncompromised genuine riding experience on the street. The Husqvarna 401 VITPILEN is very much a progressive motorcycle, where advanced engineering meets authentically pure design. It brings back the honest and pioneering spirit of motorcycle riding from the good old days and takes it into modern times. n Designed by Björn Schüster of KISKA for HUSQVARNA Motorcycles GmbH
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New Tube for London The Tube—London’s iconic underground railway system—is part of the very fabric of life in the city. Now, a next-generation deep-level underground train has arrived. Designed in close partnership with Transport for London and London Underground, the New Tube for London celebrates the great history of transport design in London while acting as a beacon of innovative 21st-century public transportation. Inspired by London landmarks, the New Tube is beautiful, functional and efficient with cutting-edge technology, rich history and diversity. The New Tube for London will take the city into the future by enriching the everyday journey of its passengers while keeping pace with London’s growing population. n Designed by PriestmanGoode; London Underground and Transport for London
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1. ATHLETE’S PLANE Air travel often hinders athletic performance because of the impact on physical, physiological and cognitive functions—especially when traveling across time zones. The Athlete’s Plane is an interior cabin concept designed to help athletes prepare and recover while traveling to and from away games. A complete training room in the sky, the Athlete’s Plane provides pre- and post-game necessities to maximize performance, readiness and recovery. Amenities include lie-flat seating that accommodates athletic builds, “plug into plane” compression sleeves to ice sore muscles, a zoned cabin configuration to separate noise, and in-flight biometric testing and analysis. n Designed by Annaliese Chapa, Franco Cagnina, Philipp Steiner and Wayne Yutani of TEAGUE; Tinker Hatfield, Toby Hatfield and Thomas Bell of NIKE; and Paul Winsper 2. EXPLORING AUTOMOBILITY This project is an interactive exploration of thinking about the future of autonomous driving and the possibilities it will create for on-demand delivery services and the workspaces of the future. It represents an informed point of view based on years of experience working with various companies in the automotive space. The website visualizes three scenarios inspired by patterns observed across all of the firm’s transportation design work in recent years. Each scenario illustrates the power of semi-autonomous and autonomous vehicles and the role they will play in people’s lives from systemic, technological and human-centered perspectives. n Designed by IDEO 3. HALFDOME BIKE HELMET Halfdome is an all-purpose bike helmet that folds in half so it can be stuffed into a backpack. Two latches on the side of the helmet allow the user to detach the top dome, turn it upside down and drop it into the bottom ring. This reduces the helmet size by half, which solves the storage and carrying problem that many users complain about when it comes to other helmets, and reduces the excuse for some users to not even wear a bike helmet at all. In addition to the convenient size-reduction feature, Halfdome sports a cool look that is appealing to all ages. n Designed by Dan Harden, IDSA and Elliot Ortiz of Whipsaw, Inc. 4. LYFT GLOWSTACHE The new Glowstache icon is an evolution of the original mustache used by the Lyft ridesharing service. The chargeable Glowstache lights up on the dashboard, delivering a more sophisticated illuminated in-car experience while rewarding Lyft drivers who have hit a benchmark of providing 100 rides. n Designed by Gregoire Vandenbussche, IDSA and Guillaume Raoult of Ammunition; Ethan Eyler and Jesse McMillin of Lyft 5. MERGE New York City is a tough proving ground for an urban bike, and Merge is meeting the challenge. It’s a compact and nimble ride, offering confidence while navigating tight spaces and providing necessary utility. Merge’s rear rack snaps open at a moment’s notice, but also can retract when not in use. Its thoughtfully designed features include cargo, lighting, security and even a USB charging port—all seamlessly integrated and right where you need them, yet unobtrusive when not in use. Merge offers an elegant and integrated solution to the needs of cyclists. n Designed by Pensa and Horse Cycles
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6. THE EVO URBAN UTILITY BIKE The EVO Urban Utility hybrid bicycle leverages a modular accessory platform for ultimate flexibility. EVO blends the utility of a city bike with the robustness and geometry of a mountain bike to satisfy the city’s diverse lifestyle and terrain. It presents a one-bike solution that can take on many different environments and activities. Innovative quick-connect mounts on the front and rear enable users to rapidly attach or detach cargo accessories that are normally permanently mounted on a bike. This plug-and-play system is designed to be flexible for a rider’s daily needs, ranging from the attachment of a child safety seat to different racks for carrying everything from groceries to surf boards. These EVO accessories quickly lock into the frame and are removed easily when not in use. n Designed by HUGE Design; FortyOneThirty Cycle Works; and PCH LIME LAB for Oregon Manifest: The Bike Design Project 7. THE ULTIMATE URBAN UTILITY BIKE: DENNY With the DENNY bike the team set out to redefine the bike by making it a more realistic and appropriate choice for your daily commute. The DENNY bike is about returning the rider to those early days of carefree riding inspired by the diverse community and unpredictability of Seattle. Through auto-shifting gears, electric pedal-assist, smart reactive lighting and an integrated handlebar lock, an intuitive biking experience has been created for urban riders. Now you don’t have to worry about the hills or an impromptu farmers market trip. DENNY is the all-in cycling solution that meets the security, safety and convenience needs of today’s urban dwellers. n Designed by Clement Gallois, Oliver Mueller, John Mabry, Michael Charles, Kay Kim, Roger Jackson of TEAGUE; and Taylor Sizemore of Sizemore Bicycle for Oregon Manifest: The Bike Design Project
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1. LAON The LAON car seat is an economic and practical car safety seat for newborn babies and children up to 7 years old. It uses ISOFIX, ISO’s standard for attachment points for child safety seats, and is separated into the base for mounting the ISOFIX and the car seat for cradling the child. The antisliding shoulder belt is adjusted automatically when the height of the headrest is adjusted as the child grows up. The designers of the LAON child seat made safety the top priority, studying the structure of the child seat and the safety of children based on a number of CRS tests. n Designed by Sung Min Han and Min Seok Kim for SOONSUNG Co., Ltd.
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lack Onyx is a modular LED display screen for use in theatrical, architectural and retail applications. Thanks to its lightness and stable structure, multiple Black Onyx screens can be quickly spliced together and connected to a computer from which the imagery is controlled. With Black Onyx the designers set out to design a product that is lightweight, functional and small in size and that projects a modern image. Black Onyx’s sleek, modern look and light weight not only lend visual enjoyment but also make its operation easy, from transportation to installation and disassembly. Typical LED screens generally weigh more than Black Onyx’s 20 pounds, making their assembly and transportation difficult, and increasing installation safety concerns. The locking mechanism is calculated precisely to ensure stability with the supporting framework. Multiple Black Onyx
modules can be assembled in a stacked, hung or curved configuration. With the trend in LED screen spacing achieving smaller and smaller profiles, Black Onyx’s minimal 3.6 millimeter spacing ensures it will be in demand for years to come. The product lifecycle is about 10 years. Its durability comes from the material selection, magnesium alloy, stainless steel and ABS, which is more convenient for its operation and ensures a light product weight. With its design philosophy of simplification, Black Onyx consumes fewer materials, and all the materials can be recycled. n Designed by Li Yichao, Lin Suikai, Wang Gang, Cai Danhu and Li Zhanqiang of ROE Visual Co., Ltd.
“I’m looking at it as a panel and the story behind it.” —Patrick Corrigan
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BR 35/12 C The new BR 35/12 C scrubber dryer for cleaning hard indoor surfaces is light and maneuverable and can be used with minimal effort. The machine’s mobility is the result of a new steering concept—with advantages for efficiently cleaning small or confined spaces. The maintenance-free lithium-ion battery saves weight and allows a compact construction style. The resource-conserving eco-efficiency mode ensures sustainable and economical operation, increasing the battery run time by around 40 percent. The Kärcher color-coding arranges the control elements and increases user safety. n Designed by Denis Dammkoehler and Jochen Burchard of Alfred Kärcher GmbH & Co. KG
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Demag V-type Crane
The Demag V-type Crane is an overhead traveling bridge crane, to move heavy loads in vertical and horizontal directions in production bays and outside areas. The V-type Crane physically supports workers by the use of motors and facilitates the handling of heavy and sensitive goods. This overhead traveling crane is designed like a bridge and runs on travel wheels on two crane runways. Virtually all sectors of trade and industry use overhead traveling cranes to stage and handle goods as well as to supply companies and, ultimately, the population. The goal of the team was to take a completely fresh approach to the product and design a high-performance crane that helps the operator to work safely, efficiently and precisely with a lower weight and longer service life. n Designed by Terex MHPS
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G1 SCBA The new G1 SCBA is a revolutionary self-contained breathing apparatus that when worn by first responders provides breathable air in structure fires and other immediately dangerous to life or health (IDLH) atmospheres. The G1 SCBA includes several patent-pending enhanced safety features, such as a central power feature that charges the entire unit from a single battery, 360-degree buddy lights that provide visible indicators of critical air supply data from any angle and improved voice amplification communications. By eliminating electronics from the face piece and integrating them into other parts of the system, the cost of the face piece is significantly reduced, allowing it to be personal-issue. The rest of the highly advanced system can be shared by firefighters between shifts. Built with integrated technology for future expansion, the G1 SCBA includes Bluetooth, RFID and more. n Designed by Bally Design and MSA
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KUKA KR 6 Agilus The small Robot KR 6 Agilus, with its safe functionality, radically simplifies its interaction with humans and is able to work without any protection fences, making it useful for the medical industry. Minimal cycle times at the highest precision make it ideal for high-speed handling tasks—it’s one of the fastest robots on the market. The versatility and flexibility of this robot means that it is at home both in the automotive sector and in general industry. This robot type can be mounted both on the floor or on the ceiling. n Designed by Mario Selic of Selic Industriedesign; and Annette Steinacker, Leander Eisenwinter, Valentina Antonovsky, Franz Liebl and Christoph Groll of KUKA Robotics
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1. ABANDON PUBLIC LAVATORY FAUCET Abandon is a sink faucet designed for public places like shopping centers, exhibition centers and hotels. The product boldly abandons the traditional faucet structure by combining the value element with the water outlet and dramatically reducing the copper content of the support section. The appearance is simple and novel. One click turns the faucet on or off. n Designed by Chen Zhida, Luo Yan,Chen Yinkun, Hong Xiaopeng, Zhu Xia and Chen Xumin of Xiamen Solex High-Tech Industries Co., Ltd. 2. DEWALT 40V OUTDOOR RANGE DeWALT Outdoor Tools with 40V MAX® Lithium Ion Batteries provide the power, run time and durability of gas performance for professional landscapers—guaranteed. The tools maximize efficiency by eliminating trips to the pump; fuel mixing, spills and odors; loud engines; and constant pull starts. Maintenance is minimized. The line includes a brushless string trimmer, a brushless handheld blower and a hedge trimmer. n Designed by Rob Schoch, Jason Busschaert, Tylan Tschopp, Joe Cooper and Trevor Timson of SBD 3. GPC WITH QUICKPICK REMOTE The GPC with QuickPick Remote is the world’s first and only pallet truck that is remotely controlled by an operator wearing a wireless device. It’s a game-changing innovation in warehouse order picking, which is a fast-paced, physically demanding job. With the QuickPick Remote, press the button and the truck moves forward; release the button and the truck stops. Remotely advancing the truck down the aisle to the next pick location allows the order picker to remain in the optimum work position beside the truck. The wearable device, which is both intuitive and unobtrusive, keeps the hands free to perform the primary job of picking items and loading them onto pallets—increasing productivity while reducing the physical demands of the job. n Designed by Crown Equipment Corp.; Twisthink; and Formation Design Group 4. HART QUICK-TATCH 7PC TILE TOOL SYSTEM The HART Quick-Tatch tool system includes an interchangeable handle, four trowel attachments, a gum rubber float and a compact storage box. It allows the user to easily switch between trowels and floats with the use of just one handle. Quick-Tatch is designed with the professional tile installer in mind, but is also popular among do-it-yourself homeowners. n Designed by Ken Brazell, IDSA, Clint Thackery, IDSA and Bill Saunders of Techtronic Industries North America for The Home Depot
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5. MASTERACK SMARTSPACE This storage and organization solution intended for commercial van and pick-up truck equipment users offers some key design features including modularity, ease of use and installation. Made from structural foam and aluminum, these lightweight materials reduce weight and noise, yet this system still holds as much weight as comparable steel systems. n Designed by Jose Gamboa, Sam Harris, IDSA, Shaw Strothers, Noah McNeely, IDSA, Bradley Workman and Bob Burkhardt of Slingshot PDG for Leggett & Platt 6. MINI Z The MINI Z system from AS&E is the world’s first handheld Z Backscatter X-ray imaging system. It provides effective detection of organic threats, contraband and explosives for public safety, customs and border enforcement and security officials. The compact single-sided device is used to scan objects in hard-to-reach areas to screen items ranging from suspicious bags to walls, furniture, small boats, aircraft, vehicle tires and car interiors. The MINI Z uses the same technology found in top-selling X-ray inspection systems in vehicles—yet has been miniaturized for handheld use. Using AS&E’s signature Z Backscatter technology, the MINI Z system produces a real-time image of the scan target, highlighting organic materials that other X-ray systems can miss. n Designed by Altitude for AS&E 7. OMEX TWO-WAY RADIO The Omex Two-Way Radio is a wireless industrial controller for the construction industry. Through its rugged yet lightweight construction, it offers smooth and precise remote operation for concrete pump trucks, transit mixers and other industrial machinery too dangerous to operate in close proximity. n Designed by Paul Kolada, IDSA, Harlan Peden, Tom Africa, Josh Boggs and Ryan Eder of PriorityDesigns; and John White, Kurt Fennig and George Chao of Eaton for Cooper Bussmann/Eaton 8. TUFFBLOCK Move over concrete. Here come TuffBlocks—the lightest, most versatile and easy-to-use deck foundation system on the market. TuffBlocks allow for an average-sized deck to be constructed from start to finish in under an hour with no digging, steelwork or concreting required. The most daunting part of deck construction—the foundation—is now the fastest and easiest, allowing even the most novice of DIY builders to achieve professional results. Each TuffBlock weighs only 1.5 pounds, yet can support more than 11,000 pounds. The nesting, shipping and packaging of the TuffBlock allows any standard vehicle to carry more than enough TuffBlocks for most jobs. It has been designed to accept 2-by-4, 2-by-6 and 2-by-8 joists—and 4-by-4 posts—for imperial markets, as well as joists 35 to 47 millimeters wide and posts 90 to 100 millimeters high for metric-based markets. Tuffblocks allow for decks to be built as low as 6.5 inches without the need for digging—or as high as local codes permit. n Designed by Mayer Jung and Ty Hermans of Evolve NPD for PRD Enterprises LLC
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ConferenceCam Connect
VIRTUALLY EASY O ptimized for workgroups of one to six people, the affordable ConferenceCam Connect videoconference solution elevates small group collaboration to the next level. The design team identified a gap in small business conferencing where multiple people have to huddle around a small computer in order to participate in a video call. Customer feedback revealed the need for a system that is more portable with a much better speaker and greater visibility for the group, and for greater interaction with smartphones and tablets. The design of ConferenceCam Connect needed to balance portability, versatility, privacy, aesthetics and the interface. The final solution would have to be transported easily around the office without loss
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of parts, cables or the remote. It also needed to accommodate a wide variety of environments, work surface heights, meeting styles, technology touchpoints and physical parameters. The ability to physically block the camera (usually done with a sticky note or clunky lens cap) and quickly determine if the audio and video is on, off or muted also needed to be accommodated. Lastly, the aesthetics had to complement a variety of business settings from a design studio to an executive office. Plus with all these new and innovative features not normally seen on other devices, to make ConferenceCam Connect a success the buttons, mode selections, and wireless features would have to be extremely intuitive. ConferenceCam Connect offers a 360-degree audio
“I really, really like it because I hate those conference systems. I hate how absurd they are. This is just super elegant.” —Ana Maria Pinto da Silva
experience, including echo and noise cancellation for clear calls. The 1080p lens has a wide field of view that enables groups to easily be seen without having to crowd around the device, and the screen mirroring allows direct connections from a smartphone or tablet. The circular design lets users enjoy greater portability, but the cleverly integrated remote won’t get lost. By being the only device of its kind at an affordable price point, ConferenceCam Connect is disrupting the category. For similar features and quality, the more expensive options require intrusive room remediation and IT support, or lack portability or flexibility. The ConferenceCam Connect’s all-in-one design, rechargeable battery and cylindrical shape—which allows users to quickly wrap whatever cables they need around it, all encourage portability. Privacy is ensured thanks to the unique magnetic docking remote that doubles as a lens cap, and a 360-degree LED light ring around the bot-
tom, which projects light onto the table for everyone in the room to see. The device height was carefully designed to enable the camera to look over almost all open laptops. ConferenceCam Connect is at the ideal height for most seated or bar-height tables without the need for clumsy telescoping or mechanical adjustment. The aesthetic was refined through the simplification and reduction of parts, use of high-quality materials and a color and finish strategy that complements a variety of business and collaboration environments. The device was designed with high-quality lasting materials, a timeless design and upgradeable firmware to extend the product lifecycle for as long as possible. It works with most UC platforms, which enables ConferenceCam Connect to adapt to changing needs and preferences. Most of the materials are recyclable if disassembled. But the true goal was to create a lasting device that would replace the need for multiple upgrades or new devices over the years. n Designed by MINIMAL and Logitech Design
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LED Flip Wallet
The Samsung Galaxy Note 4 LED Flip Wallet is the world’s first smartphone cover that displays information and messages from the phone on an LED display and also has a credit card storage slot. The LED display hidden in the front cover delivers incoming information from the phone, such as phone calls, texts and notifications while sending emotional moments to users like sparkling gems. In order to enhance its usability, there is a slot in the cover for the convenient storage of credit cards and IDs. n Designed by YoonYoung Kim and Junho Jin of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
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Moto Hint
Moto Hint is a stylish and discreet wireless earbud that brings the world’s information to your ear just by using your voice. Make calls, ask questions, get answers and notifications directly in your ear—all hands-free. This tiny device introduces a new wear style with a patented ergonomic form that is amazingly comfortable and stable. With in-ear sensors, the device comes to life when it’s inserted in the ear—and turns off when it’s removed. Moto Hint merges technology and fashion through authentic materials like wood, leather and canvas fabric. The portable fabric case protects and charges on the go, ensuring all-day battery life. The intuitive light tab of the case lets you know the charging state of the ecosystem and also doubles as a lanyard. n Designed by Motorola Mobility Consumer Experience Design Team
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1. AFTERSHOKZ BLUEZ 2 AfterShokz Bluez 2 is a bone conduction Bluetooth open-ear headphone set with superior sound quality ergonomically designed with a balanced and slim structure. The headphones wrap around the user’s head and have transducers that rest comfortably in front of the ears. Unlike conventional headphones nesting inside the ear canals or covering the ears, AfterShokz Bluez 2 uses a perfected proprietary bone conduction technology to deliver sound through the cheekbones to the inner ears, keeping both ears completely open every step of the way. Bluez 2 are the best choice for anyone wanting to maintain environmental awareness and long-term comfort while plugged into music or listening to a phone call via Bluetooth. n Designed by Dan Hu, Jun Xu, Yi Tang and Qian Chen of Shenzhen Voxtech Co., Ltd. / AfterShokz, LLC 2. FOREST WIZARD Forest Wizard is a device system to prevent forest fires. It creates a fire detection network in the forest so relief workers can be alerted through monitors and arrive accurately at the fire scene via helicopter or otherwise. Forest Wizard also can send fire messages to travelers’ mobile devices, warning them to stay away from danger zones and guiding them to safer routes. The Forest Wizard can be used in nonemergency scenarios to guide travelers as well. n Designed by Hsiang-Han Hsu and Jhih-Jie Wang of Hsiang Han Design 3. GEAR VR Gear VR is a wearable virtual reality device that is interoperable with the Galaxy Note 4. The virtual reality experience begins the moment you set up the Gear VR with the Note 4. Once you put it on your face, you can intuitively and speedily access diverse content through the touch panel located on your right side. Until now, TV viewers and moviegoers enjoyed only the screen before their eyes with little control over it. Gear VR, however, gives its users the benefit of a personalized device, allowing them to feel like they are really inside their virtual reality video games, films and music concerts. n Designed by Minsoo Kim, Yongseok Bang and Jiseon Kim of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
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to be taken into consideration while at the same time ensuring that the device is sleek and stylized for the discerning consumer. The design was developed using an unconventional approach. Rather than hide the internal drive within a simple box enclosure, Seven highlights the drive’s shape and technical detail with a minimal steel skin that literally shrink wraps the internals in a dramatic and honest way. The user can see and feel the contours of the components expressed in the outer shell’s subtle asymmetry and abstracted technical detailing. This shrink wrap approach of tightly skinning the internals resulted in the world’s thinnest hard drive. The use of high-strength steel enclosures ensures a solid, trustworthy feel in the hands of consumers. Expressing the functional beauty of the internal components in the outer skin creates a dramatic look and a tactile connection to the Seagate brand. Many users insist they will keep Seven as a memento long after they have exhausted their need for the actual storage space in the drive. n Designed by HUGE Design and Seagate Branded Innovation
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Adobe Ink & Slide
Adobe Ink & Slide creative tools make sketching and drawing on the iPad more natural and fluid. Adobe Ink is a finetip pressure-sensitive pen that gives users greater creative control and precision. Adobe Slide is a digital ruler that lets users draw any shape on an iPad—including straight lines, perfect circles, classic French curves and more. n Designed by Robert Brunner, IDSA and Steve Lee of Ammunition; and Geoff Dowd of Adobe
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Flux Router
FLUX is an advanced router concept intended to change the common perception that routers are boring peripheral boxes. FLUX reveals and showcases the wireless antenna technology inside, giving people a clue to how it works. These antennas are what enable the flow of one’s digital
content, hence its name FLUX. The curious design beckons further understanding, putting the banal but ever-important router category in the spotlight for the first time. It’s a veritable celebration of technology. n Designed by Dan Harden, IDSA and Elliot Ortiz of Whipsaw, Inc.
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Intel® WiDock
The Intel WiDock allows a user with a mobile device to simply walk up to their desk and instantly—without plugging in any wires or cables—connect to external monitors and other peripherals such as printers, speakers and inputting devices. The Intel WiDock tackles desk clutter and disorderly cables for a true seamless connection. n Designed by Aleks Magi, IDSA, Hosam Haggag, Steve Lofland, Hao Li and Mark Gallina of Intel Corp.
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RE Camera
The RE Camera lets you focus on the moment, not on your camera. It automatically turns on in your hand, and a single button takes photos with a tap—and videos with a press. The wide-angle lens captures everything in your full view. There is no need for a case if you go underwater. RE also streams everything to your phone instantly for easy viewing and sharing. The simple, elegant companion app available for iOS and Android works as a remote control, viewfinder and gallery. n Designed by HTC Corp.
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Tiertime UP BOX 3D Printer
A printer, built-in air filter and LED aperture for studios, seminars and other occasions, the Tiertime UP BOX 3D is the first choice for the professional. A large platform with automatic calibration, internal electric probe with an integrated nozzle for height detection and high-quality printer calibration without manual operation all provide a seamless 3D printing experience. n Designed by Tong Xiao for Beijing Blantyre Times Technology Co., Ltd.
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1. 34UC97 For the first time in the world a curved computer monitor has been designed with a screen ratio of 21:9. LG’s 34-inch screen sufficiently meets the needs of graphic experts and high-spec game users who are the main target consumers for the ultimate sense of screen immersion. This premium product features a minimalist design concept with unnecessary decorative elements removed to ensure the best screen experience. The unique refined slim-lined metal stand provides a differentiated image from the lightness of the product. The two-toned bezel-less screen completes the slim and narrow design. Harmonizing well with the metal stand, the rear design—where a single cover is emphasized and a champagne color is used—further enhances the premium image of this product. n Designed by Jae-neung Jung, Sung-hoon Oh and Gang-ho Woo of LG Electronics, Inc. 2. AIR NUT Air Nut is a combination of two smart products that monitor the indoor and outdoor environment, allowing users to keep an eye on their local living environment. The indoor part is an interactive product that monitors the temperature, moisture and air quality (carbon dioxide and particulate matter up to 2.5 micrometers in size). It also can be connected and controlled by apps to work as an alarm clock, etc. The outdoor part monitors air pressure. It has two options for easy installation and fits different situations. It is designed for complex weather conditions as well as to coordinate with the style of the indoor product. This combination could help the world’s air connect to Wi-Fi and allow users to get to know their living environment better, perhaps increasing eco-consciousness. n Designed by: Rong Zhong, Guangyuan Wang, Yingjie Sun and Fei Yang of HANGZHOU LPZ Industrial Design Co., Ltd. 3. DELL LATITUDE RUGGED EXTREME NOTEBOOKS The new Dell Latitude Rugged Extreme series of products is intended for extreme use cases in environments where any other traditional notebook PC solution would fail. Offered in two sizes—a 12-inch, fliphinge, convertible and a 14-inch notebook—the new Latitude Rugged Extreme notebooks are most suitable for use by first responders, public safety officials, field workers and the military—and any other professional who can’t afford to be stopped by harsh conditions. n Designed by Experience Design Group of Dell Inc.
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4. DELL XPS 13 The new Dell XPS 13 is the smallest 13-inch laptop in the world with an enclosure size of a typical 11-inch laptop. It features a 5.2 millimeter bezel around the stunning Quad HD+ 13 display that nearly eliminates the border around the active screen, which means more viewing space for the user. The outer protective surfaces are anodized aluminum that are forged and then machined for a precise fit and finish. The soft-touch painted carbon fiber palm rest allows for the ultimate in appearance and touch while still maintaining rigidity and a light weight. Designed for people on the go, the XPS 13 also features a backlit keyboard for low-light and no-light situations. n Designed by Experience Design Group of Dell Inc. 5. JIBO Jibo is the first highly capable social robot for the home. It’s a highly intelligent desktop companion with the ability to emotionally connect with users through its sophisticated voice interaction, expressive user interface and physical movement of human-like poses and expressiveness. n Designed by HUGE Design for Jibo 6. KEYS TO GO Productivity is at your fingertips with the Logitech Keys To Go portable keyboard designed specifically for users on the go, enhancing tablets and any smart cover. It features well-spaced comfortable keys with iOS shortcuts for easy typing. Sized perfectly to conveniently carry with an iPad or iPad mini, this ultraportable design provides ultimate productivity while on the go. Water-repellant and wipeable FabricSkin construction protects against drops for easy cleaning. The rechargeable lithium-ion polymer battery provides up to three months of use, and the Bluetooth wireless connectivity allows flexibility in placement options without wires. n Designed by Logitech Design 7. LOGITECH MX MASTER WIRELESS MOUSE It’s the next generation of the wireless mouse. The Logitech MX Master Wireless Mouse can be connected to as many as three Windows or Mac computers— using either the included tiny unifying receiver or Bluetooth technology to switch among computers with just one touch of a switch button on the bottom of the mouse. The MX Master offers a stunning design—a perfectly crafted hand-sculpted shape—contoured to support your hand and wrist in a natural position. Well-positioned buttons and wheels enable fine motion control and a fluid experience. n Designed by Design Partners and Logitech Design 8. MI ROUTER MINI The MI Router Mini is a dual-band router that converts broadband signals into Wi-Fi signals, enabling household Internet connection for multiple terminal devices such as laptops, smartphones and smart-home devices. With the popularization of Wi-Fi networks, the router is expected be a must-have for more and more homes. n Designed by Xiaomi Industrial Design Team 9. THINKVISION X24 The ThinkVision X24 monitor utilizes the latest thin-screen technology, is remarkably light and elegant in form, and is perched on a minimalist stem and base. The X24 houses an ultra-slim display utilizing the thinnest in-plane switching (IPS) 23.8-inch panel available. The X24 provides a strikingly beautiful experience for the most discerning customer for use in high-visibility, high-style environments of work and play. n Designed by Think Design Group for Lenovo
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In response, InterGroup purchased a small startup school in 2010 and with a new leadership team relaunched Innova Schools with the intention to expand. After building five schools, company leaders realized that Innova’s education model—a social constructivist approach that relied on hands-on, experiential, collaborative, and project and taskbased learning—would not be sustainable at scale. The shortage of high-quality teachers in Peru, combined with rising land costs, meant that Innova would need to change course to succeed.
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Struck by the difficulty of designing schools that could be scalable, Innova Schools asked IDEO to help redesign its entire K–11 learning experience, from the individual classrooms to the overall business approach. After months of fieldwork, synthesis and deep collaboration with InterGroup and its community, the design team developed a holistic business—the academic approach, curriculum, teaching strategies, buildings, knowledge-sharing systems, operational plans and underlying financial model for the network of schools—to help Innova evolve and to support its continued growth. The mantra was “affordability, scalability, and excellence.” The mission was clear: provide international-quality education at an affordable price (US$100 a month) to as many children as possible.
Innova is changing the lives of students and their families for the better. Children want and need to be engaged at school. Teachers in Peru typically read scripts to students, who take notes, an approach that isn’t fun for either group. Innova Schools uses a blended-learning model based on “me time” and “we time” that combines hands-on experiences in small groups guided by a teacher with autonomous self-directed digital learning. Kids also seek to control their environment. So a community lobby, a media lab, rooftop study areas and a cafe were reimagined as dynamic learning spaces with moveable furniture. Parents can track their children’s progress online through student dashboards and progress reports. Innova’s strategy and systems approach has resulted in the most ambitious, privately funded, educational project in Latin America. As of February 2015, Innova is operating 29 schools and educating 20,000 kids a year. Early results show that Innova students significantly outperform public school students in math and reading on national exams. This suggests that designing a school system based on understanding and supporting the needs of students and teachers has a measurable benefit. Because the business model is an integrated component of the design, Innova is built to expand, and is on track to become the largest private-school network in the region by 2018. Innova’s success shows that design is a powerful tool for creating positive change. The combination of disciplines involved in the project (architecture; design research; and graphic, interaction and business design) create real results in areas once considered far beyond the purview of design, demonstrating how designers can help solve some of the world’s most difficult challenges. n Designed by InterGroup/Innova Schools and IDEO
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Reimagining the Mattress for Tempur-Pedic
For decades, Tempur-Pedic has been revered for the revolutionary NASA-proven Tempur material inside its mattresses. Now it’s crafted a mattress with a modern aesthetic using human-centered design by transforming the exterior of the mattress to match the caliber of the innovation inside. The project resulted in a new sleep system, incorporating a new line of mattresses and easy-to-remove washable fabric mattress covers. Tempur-Pedic redesigned the zipper location by intuitively placing it at the front-right corner of the mattress covers—instead of underneath—allowing retailers to easily demo the product in the store, and providing users with an easier experience when removing and washing the covers at home. The product is now more user friendly since Tempur-Pedic created a design language around color, pattern, shape and materiality to best highlight the mattress’s high-performance features. n Designed by Tempur-Pedic; IDEO; Figure 8; and Global Textile Alliance
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Samsung Home Appliances Design
This design philosophy is the common foundation for Samsung’s designers that links the design identities of all of Samsung’s home appliances, providing a consistent design background and direction and establishing a strong design brand identity. n Designed by Setbyul Cho and Sangmin Park of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
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1. EDYN GARDEN SENSOR DESIGN STRATEGY The design strategy for Edyn focused on the overall brand identity, as well as the line’s first product offering—the Edyn Garden Sensor, a connected device that when inserted into the soil of the user’s garden measures nutrient levels, moisture, sunlight exposure, etc., and sends the information in real time to an app. n Designed by Yves Béhar, IDSA, Logan Ray, Michelle Dawson, Noah Polsky and Christina Park of fuseproject for Edyn 2. RYOBI PHONE WORKS RYOBI is an international brand in the US, European and Australian markets. The company is leveraging its strong presence in the consumer power tool industry to step into the emerging market of the connected lifestyle. This product line has not only created a new category of tools, but has also changed the way the company’s users think about a tool’s purpose. n Designed by Jeremy Connell, Hossein Bassir, Benson Cheung Chun Kit, Gigi Lam Ting Chi, Ken Brazell, IDSA and Taku Ohi, IDSA of Techtronic Design 3. STAPLES BACK-TO-SCHOOL 2015 The team brought together students from middle schools in New York City and Atlanta for a firsthand lesson in the ABCs of industrial design. After all, students spend most of their time in classrooms, so they know how school products should be designed. The result of this design thinking: seven exciting, feasible and innovative back-to-school products dealing with carriers, lockers, lunch and homework that will be featured in Staples stores nationwide. Along the way, the students learned research, synthesis, problem-solving, ideation and prototyping, and perhaps most importantly, they gained confidence in their own design abilities. n Designed by Staples; Tools-at-Schools; and aruliden
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NAVER Service History Wall at Connect One
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cance in the evolution of NAVER’s service offerings. The company was founded in 1999 and today operates South Korea’s top search portal, Naver (www.naver.com); the leading online game portal, Hangame (www.hangame. com); the county’s largest children’s portal, Jr. Naver (jr.naver.com); South Korea’s first online donation portal, Happybean (happybean.naver.com); and the former microblog service Me2DAY. The intention of this project was to make the company history feel like a history of the constantly moving present, rather than a fossilized relic of the past. Because NAVER provides such an extensive range of services, the content was organized around the services themselves. These services form relationships, as if they are living organisms with the dynamic characteristics of creation, development
“The way the display was made and the way people can interact with it is really elegant and intuitive.” —Sooshin Choi, IDSA
and elimination. By creating a living and moving design, the designers could express the dynamic nature of each service, demonstrating to visitors how the company continues to move and evolve to adapt to the present environment. Uncovering and organizing detailed information about a company that had grown dramatically over a relatively short period of time and whose services consist of intangible digital content presented a challenge. Only a small amount of past data was available. The design team conducted research that involved looking through past news articles and each service’s notice board, as well as seeking out employees who had been responsible for services that were long forgotten and interviewing them to create a complete record of the company’s undertakings over the last 15 years. The research data was then organized into a relation-
ship diagram, and each service’s history was re-created into a path in a virtual 3D environment. Since information technology services are centered on the users, the designers placed a priority on the people viewing the content. Users directly experience the content using gestures. With the controller, which is equipped with a motion recognition sensor, users acquire information through one-on-one interaction with the History Wall. Viewers select and control the content they want to view, rather than being limited by predefined pathways to accessing the information. By moving the x (service), y (point of view) and z (timeline) axes, viewers can navigate through the history and relationships of each NAVER service and how the services were derived from each other, creating a journey unique to each viewer. n Designed by Chae Seon Ju, Kim So Young and Kang Sae Bom, CX Division, NAVER Corp; Jung Suhan and Choi Donghoon, Creative Team, VINYL I
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Post-it® Plus App
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The design team needed to integrate three key connective pieces between the physical and digital worlds: the human/ interactive experience of capturing and sharing ideas during collaborative brainstorming and idea generation meetings, the technical functionality of software and electronic devices to replicate and complement such behavior in the digital world, and the user experience insights to design a process or product that is as
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intuitive, natural and creatively inspiring as the analog activity with physical Post-it Notes. As today’s workplace merges both analog and digital behaviors and outcomes, the app needed to make idea generation and sharing as seamless as possible not only to perform but also to enhance and improve the interactive exercise. The solution is unique in that the app is able to help bridge the gap between the ubiquity of analog tools and the efficiency of digital tools. In many cases the ability to take information from the digital world to the analog is made readily available by printers, but rarely do productivity technologies allow the user to capture analog data and bring it into the digital world. By taking a digital image of the physical Post-it Notes, the app allows the user to manipulate, organize, share and add content to individual notes. Additionally, the app makes the experience of viewing and understanding potentially large quantities of digitally captured Post-it Notes superior by enhancing the readability and color vibrancy of the digitized notes. Through methods of interaction and user experience design, users can continue to organize and create additional content long after the meeting or initial inspiration has ended and quickly share the information in a variety of digital formats that best meet their needs. n Designed by 3M Design
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HUMAX ON
HUMAX ON offers a better experience enjoying media content by creating a natural connection with personalized devices. The TV is automatically turned into a personal screen without logging in with a mobile phone or tablet that may solicit personal information. HUMAX ON also makes it easy to search, watch media content and enjoy interactive functionalities. n Designed by Humax
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Microsoft Start Experience
Since its inception more than 20 years ago, the Windows Start menu has been the anchor point for launching apps and getting users to the content they care about. With Windows 8 and Windows Phone 7, Microsoft continued the evolution of the Start screen by adding live tiles, which surface relevant and personal information to the user from apps and services. With the Windows 10 Start design, the experience of launching and switching apps is unified across the familiar and learned legacy of the Start menu on desktop PCs and the modern capabilities of the Start screen on phones and tablets. The design allows users to leverage what they know from one device and apply that knowledge to using a different device in a contextually appropriate manner. n Designed by Jaclyn Knapp, Callil Capuozzo, Jeremy Bowen and Holger Kuehnle, and the Windows Start Feature Team for Microsoft Corp.
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Sejong City Glass Wall
Many people visit a park to get a break from the daily grind and reflect on life. The Sejong City Glass Wall, about 75 miles from Seoul, South Korea, heightens the experience. The towering media glass wall implements interactive digital media to enable bidirectional communication for a multiperceptional experience. LEDs between two glass surfaces are connected wirelessly through a transparent indium tin oxide (ITO) conductive layer, shining an image that’s visible on both sides of the wall. From the movement of birds, butterflies, fish, fireworks, rain, shapes, water fountains—and even the alphabet—just about anything can pop up, reacting via a motion detector to visitors’ movements. n Designed by Choi Jae Myong, Cho Do-Hee, Kim Su-Lim of powerglasskorea, Inc.
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Tomra CUI
Tomra is a Norwegian multinational company pioneering innovative new solutions for the sorting industry. Earth’s resources are under pressure; Tomra’s philosophy is to rethink how we use, reuse and optimize. The company creates highly sophisticated and incredibly accurate material sorting machines for the recycling, mining and food industries. The machines are used by a range of operators from semi-skilled laborers with intermittent interactions to advanced technicians who require access to more complex systems. Tomra required a common user interface that would optimize efficiency and unify experiences across all three industries. n Designed by Cormac O Conaire, Jeff Simons and Carleen Bruton of Design Partners; and John McGloughlin and Marion O’Keefe of Tomra
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1. ‘DIALOGUE IN THE DARK’ BUKCHEON WEBSITE AND GUESTBOOK KIOSK Dialogue in the Dark is an exhibition where visitors experience life without sight. It’s spurred a website that could be used by the visually impaired to gain information through a screen reader and responsive Web interface to provide the perfect screen on any device. Visitors to the exhibition can relive the emotional exhibition at the guest book kiosk, which is located in the exhibition hall. This project aims to attract more people to the exhibition, where they will be able to experience life in the dark and acquire values found in the unseen. n Designed by Son Hye-eun, Choi Heejae, Lee Sangmin, Choi Yangjin and Kim Yehwon for NAVER Corp. 2. ATTRACTIVE CONCIERGE Your smartphone analyzes your patterns of use and provides you with information that best suits the time, place and schedule, but current text notification services are not capable of accurately categorizing information. Think of the Attractive Concierge as a secretary in your smartphone that can display information more intuitively. It uses graphics and motion to send notifications about schedules, weather information, sporting events, etc. The Attractive Concierge also has a contextual awareness feature that recognizes certain places, including movie theaters and airports—and actively enables such features. n Designed by Mijun Yoo, Yongdeok Lee, Kwonhan Bae, Jihye Min, Minjoo Kim and Yeehyun Chung of LG Electronics, Inc. 3. DIGILOCK Digilock is a hands-on approach to bicycle security. It is a bicycle lock with built-in fingerprint reading technology—providing a simple way to keep this healthful, affordable and eco-friendly mode of transportation from being nabbed. The owner holds the fingerprint reading button for three seconds, then pulls the lock open. Digilock is intended to work with computers and smart devices. The user can setup and charge the lock by connecting to a computer using a micro USB, add multiple accounts for shared access and set different levels of theft alerts. Ride on! n Designed by Tong Jin Kim of Purdue University 4. INTERACTIVE SURGICAL MANAGER FOR HOSPITAL The Interactive Surgical Manager (ISM) is a checkpoint dashboard software system that facilitates communication within the operating room. The main function of ISM is to provide the integrated management of the medical supplies necessary for surgery. ISM is connected to the enterprise resource management (ERM) of a hospital, which contains data on medical supplies and displays the data in editable form to medical doctors and nurses on a real-time basis to help them prepare for the operation. ISM divides the operation process into three stages: preoperation, on-operation and post-operation. ISM also displays specified medical supplies and instruments for each stage. The design of the ISM interface helps medical personnel reduce human error that can occur in a dynamic emergency environment. Clear and organized communication for medical supplies in the operating room also optimizes the medical task process. n Designed by Yebin Kim, Chaelin Song, Eunji Park, Gyu Hyun Kwon and Seung Hun Yoo of Korea University
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emerge almost every year. New cameras based on traditional, inflexible platforms quickly became obsolete despite offering cutting-edge technology when launched. One of the goals for the URSA was to create a versatile architecture that extends the camera’s lifespan by allowing users to upgrade the lens mounts and image sensors as new technology emerges. This was achieved by isolating complex optical elements within a removable turret module containing the image sensor, lens mount and lens control connections. Electronically and thermally coupled to the main body, the turret can be disengaged easily by removing four fasteners. The cooling system can be upgraded to cope with increasing levels of heat from higher resolution image sensors in the future. Such versatility greatly prolongs the camera body’s life, safeguarding the user’s investment.
The interchangeable turret module also offers filmmakers the freedom to choose their preferred lens mount platform, with industry standard PL and EF lens mount options. This means that whether they are using industryleading cinema optics or inexpensive consumer lenses common to DSLR cameras, users can leverage the image quality and state-of-theart image processing available with the URSA. Exhaustive on-set research made it clear that high-end film cameras are often controlled by several operators working with a confusing array of costly peripherals. The URSA includes all the professional production tools necessary to create cinema-quality video footage organized in three intuitive work zones around which a cinematographer, focus assistant and audio engineer can efficiently work. Requiring no extra components, the URSA is highly agile, able to move easily between setups without the need for large amounts of heavy equipment. Regular video cameras clip video and compress files, degrading quality and producing footage with lost detail in both the highlights and shadows. This presents problems downstream during postproduction when such detail cannot be recovered. The URSA possesses an exceptionally wide 12 stops of dynamic range, producing stunning footage with a compelling cinematic film look. It captures exceptional depths of detail in both high-contrast and low-light environments. The Ultra HD 12-bit lossless CinemaDNG RAW files it records mean that virtually all sensor data is preserved, ensuring maximum creative flexibility in post-production.
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Recognizing that people tend to keep their cameras longer than other digital devices, especially smartphones, developers envisioned a design that reinterprets the feeling of a traditional camera with a contemporary perspective. They designed NX to express a sense of streamlined, understated beauty. Designers used metallic materials in the places users are most focused on to convey a message of the camera’s reliability, while they used subtle shapes and a leather-like finish pattern on the rest to emit a sense of comfort and luxuriousness. The material section was motivated by the desire to offer value that stands the test of time. The NX mini’s simple design was created with the motto of “Anyone can exchange lenses with ease and find pleasure in the use of their camera.” To that end, designers developed a portable lens case that can stow several lenses for better on-the-go readiness. n Designed by Minki Ham and Sanhui Oh of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
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AIRXEL AIRXEL is a wireless portable beam projector that can be enjoyed anytime, anywhere for personal or office use. It can be used with smartphones, tablets and notebook PCs to create a screen up to 100 inches. With its thin and light aluminum body, it offers the best portability, as well as the convenience of a wireless connection and expandability that can connect various kinds of devices. Enjoy videos, photographs, games and presentations. n Designed by Cooper Lee, Jang-won Seo, Jae-do Baik and Young-jin Moon of INNOIO Co, ltd.
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Beats Solo2 Wireless
Beats Solo2 Wireless is a lightweight on-ear wireless headphone. The second generation of Beats’ most popular headphone, Solo2, has been completely reimagined, creating a beautiful new design that is lighter, stronger and more comfortable. It has a more dynamic, wider range of sound and gives a custom-fit feeling. Solo2 Wireless has a built-in mic for hands-free calls, comes with a 12-hour rechargeable battery and can be paired with a Bluetooth device with a 30-foot range. n Designed by Rhys Bonahoom, Robert Brunner, IDSA and Christopher Kuh of Ammunition; and Nivay Anandarajah of Alloy for Beats by Dr. Dre
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Eton Rugged Rukus
The Eton Rukus line’s Rukus Xtreme and Rugged Rukus are outdoor solar-powered wireless music players. Both are topped with efficient solar panels, which provide nonstop power to play music all day long without plugging in. But the fun doesn’t stop when the sun goes down. The internal lithium battery keeps music going for eight hours. Stream all your music from any Bluetooth-enabled smartphone, tablet or computer and control your tunes from your device. Users also can charge their smartphone directly from Rugged Rukus by plugging it into the USB. n Designed by Dan Harden, IDSA of Whipsaw for Eton Corp.
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1. 360 OMNI-DIRECTIONAL MOVABLE AUDIO The 360 OmniDirectional Movable Audio is a Wi-Fi speaker that can be controlled with users’ smartphones and other smart devices. The speakers can simultaneously or individually play music in different locations in the house. The omnidirectional sound character provides all around good sound with a touch of a button from anywhere, for anyone—and any number of people. Such sound character is a good fit for casual music listeners, who hear music while engaging in other activities on the move, as well as music admirers, who simply enjoy the tune while remaining in one spot. The 360 Omni-Directional Movable Audio is compact in size and can be placed just about anywhere in a living space. It also boasts six hours of long-lasting battery power. n Designed by Haesung Park, Bumho Chun and Dongryul Lim of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 2. PHIATON CHORD MS 530 The Phiaton Chord MS 530 headphones are all music and no wires, delivering an immersive studio-grade experience with a dual-chamber structure and multi-tune acoustic design that offers high-end performance and sound quality for users on the go. Chord MS 530 offers Bluetooth 4.0 wireless capability, active noisecancelling technology, a built-in rechargeable battery and an additional wired option. Featuring genuine perforated leather and machined aluminum, Chord MS 530 is as sleek as it is comfortable to wear. n Designed by TEAGUE for Phiaton 3. POLAROID CUBE The Polaroid Cube is a tiny action video camera designed to appeal to everyone—not just extreme sport enthusiasts. With a simple one-button design and rugged exterior, the Cube is both easy to use and highly durable. Features include a 120-degree wideangle lens that captures video at 1080 or 720p and still photographs at 6mp. Simply plug the camera into a computer via USB to download videos and photos and share the fun. With a built-in magnet, the camera itself is designed to be a versatile mount that sticks to any steel surface. n Designed by Robert Brunner, IDSA and Gregoire Vandenbussche, IDSA of Ammunition; and C&A Marketing for Polaroid 4. POWERBEATS2 WIRELESS Designed for athletes, Powerbeats2 Wireless earphones deliver the Beats signature sound in a lightweight, durable and sweat-resistant package that lets users take their workout anywhere. n Designed by Achille Biteau, Christopher Kuh, Stephen Steger and Robert Brunner, IDSA of Ammunition for Beats by Dr. Dre
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National September 11 Memorial Museum
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and the museum gathers these reflections, turning the experience into a collective act of memory. The museum is designed with visitors’ varied personal experiences in mind, along with the many points of view and evolving notions of the meaning of 9/11. There are many ways to enter the story and clear choices in the path visitors can take, the things they can encounter, and the depth in which they are most comfortable engaging. The experience begins with self-recognition (through global stories of witness) and validation and then moves users through a summary telling of the story in the introductory exhibition, a narrative of loss in the memorial exhibition, a description of the creation of the towers using archaeological remnants, and a more complex and layered unfolding of the events in the historical exhibition. Foundation Hall
focuses on the evolving personal and societal meaning of 9/11, and the Signing Steel offers the opportunity to leave a digital message before ascending to the exit. These elements, each of which overlaps the others while also providing a satisfying stand-alone experience, offer intuitive choice points and ways of encountering the stories of 9/11 that users can select and order according to their needs. Extensive use of first-person narratives reduces reliance on a museum voice that offers a single interpretation of a complex history that continues to unfold. Physical materials and archaeological remnants provide a here-and-now museum experience—a safe environment for encountering difficult history. Digital materials, mostly narrative accounts, provide a compelling sense of the there-and-then of 9/11 without immersing people in a recreation of the day.
The museum’s muted palette of materials and its generous, open, uncluttered spaces stand in contrast with more intense, enclosed spaces. Respecting people’s divergent needs, perspectives and interests allows them to personalize their visit while also giving them the chance to experience different viewpoints of the events and their aftermath. n Designed by Thinc Design; Local Projects; Hadley Exhibits, Inc.; Layman Design; Design and Production Inc.; Electrosonic; PPI Consulting; Fisher Marantz Stone Layman Design; Renfro Design Group, Inc.; Jaffe Holden; Art Preservation Services; Zubatkin Owner Representation, LLC; Davis Brody Bond, LLP; Snøhetta; Lend Lease; and the National September 11 Memorial Museum
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Century: 100 Years of Type in Design Exhibition
Held at the AIGA National Design Center in New York City and organized as a part of AIGA’s centennial year, the 2014 exhibition Century: 100 Years of Type in Design was designed to celebrate the incredible diversity of typefaces and their integral role in design in the past 100 years. The exhibition design transformed the gallery into an immersive environment of typography. The walls and ceilings were dotted with hundreds of typographic periods drawn from the monotype library, and a pair of dynamic animations expressed the variations in different typefaces. The design set the stage for the remarkable host of artifacts on display, including rare works from the archives of leading design organizations. Typeface production drawings by leading designers of the last 100 years, type posters and announcement broadsides were supplemented by publications, advertising, ephemera and packaging. n Designed by Abbott Miller, Jesse Kidwell, Yoon-Young Chai, Andrew Walters and Young Sun Compton of Pentagram for Monotype 116
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Center for Civil and Human Rights
The Center for Civil and Human Rights tells the story and brings to life the American civil rights movement by introducing past and current human rights issues across the globe. The Morehouse College Martin Luther King, Jr. Collection in Atlanta exhibits the personal papers and writings of the legend, who entered Morehouse as a freshman at the age of only 15, and graduated with a bachelor of arts degree in sociology only three years later in 1948. n Designed by David Rockwell, Barry Richards, Alin Tocmacov, Matt Grasso and Amanda Zaitchik of Rockwell Group for the Center for Civil and Human Rights
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Dolby Cinema
Dolby Cinema—a new branded premium cinema offering co-created by Dolby’s in-house team and Eight Inc.— combines powerful new image and sound technologies, including Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos, in a design created to overhaul the cinematic experience. The revolutionary consumer journey of this new cinema experience was developed in order to provide the audience with a period
of anticipation and transition before entering the immersive environment of the auditorium. The resulting integration of inspired design and the latest technology blur the line between perception and reality, between story and audience. Every element comes together in Dolby Cinema to pull viewers more deeply into the story and transform their visit. They will expect a show and leave with a memory. n Designed by Vince Voron, IDSA and Peter Michaelian, IDSA of Dolby Laboratories Inc.; Wilhelm Oehl, Mark Little, Sara Lu and David Hermann of Eight Inc.
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1. BISTRO LE SAM For the renovation of the Fairmont Le Château Frontenac in Old Quebec, a design vocabulary was crafted based on a modern, approachable luxury that references the hotel’s heritage. Bistro Le Sam is a more informal restaurant that lightly draws upon the Château’s unique history as a destination on the Canadian Pacific Railway. A linear approach was used for the floor plan, influenced by vintage train cars. The furniture and finishes recall Art Deco and the Jazz Age. Food is prepared in a brass-clad, open kitchen with a design based on decorative French stoves. The existing veranda was expanded to nearly triple in size to accommodate families and larger groups. The curved bar is comprised of a herringbone-patterned, brass tile front with a polished and brushed finish and a slate bar top. A custom curved mixed-metal chain chandelier is suspended across the length of the bar. A fireplace surround made from a silver-glazed metallic tile will oxidize over time, creating a modern look that acknowledges the hotel’s heritage. n Designed by David Rockwell, Greg Keffer, Hrisityan Petrov, Thom Forsyth and Karwai Lim of Rockwell Group for Fairmont Hotels & Resorts 2. KINKY BOOTS Kinky Boots is a Tony Award-winning Broadway musical based on a 2005 British film. The stage version is directed and choreographed by Jerry Mitchell with music and lyrics by Cyndi Lauper and script by Harvey Fierstein. The story is set primarily in a shoe factory in modern-day Northampton, England, and follows Charlie Price as he attempts to save his family’s shoe factory with the help of Lola, a vivacious drag queen. The goal for the set design was to create a single physical environment that could transform during the course of the show from the gritty industrial world of Northampton to the final climatic scene at the International Milan Shoe Fair. The firm created an abstract collage of the Price & Son shoe factory in which light shifts and actor-manipulated set pieces reveal peripheral scenes from pubs and drag clubs to the cutting-edge fashion runways in Milan. n Designed by David Rockwell, Dick Jaris and TJ Greenway of Rockwell Group for Kinky Boots 3. SNOOZEBOX, THE PORTABLE HOTEL Snoozebox is the portable hotel that delivers on-site accommodation at events and festivals, letting guests stay close to the action. Rooms measure 3.6 meters by 2 meters by 2 meters and have internal configuration flexibility that allows seven different sleeping arrangements. These range from a double or a double with singles to a twin or four bunks. Rooms compact by 50 percent for transportation on custom-built trucks. Within 24 hours, up to 100 rooms can be deployed—ready for guests. By day, guests are greeted with a finely upholstered sofa and a desk. At night, the space transforms seamlessly into a bedroom that sleeps up to four. Created by a laser cutting and folding process, the fold-down beds are hidden within metal frames integrated into the walls. These are accessed by pull-down handles disguised as shadow lines. The en suite bathroom is designed as a luxury wet room with a flared wall, giving a sense of spaciousness and providing a dry area. n Designed by Matt Round, Monica Sogn, Ollie Price, Lucas Tretout and Daniel Flashman of tangerine for Snoozebox Holdings
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he design for the F50LW-A Water Heater needed to be compact with a friendly product language appropriate to the intimacy of the bathroom. Inside the streamlined case are two water tanks, which can be heated separately, that supply constant hot water. The structure of double tanks was adopted to make the water heater appear thinner. The oval-shaped control panel contains a digital display. The control panel is highlighted by a gold ringed surface that draws the user’s focus. The logically designed user interface can be controlled by touch in a way that provides users with a more intuitive and convenient operation. With the control panel users can adjust the temperature of the water, and a circle icon composed of four parts displays the amount of water available in each tank. In addition, the water ripple pattern created with 3D ink on the interface fits perfectly within bathrooms. n Designed by Jianping Li, Hao Xiong, Xiaodeng Xia, Lang Ouyang and Shishi Chen for Midea
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Living Square Washbasin with SaphirKeramik
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iving Square is a bathroom furniture collection comprised of ceramic washbasins manufactured with Laufen’s patent-pending SaphirKeramik, an alternative material to traditional ceramics that expands the possibilities of ceramic design and production. Strong and malleable, SaphirKeramik permits the creation of wafer-thin yet robust walls and tight edge radii of just 1–2 millimeters, compared to the current minimum of 7–8 millimeters. Its slender profile renders it space saving, lightweight and environmentally friendly. SaphirKeramik derives its exceptional hardness and strength from corundum, a colorless mineral found in sapphires, which is added to the ceramic mix (the exact recipe is secret). Rigorous testing has revealed that corundum’s flexural strength is equal to that of steel, and its hardness is surpassed only by that of diamonds. Corundum is also used in the watch industry as sapphire glass dials. Until now ceramic design was limited to vitreous china and fine fireclay. Vitreous china excels because of its waterproof qualities, but it cannot be used to manufacture large ceramic pieces. Fireclay traditionally has been used to manufacture larger pieces but is extremely heavy. The new ceramic possible with SaphirKeramik, achieved as a result of lengthy techno(eco)logical research by Laufen, is perceptibly sturdier, has greater flexural strength and exhibits a bright white color. The hardness of the material permits shapes that were previously not possible, such as
ultra-thin basin walls and extremely precise edges. Because SaphirKeramik allows a thinner ceramic body and a simpler structure, the resulting weight is reduced compared to conventional ceramic. The benefits are manifold: lower raw material costs and energy consumption during production and transportation. The Living Square collection offers stunning performance. But the benefits of the SaphirKeramik are also necessary in a society that wants to reduce consumption, loves simplicity and is looking for a dynamic relationship with sensual pleasure. The result is clear to see—ceramics with thin, almost live edges: living square bowls. n Designed by Andreas Dimitriadis of platinumdesign for LAUFEN
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Digital Door Lock 510 Series This product is a door lock device that is installed on the entrances to offices and homes. It is a differentiated security product because the various forms of use and the various installation environments were considered. It offers safe and easy access with an assorted means of digital entry authorizations, including touch type password entry and RFID authentication through a credit card or mobile phone in addition to conventional keys. While away, users can remotely control entry access with their smartphones or PCs, and if necessary, users can view a visitor’s image and video via interlocking outside cameras. The product can be installed on most doors with easy-to-find tools, and it is designed to be durable beyond international security and safety specifications. n Designed by Jaehoon Kim, Jeonghoon Ha, Sooyeon Chung and Hyewon Suh of the Samsung Intelligent Home Design Team
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LOOM+ Woven Design Flooring
LOOM+ has the aesthetic appeal and texture of carpeting with remarkable durability and practicality. Its innovative woven-flooring solution combines a certified nontoxic PVC fabric and an adhesive-free loose-lay system. Its NOX Ecotecture® Multi-layer property—proven in more than 50 countries—ensures the most stable and durable installation. The PVC fabric—certified by Oeko-Tex and Greenguard—provides a clean and safe floor. LOOM+ is designed to be mixed and matched with a wide choice of colors and patterns as well as two module types (50 by 50 centimeters and 50 by 100 centimeters)—setting no limits on creativity and design. n Designed by Hyun-Wook Lee for NOX Corp.
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studio Gorm Shell Desk
Studio Gorm’s Shell Desk is designed to accommodate tech devices discretely while providing an elegant and efficient piece of furniture. The design intelligently combines two materials—wood and thermoformed plastic. All of the components are designed to interlock securely. The entire assembly is held together with only four Allen screws. The Shell Desk can be flat packed for shipping and is easily disassembled and reassembled for moving. n Designed by Wonhee Jeong Arndt and John Arndt of Studio Gorm for Habitat
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1. CASPER Casper is grabbing headlines worldwide. The company is a sleep startup that launched with an outrageously comfortable mattress sold directly to consumers—eliminating commission-driven inflated prices. The critically acclaimed sleep surface was developed in-house by a team of industrial designers and engineers with experience from IDEO and NASA and is delivered right to homes in a small box. Casper offers a single mattress design developed to provide comfort for all sleepers, thus eliminating the overwhelming choices and the buyer’s remorse that often accompanies the mattress shopping experience. n Designed by Gen Suzuki, Neil Parikh and Jeff Chapin of Casper 2. CLINIQUE SONIC SYSTEM PURIFYING CLEANSING BRUSH The Clinique Sonic System Purifying Cleansing Brush was designed to offer a complete and gentle solution for facial cleansing. Working with dermatologists and Swiss brush engineers, the designers developed key features like a unique and patented egg-shaped brush head to better clean the areas around the eyes and nose and a sonic motor that sends vibrations directly through the bristles for the most gentle form of cleansing. n Designed by Ted Owen, Jessica Woo, Jenny Wong, Lois Cecere and Rich LaPosta of Clinique Labs 3. CORDLESS CANISTER VACUUM CLEANER (CORDZERO C5) The CordZero C5 is a canister vacuum cleaner that has applied auto-moving technology and wireless cleaning technology for the first time. Instead of dragging a heavy cleaner, this vacuum follows the user. It also has the added benefit of being wireless, providing an excellent user experience. The STS blade in the dust canister has an automatic dust compression feature that, compared to existing units, can store three times more dust. The canister cleaner is integrated with a smart inverter motor that has a 10-year warranty. It also has a luxurious metallic finish on the handle and wheels. n Designed by Sehwan Bae, Bohyun Nam, Seunghyun Song and Sojin Park for LG Electronics Inc.
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4. FRONT LOADING WASHER, DRYER & PEDESTAL COMPACT WASHER The user experience design of the LG 27-inch front-loading washer provides remarkable convenience with a stylish and ergonomic design. The raised and tilted door allows easy loading of laundry and a view of the drum without the user having to bend over. The console embedded in the door is also tilted and reduces any wrist strain. The detergent dispenser on top has a wider opening. To meet the market demand for both large and small capacity, a compact washer was added to the main pedestal; the main and compact washers can be used simultaneously or separately to save time and energy. n Designed by Jeaseok Seong, Wookjun Chung, Jonghee Han and Yeji Um of LG Electronics Inc. 5. PORTABLE COOLER Samsung calls it the world’s first compact portable air cooler. The AZ700 Cool Presso can be used easily and conveniently anytime, anywhere. It is lightweight and easy to move. Users can enjoy pleasant cool air without the need for an outdoor unit or worrying about a high electric bill. The electricity cost of this portable cooler is as low as the equivalent of two electric fans. Its other functions are dehumidification and the Virus Doctor solution for a virus-free clean atmosphere. n Designed by Sunny Shin and Jinsun Park for Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 6. ROLL-DI: ROLL SCREEN CURTAIN DIRECTION INDICATOR Roll-Di is a direction indicator for roll screen curtain users. Many people get confused about which string to pull in order to make the curtain go up or down. As a result, people frequently make the mistake of pulling the wrong string. Roll-Di was designed to prevent those repetitive mistakes. Roll-Di can be simply hung at the bottom of the string to tell you which side of the string to pull to achieve the desired position of the curtain. By matching the up arrow with the string that makes the curtain go up and attaching the two parts of Roll-Di with the embedded magnets, users will not be confused. n Designed by Sangmin Bae, Jong-uk Im, Kyung-yun Lee, Ju-hyeong Park and Su-bin Choi for KAIST (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology) 7. T1 AIR PURIFIER The T1 Air Purifier can effectively remove harmful fumes generated by cigarette smoke and other harmful substances, such as formaldehyde, benzene and toluene, as well as particulate matter up to 2.5 micrometers in size. This air purifier is designed mainly for offices, but also can be used in the car. It can be turned on and off easily. n Designed by Huang Jianguo, Hu Wenwei, Chen Paula,Yang Qiao and Zhu Zhengfeng of Hangzhou TiHE smart elctric Co., Ltd 8. WEMO INSIGHT The WeMo Insight is a simple but sophisticated plug-and-play approach to making lights, fans, heaters, TVs or any other device a smartly connected device. Simply plug it into a power outlet, connect a device and access the device from anywhere in the world through your smartphone or tablet. It literally puts your home at your fingertips. Users can switch devices on or off, set a schedule, check energy usage and ask devices for notification that a task is done—”Hi, it’s your washer. The laundry is done!” or “Hi, it’s your TV. I have been on for the last two hours. Someone must not be doing their homework!” n Designed by Thorben Neu, Ernesto Quinteros, IDSA, Oliver Seil, IDSA, David Kleeman and Vince Razo for Belkin International
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he Spiegelau Craft Beer Glass collection offers three differently shaped glasses customized to suit the individual craft styles of IPAs (India pale ale), stouts and American wheat beers (witbier). The unique shape of each Spiegelau craft beer glass was developed through a series of design and tasting workshops in collaboration with master brewers from leading American craft beer breweries. Each glass delivers the complexity of aromas on the nose while demonstrating optimum beer texture, balance and flavor intensity on the palate. Many mass-produced beer glasses do not only lack elegance, they also ruin the tasting experience. Beers served in these glasses do not fully release their delicate aromas and often taste bland and uninteresting. A poorly designed glass can also destroy the fizzy, refreshing character of a beer and let the head collapse too soon. Because beer is often served in the wrong type of glass, people often perceive all beers as tasting pretty much the same. The various craft beer styles with their unique aroma profiles make different demands on the glass shape. No single master shape can properly showcase all beers. Spiegelau, which has a 500-year legacy of producing fine crystal glass, wanted to enhance the enjoyment of the unique qualities of specific beer styles. Every style of beer has its own balance of characteristics. Besides being knowledgeable about the ingredients and procedures used in the brewing process, appearance, aroma and taste are basic to understanding beer. Until Spiegelau began pioneering the area of functional beer glasses, no specific glass shapes were available in the marketplace that really support the aromas and characteristics of craft beer. Spiegelau set out on this journey to improve people’s enjoyment of drinking craft beer together with master brewers and industry professionals. From the start, no restrictions were given with regard to the shape of the glass for the specific beer style. Out of hundreds of glass shapes, only those that perfectly suited the respective craft beer style were selected. The large, voluminous bowl of the wheat beer glass was designed to harness and retain the delicate aromas of American wheat beer with an open bottom glass base that drives beer and aromatic foam upward into the main bowl after every sip. The IPA glass was designed to showcase the complex and alluring aromatic profiles of American hopforward IPAs and preserve a frothy head. The stout glass, “Prototype C,” was chosen from a final line-up of eight glass shapes because it accentuates the roasted malt, rich coffee and chocolate notes that define this style. n Designed by Spiegelau for Kristallglasfabrik Spiegelau GmbH
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“The glasses represent a beautiful collaboration and a mutual respect for craftsmanship.” —Becky Brown, IDSA
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GE Micro Kitchen
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In a small environment, aesthetics can make the difference between an awkward, hodgepodge space and one that is harmonious and unobtrusive. By their nature, smaller spaces fulfill multiple functions. For this reason, it was important for the exterior of the Micro Kitchen to be able to be customized to complement the design of the surrounding environment. Users can select the drawer material and finish, drawer hardware and countertop material that suit their style. This chameleon approach is important for small living since each surface when not being used to prepare and cook food needs to serve another purpose, like a computer desk or crafting table. Since the Micro Kitchen integrates into the user’s choice of cabinetry, the design possibilities are endless. n Designed by Ryan Diener and Marc Hottenroth, IDSA of GE
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“Small space living can feel like a compromise in home functionality, or living with clutter. The smart, elegant solution of GE’s Micro Kitchen doesn’t feel like a compromise of any kind.”
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Belle-V Bottle Opener
The Belle-V bottle opener is intended for anyone who needs to remove a pleated metal cap from a glass bottle. The lip of the opener is placed under the edge of the bottle cap. Leverage generated by the length of the handle is then employed to pry off the bottle cap—easier than ever. n Designed by Jeff Salazar, Toby Stopper and JJ Mendoza of LUNAR for Belle-V LLC
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The IR D5 Food Dehydrator is a small home appliance for drying fruits and vegetables and making fermented food such as yogurt and cheese. It stands apart because of its near infrared (NIR) lamp that dries foods as if they were basking in the sun and in less time than in ordinary food dehydrators. Or the food can be dried as if it was being dried in the shade. These two methods have different LED colors to let the users know which mode they are using. The door structure helps to maximize the dehydration efficiency as the remaining hot air inside circulates and maintains temperature uniformly. The trays where the food is placed are made of stainless steel to enhance food safety. Lastly, the machine features a built-in automatic humidity sensor. n Designed by Jaeyoon Lee of L’Equip
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Prolific Sink
The Prolific sink and its included accessories create a highly functional kitchen workstation. This innovative stainless steel sink is welded with basin ledges at three levels, so the bamboo cutting board, two multipurpose grated racks, colander and wash bin can be placed where needed for maximum efficiency. All five accessories are included with the sink, which also features a unique cone-shaped drain for easier cleanup, a 36-inch minimum base cabinet width, a large single bowl, a 10-inch depth providing generous workspace, SilentShield速 sound absorption technology, and beveled, cone-shape slope toward the drain that make debris disposal easier. n Designed by Kohler
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Waterfall Dishwasher Existing dishwashers use a rotary system in which the water nozzles rotate 360 degrees and spray water upward. This dishwasher features WaterWall spray jets—a stationary “wall” of nozzles and a moving bar that deflects those jets upward. As the bar moves along its track, it creates a wall of water that travels back and forth, ensuring that every portion of the tub gets washed effectively. The result is a cleaner and quicker washing of dishes and kitchen utensils. n Designed by Jae-Moon Lee, Jaejun Kim, JungKyung Kwack, JiKyoung Kim and Sally Hong of Samsung Electronics Ltd. Co.
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1. ANXIANG YUNNAN STEAM POT The YunNan Steam Pot is an electric steam pot that has adapted an ancient cooking method from Yunnan, China. Its crater-type steam holes in the center of the internal pot quickly generate plenty of steam to heat food while maintaining the original flavor of the food. The pot combines this cooking method with modern electronic technology and adopts an ancient utensil model as inspiration for its appearance. n Designed by Hou Jieping, Yang Ching Hsiung, Zhang Chunyu, Li Dexiang, Zhao Yingmei and Yang Yong of Midea Consumer Electric Mfg.Co., Ltd. 2. GINO COLLECTION The GINO Collection provides essential tools for brewing and serving consistent, balanced coffee. The GINO dripper is made from double-walled borosilicate glass, designed to regulate the coffee temperature during extraction. The handleless profile elegantly tapers to fit any grip. The interior cone and the three holes at the bottom are engineered to ensure the optimal extraction for a clean and flavorful brewed coffee. The GINO paper filter made of thick paper, produces a cleaner brew than most conventional filters. n Designed by Julie Smith-Clementi, IDSA, Frank Clementi, Chiaki Kanda, IDSA and Clancy Pearson of notNeutral 3. GRAVITY SERIES The Gravity Series of cookware consists of four pots in different sizes, a sauté pan, two frying pans with a nonstick coating and a range of kitchen utensils. Each lid can rest on the edge of the pot, preventing sauce and water from dripping onto the table or work surface. It is possible to see the food in the pot because of the glass aperture. The lid also features a built-in steam vent as well as an integrated colander, making it much easier to drain water. Each pot has a sandwich base containing two layers of stainless steel encapsulating an aluminum layer for optimum heat distribution, and the handles don’t get hot. The lids, pots and pans are dishwasher safe. n Designed by Claus Jensen and Henrik Holbaek of Tools® for Eva Solo A/S 4. HOT BLAST COMBI OVEN The Hot Blast Combi Oven offers a completely new design and different functions from existing microwave ovens. Hotblast, coming from the inner ceiling of the Hot Blast Combi Oven, heats food directly and allows for much quicker cooking and a far better taste and texture. Users can experience the world of professional cooking as if they were working with an expensive high-end oven. The Hot Blast Combi Oven design generates a luxurious look compatible with professional cooking—with simple lines rather than exaggerations. n Designed by Seungwook Suh, Jae-Moon Lee, Gisung Han, Binna Kim, Miyoung Lee and Yoolim Baek for Samsung Electronics 5. ONE HEART POT Reunion is the most important concept in Chinese culture, with family and friends especially bonding over meals that offer the “flavor of happiness.” Now, Cocera has produced a casserole pot made from potter’s clay and gravel sand to heighten the eating experience. The pot spreads even and long-lasting heat to maintain the food’s taste over time. The package is simple and environmentally friendly—it is kilned below 1,200 degrees without any toxic response. The design is aesthetically pleasing; the function is practical; the price is affordable. n Designed by Yi-Cheng Hsieh, Yun-Tao Hsieh, Zhe-Xun Pang and Cyuan-Yi You of 3+2 Design Studio for Cocera
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6. SLIM SCULPTURE The world’s most stylish and slim water purifier is only 9 centimeters wide. Its tankless structure improves hygiene—taking care of concerns about viruses. An easy-to-replace water filter system improves and enhances user convenience. n Designed by Dongsu Kim and Dongwook Yoon for Tongyang Magic Inc. 7. SUB-ZERO INTEGRATED REFRIGERATION The Sub-Zero Integrated Refrigeration is a system of 2 refrigeration and freezer products that preserve food and wine to their maximum potential and can be integrated into any room in a home. The refrigeration products provide kitchen designers and architects with the maximum amount of flexibility for contemporary, transitional or traditional home environments. The products may be featured with ultraclean stainless steel enclosures or integrated into any style of wood cabinetry, whether European or domestic. n Designed by Cesaroni Design and Sub-Zero Engineering and Management 8. THE BREVILLE BOSS™ HIGH VELOCITY SUPERBLENDER The Breville Boss is a versatile blender that extends itself beyond just making beverages—turning apples, bananas, kale and spinach into smooth drinks without lumps or bumps. The Boss uses patented ProKinetix™ technology with wide stainless steel tri-blades offset to a bowl surface that eliminates dead zones. Its sweeper blades move food up and around the jug while cutting and whipping. Central blades crush and chop, pulling in ingredients and aerating. This achieves a continual folding action, resulting in even blends. The Boss has variable speed control— two stir speeds for folding dry and wet ingredients, programmed settings and pause. The settings remove guesswork from any blending task, making it simpler to use. n Designed by Khon Thai, Mark Thomas, Richard Hoare, Warren Preston and Lochana Subasekara of Breville Group
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Brivo XR118
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he Brivo XR118 was designed for three different applications in developing countries: as an affordable digital X-ray imaging solution for rural hospitals that cannot afford a standard digital X-ray system, an upgrade to existing analog X-ray devices, and as a new fixed or portable digital X-ray system targeted to the primary-care market. Brivo is composed of a cassette-size wireless detector with a portable digital kit and a handheld viewing pad. It brings freedom, flexibility, higher throughput, lower doses and an excellent user experience to patients and technicians. Although the detector is wireless, it is the same size and thickness as film cassettes, making it compatible with any standard cassette tray. This project faced many challenges: How to seamlessly upgrade existing X-ray systems without requiring a
change in usage behavior. How to create a product that is easy to use by technicians in rural hospitals in developing countries who have limited skills and access to on-site training. How to develop a useful product that is affordable to customers who cannot afford an entry level digital X-ray device. How to make it durable and reliable to fit in the complicated environment of the rural hospital where conditions are tough, patient volume is high, and electricity is not always stable. Medical X-ray imaging is moving into the digital world, but analog solutions are still ubiquitous in the primary-care market in developing countries. Hundreds of thousands of hospitals in developing countries do not have the budget to install a digital X-ray imaging device to provide patients with a same-day diagnosis. The cheaper analog X-ray system and computed X-ray solutions cannot provide high image quality with a simple workflow, which translates into a heavy workload for technicians, subjecting patients to higher X-ray doses, and requiring additional time and effort to develop and process the film. GE wanted to change this situation by developing a universal update kit that can work across all existing X-ray devices to provide hospitals a cost-effective way to upgrade their existing analog or computed system to a digital solution. It offers non-intrusive installation with no compromise to the image quality. Behind all the advantages is a deep understanding of user needs and pain points manifested in a design that is actively interacted. A robust carrying case allows technicians to easily transport the XR118 between patient beds and as a part of mobile hospitals for such urgent applications as disaster relief and remote care. Since the digital images can be wirelessly transferred to a handheld device, like a tablet or console, technicians can preview the results immediately. The removable battery is easy to replace as well, so there is no interruption in exams. n Designed by Yidan Zhao, Gang Hong, Chen Wang, Lichao Xue and Juezhang Wang of GE Healthcare (China)
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da Vinci Xi Surgical System
EXTENDING HUMAN REACH T he da Vinci® Xi™ Surgical System is an advanced tool for minimally invasive surgery. It acts as a natural extension of a surgeon’s eyes and hands through a combination of cutting-edge robotics, 3D stereoscopic vision and intuitive human-interface controls. The da Vinci Xi System has opened the door to procedures previously underserved by computer-assisted surgery. Seated at the ergonomic da Vinci console, the surgeon has 3D high-definition vision of the surgical field with a magnification 10 times greater than the human eye. Intuitive controls allow the surgeon to operate with enhanced precision, dexterity and control using tiny wristed instruments that bend and rotate far greater than the human hand. The da Vinci Surgical System’s unique human-to-machine synchronization—called “following”—fosters a state of proprioception, a sense of the system being an extension of the surgeon’s body. Despite helping the surgeon navigate with dexterity and precision inside the body, computer-assisted surgical systems face unique design challenges outside the body. In developing the da Vinci Xi System, the design team worked to overcome this and seek solutions for a number of challenges. Space is always at a premium in the operating room. Previous versions of the da Vinci System required the robot to be pulled right up to the patient, which rendered a significant portion of the bedside inaccessible to surgical teams. To improve access, the da Vinci Xi System utilizes a new boom architecture that extends the system’s reach and frees up space near the patient. Because the boom can
extend and swivel about its shoulder, there are more options for cart placement and layout, giving needed space back to the surgical team. Complex systems should not feel complex to use, especially in a surgical environment. For the da Vinci Xi System, designers took care not to overly digitize the product but instead to encourage a direct, intuitive and uniquely analogue model across most of the system’s core interactions: carbon color-accents identify key touch points on the system. A breakaway clutch enables users to grasp the system and then unlock and move the arms without being aware of the complexity of that sequence. A robust cart drive allows users to position an approximately 1,800pound system without being aware of its weight. The clean, reduced design language elegantly communicates the use of a highly capable system. The new interface also offers guided setup and surgical site targeting to optimize the configuration for the specific procedure. Surgeons are trained to be the captains of the operating room, but working at the console puts them a distance away from their staff. The da Vinci Xi System brings them closer through a re-engineered audio link with better microphone placement and clearer sound. Because the system acts as a natural extension of a surgeon’s eyes and hands, designers also worked to improve the vision and reach. A new visionarchitecture allows surgeons to see anatomical structures with crystal-clear 3D high definition. The arms are thinner and the instruments are longer, enabling greater reach for the da Vinci Xi System both inside and outside the body. n Designed by Intuitive Surgical New Product Development Team; Scott Waters; and Bould Design
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“I had the great honor of being on the Loewy Design team responsible for the creation of the first full-body tomography system (Pfizer Medical Systems, 1976) and delight at the evolution of imaging for our health and wellness. The LUMI embraces the individual’s concerns and fears, and delivers exemplary comfort and care with a deliberate dedication
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LUMI Medical Advanced Concept
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he LUMI Medical Advanced Concept is a noninvasive medical test that helps physicians diagnose and treat medical conditions. The design challenge was to maximize the different types of patients and exams that could be served while providing a comfortable and disarming patient experience. The neonatal configuration allows the caregiver and the family to remain close to the baby during the procedure. The patient is placed inside LUMI on a hammock-like cradle, which projects a feeling of calm and relaxation. The flexible OLED screen on the inside can emit different colors and images to help relax the baby. The use of soft materials, gentle curves and wood elicits the feel of a home nursery, helping to calm nervous parents. The height of the cradle was designed to optimize use by technicians. The chair configuration is dedicated to spinal and head exams, focusing on the anatomy of the vertebrae, disks, spinal cord, and the spaces between the vertebrae and the brain. It may be used by any age patient who is able to sit upright. The sitting position—as opposed to reclining— makes access simple and easy, especially for older patients. The open configuration is also helpful for examining patients who are fearful of being confined in a closed space. LUMI’s streamlined footprint reduces the perception of its mass. The OLED screen on the inside and the open design on each side provide a safe and unconfined feeling. By reducing patient anxiety, the physician doesn’t need to prescribe a mild sedative. The intent of this project was to design the product through the eyes of the patient to provide a better experience. Among the patient expectations addressed are
fostering the perception of medical equipment as positive, reducing stress, improving access and limiting discomfort during the exam. For technicians, the LUMI Medical Advanced Concept provides a reduced footprint, increased flexibility and an intuitive user interface. The user interface is located on both the left and right side, accommodating different room configurations and access points. n Designed by Lionel Wodecki of GE Healthcare
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ApniCure® Winx™ Sleep Therapy
The ApniCure’s Winx System is an innovative medical device for treating obstructive sleep apnea. The system operates by applying a gentle negative pressure through a novel mouthpiece to urge airway-obstructing tissues (soft palate and tongue) forward, thereby keeping the airway open during sleep. The Winx System consists of a quiet microprocessor-controlled bedside console connected to a fitted mouthpiece with small flexible tubing. The console generates the negative pressure, collects excess saliva, and provides operation and usage feedback with lighted indicators and data ports (USB and SD card). The Winx System is simple to use, comfortable, compact and travel friendly— offering many advantages over the current standard of care (CPAP) by eliminating the need for a facemask, headgear, humidifier and pressurized air. n Designed by Ariel Turgel, IDSA, Dan Harden, IDSA and Kyle Buzzard of Whipsaw, Inc.; and Matt Vaska, Jonathan Podmore and Jed Crowe for ApniCure, Inc.
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Connected NICU
The Connected NICU concept aims to support familycentered developmental care, improving the parental experience and the baby’s long-term development and quality of life. The intense nature of a neo-natal intensive care unit exposes the baby to light and noise—disturbing sleep and making it difficult to bond. This holistic concept minimizes these aspects. Mother and child stay together in the family room. Staff is enabled to coach and involve parents. A parental portal provides information, tools and services. The cradle concept creates an optimum micro-environment, while cameras unobtrusively monitor the vitals. A smart snuggle nest enables vital skin-to-skin therapy, also known as kangaroo care. A patient-centric workflow guides staff around the infant’s sleep cycles and can predict emergency events. Monitoring and life support systems are integrated in a headwall, bringing information together to provide a new level of care. n Designed by Philips Design Innovation and Philips Research for Royal Philips
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HARMONIC ACE® +7 Shears with Advance Hemostasis
HARMONIC ACE +7 Shears are the first and only pure ultrasonic energy device with a 7 millimeter vessel sealing indication. Designed to work in conjunction with the Ethicon Generator G11 and HARMONIC® HP054 Hand Piece, HARMONIC ACE +7 Shears unite the precision and multifunctionality of HARMONIC with stronger large vessel sealing—a benefit combination that does not exist in any other product. Using advanced algorithms, the device actively monitors tissue conditions to sense and respond intelligently to changes in tissue, helping reduce the risk of thermal damage. Surgeons use it for precise dissecting, transecting, coagulating, sealing and grasping tissue in open and minimally invasive laparoscopic procedures, particularly those where bleeding control and minimal thermal injury are important, such as general, bariatric, colorectal, gynecologic, thoracic and urologic procedures. n Designed by Johnson & Johnson IDHF team and Johnson & Johnson Global Surgery Group Research and Development team for Ethicon
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HARMONIC FOCUS速 + Shears with Adaptive Tissue Technology
HARMONIC FOCUS+ Shears with Adaptive Tissue Technology are designed to be the only sealing and dissecting tool surgeons will need for an entire procedure. Representing a breakthrough in ultrasonic energy technology, HARMONIC FOCUS+ Shears are indicated for soft tissue incisions when bleeding control and minimal thermal injury are desired. The single-use instrument can be used as an adjunct to, or substitute for, electrosurgery, lasers and steel scalpels in breast, colorectal, general, gynecologic, otorhinolaryngologic (ear, nose and throat), peripheral vascular, plastic and urologic procedures and in orthopedic structures (such as spine and joint space). n Designed by Johnson & Johnson IDHF team and Johnson & Johnson Global Surgery Group Research and Development team for Ethicon
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UTS Ultrasound Table System Concept
This Ultrasound Table concept reconsiders patient and physician needs to increase comfort and provide direct access to new capabilities. UTS reimagines the classic patient table as a welcoming, ergonomically sensitive and open environment using new technology to create a better relationship between patient and doctor. The design metaphor of a hammock holds positive associations of well-being, which encourages visits to the doctor for early detection. All the equipment required for an ultrasound exam is integrated inside the patient table: probes, gel, ultrasound device, computer, screen and remote control unit. n Designed by Lionel Wodecki of GE Healthcare
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1. CARESTATION 650/620 ANAESTHESIA MACHINE The Carestation 650/620 are the new generation of anesthesia machines from GE Healthcare. The design creates a very compact machine with full functionality. The slim design saves space in the operating room, making the surgeon more relaxed and comfortable during surgical procedures. The form and detail optimize the user’s skill and experience. n Designed by Wei Zhang, Jun Hou, Ryan Rindy and Duncan TrevorWilson of GE Healthcare 2. ECHELON FLEX™ POWERED VASCULAR STAPLER WITH ADVANCED PLACEMENT TIP ECHELON FLEX is a stapling device for use in thoracic and solid organ procedures. It allows surgeons to simultaneously cut and staple vessels using a thin, nimble and incredibly precise device that enables them to navigate in very tight spaces. The innovative design allows precise placement on fragile pulmonary vessels. A 26 percent narrower curved blunt-tip anvil provides superior maneuverability around vascular structures, while a 26 percent thinner shaft offers the greatest angle of reach in the tight space between the ribs. n Designed by Johnson & Johnson IDHF team and Johnson & Johnson Global Surgery Group Research and Development team for Ethicon 3. LIFELINE ARM The Defibtech Lifeline ARM Automated Chest Compression Device is a mechanical solution used as an adjunct to manually perform cardio pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) when effective compressions are not possible. Automated and portable, the battery- or AC-powered solution provides chest compressions on adult patients who are in sudden cardiac arrest. A compression module, which mounts into a frame paired with a backboard, contains the user interface. The device can be used by medical professionals certified in CPR, such as first responders, paramedics, EMTs and hospital personnel. The Lifeline ARM ensures that CPR can be performed in compliance with American Heart Association guidelines for compression depth and rate. n Designed by Defibtech, LLC 4. SILK ROAD ENROUTE Plaque buildup can reduce blood flow to the brain and can cause a stroke. The standard risky procedure is to introduce a stent via the femoral artery in the groin or in open artery surgery. The Enroute Transcarotid Neuroprotection System offers a better alternative. A small incision is made in the neck for the introduction of a catheter, then the carotid artery is tied below the incision to reverse blood flow. Stents and artery clearing can then be done. Because the blood is flowing in reverse, there is no risk of plaque breaking free and going to the brain. Enroute captures the plaque in its filter so only clean blood goes back into the body. n Designed by Dan Harden, IDSA, Cole Derby, Wayman Lee and Chris Whittall, IDSA of Whipsaw, Inc. for Silk Road Medical 5. SPEEDICATH COMPACT EVE SpeediCath Compact Eve is a new generation intermittent catheter for women needing control over bladder function as a result of multiple sclerosis or spinal cord injuries. While traditional catheters can often draw unwanted attention in public, Compact Eve easily blends in to better fit into users’ lives. The triangular form is easy to grip and twists open for users who may have associated dexterity problems and prevents rolling in case it is dropped. A smart two-layered construction guarantees discretion while in the hand, handbag or trash by hiding the catheter and lubricant. Combining function with discrete, beautiful and stigma-free product design, Compact Eve sets new standards for quality in medical products. n Designed by Coloplast and Native
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ultipliCITY is a collection of outdoor public furniture that gives new meaning to the term “global design.” It integrates mass production with custom materials and configurations, lending flexibility for a global market. This dynamic system addresses multiple scales, applications and creative expressions. It includes six elements: a backed and backless bench, table, bike rack, LED path light and litter receptacle. MultipliCITY is a citizen of the world, equally at home in Buenos Aires, Barcelona and Boston. Current urban furniture solutions tend to fall under two main categories: custom designed or mass produced. Custom-designed furniture enables complete localization but is expensive and not always sustainable. Massproduced systems are efficient and affordable but do not reflect or enhance the identity or culture of a space. The design team saw a need for sustainable, efficient, cultural expression in the outdoor furniture landscape. The challenge was to create something new that could express the local identity, create a micro-curated space, and integrate with the existing hardscape and landscape while offering surprise and delight. MultipliCITY needed to appeal to a broad international market, which meant designing a collection of products that can be easily recognizable and iconic. The problem with simple and recognizable shapes, however, is that competitors can more easily copy the design. Therefore the goal was to make the design so unique that it would be difficult to mimic. MultipliCITY creates places that are graphic and visually dynamic because of the multiple configurations and layouts that are possible. The bench system, table and bike racks can be joined together to create unique geometries and urban landscapes. MultipliCITY also allows for local materials and the local culture to be expressed in the furniture, giving architects the ability to make it unique every time while
lowering shipping and carbon costs. While the structural elements, such as the cast aluminum feet and brackets, are fixed, other elements, such as the seating surfaces, can be specified in local materials, such as standard hardwood, ipe, local hardwood and reclaimed lumber. The distinctive profile of the cast aluminum sculptural forms attracts at a distance, while subtle transitions from flat to convex surfaces become visible at a closer proximity, creating a rich 360-degree experience. Benches can be configured in countless ways, including complex geometries made possible with mitered connections, and can be offset for added visual and functional appeal. Crisp flat arms and a table for holding a laptop or lunch are optional. Bike racks have a handy wood shelf that provides a place for a phone or keys while the bike is being secured. MultipliCITY is interactive and user focused. Its elements are solid and grounded, inviting active use. The generous dining height table echoes the shape of the bench, with variations in the angle and thickness to provide stability. The wider backless bench enables people to sit forward or back-to-back, increasing social activity. The MultipliCITY litter receptacle and LED path light share a visual vocabulary in which robust verticals end in graceful winged forms. Single and double litter cans have molded bins. Lights are solar or powered. MultipliCITY offers a wholly new approach to site furniture for a global market, creating people-centered spaces that transcend national, regional and cultural boundaries. It offers a universal language and logic that, by bridging the global and the local, enables solutions that are unique every time. It’s a system that helps people relate to space and find new ways to adapt to the lives and desires of the world. MultipliCITY was designed to respond with emotional as well as functional intelligence to the world we inhabit today. n Designed by Yves Béhar, IDSA and fuseproject; and Landscape Forms Industrial Design Group
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Edyn Garden Sensor
The Edyn Garden Sensor is a first-of-its-kind gardening tool that effectively communicates in real time the factors affecting the user’s garden, and provides information and tips on how to grow thriving plants. The sensor goes directly into the soil of the garden and can read factors such as soil moisture and nutrition, air humidity, sunlight exposure, temperature and other influences that affect the health of plants. The information is sent directly to a corresponding app, providing users the information they need to best care for their garden. Edyn is packed with information on more than 5,000 plants, and advice on which plants or plant pairings will grow best in the user’s garden. The Edyn Garden Sensor is for novice gardeners and small-scale farmers alike—deepening the relationship between people and their plants. n Designed by Yves Béhar, IDSA, Nick McGinnis, Liam Adelman, Michelle Dawson, Christina Park and Noah Polsky of fuseproject for Edyn
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humangear GoBites
GoBites are available in three models—Uno, Duo and Trio—all built on the same design ethos: real camping gear for real humans. GoBites Uno is a highly optimized hybrid utensil. The tool is evolved in notable ways with smarter tool ends and a more comfortable form. It will find a home with ultra-light backpackers, people craving simplicity, the space-conscious and those on a budget. GoBites Duo is a fork and spoon set that offers the best of both portability and functionality. When nested together with the unique interlock mechanism, the Duo is among the most compact travel utensil sets on the market. The fork and spoon also can be connected end to end to create one long spoon or fork that’s perfect for eating rehydrated meals on a camping trip or mixing food in a pot. GoBites Trio is a spoon, fork and serrated knife in an extended length. The whole set comes in a beautiful slim case that keeps everything organized and clean. There’s even a metal bottle opener in the knife and a custom wedge-pointed toothpick. n Designed by LUNAR and humangear
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1. LIVING WALL PLANTER 2 The Living Wall Planter 2 (LWP2) is a modular wall planter that is designed to make it easy to install, create and maintain a living plant wall in your home or garden. Made in the US from 100 percent post-consumer milk jugs, the LWP2 has a unique patented reservoir configuration, which allows users to fill the planter with the optimum volume of water without risk of over or under watering or spillage. The reservoir has a perforated wall that allows water to slowly seep through the soil and directly to the plant roots over time. A pattern of small ventilation holes on the front of the planter allows the roots to breathe and prevents the rot that occurs with unventilated planters. n Designed by Josh Morenstein, IDSA, Nick Cronan, Matt Malone, Scott Ross, Drew Putterman of Branch Creative; Miguel Nelson of Woolly Pocket 2. PRINTING SOLAR-CELL: DESIGN & PRINT YOUR OWN SOLAR PANEL The Printing Solar-cell is a cartridge module that prints solar cells using a domestic ink-jet printer. Existing solar cells insert a high-tech circuit onto the top of a metal board, which is expensive and faces difficulties with commercialization—compared to the power efficiency of solar cells. The new design of the Printing Solar-cell is made up of an organic solar-cell cartridge and exclusive USB connector. Users can print solar cells easily with the relevant ink cartridge and unused printers and design patterns that are used in solar cells by following the given guidelines. They can charge their electronics anywhere by holding the printed solar cell on copy paper as well. n Designed by Sangmin Bae and ID+IM Design Laboratory
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hen is more actually less? The redesign of Patagonia’s iconic package known as the sushi roll—a hangtag secured around the product with two rubber bands—required a second look at the entire manufacturing and distribution system to find an environmentally responsible design solution that also would encourage retail sales. Patagonia wanted to create a better package for distribution, purchase and consumption while at the same time decreasing the environmental impact. The solution needed to create a dynamic at-shelf presence to capture consumers’ attention and be easy to navigate—as well as lend itself to an amazing in-store display that would be desired by third-party retailers. The solution also had to facilitate a wide variety of sizes while keeping the number of master dielines as low as possible. The structural and graphic design approach required a team capable of addressing the complexity of the entire system while designing for both the shopper and the planet. The look and feel of the new packaging solution was kept functional and on-brand. The hex nuts that Yvon Chouinard and Tom Frost invented in the 1970s as an environmentally friendly climbing tool, named Hexentrics, inspired the hexagonal shape. The end result is four package sizes and one label dieline that is universally applied to each package type. By using shape, rather than massive ink coverage, the package is unique while remaining raw in nature. The front of the package easily opens to reveal the baselayer inside and gives the customer easy access to
touch the material or remove and replace the baselayer. This allows for a clean on-shelf look even after a customer has replaced the baselayer. The new package also has a fold-out hook allowing it to hang from a peg, something the previous sushi roll package did not allow. Because the new design contains more material than the previous packaging, it also needed to be as environmentally responsible as possible. It uses 100 percent postconsumer waste corrugate, which is easily recycled. The corrugate is left in its natural state with minimal printing, using stickers to designate style, color and size. Every step of the packaging process, from the hands of the manufacturer to the hands of the customer, was explored. The hex and expanded content labels are printed using CMYK digital indigo presses with the ability to change individual label artwork and copy with variable data printing. The package ships flat from the printer to the factory, giving it a relatively small shipping cost and associated carbon footprint, and is assembled as a no-glue box. But the experience doesn’t end with the store. Because of the shape and protective quality of the corrugated box, no additional bag is necessary to take the purchase home. Once at the customer’s home, it can be reused in some creative form (the largest box can fit an average wine bottle) or recycled in the store by the retailer. In the end, the simplicity of the Patagonia Baselayer Packaging does more at the shelf and makes less of an impact on the planet than the previous packaging approach. n Designed by Capsule, Avery Dennison and Lotus for Patagonia
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August Smart Lock
The August Smart Lock is a category-creating product, enabling users to unlock their front door through mere proximity. But it’s not just the product that’s attracting attention. The packaging reflects the experience; it’s designed as a door. A rectangle-shaped box is held shut with magnets and can be opened wide like a door. The top half of the interior, when pulled out, acts as a folder that holds the instruction manual inside. Discreetly tucked
underneath the folder lies the mounting hardware, fitting neatly into pre-structured slots. Other than the product, manual and limited mounting hardware, the interior of the package remains clear of unnecessary elements to maximize efficiency and visual clarity. Simple, sustainable and intuitive, the August packaging builds brand equity while providing users a seamless product experience from the moment of purchase. n Designed by Yves Béhar, IDSA, Evan Sornstein and Matthew Pempkowski of fuseproject for August
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Polaroid Cube Packaging
The Polaroid Cube packaging houses a tiny action camera designed to appeal to everyone—not just extreme sport fanatics. The clear packaging creates a showcase for the Cube that instantly captures consumers’ attention and imagination by highlighting the video camera’s compact size and sporty, playful design. n Designed by Brett Wickens, Hamish Thain, Monica Gaultier and Clare Rhinelander of Ammunition and HLP Klearfold for Polaroid and C&A Marketing
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Purina® Pro Plan® Renew™ Cat Litter
Ecologic Brands came up with the world’s first paper bottle. The molded fiber shells are made from 100 percent recycled cardboard and newspaper. The Purina Pro Plan Renew cat litter jug, developed in partnership with Nestlé Purina PetCare, is the company’s most innovative pack-
age. It is Ecologic’s first bottle made entirely from molded fiber, including the friction-fit cap; there is no trace of plastic material in this package. The jug is completely recyclable in most communities, and the material can be recycled up to seven times. n Designed by Stephen Wurth, IDSA, Julie Corbett, Glenn May, Romeo Graham and Rob Watters, IDSA for Nestle Purina
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1. AKA SMARTPHONE PACKAGE DESIGN This smartphone package can express the individuality of a user. The cartoon characters on the package represent the unique characteristics of the product. The exterior design is the product’s strongest feature as the emotional expressions of the characters are on view. The action of separating the box by detaching the sleeve is intended to resemble the action of attaching/detaching the front cover of the product. The visually repetitive design of the package was inspired by nesting dolls that are placed inside one another. n Designed by Ewisung Choe, Jaesoon Choi, Youngmi Yoon and Younmi Na of LG Electronics. Inc. 2. CURVED G-FLEX PACKAGE The G-Flex packaging intuitively reflects the vertically curved shape of the G-Flex smartphone. Secondly, the packaging has the same roundness value as the smartphone to ensure the smartphone fits into the packaging snugly and can withstand any external impact without additional packing materials. Out of consideration for the environment, the G-Flex packaging is made with eco-friendly paper and soy ink, and minimizes the use of unnecessary materials by optimizing its structure. n Designed by Il Do, Byungjin Oh, Jeeyeon Lee and Younmi Na for LG Electronics, Inc. 3. EDYN GARDEN SENSOR PACKAGING & GRAPHICS The Edyn Garden Sensor is a connected device that when inserted into the soil of the user’s garden measures nutrient levels, moisture, sunlight exposure, etc., and sends the information in real time to an app. To reflect the experience of the product, the team built the packaging around the sensor as if it were inserted into soil. The “soil” is a cardboard box with a pattern built from the Edyn logo with a brown earthy background fading into exposed natural cardboard. The exterior box lifts upward to reveal the interior “soil” mimicking the layers of the earth implanted with the Edyn Garden Sensor. n Designed by Yves Béhar, IDSA, Liam Adelman, Michelle Dawson, Noah Polsky and Christina Park of fuseproject for Edyn
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1. MOTO 360 Moto 360 is an iconic modern timepiece powered by Android Wear. Comfortable, familiar and crafted with the finest materials, Moto 360 keeps users up to date without taking away from the moment. Pair with any smartphone running Android 4.3 or higher and simply glance at your wrist to see Google Now updates and notifications; just speak to get the information needed. We know people want to be a part of the design process; it makes them more emotionally attached to the object. We know people value the power of choice. In 2015, Motorola became the first company in the world to empower consumers to design their own modern timepiece. Moto 360 was designed and engineered using custom components and premium materials to become the first iconic purely round connected watch. n Designed by Motorola Mobility Consumer Experience Design Team 2. PEBBLE TIME SMARTWATCH Pebble Time is the people’s smart watch. It combines innovative hardware and software in a way that blends seamlessly. Pebble Time is curved comfortably to fit your wrist, is water resistant to 3ATM (30 meters), and features simple and intuitive button and voice interactions. With a reflective color and e-paper display, Pebble Time creates a unique smart watch experience—the screen is always on and unobtrusive and tells time with an unparalleled sevento-ten days of battery life. Pebble’s cross-platform operating system and practical—yet playful—interface delivers important information in the context of time, keeping the wearer connected to what matters. Pebble Time comes in two variations, Time and Time Steel. With a standard 22 millimeter band and quick release connection pins, Time allows for endless customization and personal style. Time also introduces a new hardware platform with its open smart connector. Straps and accessories connect with data and power directly to Time, allowing developers and enthusiasts to expand its capabilities. For example, NFC, GPS, heart rate monitors and other sensors can interface with this connector. n Designed by Mark Solomon, IDSA, Chris Ioffreda, Troy Tye, Steve Johns and Eric Migicovsky of Pebble Technology 3. VESPER Vesper is a wearable vibrator necklace that is both a piece of jewelry and a powerful, slim multispeed vibrator. It is made from highly polished 316 stainless steel and chain. The product is water resistant for easy cleaning and charges via USB. With a removable chain, the user can wear the pendant as jewelry in public, just use it as a vibrator in private, or mix and match as she pleases. Vesper is available in three sleek metal finishes: silver, rose gold and 24K gold. n Designed by Ti Chang, IDSA of Crave
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Oslo University Hospital
This project rethinks the way a breast cancer diagnostic center handles the entire referral and diagnostic process. The result is a 90 percent reduction in wait time from a patient’s first visit with a primary doctor to the final diagnosis at the hospital: 12 weeks can be reduced to seven days. This represents a dramatic improvement in efficiency and a huge improvement in quality of life for patients in a tremendously stressful period of time, and it potentially saves lives. n Designed by Designit for Oslo University Hospital
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Design Kit
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esign Kit is an online learning platform for humancentered design. It offers seven videos featuring experts on the philosophy of human-centered design; guidance on more than 50 design methods, with concrete examples of these methods in action; and case studies demonstrating successful implementation in the field. With the goal of enabling the social sector to take a more innovative, human-centered approach to the world’s most intractable problems, Design Kit is teaching practitioners how to create more effective solutions. With over 71,000 members to date, the platform fosters a robust global community of problem solvers through human-centered design. The project was born out of a fundamental belief that using human-centered design to frame and solve problems has the potential to dramatically accelerate success in the social sector. Human-centered design begins with gaining empathy for those the projects intend to serve so that the designers can generate, prototype and rapidly iterate on solutions that are deeply rooted in people’s needs and aspirations. The approach encourages innovative solutions that increase the likelihood of uptake, impact and scale—the reason why all social sector practitioners should integrate human-centered design into their work. Design Kit was conceived as a learning platform for anyone interested in using human-centered design to tackle poverty-related issues and, ultimately, bring together a more effective community of problem solvers. Some of these goals have been achieved, not simply because of the growing numbers using Design Kit, but also because of how the community is embracing the platform. Since it was launched in September 2014, more than 140,000 unique visitors have come to the site (www. designkit.org); more than a third of these are return visitors using the tools regularly to develop their human-centered design journey. Beyond impressive traffic growth, Design Kit has created an enthusiastic space for those experiment-
ing with and sharing the benefits of human-centered design in their work. Bringing design methodology to the world’s toughest challenges means there’s no place for lost learning. The more collaboration built into the learning process, the more innovative and successful the solutions are in the long term. The Design Kit platform was designed to continue evolving the methodology. While the basic building blocks of humancentered design remain constant, the platform is modular, with new methods and case studies added regularly to keep advancing the learning experience of the community at large. This content refreshes and a growing body of community members keep the platform relevant, continually adapting to the needs of those it serves. Design Kit’s direction was formed out of previous initiatives, notably the first iteration of the online learning platform HCD Connect. Throughout the design process, Design Kit’s design team held the steadfast belief that those in the social sector practicing human-centered design need a place to learn and share what’s happening in the field. Everyone is working toward the same goal of lifting the lives of millions out of poverty. In the true spirit of human-centered design, there’s no better path to achieving this than through open sharing and collaboration. n Designed by IDEO.org
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DripAssist
The DripAssist is a battery-operated IV flow monitor and alarm that makes it easier for healthcare workers to deliver medications or fluids precisely and efficiently. Many healthcare settings around the world (including some in the US) deliver medications to people without using an infusion pump. This means that users manually set a flow rate using a clamp by watching individual drops fall from a bag of fluid and counting those drops, calculating how many drops per minute equals the correct dosage rate, resulting in what research shows is a very error-prone process. The DripAssist eliminates the guesswork and tells the user pre-
cisely how fast the fluid is flowing, which allows the healthcare worker to know how much medication the patient is receiving. The device works with any standard infusion set, and it can calculate flow rate (mL/h), drops per minute (dp/m) and total volume (mL) of fluids administered. An alarm alerts the user when the flow rate falls outside a safe limit or stops, and a visual drop indicator provides feedback to the user that the device is working correctly. The handheld portable DripAssist runs off one AA battery, which makes it an ideal solution for everything from veterinarian clinics to field medicine and from home healthcare to hospitals. n Designed by Tactile of Shift Labs
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T2B Trash Bin
Trash goes in a trash bin. Now there’s a trash bin that’s made out of recycled trash. The T2B Trash Bin is made of 0.85 kilograms of discarded paper. It is made with 100 percent recycled paper pulp without any wood or glue material, making it a cradle-to-cradle design. Each T2B Trash Bin will cost under $5 to produce. It meets the En 10789 safety standards and uses the same eco-additive that is used to produce NHS wash bowls. It is fully waterproof for at least six hours. The T2B Trash Bin is made from a single mold and is assembled easily with the snap button. It can be produced on a large scale using little energy, making it much cheaper and more environmentally friendly than any other trash bin on the market. n Designed by Sangmin Bae and ID+IM Design Laboratory
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1. JACUZZI HYDROTHERAPY SHOWER The Jacuzzi Hydrotherapy Shower is a walk-in, aging-in-place shower with novel hydrotherapy features that can be installed easily in the standard 60-by-32-inch bathtub footprint found in many American homes. It provides consumers with a highly functional, safe showering space and fills a void in the marketplace for an affordable, elegant solution. n Designed by Chris Murray, IDSA, Ed Mitchell and John Coleman of Bresslergroup; and Erica Moir of Jacuzzi 2. ONE FOUNDATION DISASTER RELIEF TENT Sichuan, Gansu and Yunnan are some of the most disaster-stricken provinces in China, most often hit by earthquakes. In the aftermath, survivors still affected by the tragedy live in tents for more than a year under harsh conditions. Ensuring dignity, safety, comfort and practicality within this temporary living space is crucial. One Foundation—the first private charitable fundraising organization in China—set up this project to design a disaster relief tent that provides a better living experience while expressing the One Foundation brand identity. The outcome is China’s first disaster relief tent—entirely designed from a user-centered perspective, benefiting all the major stakeholders involved in its life cycle. n Designed by Jamy Yang, Xiaojing Huang and Tanchun Wang of Yang Design for One Foundation
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CLUG Bike Rack
HUG TIGHT A s commuting on two wheels continues to grow in popularity, the problem of where and how to store bikes indoors, whether at home or at the office, also grows. Keeping a bike inside, which protects it from theft and the weather, is most feasible when it makes efficient use of the space—and is even more appealing when the solution is affordable and high on design. Existing bike storage products typically address either price or style, but not both. CLUG aims to break this paradigm.
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A small design office cluttered with bikes spurred the idea. This tiny space needed a bike solution that would save the studio—and the bikes—from the wear and tear of bikes getting tossed against the wall and on top of each other. The combination of having ceilings too high to hang the bikes and designers that needed a solution that matched their aesthetic requirements drove them away from the cheap hook solution. While they loved many of the artisan solutions, they cost more than their budget would bear. Hence, CLUG was born. The CLUG Bike Rack turns any vertical surface into a home for your bike with an inconspicuous, easily mounted clip. Whether you need a way to store your bike in a small space or you are looking for a smart way to declutter or display a small collection of bikes, CLUG is the simple little clip that brings order to your world. All you need to do is lift your front wheel off the ground and pop it into place. Gravity does the rest. The predominant modality of the in-home bike storage market requires lifting the bike off the ground and hanging it from the wall or ceiling. The mechanism must be strong enough to handle the weight of a bike, and the biker must be strong enough to hoist the bike into place. A winch system with pulleys and brackets can do the lifting for you, but you are left with a dangling chunk of metal and rope that might make an interesting talking piece but is still ugly. CLUG approaches the problem by eliminating the need to hang the bike; the ground bears the majority of the weight. This frees CLUG from the extra bulk that is needed to defy the pull of gravity and gives it its tiny profile. It also opens the market to children and the elderly by giving them a way to store their bikes that doesn’t require above average muscles and dexterity.
The initial prototype of hugging a bike tire with a chunk of plastic came easily enough. What came next was months of iteration, tuning and testing the design to accommodate the wide variety of bike styles on the market. In addition to differing bike styles, there seemed to be no set standard of tire width. CLUG also was designed to consider all aspects of the product’s lifecycle from manufacturing and shipping to durability. Testing has proven that it can be used daily for more than five years and will continue to work as designed. CLUG also can be sent back to headquarters for “we-cycling” after you’re done with it. n Designed by Hurdler Studios, Inc. and CLUG Brands Inc.
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NikeLAB ACG Born more than 30 years ago to provide protection and performance in all conditions, Nike ACG is reborn as NikeLab ACG to deliver sport utility for the city. Spanning outerwear, footwear and portable storage, the collection is designed to meet the demands for mobility and weather protection in any urban setting. Representing the future of sport style innovation, ACG marries pioneering materials such as Nike Tech Fleece, Nike Dri-FIT Wool and Nike Flyknit with the Berlin-based designer Errolson Hugh’s knowledge of fit, apparel construction and the functionality needed for everyday life. Hugh and Nike reassessed contemporary athletic needs by challenging convention. Through mutual learning, the team created elegant solutions for complex problems. n Designed by Nike Design
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rotation 180° panorama backpack
The problem with traditional backpacks is that they must be taken off the user’s back in order to access the contents. The solution, with patented 180-degree rotation technology, allows the contents of the backpack to be accessed without taking it off via an integrated hidden belt pack that can be rotated to the front of the body. The belt pack can be filled with frequently used items, such as a camera, GPS devices, binoculars, phones, nature identification books, food, etc. n Designed by Mike Sturm, Rawmin Ehyai and Doug Murdoch for MindShift Gear INNOVATION FALL 2015
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Super 2R All Mountain Bike Helmet
The Bell Super 2R offers comprehensive and adaptable protection for the all-mountain bicycle rider through its game-changing removable chin bar, lower head coverage and a performance-driven feature that allows the rider to tackle any terrain with confidence. With this advancement of the bicycle’s capabilities comes the need for equipment that can protect riders for the trails they’re now able to ride. The Super 2R features a removable chin bar so that when riders are climbing up the mountain they’re able to have an open-face helmet for maximum cooling and ventilation. When riders are ready to descend, they are able to mount the chin bar with three, easily attached buckles to offer the protection of a full-face helmet. n Designed by Kyle Ellison and Eamon Briggs of Bell Helmets
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1. ADIDAS SMART BALL The Adidas Smart Ball is a training tool that gives feedback to soccer players on the measures of speed, spin and trajectory on a paired iOS device for fine-tuning dead ball kicks. Results are given on the players’ performance with guidance on ball contact, striking techniques, two-player mode and pro challenges for replicating striking techniques. The target users are 14- to 17-year-old players who are motivated to improve and who want to demonstrate and finetune skills in team training and additional sessions. n Designed by Scott Tomlinson of Adidas 2. NIKE LEBRON 12 As one of the most dynamic and explosive players on the court, LeBron James has a rare skill set requiring footwear innovation tailored to his multi-dimensional game. The Nike Lebron 12 is designed to enhance explosiveness while combining three key benefits: superior cushioning, harnessed support and natural flexibility for strength, speed and versatility. n Designed by Nike Design
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Monstas Interactive Exercise Toys
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onstas are interactive exercise toys for children with juvenile arthritis. Arthritis is a painful disease that attacks the joints, most commonly the joints of the hands. Arthritis has no cure, but it can be brought into remission through constant exercise. Many patients are reluctant to exercise, however, because it is painful and is seen as a chore. By not exercising, however, the arthritis effectively gets worse. Because the main problem with arthritis is the lack of daily exercise, the challenge with this project was to motivate children to exercise on their own, rather than to force movement. The solution, an interactive game on the iPad, uses ergonomic toys to strengthen the most affected joints of the hands—so children get healthier while they are playing.
Monstas consists of three soft, friendly toys, each targeting a different joint group in the hand: wrist, knuckles and mid-finger joints. Each toy is squeezed on top of the iPad to create different game movements. Conductive silicone on the inside and the sides of the toy come together when the child properly squeezes the toy. When that happens the circuit completes and is recognized by the tablet. More than half of households with children have a tablet, so making it the main platform for the game allowed Monstas to reach more families affected by the disease. The use of animation and characters on a tablet is also a natural way to demonstrate how to properly perform each exercise. Moreover, each toy affords only one hand position and focuses on one joint group to ensure correct movement. The aesthetics of each toy also guide children in usage. Their translucency is a visual clue of how they work. Children
can see the solid color of the outside and a solid color inside, and while playing the game they begin to understand that the colors must touch for the circuit to complete. The toys can be played with on their own without an iPad, and the iPad game itself provides basic hand exercises without the tools. Monstas is unique because nothing in the market fulfills the needs of children with arthritis on many tiers. Current exercise tools are targeted to the elderly and are too large for a young child’s hands. They are also quite complex and intimidating for children. Regular toys prove to be a problem for children with arthritis because they are often too small for their swollen hands. Monstas is a fun game that helps children forget they have juvenile arthritis and that they are actually exercising their hands while playing. Monstas is a product with a clear focus on children’s usability, friendliness and health. n Designed by Shirley Rodriguez of Art Center College of Design
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RSX15
The RSX15 is the first respiratory mask designed to be attached to standard safety helmets. Today, many industry workers are unaware of the dangers of small airborne dust particles in their environment that may increase the risk for medical conditions such as asthma, cancer or heart failure. Respiratory masks may not be easily accessible, but with the RSX15, protection is within reach. n Designed by Andreas Enebrand of Ume책 Institute of Design
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Synchrony, Music Therapy for Autism Synchrony is a music therapy platform that helps parents and children with autism develop intimacy and an understanding of each other through improvised music play. Designed to sound harmonious regardless of the user’s musical ability, it facilitates a mutually enjoyable music-making process. Parent and child can coexist in a shared space, communicate nonverbally through music creation and engage in interpersonal play while working toward therapeutic goals. n Designed by Kenneth Tay of Art Center College of Design
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The Q’WIK 15
The Q’WIK 15 is a boating system for junior sailors and families. Many boats, especially those with high-performance characteristics, are expensive for many families. This high cost is a major barrier to entry into the sport of competitive sailing and the primary issue addressed by the Q’WIK 15. With its modular deck and hull system, users are able to switch out the deck (the center area of the vessel), completely changing the functionality. Within 30 minutes, the Q’WIK 15 can go from high-performance racing sailboat to a family powerboat or rowing shell. The Q’WIK system also combats the high price point of traditional composite vessels through manufacturing. Rather than using expensive composite materials, Q’WIK uses rotationally molded polypropylene for the hulls and thermoformed polypropylene for the deck—both over foamed aluminum sub-frames for structural support. n Designed by John Gray Parker and Phil Caridi of Savannah College of Art and Design
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Togi_Flat Magnetic Building Blocks
Togi_Flat Magnetic Building Blocks are a system of foldable, combinable magnetic blocks that allow children to effortlessly create countless creative combinations. By folding and connecting Togi blocks, kids can create various and diverse forms such as animals or even different expressions or movement by using multiple color and shapes. Through this design, children can have a lot of fun using their imaginations to explore and discover their world. n Designed by Zhong Pei Cheng of National University of Science and Technology
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1. CLASP BURNER A hot new idea is making it easier to stay warm and whip up meals on the trails or at home. The Clasp Burner is a compact gas burner that is smartly designed to be put together quickly with only a handful of lightweight components. Flames form fast with the butane gas. Pack it up and it’s ready to go, making the Clasp Burner one of the most portable cooktops out there. S’mores, anyone? n Designed by Kinam Hwang, Jisoo Koh, Mina Kim and Suim Choi of Hoseo University 2. CLEAN MATE Clean Mate is a portable cleaning storage caddy that enables the elderly to clean by providing them something very vital— mobility. True to its name, Clean Mate is a mobile support companion that seniors can use to support themselves while moving around the house and to access cleaning tools. It’s a hybrid of three main functions: a walker, a folding seat and cleaning product storage. Clean Mate can aid users to get to the cleaning location, provide a seat for rest and give them a simple way to organize their cleaning products that often lay in disarray. n Designed by Geemay Chia, IDSA of Cleveland Institute of Art 3. EASY WELDING Easy Welding is an adhesive tape for welding work. It greatly simplifies and reduces the difficulty of welding to make it simpler and more efficient. It also reduces the safety risks to welders. n Designed by Xuefei Li, Di Fang, Chui Li, Peiqiang Zhao and Mengru Shao of Dalian Nationalities University 4. LOVE BUTTON It can be a chore for a senior, a child or someone with a disability to button clothing. But now the act of undoing or securing a button has been made smoother with the Love Button. Every detail has gone through elaborate redesign—from the new diamond shape and raised dots to the tilted angle—all allowing the button to be grasped quickly and easily and pushed through a hole securely and comfortably. n Designed by Yuanxi Lin, Tianliang Wu, Jiaxin Cai, Weibiao Tan, Hanhao Liang and Jinbin Tang of Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts 5. MINIMUM MINIMUM is an environmentally friendly bathroom faucet that brings the user experience to a new level. Smart technology allows the hand-washing process to be more pleasurable, hygienic and intuitive. The sensor-based water adjustment system saves water because the faucet gauges where and how much water is needed. The user can adjust temperature and pressure instantly by directing hands underneath the faucet. MINIMUM works as a shelf as well, helping to keep the sink area clean and better organized. n Designed by Janis Beinerts of Umeå Institute of Design 6. SYNCHRO The National Underwater Accident Data Center reports that one-fifth or more of diver deaths can be attributed directly to panic attacks. Panic attacks under water can cause rapid, shallow breathing; hypoxia; carbon dioxide buildup; and irrational behavior. These responses can cause the diver to pass out, suffer a heart attack or become disoriented. Synchro is a new diving regulator that could analyze a diver’s breathing patterns and detect panic attacks, signaling the diver in advance that danger is imminent. n Designed by Hankak Lee and Seongmi Kang of Royal College of Art, Hanyang University
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7. TANGIBOWLS For people who are visually impaired, having a meal can be a Herculean task. The design team experienced the dining conditions that the visually impaired face and gained insight from their suggestions about how to design elegant tableware that enhances convenience for everyone. Tangibowls are based on the Asian dining culture, consisting of five bowls—one for rice, one for soup and three for sides. Magnets built inside keep the bowls stable on the tray; different textures help to easily distinguish each bowl. The bowls are easy to pick up and designed to help food slide into the mouth. n Designed by Kyuhyun Lee and Bitnuri Kim of Hong-Ik University 8. U-PANTS U-pants divert the awkward and possibly embarrassing experience of using a urine drainage bag. U-pants look like regular pants, but they have specially designed pockets to hold the bag and allow access for urinating into the bag and changing the bag. The zipper on the side of the pants also helps patients put on and take off the clothing. n Designed by Yun-Chi Wu, Po-Jen Yang, Chune-Ie Chang, Guan-Hao Pan and Suany Martin of National Taipei University of Technology
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4 2. 3D BOARD WINDMILL The 3D board-windmill is an interior wall decoration made from bamboo and cane. It is installed by gluing it to the wall surface. The textured surface, which is suitable for both public and private spaces, can be painted, allowing interior designers and homeowners to customize the 3D board windmill to match the décor. n Designed by Ma Yue and Li Jianyu of Beijing TLH Technology Development Co., Ltd. 3. ALIENWARE AREA-51 The Alienware Area51 is a totally reimagined gaming PC with a reinvigorated design approach targeted to highperformance PC enthusiasts and dedicated PC gamers. It features a visually compelling triad chassis, which is a complete ground-up redesign from previous generations that delivers state-ofthe-art performance, scalability and ease of use. n Designed by the Experience Design Group of Dell Inc.
4. ALPIKE The Alpike tire is prepared to take on any tough weather, providing optimal dry grip cornering and down-force performances in general and heavy snow driving conditions with wide lateral grooves that are formed by the pneumatic pump in the hub. In addition, the changeover has the effect of raising the vehicle’s height and preventing it from sinking in snow to make continued driving possible. This tire not only reduces manufacturing costs through the use of a modular manufacturing configuration, but also lowers the consumer cost burden: It also reduces waste and ultimately contributes toward saving the environment. n Designed by Kang Seung-koo and Choi Yoon-jin. Hankooktire Design Team; and Lucia Lee of Pforzheim University
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7 5. BISSELL BOLT CORDLESS LIGHTWEIGHT VACUUM The BISSELL Bolt Cordless Lightweight Vacuum features a removable hand vacuum and a two-way folding handle for effortlessly cleaning underneath surfaces and storing in limited spaces. Powerful suction is delivered to the edges to capture dirt and debris from inaccessible corners. And the LED edge light doesn’t leave any chance that dirt is hiding in the dark. n Designed by BISSELL and TEAMS Design 6. BOOSTRAC The Boostrac tire navigates desert driving with optimal traction by forming gaps among blocks, in all directions, through the principle of tread warping. In addition, the changeover has the effect of raising the vehicle’s height and preventing it from sinking in dirt to make continued driving possible. This tire not only reduces manufacturing costs through the use of a modular manufacturing configuration, but also lowers the consumer cost burden, reducing waste and ultimately contributing toward saving the environment. n Designed by Kang Seung-koo and Choi Yoon-jin, Hankooktire Design Team; and Samir Sadikov of Pforzheim University
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8 7. CLIPEN A pen that can be simply attached to any notebook or piece of paper. CLIPEN is a multifunctional office tool that can be used as a pen, a slide binder and a bookmark. It can be used by students, office workers and everybody else. Its ability to attach onto paper makes it easier to carry around and not lose. n Designed by Seokmo Koo of MZDB 8. CONCEPT KITCHEN The design of the Concept Kitchen is intended to enrich the kitchen and cooking landscape with an alternative that can meet the growing needs of future generations. Flexibility and open design are the main features of this modular system. The 10 basic modules give users the freedom to actively create their own kitchen configuration that best suits their lifestyle n Designed by Kilian Schindler of Naber GmbH
9. DOLBY CONFERENCE PHONE The Dolby Conference Phone revitalizes the conference call experience. It pairs sophisticated features with intuitive usability in a simple, modern and functional form. Multiple microphones and advanced software capture the full sound atmosphere in a room. The phone also separates the different voices in the room so that callers hear them as coming from different points in space and can track who is speaking. n Designed by Lucas Saule, Peter Michaelian, Andrew Border, Venu Kalluri, David Clementson, Thao Hovanky and Jeff Smith of frog design; and Dolby design team for Dolby Laboratories
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12. GOT 2000 SERIES PROGRAMMABLE HMI DISPLAY UNITS Programmable humanmachine interface display units (HMIs) are devices used to operate and monitor production lines and other such systems. Beyond factory automation (FA), they also are used as control panels for interior environmental control and similar equipment. The GOT 2000 Series products pursue operability from the perspectives of the equipment and facility designers and their users. They help raise work efficiency throughout the product cycle, and help reduce total costs. The GOT 2000 Series also has a high degree of affinity with Mitsubishi Electric FA equipment for improved productivity. The MELSOFT GT Works3 screen design software can create attractive, easy-to-use interfaces tailored to applications. The series covers 8.4”, 10.4”, 12.1” and 15” sizes, in dark grey and white, to support a variety of application environments. n Designed by Toshihisa Ogura, Takanori Miyake and Keisaku Fukuda of Mitsubishi Electric Corp.
12 13. HUBB REUSABLE OIL FILTER HUBB is a lifetime reusable oil filter for use in any car or truck. The all-stainless steel filter captures five times more contaminants and drastically reduces oil flow back pressure, which increases fuel efficiency and cuts carbon emissions. Conventional oil filters use paper pulp material that clogs quickly, becoming useless and putting a drag on the engine. 400 million oil filters in the United States alone are thrown away annually, causing a major waste problem. HUBB uses a primary and secondary filter to greatly increase the filter area in order to improve efficacy. HUBB filters are a unique micro-woven 316L surgical stainless steel mesh. The mesh porosity is perfectly sized to capture debris in the oil but allows for easy flow, unlike paper pulp which has uncontrolled porosity. Every 10,000 miles HUBB is removed, disassembled, bathed in biodegradable soap and then put back in the car. HUBB’s lifespan is more than 50 years. n Designed by Bob Riccomini and Marco Berkhout of Whipsaw, Inc.; and Christopher Hubbard, HUBB Filters, Inc.
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15 14. HYBLADE Heavy rain is no match for the Hyblade tire. It provides optimal dry grip, cornering and down-force performances in general and heavy rain driving conditions: Complete drainage performance is achieved by wide holes that extend to the hub. In addition, when the vehicle is submerged in water, its waterwheel configuration enables the vehicle to be steered out of the water. This tire, with its lifespan maximized through an airless structure, contributes toward saving the environment. n Designed by Kang Seung-koo and Choi Yoon-jin of Hankooktire Design Team; and Andreas Hartl of Pforzheim University 15. ID FRAME ID FRAME is neither a new idea nor a fancy design. An ID card holder is an essential item that employees take everywhere and that represents the company. But a welldesigned custom-made ID card holder is typically too expensive for small companies. ID FRAME makes a well-designed high-quality ID card holder a possibility for all companies regardless of size. n Designed by Myungsup Shin, Youngin Koh, Hyun Lee, Dajung Hyun and Sungwoo Goh of Plus X
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17 16. KHAYYÁM The Khayyám lamp is a timeless object that alludes to the weightlessness of space with its paradoxical balance, which requires precise calculation and accurate manufacturing. The simplicity of the exterior is counterbalanced by the complexity of the interior. Inspired by the planets of the solar system, the illuminated frontal view resembles an annular eclipse. n Designed by Ehsan Aghdami of HBK-Braunschweig 17. MELSEC IQ-R PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC CONTROLLERS The MELSEC iQ-R series of devices perform automated control of machinery. These are the flagship models of Mitsubishi Electric Corp.’s general purpose programmable logic controllers which are used in conjunction with engineering software for programming development and debugging. The MELSEC iQ-R series of products are developed from a universal design perspective to be used not just by highly skilled technicians but also by entry-level technicians. Displays make it easy to discern system states and interfaces that enable intuitive operation. Simply connecting a PC with the engineering software installed will initiate diagnostics. Heightened
operation and visibility lead to improved work efficiency and troubleshooting, and a reduction in downtime and operating errors. n Designed by Takanori Miyake of Mitsubishi Electric Corp. 18. MIPOW M3 MIPOW M3 is a professional and portable surround sound, Bluetooth compliant headphone. The comfortable ear cushions endure long wear. The MIPOW M3 is compatible with most cellphones, tablets, notebooks and other Bluetooth devices. It has a built-in retractable, stereo cable that connects directly with the audio device and a 3.5mm jack to support music by non-Bluetooth devices. A micro USB socket is used to recharge the headphone. Three preset, equalizers (classic, jazz and rock) ensure a better music experience. By incorporating apt-x technology, MIPOW M3 offers industry-leading sound quality. The application of CVC audio enhancement and noise cancellation technology ensure superior acoustic quality. Clear hands-free voice call function allows flexibility. The built-in battery supports up to 15 hours of talk and music time and 25 days of standby time. n Designed by Stanley Yeung of Shenzhen Baojia Battery Tech. Co., Ltd.
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19. NCR PROJECT IMPACT The objective of this strategy was to bring order, harmony, a user focus and a consistent brand experience to NCR’s diverse product ranges, which didn’t all share the same design language. The Project Impact design strategy focused not only on creating a new design language but also on providing business benefits, such as enabling greater use of platforms and embedding competitive differentiation into replacement product families. n Designed by NCR Consumer Experience Design for NCR Corp. 20. ORAYA IRAY RADIOTHERAPY SYSTEM Advanced Wet Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) is a leading cause of vision loss for seniors worldwide, and an increasingly burdensome problem for physicians, practices and healthcare systems facing an extremely fast-growing, elderly patient population. Standard therapies require costly, often lifelong and nearmonthly medical injections directly into the eye. These treatments are highly stressful for many elderly patients, and expensive for healthcare systems. The Oraya IRay System is the first device to use X-rays to treat wet AMD. A one-time, 20-minute, IRay treatment is delivered to outpatients in
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app can control several PLAYBULB Candles. The customization doesn’t end there. Shake the mobile device and change the candle’s color! The PLAYBULB also can be used as a nightlight. And when the PLAYBULB is turned upside down, it can be used to hold a real candle. n Designed by Stanley Yeung of Shenzhen Baojia Battery Tech. Co., Ltd.
21. PLAYBULB ADAPTER The PLAYBULB Adapter allows regular light bulbs to be controlled by mobile devices. It fits any E26 or E27 screw socket. It can turn the light on and off at any scheduled time and adjust brightness via a mobile device app. Several regular light bulbs can be controlled at once by the PLAYBULB Adapter and app via a Bluetooth 4.0 platform on Apple or Android devices. n Designed by Stanley Yeung of Shenzhen Baojia Battery Tech. Co., Ltd.
23. PLAYBULB RAINBOW Call it an enlightening experience. The PLAYBULB Rainbow is a colorful, wireless Bluetooth 4.0 LED bulb, providing general lighting—with some great twists—to replace most ordinary low-wattage light bulbs. The PLAYBULB Rainbow has an exquisite metallic loop that exudes a special design feel. An exclusive, free app is used to turn the light on and off; adjust its brightness; change colors; create effects such as flashing, pulsing and rainbow fading; and set time. A group function controls thousands of PLAYBULB Rainbows with one mobile device. The PLAYBULB Rainbow can set a mood, create an experience and adjust to a setting—for everyday fun, party planning or holiday events. n Designed by Stanley Yeung of Shenzhen Baojia Battery Tech. Co., Ltd.
22. PLAYBULB CANDLE The PLAYBULB Candle uses a Bluetooth LED to mimic the warm glow and soothing effect of a real candle—users can even blow it out! The candle’s brightness, timing, colors and effects, such as flashing, pulsing and rainbow fading, can be controlled with a free mobile app. One mobile device via the
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26 24. PREGNANT INDICATOR PROTECT It’s hard for pregnant women to see what’s going on inside their bellies. With the help of its closefitting high-tech material and an embedded sensor, the Pregnant Indicator Protect can monitor every movement of the fetus and provide moms comprehensive data about their babies. The recorded information is also automatically saved. n Designed by Simeng Li, Yufan Jiang, Zishuo fang, Tiefeng Li and Sean Severson of Zhejiang University and Kangqing new material technology Co., Ltd. for Tiefeng Li 25. PROJECT-IN-A-WEEK In a single week an 11-person cross-functional team conducted customer research and analysis to define the first iteration of a new support service for its software offering. The team used three-minute video scenarios to detail their recommendations. After the resulting pilot, Crown began scaling the service across its retail operations—all in less than 12 months. n Designed by Crown Equipment Corp. and Interactive Institute Swedish ICT
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27 26. QS-M2, A NEEDLE-FREE INJECTOR The QS-M2 is a needle-free injector specifically designed for injecting insulin into diabetic patients. It uses high pressure to propel the drug through a very tiny nozzle. The drug penetrates directly into the skin at a high speed, minimizing pain and improving the bioavailability of the insulin. n Designed by Suning Chen of Beijing QS Medical Technology Co., Ltd. 27. V1 AIR PURIFIER The V1 Air purifier can effectively remove harmful substances from the air such as formaldehyde, benzene and toluene as well as particulate matter up to 2.5 micrometers in size. It was designed for use in cars and is easily controlled through touch. n Designed by Huang Jianguo, Hu Wenwei, Chen Paula, Song Danjing and Chang Jinhu of Hangzhou TiHE smart elctric Co., Ltd.
28. YUBO SOFT LUNCHBOX Hygiene, safety, eco-friendliness and fun are all in the bag for Yubo Soft! When it’s time to pack lunch, one side can be unsnapped easily to fill up Yubo Soft. When it’s time to eat, kids can easily unsnap one side and lay it down as a placemat, creating a clean surface from which to eat. Caregivers know that kids can make a mess with food crumbs, sauces and spilled drinks, making it difficult to clean the nooks of a traditional lunchbox. But with Yubo Soft, quick disassembly and the waterproof nylon interior allow the lunchbox to be easily wiped or thrown into the washing machine for cleaning. Yubo Soft’s exterior is made of a durable Cordura, which comes in many stylish colors and patterns. Yubo Soft is easy to recycle because it’s all fabric. n Designed by Dan Harden, IDSA and Elliot Ortiz of Whipsaw, Inc. for Kinsco
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21:9 Curved SUHD TV S9W designed by Yves Béhar and Noah Murphy-Reinhertz of fuseproject; and Seonwoo Yoo, Donghee Won and Giljae Lee of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 360 Omni-Directional Solo Audio WAM7500 designed by Bumho Chun, Haesung Park and Dongryul Lim of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 3M Finelux LED Kids BERRETTO designed by Seung Youb Oh, In Hwan Lee, Joong Ho Choi and Hyun Soo Choi of 3M Design 3M Scotch® Tape Dispenser designed by Seung Youb Oh, In Hwan Lee, Joong Ho Choi and Taeno Yoon of 3M Design 4K UHD monitor for professionals UD970 designed by Taeyeon Won and Yongjoo Lee of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. A Search for Effective Impact Monitoring of the Community Leader Development Program in Mongolia designed by Youngshin Sim, Lisa Sungeun Han, Ahyetn Kim and Namhee Kim of Continuum Seoul for Global Civic Sharing ABOM designed by Tory Orzeck, Eric Groner, Tanner Alberts and Andrew Sorg of FUSE for ABOM Inc. Accordion Popcorn designed by Yi Jong Seok, Kang Jae Koo, Lee Dong Hun, Jin Jong Hwa and An Se Na of CDU partners for LOTTE Confectionery Accurate Water Kitchen Faucet designed by Chen Zhida, Lin Jingbin, Wang Min, Chen Xumin and Xiao Chao of Xiamen Solex High-Tech Industries Co., Ltd. Acute Washer and Dryer System designed by Patricio Corvalan and Aisha Iskanderani of Rochester Institute of Technology for GE Appliances Adventure Series 2.0 designed by Erik Kemper and Doug Dietz of GE Healthcare Global Design; and Josh Talsky of Talsky Studios, JWD-Creative of GE Healthcare Air Laptop Sleeve designed by Young Jo In of Yong In University Air Washer (LAW-B039PL) designed by Chinsoo Hyun, Taeil Kim, Heejae Kwon, Seungmin Yoo and Hyein Jung of LG Electronics Inc. Air-conditioner Whale designed by Pei-Chih Deng of National Taipei University of Technology for Meng-Cong Zheng AKA GUI designed by Jisoon Park, Yujin Kang, Kyoungmo Ahn and Inok Park of LG Electronics Inc. Alauda designed by GGMM of Shenzhen GGMM International Co., Ltd. ALMOST G designed by Song Changhao of Accademia Albertina di Belle Arti di Torino
Amazing Reflective Backpack designed by Mark Dwight, Kody Hamel and Jessica Chan of Rickshaw Bagworks Ambient Experience Patient in-bore solution designed by Philips Design Healthcare for Royal Philips AMPLIFi designed by RKS Design for Line 6 Analogic Sonic Window Handheld Ultrasound designed by Olivier Patry, Peter Byar and Mathieu Turpault of Bresslergroup for Analogic Andaz Maui at Wailea designed by David Rockwell, Shawn Sullivan and Yonghwa Kim of Rockwell Group for Hyatt, Starwood Capital Group and Kobayashi Group AnXiang Coffee Pot designed by Yang Ching Hsiung, Zhao Yingmei, Zhang Chunyu, Li Dexiang, Hou Jieping and Yang Yong of Midea Group Midea Consumer Electric MFG. Co., Ltd for Foshan Shunde Midea Electrical Heating Appliances Mfg. Co. Ltd. AP-1015A (Smart Air Purifier) designed by Coway Co., Ltd. APMS-1014D designed by Coway Co., Ltd. Architectmade Website designed by Rogerio Lionzo, Boliang Chen, Rafael Bessa and Emilie Baltz of aruliden for Architectmade Assemblable Medical Vehicle designed by Hui An, Yunlong Wang, Chunyan He, Xi Li and Haimo Bao of School of Design, Dalian Nationalities University
BD Totalys MultiProcessor designed by Peter Byar, John Coleman, Mathieu Turpault and Noah Dingler of Bresslergroup for Becton-Dickinson Diagnostics BECON Energy designed by Wookjin Park, Soyoun Ko and Jaeyoung Lee of LG Electronics Inc. BECON Manager designed by Youngji Kim, Jaeyoung Lee and Youjoo Min of LG Electronics Inc. Beep designed by Gadi Amit, Jacqui Belleau, Dan Clifton, Matt Pugmire and Reid Evans of NewDealDesign LLC for Beep Inc. Belkin Auto Cup Mount designed by Tom Kwon, Mitchell Suckle, Oliver Seil, Eric Beaupre, Jenson Han and Robert Tang of Belkin International Inc. Bernoulli’s Cleaner designed by Yangjin Lee, Seonghun Ahn, Sangmin Hyun and Seunghoon Hyun of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Big Backyard Modular Play Sets designed by Fred Rieber, IDSA, Rich Boyer, Gary Harman, Janice McEwan and Chuck Weber of Solowave Design LP Blackmagic Studio Camera designed by Blackmagic Design Pty. Ltd. BLANCO PRECIS™ Medium Single sink designed by BLANCO blayn register designed by Shinichi Temmo of blayn Co., Ltd.
ASUS ZenWatch designed by Asus Design Center of Asustek Computer Inc.
Bloom, limited space gardening designed by Scott Pancioli of College for Creative Studies
Atheris designed by Shan Zhang of Art Center College of Design
Bluescape designed by Bluescape, Jeff Reuschel and Steve Mason for Haworth, Inc. and Obscura Digital
August Smart Lock designed by Yves Béhar, Arthur Kenzo, Evan Sornstein and Matthew Pempkowski of fuseproject for August Available Chair designed by Hyo Seon Won of Hanbat National University for Jang Suk Kim Avengers Concept Device Concept designed by Jaehyung Hong and Yongseok Bang of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. AY7000 designed by MinKyung Choi, HeeJae Jeong and Yejin Jeon of Samsung Electronics Home Appliance B.O.House designed by Junqing Wei, Linjing Zhang, Lu Wang, Xu Wang and Qi Luo of Beijing Institute of Technology B/E Aerospace Advanced Lavatory designed by Tony Bravetti, Sebastian Petry and Liberty Harrington of TEAGUE; and Bret Rodeheaver and Frank Hashberger of B/E Aerospace Baidu Kuaisou designed by Fancong Li and Yuwei Zhang of LKK Design Beijing Co., Ltd. for Baidu Online Network Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd.
BMW i8 designed by BMW Boeing 777 Premium Arch designed by The Boeing Company and TEAGUE Bombay Sapphire Laverstoke Mill Distillery Limited Edition Bottle and Packaging designed by Webb deVlam for Bombay Sapphire Boostcase Clear Power Case for iPhone 6 and 6 Plus designed by James Requa of Boostcase by Carte Blanche Bostitch Blitz Box designed by Tolga Caglar of Stanley Black and Decker Braille Thermometer designed by Zhao Heqi, Lin Jie, Yang Yingzhao, Zhang Zenan and Shu YU’an of Nanchang University for WU JANG Breadcrumb Slice II designed by David Gómez-Rosado, Kerry Davis, James Cagle, Amy Holzmeister and Nikki Tedder of Breadcrumb by Groupon, LLC BreadSmart II designed by Tupperware Brands Corp.
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Breathometer Breeze designed by Gadi Amit, Maura Hoven, Scott Thibeault and Ming Hsieng of NewDealDesign LLC for Breathometer Inc. Breathometer Breeze Packaging designed by Gadi Amit, Jon Patterson, Scott Thibeault, Maura Hoven and Ming Hsieng of NewDealDesign LLC for Breathometer Inc. BRIAN designed by Anton Löf, Aylin Alpay, Helle Taanquist and Susanne Duswald of Umeå Institute of Design Brivo 386 designed by GE Healthcare Global Design Team Chengdu China of GE Healthcare Bubble Toothbrush designed by Yijun Yu, Qi Jin, Zhexin Li, Zirui Cheng and Ziyao Li of Zhejiang University for No Business Productivity Room designed by PearsonLloyd for InterContinental Hotels Group - Crowne Plaza C3-150 designed by KOHLER Shanghai Design Studio - Electronics Team Canadian Museum For Human Rights designed by Ralph Appelbaum Associates for Canadian Museum for Human Rights Canary - Smart Home Security for Everyone designed by Canary CareQ designed by Enterprise Solution Design Team of Samsung Design Delhi for Samsung Electronics Pvt. Ltd. Catch designed by Zeng Yi-Ting and Tsai Cheng-Rung of National Taiwan University of Science and Technology CER-01 designed by Coway Co., Ltd. Changeable Display Phone Concept designed by Sungjin Yum, Jinie Ryu, Jiyoung Lee, Charlie Kim and Jieun Kang of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Chef Collection Induction Range designed by Taikyung Kim, Jihyeoung Lee, Peter Cheung and JiHyun Jeon of Samsung Electronics - Home Appliance
CLIMBER designed by Fan Shizhong and Stone Fan of School of Design Hunan University Collar-Protector designed by Wang Yong and Wang Yuanxian of Zhejiang University, China Columbus College of Art & Design Airstream Redesign designed by CCAD Interior and Industrial Design Team of Columbus College of Art & Design for Airstream Connected Cree LED Bulb designed by Cree, Inc.
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Dynasty Ultralight Wheelchair Concept designed by Dennis L. Carlson, IDSA of Carlson Technology Inc. Eagle Creek EC Lync™ System designed by Mark Davis of Eagle Creek Travel Gear
Echo Cordless Landscaper Tool Strategy designed by Techtronic Design for TTI Power Equipment NA
Coravin Wine Access System designed by Coravin and IDEO
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CPS-240L designed by Coway Co., Ltd. CPSI-370N designed by Coway Co., Ltd. da e caster designed by Mitsunobu Hozumi of hozmi design; and Ryo Shimizu of SIMIZ Technik for HAMMER CASTER Co., Ltd. Dehumidifier (LD-139DDL) designed by Sehwan Bae, Chinsoo Hyon, Jinsu Kim, Miju Kim, Jaeyong Park and Yunseo Jang of LG Electronics Inc. Depict designed by Nick Cronan, Josh Morenstein, Matthew Malone and Drew Putterman of Branch for Depict Design Evolution: Nokia to Microsoft Brand designed by Microsoft Phones Design Team of Microsoft Design Strategy for Tomorrow Solutions Fair designed by Continuum Seoul for Samsung Corporate Responsibility Group and Korean Ministry of Science
Digital Strategy for the Royal Academy of Arts designed by Royal Academy of Arts, IDEO and 8th Light Inc. for Royal Academy of Arts
Cleer BT Wireless headphone designed by Cleer Limited
DUALL Bicycle Brake designed by Daniel Martin of Swinburne University of Technology
COONECTOR designed by Wang Haiying and Zhang Zhe of Guangdong Midea Kitchen Appliances Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Chess Design for the Blind designed by Selin Sonmez of Pratt Institute
Clarisonic Smart Profile designed by Tactile for Clarisonic / L’Oreal
Dual Tine Leaf Rake designed by Aaron Abbott of The Ames Companies, Inc.
Coolshion Ski Rescue Helmet designed by Qiaokun Huang of Art Center College of Design
Designing the Future of Meetings for Marriott designed by Marriott International and IDEO
CION™ 4K/UHD Production Camera by AJA designed by Ryan Paul, Wai-Loong Lim, Jonathan Thai and Cesar Viramontes of Y Studios; and Jon Thorn of AJA Video Systems
Dual Outlets designed by Ying Wang, Yuwei Li, Zhenyi Zhang, Guoxing Deng and Kun Xu of School of Design, Dalian Nationalities University
Ease of classification of body bags designed by Weisi Li, Nianfei Liu, Jieying Chen and Yixi Zhou of Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts for Living Design Studio
Chefs Club designed by David Rockwell, Greg Keffer, Richard Chandler and Yulia Frumkin of Rockwell Group for Food & Wine Magazine
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Droid Turbo and Flip Case designed by Motorola Mobility Consumer Experience Design Dual Cable Box designed by Jin gwon Go, Bo kum Choi, Dong jo Koh and Jung won Kim of LG U+ Dual Mixer designed by Ha kyumin, Lim minkyo, Lee kangkyung and Kim dongwook of University of Seoul for Samsung Design Membership
Édith designed by Fabrizio Crisà of Elica for Elica Electric EG3 Goggles designed Kyle Swen, Dana Krieger, David Whetstone and Anh Nguyen of ASTRO Studios; and Eric Crane, Kip Arnette and Mike Nelson of Electric Electric Watches designed by Kyle Swen, Dana Krieger, David Whetstone and Anh Nguyen of ASTRO Studios; and Eric Crane and Mike Nelson of Electric Elevate Grill designed by RKS for Point Elevate Enerskin designed by Jaeyoung Yang, Suhan Lee and Jiyoung Kim of Enerskin Enhanced Support designed by Baihan Zong, Zhen Zhang, Yidan Chen, Caiwen Zhao and Haimo Bao of School of Design, Dalian Nationalities University Er-Go Manual Wheelchair designed by Alex Goodman of Purdue University Eton FRX 4/5 Field Radios designed by Dan Harden, Sam Benavidez, Hiro Teranishi and Jeeyoon Kim of Whipsaw, Inc. for Eton Corp. EVA designed by KOHLER Shanghai Design Studio - Electronics Team Extol designed by Holly Chisholm and Hector Quinones of Savannah College of Art and Design EYEMIST designed by Park On Hee and Roh Ga Young of Kyung-sung University F50LW-B water heater designed by Jianping Li, Hao Xiong and Zhen Sun of Kurz kurz design China for Midea F50LW-C water heater designed by Jianping Li, Hao Xiong and Long Yue of Kurz kurz design China for Midea
Fashion Mall Display Service designed by Youngsun Kim, Arum Choi, Sugyeong Hyeon, Eunjoo Cho, Jiyeon Park and Jiny Kwon of Samsung Electronics FDSR (French Door Food Showcase Refrigerator) designed by Sangwoon Jeon, Hyunil Lee, JunKyo Lee and Saelim Yoon of Samsung Electronics - Home Appliance Feeding Light Birdie designed by Philips Design Lighting team of Philips Design for Royal Philips Feist designed by Kelsea Krsteski of Art Center College of Design Fever designed by Daruo Wang, Julie Hong, Dali Yu and Jacqueline Jiang of Art Center College of Design for HTC FIHERE designed by Young W. Lee of OwensIllinois (O-I) Filtering Cart designed by Meina Jin, Chao He, Mengduo Si, Yingnan Zhao and Song Qiao of School of Design, Dalian Nationalities University Finger protection hammer designed by Juhyun Cho of Hanyang cyber university Fisher-Price Design Strategy and Guide designed by Continuum LLC for Fisher-Price Fitbit Surge designed by Gadi Amit, Dan Clifton, Jacqui Belleau and Susan Macckiney of NewDealDesign LLC for Fitbit Inc. Floating Power designed by Jialin Song, Yuqian Jin, Chunnan Liu, Haimo Bao and Song Qiao of School of Design, Dalian Nationalities University Fluidigm designed by Yves Béhar, Brian Meyers, Vedrana Novosel, Brett Middleton, Graham Humphreys and Logan Ray of fuseproject for Fluidigm Flyash concrete printed bench designed by Mark Evans, I/IDSA of Loughborough Design School
Glowpear™ Urban Garden designed by Lloyd Fenn, Simon Lockrey, Nathan Pollock, Joel Anderson and Doug Buckle of Glowpear Pty Ltd
Impression Furniture Piece designed by Geemay Chia of Cleveland Institute of Art for Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland
GoGear designed by Maria Bourke, Simon Waterhouse, Liza Lau, Clarence Chen and Rhoda Chan of Gibson Innovations
In Patient Solution (IPS) designed by Enterprise Solution Design Team of Samsung Design Delhi for Samsung Electronics Pvt. Ltd.
Goz designed by Berk Ilhan of School of Visual Arts
Ink Self-sucking Fountain Pen designed by zhang ze hong, zhai sheng min, luo jie wen, pu bing and he chao of Shanghai OSAO Stationery Co., Ltd.
Grab with designed by Se-keun oh and Ji-hyang Kin of Dongseo Univ (Korea) Green Project - Home Composting System designed by Han Gao and On Yu Wu of California College of the Arts Grip & Store Broom Holder designed by Trident Design, LLC for Evriholder Products, Inc.
Intelligent gate designed by Keiichi Minamide, Manabu Sasajima, Lee Sang-in and Jeong Seung-wook of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Grow&Store designed by Meric Dagli, Yasemin Canik and Sinem Oz of Middle East Technical University, Ankara
Inter 122 designed by Roland Wolf, Martin Iljazovic, Marija Iljazovic and Christian Wolf for ROLF Spectacles
Guardian designed by Austin Clark of College for Creative Studies
Intuitive Voting designed by Andrew Harvard, Ryan Johnson, Rob Tannen and Evan Wendel of Intuitive Company
Guidy designed by Hark-Joon Kim, Mira Park, Minkyu Jung, Sungbin Kuk and Sangah Lee of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Joystick Door handle designed by Choi ho jin and You he jin of Korea Design Membership
Hamilton Humidifier Strategy designed by RKS for Hamilton Medical
Julia designed by Jean Chen from Phenix Lighting (Xiamen) Co., Ltd. of Luxuni GmbH
Henrybuilt Chair 2 designed by Scott Hudson and Jed Jedrzejewski of Henrybuilt
KBB-700 designed by Park Se-ra and Senior Lee Seung-yup of LG Electronics Inc.
Hidden Ladder designed by Choi ho jin, Choi young ju and Lee ga hi of Korea Design Membership
Kids Mode designed by Yeojin Kim, Jookyung Woo, Hyungbo Sim, Michael Chang and Sunghyo Jeong of the UX Design Group 3 of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Hospital Companian designed by Haoyu Ye of neilDESIGN
Gatherings On-the-Go Insulated Serving Collection designed by Creature Product Development for MedPort, LLC
HP Trend Backpack designed by HP
Gear S (Wearable Smart Device) designed by Jaehyung Hong, Yongseok Bang, Hayoul Jung, Jinseok Hwang and Jihyun Ko of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
IRS-25 designed by Sebastian Gier of Umeå Institute of Design for LKAB and Atlas Copco
Guzzini MyKitchen designed by Continuum srl for Fratelli Guzzini
HP LaserJet Design Strategy designed by HP and Native Design
Gatorade Oliva designed by Jeff Klok, Carlos Londono, Brian Pieszchala, Christopher Labombarbe and Jorge Maquita of Amcor LATAM; and PepsiCo for Gatorade
Intel WiDock designed by Intel PCCG Industrial Design Team
GROHE Blue® Chilled & Sparkling designed by Paul Flowers and design team of Grohe AG
Frisk – Home Dialysis System designed by Joakim Bergbom of Umeå Institute of Design for Fresenius Medical Care
GATO designed by David Rockwell, Shawn Sullivan, Michael Hill, Susan Nugraha and Ryan Macyouski of Rockwell Group for Bobby Flay and Laurence Kretchmer
INNOVIA APM 300 vehicle designed by Kevin Lewis and the design team of Bombardier Transportation, Systems Division
HP Roar Plus designed by HP
Husqvarna Motorcycles 401 SVARTPILEN Concept designed by Björn Schüster of KISKA for HUSQVARNA Motorcycles GmbH IBEX Roofer’s Footwear designed by Kei Yumino of Art Center College of Design iCE designed by KOHLER Shanghai studio Electronics team ID15 from Johnson Controls designed by Johnson Controls for Automotive Interiors and Seating IDI TruImage designed by Blake Pomeroy and Jose Gamboa of Slingshot PDG for IDI
KitchenAid - Five Door Refrigerator designed by Patrick Schiavone, Jason Tippetts, Michael Lah, Todd Tunzi and James Kendall of KitchenAid for Whirlpool Corp., Global Consumer Design KitchenAid Cook Processor designed by Kaitlyn Benoit, Alex Clayton, Zhaoyi Yin, John McConnell, Leif Norland and Joe vanFaasen of KitchenAid for Whirlpool Corp. KitchenAid Global Design Strategy designed by Patrick Schiavone of Whirlpool; and Jason Tippetts, Michael Kahwaji, Sander Brouwer, Dario Graselli and Mallory Fuller of KitchenAid for Whirlpool Corp., Global Consumer Design KitchenAid Window-in-Door Dishwasher designed by Patrick Schiavone of Whirlpool; and Michael Kahwaji, Ameresh Viswanathan, Jason Tippetts and Mike Seeley of KitchenAid for Whirlpool Corp., Global Consumer Design
iluminage Skin Smoothing Laser designed by Continuum LLC for Unilever
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Know NYC: Interpretive Sign System for the 34th Street District designed by Ignacio Ciocchini, Jamie Song, Julie Ember, Eric Mueller and Norman Mintz of 34th Street Partnership, NYC DOT KTM 1290 Super Adventure designed by Craig Dent, Maxime Thouvenin, Christof Täubl and Jules Fontvielle of KISKA for KTM Sportmotorcycle GmbH KTM 1290 Super Duke R designed by Craig Dent of KISKA for KTM Sportmotorcycle GmbH LaCie Mirror designed by Pauline Del Tour of Seagate Technology for LaCie LeapFrog LeapTV™ Game Console System designed by Jim Gresko, Tyler Porter and Jeff Smith of KEK Associates; and Jason Avery, Craig Weber and Ling Leung of LeapFrog Learning to See designed by Integrated Exhibit and Interactive Design: Second Story, part of SapientNitro of NA for Denver Botanic Gardens LEED Dynamic Plaque designed by US Green Building Council Leeo Smart Alert Nightlight designed by Robert Brunner, Matt Rolandson, Steve Lee and Victoria Slaker of Ammunition for Leeo LG Watch Urbane LTE (W-120) designed by Sera Pack, Seongjae Lim and Hyunwoo Yoo of LG Electronics Inc. LifeSmart designed by Nick Cronan, Josh Morenstein and Willy Carteau of Branch for LifeSmart Lifetime Kid’s Stacking Chair designed by Frank Clegg, Wondy Zhou, Telina Diaz and Mitch Johnson of Lifetime Products LIM Infinite Socket designed by Smart Design and LIM Innovations Limited Edition Okeanito designed by Fu-Tung Cheng of ZEPHYR Ventilation Line Webtoon Mobile App and Website designed by NAVER Corp. Lines Shaped Surfaces designed by Kris Lin and Jiayu Yang of Kris Lin Interior Design for Jiangsu Zhihao Real Estate Development Co., Ltd. Link Hanger designed by Chia Chun Lin, Wei Chen Yang and Chao Lun Lee of Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology Linno Crystal Smart Bulb designed by LINNO Linno Infinity Collection designed by LINNO Livescribe 3 smartpen designed by Dan Harden, Kyle Buzzard and Hiro Teranishi of Whipsaw Inc.; and Gilles Bouchard of Livescribe Inc.
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Living Lab designed by Fredrik Ericsson and Anna Carell of Veryday for No Logitech Bluetooth Multi-Device Keyboard K480 designed by Feiz Design Studio and Logitech Logitech G402 Hyperion Fury designed by Logitech Love where you live designed by Ian Bellhouse, Darren Watson, Yukiko Kawabata, Supei Yew and Larry Rinaldi of FITCH for VIVID Homes by B&Q China Lumenis Pulse 120 designed by taga for Lumenis LumiaCreativeStudio designed by Microsoft Phones Lynx designed by Prometheus Trotsky, Nate Gust and Clay Corbett of Octa Lytro Illum designed by Steven Shainwald, Daniel Gamez, Chris Palmer and Adam Richardson of UNEKA Concepts Inc. for Dave Evans - Lytro M Tower_ Kitchen Appliances Module Tower designed by Soojung Lee, Alex Rochat, SukYoung Woo, Min-Sun Lee and Seonghun Ahn of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd Magic Super Water Purifier designed by Dongsu Kim and Junyoung Hong of Tongyang Magic Inc. MagicInfo Express Content Creator 2.0 designed by Donghyun Kim, Kyoungnyo Hwangbo, Pillkyoung Moon, Haein Lee and Sooah Kim of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Miller Electric Protective Series Welding Helmet designed by Ofir Atia of Art Center College of Design Milwaukee M18 METAL SHEAR designed by Scott Bublitz and Vincent Ng Mun Lung of Milwaukee Tool Mimosa C5i designed by Dan Harden, Ari Turgel and Brian Leach of Whipsaw, Inc for Mimosa Networks, Inc. Minerva designed by Josh Morenstein, Nick Cronan and Drew Putterman of Branch; and Ayo Seligman of Minerva Schools at KGI MintC air purifier designed by Rong Zhong, Guangyuan Wang, Yingjie Sun and Fei Yang of HANGZHOU LPZ INDUSTRIAL DESIGN CO., LTD. for Luxsweep Air Purification Technology (Tianjin) Co., Ltd Misfit Bolt designed by Timothy Golnik and Diana Chang of Misfit MizLock designed by Tohru Hayakawa and Hiroaki Negishi of MIZSEI MFG CO., LTD. Mobile Lab Assistant designed by Chris Carrier, Steve Salzman and Ron Walczak of Sysmex America MOD Camera Concept designed by Woojung Moon, Joohyung Kim, Woohyeok Jeong and Haruo Hayashi of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. MODERN AIR CLEANER designed by Seungho Kim and Byoungdo Hwang of WINIX Moleskine Smart Notebook and App Creative Cloud connected designed by Moleskine SpA Adobe Systems Inc.
MagicIWB I2 designed by Minhyung Kim, Yeori Yoon, Hyeonji Lee, Byungjeong Jeon and Seungmin Lee of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Moneta designed by Ana Soto, Jonathan Palacio and Evan Knowles of Savannah College of Art and Design
“Manufacturing Innovation” Immersion Experience at the Ford Rouge Factory Tour designed by BRC Imagination Arts for The Henry Ford and the Ford Motor Co.
moon scooter designed by Nathan Allen of Art Center College of Design
MAT: Mechanical Advantage Tool designed by Conor Mills Ahearn of College for Creative Studies Measure Spoon designed by Young ju Choi, Kang in Lee and Junsik Kim of Korea Design Membership
Moto 360 Packaging designed by the Motorola and Webb deVlam for Motorola Mobility Motomaster Eliminator Tripod Light for the Car designed by Jonathan Loudon, Rebecca Brunette and Kevin Armour of Swave Studios Inc. for Canadian Tire MSheet designed by Jianping Li, Hao Xiong and Yingpeng Li of Kurz kurz design China for Midea
Medicine and Medical Treatment Robot VS-050S2 designed by Gen Orikasa of DENSO Corp.
MStone designed by Jianping Li, Hao Xiong and Yingpeng Li of Kurz kurz design China for Midea
Microsoft Windows Multitasking designed by Jeremy Bowen, Rich Zarick and Holger Kuehnle of Microsoft Corp.
Muzip designed by Furong Zhang, Yuqian Jin, Di Wang, Haimo Bao and Song Qiao of School of Design, Dalian Nationalities University
Midea Group User Experience research strategy designed by ETU User Interface Design Co. Ltd. for Midea Group
MyMSK designed by Moment and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Natural Curiosities designed by David Rockwell, Barry Richards, Michelle Biancardo and Shunyi Wu of Rockwell Group for Shaw Hospitality Group natural dehumidifier designed by Hoyoung Lee, Ryujung Jun and DongJune Gwak of 250 Design Natural Ecological Tea designed by Yunqing Li of Liubao Commune Tea Industry Co., Ltd., Guangxi
NTD Prevention Shoes designed by SaeJoung Kou and Olivia Pan of Georgia Institute of Technology
Poggenpohl P`7350 designed by Porsche Design Studio and Poggenpohl Möbelwerke GmbH
Nuage designed by Fabrizio Crisà of Elica
POSEIDON Z PLUS+ SMART KEYBOARD designed by Tsung-nan.Wang of Thermaltake Technology Co., Ltd.
Nuke designed by Talia Brigneti and Jeffrey Dull of Savannah College of Art and Design Nulla designed by Janus Huang of Taipei Base Design Center
Nature steam oven designed by Hu Yibo, Liang Wengan and Kim Jae Hoon of Guangdong Midea Kitchen Appliances Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
O!kiddo BOBO BEAR designed by OZAKI INTERNATIONAL Co., Ltd.
NAVER Hangeul Campaign: Hangeul Signboard & Cheonggyecheon designed by NAVER Corp.
OM-D E-M5 Mark II designed by Takeshi Nohara and Keiji Okada of Olympus Corp.
NAVER Hangeul Campaign: Hangeul Wall in Myeong-dong designed by NAVER Corp. NAVER Music Mobile App designed by NAVER Corp. NAVY 6.0R designed by Yuan Youquan of Shenzhen Yuanchuangshangpin IndustrIal Design Co., Ltd for ePropulsion technology limited NCR Project Impact designed by NCR Consumer Experience Design for NCR Corp. NETGEAR AirCard 340U USB Modem designed by Matt Plested and Jim Blyth of The Alloy; and James Hathway of NETGEAR Nexus Player designed by Android ID & UX Team and Asus of Google, Inc. and Asus NFLPA’s The Trust Launch Strategy designed by NFL Player’s Associaition (NFLPA) and IDEO NI LED Parasol designed by Terry Chow and the design team of FOXCAT Design Ltd. Nidus Sound designed by Bruno Ishii de Souza of University of Strathclyde Nike Bra Fit 360 Experience designed by INDUSTRY Nike Bra Fit 360 Experience designed by INDUSTRY for Nike NIKE PRO BRA COLLECTION designed by Nike, Inc Nod designed by Dan Harden, Eliot Ortiz, David Kirkland, Hardy Shen, Marco Berkhout and Bob Riccomini of Whipsaw, Inc. for Nod Labs Nomir Noveon NaiLaser designed by Continuum, LLC. for Nomir Medical Technologies, Inc. Nouvi designed by Sarah Mote of Monash University
Oath Insulin Delivery System designed by Martin Francisco of Art Center College of Design
On the Sea designed by Chunyan He, Xi Li, Hui An, Yunlong Wang and Haimo Bao of School of Design, Dalian Nationalities University Oneness DAC: Digital Analog Converter Concept designed by Jinie Ryu, Kukhwan Kim, Dongkyun Kim, Sungjin Yum and Yoojin Choi of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. OPTIFLEX designed by Janis Beinerts of Umea Institute of Design Oraya IRay Radiotherapy System designed by Andy Santos-Johnson, Diana Greenberg, Phil Halbert, Chris Wilson and Pete Gleason of Bridge Design for Oraya Therapeutics, Inc. Oraya IRay Radiotherapy System designed by Phil Halbert, Chris Wilson, Pete Gleason, Matt Presta and Andy Santos-Johnson of Bridge Design for Oraya Therapeutics, Inc. “OTRS” over-the-range microwave designed by Adam Tong Jianfeng, Liu Yang and Gao Song of Guangdong Midea Kitchen Appliances Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Oven (NE7000J) designed by Jae-Moon Lee, Taikyung Kim, Binna Kim and Peter Cheung of Samsung Electronics - Home Appliance OXY-guard designed by Sheela Saini of San Jose State University PayPal designed by Yves Béhar, Kristine Arth, Anthony DeCosta, Brian Meyers, Lizzie Azzolinond Jade Dalton of fuseproject for PayPal Pecera designed by Chanyeop Jeong of Daegu University Industrial Design for Korea Design Membership Pedestal Compact Washer W MODULE (WD100CV) designed by Jeaseok Seong, Wookjun Chung, Jonghee Han and Yeji Um of LG Electronics Inc. Perch designed by Beau Oyler, Jared Aller, Charles Bates, Julian Bagirov and Jeff Tung of Enlisted Design for Perch by Urbio
Post-it® Dry Erase Surface designed by 3M Design for 3M pot in POT designed by Ill-woong Kwon and Seul-ki Park of Hong-ik University PresentAir Pro Bluetooth 4.0 LE Presenter designed by Erik Campbell and Adam Weaver of Kensington Presidio Officers’ Club designed by Ralph Appelbaum Associates for The Presidio Trust Preston A Moeller designed by Preston A Moeller of North Carolina State University Prism designed by Nicholas Baker of Savannah College of Art and Design Privacy Breast-Pump embedded Bra designed by Simeng Li, Feng Ye, Yufan Jiang, Dufeng Wang, Pingsi Yan, Lekai Zhang, Kun Dong and Kaile Zhang of Zhejiang University for Xiangdong Li, Ying Yang, Kejung Zhang Pro Series smartphones that emphasize specialized functions Concept designed by Jun Kim, Christine Oh, Wansup Kim, Jongyun Jeoung and Wonseok Oh of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Producing the Plaza—making TODAY’s guest audiences matter designed by NBC News and IDEO for NBC News, TODAY Project Blue designed by Robert She of Academy of Art University Project The Tension designed by SeongMin Choo and Joon-Young Yang of Kookmin University for Studio Il-Hoon Roh Protection Shield for Baby’s Vertebral Column designed by Jinbin Tang, Zihao Jia, Rizhan Pang, ChunSheng Liow and Xueqiang Li of Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts Protex Football Concussion Detection Helmet designed by Martin Francisco of Art Center College of Design Public Office Landscape designed by Yves Béhar, Noah Murphy-Reinhertz, Qin Li, Naoya Edahiro, Logan Ray and Andrea Small of fuseproject for Herman Miller PULS8 - shared musical experience designed by Kevin Chang, Ian Dowling and Christy Yang of Art Center College of Design QuickSet Remote designed by Rex Xu, Sanchit Mittal, Joven Jubilo and Cesar Alvarado of Universal Electronics Inc.
Podo Camera & Mobile Application designed by Podo Labs and pxd Inc.
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RE App designed by HTC Corp. Recycle A Cup designed by Joe Moya, IDSA of StudioMoya LLC for Medelco, Inc. Redesigning the Air Ambulance designed by Sean Jalleh of North Carolina State University Remind -Music for Memory designed by Darja Wendel, Lina Trulsson, Migl Padegimait and Emily Keller of Umeå Institute of Design RESHOEBOX designed by Youbin Kim of Chosun University Rethinking the Drinking Fountain: Bend designed by Sam Carr of North Carolina State University Retriever - City parking system designed by Jian Shi, Qing Xu, Yunman Gu, Weijing Zhao and Holly Chsholm of Savannah College of Art and Design Reverse Graffiti DIY Kit designed by Nathan Wong of San Jose State University RF9900H Chef Collection designed by Samsung Electronics - Home Appliance Rice Cooker & MWO designed by KIM WOON HYOUNG, YU YOURONG and HU YIBO of Guangdong Midea Kitchen Appliances Manufacturing Co., Ltd. RICOH THETA m15 designed by Tomohiko Sasaki, Tsuruoka Naoto, Kuroda Kyohko, Ryuuichi Shirane and Kawa Toshihiko of Corporate Design Center, Process Innovation Group, Ricoh Co., Ltd. and TRIAND Inc. of Ricoh Co. Ltd. Rock Lake designed by ZeVa GmbH Ruins Assistant designed by Zhenyi Zhang, Guoxing Deng, Yuwei Li, Ying Wang and Kun Xu of School of Design, Dalian Nationalities University S1 for SON designed by Jonathon Kemnitzer, Brad Satterwhite, Jon Taylor, Addison Bliss and Chris Grill of KEM STUDIO for SON Sabe Profile designed by Beatriz Alvarez, Sarah Chuah and Behrad Ghodsi of Rochester Institute of Technology for General Electric Sabi Space designed by Jon Marshalland Will Howe of Map Project Office for Sabi Inc Safety roll door designed by Choi ho jin and Kim jun sik of Korea Design Membership Sam walker designed by Jungyeon Woo and Minjae Kim of Sungshin Womern’s University for In hwan Choi Samsung Design Website designed by Youkeong Pae, Sunae Kim, Sunyeon Kim and Yeonjoo Ha of Samsung Electronics
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Samsung Premium Oven (NV9900J) - 24” Full Touch LCD UX designed by Samsung Electronics- Home Appliance Division Scalable Drivetrain Solution designed by Paolo Tiramani, Andrey Chernerot, Benjamin Garson, Steve Morris and Michael Quaife of 500 Group Inc. for Supercar System School Retool designed by IDEO and d.school for The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation SECRET GARDEN designed by Kris Lin and Jiayu Yang of Kris Lin Interior Design for RK Properties Holdings Ltd. SEE surgery video recording system designed by Qi Luo and Mingyu Liu of Beijing Institute of Technology; and Mingyu Liu, MarsInno (Beijing) Cultural Creativity Co., Ltd. for Beijing Wubozhilian Technology Co., Ltd. Self Disinfection Station designed by Xiucheng Wang, Junnan Dai, Furong Zhang, Di Wang and Haimo Bao of School of Design, Dalian Nationalities University SenseLabs: Versus designed by Karson Shadley, Dana Krieger, Anh Nguyen and Travis Wettroth of Astro Studios for SenseLabs
SK2 Smart Kitchen Solution designed by Rinaldo Filinesi, Kim Woon Hyoung and Yu Yourong of Guangdong Midea Kitchen Appliances Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Sleep without any anxiety designed by Jinbin Tang, Zihao Jia, Rizhan Pang, ChunSheng Liow and Jiajian kuang of Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts Smart Connect Mobile designed by John Smokowski, Mary Mastrosimone, Diane Gambino, Julie Doering and Jane Walsh of Fisher-Price, Inc. Smart Connect Swing designed by Fisher-Price, Inc. Smart Co-work Printer designed by Fritz Frenkler, Sooyoung Cho and Kwanghyuck So of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Smart Display Printer designed by Fritz Frenkler, Jue Hyun Jung and Kyonghwan Kim of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. SMART kapp digital capture board designed by Robert Sirotich and Alan Boykiw of SMART Technologies ULC
SHAPL designed by Changsoo Jin of SHAPL
Smart Mobility Module designed by Gen Orikasa of DENSO Corp.
Share your cake designed by Jongwoo Choi of Royal College of Art
Smart Oven (MW7000J) designed by Samsung Electronics - Home Appliance
Sharp Smart Central UX designed by RKS Design Inc for Sharp
Smart Plate designed by Deokhee Jeong and Sanghyuk Kim of Tangram Factory Inc.
Shaver Series 9000 designed by Philips Design Consumer Lifestyle team of Philips Design for Royal Philips
Smart Sales App_Trimage designed by Eda Communications for Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction
Shibusa designed by Elvin Chu, Joshua Dycus, Courtney Gruber and Kevin Shankwiler, adviser, of Georgia Institute of Technology, School of Industrial Design for SRAM
Smart UX Center designed by Seyoung Kim, Serrah Lim, Hyeheon Jung, Jina Yoo and Jeehee Lee of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
SHOCK 3D 7.1 surround sound gaming headset designed by Gigi Zhen of Thermaltake Technology Side Show designed by David Rockwell, Dick Jaris and TJ Greenway of Rockwell Group for Side Show Silhouette® A Deux™ window shadings designed by Silhouette® Window Shadings Product Development Team at Hunter Douglas Sindoh Printers designed by Young Choo, Matt Round, Vien McArthur and Martin Darbyshire of tangerine for Sindoh Co Ltd. Sink Dishwasher designed by Changbao Jin, Yun Zhang and Zongheng Wei of R&D Design PLC for Fotile Group Ningbo Fotile Kitchenware Co., Ltd. Site M designed by Seung Hun Yoo, Nu-Ri Kim, Min-Hye Park, Min-Ji Son and Seung-Jun Ahn of Korea University
Smarter designed by inDare Design Strategy Ltd. and Guangdong University of Technology for Shenzhen Times Innovation Technology Co., Ltd. Snoweel designed by Kuan-Yu Lin of Art Center College of Design Society of Grownups for MassMutual designed by MassMutual, IDEO and Boucoup for Mass Mutual SodaStream Play designed by Yves Béhar and Moon Kim of fuseproject for SodaStream SOLID designed by INDUSTRY Sonicare 2 Series designed by Philips Design Consumer Lifestyle team of Philips Design for Royal Philips SONOS BOOST designed by Roland Bird, Niels van Hoof and Paul Meligne of GRO design; and Mieko Kusano and Robert Lambourne of SONOS SoundCloud iOS App Redesign designed by SoundCloud
Spinning Chef designed by Tupperware Worldwide Product Development Team for Tupperware Brands Corp.
The Beacon of Hope designed by Abeer Al Rabiah of Academy of Art University for Adam Weaver
Transformer designed by Xi Li, Chunyan He, Yunlong Wang, Hui An and Haimo Bao of School of Design, Dalian Nationalities University
S-Pro UFI Projector designed by UCD Design Team of ZTE Corp.
The Boeing First Class Integrated Suite Window Shade designed by The Boeing Company and TEAGUE
Transformer Cordless Stick Vacuum Cleaner designed by Cao Pei, Wang Jin and Zhang Qianwen of Guangdong Midea Kitchen Appliances Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Sproutling Baby Monitor Digital Design designed by Gadi Amit, Nic Stauber, Susan McKinney, Helen Shaffer, Turner Carroll and Reid Evans of NewDealDesign LLC for Sproutling Inc. Sproutling Baby Monitor Strategy designed by Gadi Amit, Reid Evans, Susan McKinney, Helen Shaffer, Turner Carroll and Nic Stauber of NewDealDesign LLC for Sproutling Inc. SPS-01 designed by Coway Co., Ltd. Stanley Two Pot Prep + Cook designed by Sarah George, Evan Choltco-Devlin, Eric Shear and Randy Sims of Pacific Market International for Stanley, A Brand of PMI Stanley Vacuum Coffee System designed by Michael Beckman, Evan Choltco-Devlin and Eric Shear of Pacific Market International for Stanley, A Brand of PMI
The First World War in the Air designed by Ralph Appelbaum Associates for Royal Air Force Museum, Hendon, London, UK The Four-Stimulus-Threshould Visual Field Analyzer designed by Jingzhou Wen, Tianyu Xiao, Zaifeng Deng and Binzhe Wang of ND Industrial Design Co., Ltd. for Tianjin BHY Photoelectric Technology Co., Ltd. The Gender Lab designed by Madlene Lindström and Marcus Heneen of Veryday for Vinnova The Level designed by Joel Heath, David Malina and Adam Reed-Erickson of HAPPY ROYALE / FluidStance The Little Burro designed by BOLTgroup for The Little Burros Inc.
Starkey Hearing Technologies Halo Made for iPhone® Hearing Aid designed by Karsten Jensen, Jerry Ruzicka and Tim Trine of Starkey Hearing; and Jeff Bentzler and Eric Olson of Karten Design for Starkey Hearing Technologies
The Plié Wand by Julep designed by Julep and IDEO
StarPro Helmet designed by Gregg Jacobsen, Daniel Cram and Hilgard Muller of BRG Sports
The Traverse Avalanche Shovel and Harness designed by Eric Brunt of University of Washington
Stratos Card designed by Scot Herbst of Herbst Produkt; and Thiago Olson, Sheila Dahlgren, Nick Bognar and Alex Vilgertshofer of Stratos Technologies Stroke designed by JaeHwan Won of Konkuk University sugarrain designed by Sang hoon Kang of IDN Susan Cain Quiet Spaces by Steelcase designed by Susan Cain in collaboration with Steelcase Design Studio of Steelcase Sustainable Sanitation System designed by George K. Chow of Ohio State University Tea Talk designed by Jinhao Ye and Jieen Mai of Guangzhou Academy of Fine Art, China for Living Design Studio Tectonic Snow Helmet designed by Eric Chen; advised by Christian Freissler, Mike Mathe and Alan Okamura of San Jose State University Tennant T17 Floor Scrubber designed by John Ickes and Peter Tabeling of Tennant Co. The “Easy Storage” designed by Shen Lihua, Dai Na, Huang Dengjun, Shu Bin and Qiu Liwei of Southwest Jiaotong University, Product Design Research and Development Center for Chengdu Shayuan Indestrail Design
The Third Eyes designed by Wen-Sheng Wang and Yann-Long Lee of LING-TUNG UNIVERSITY
Thickness Detector designed by Di Wang, Furong Zhang, Junnan Dai, Xiucheng Wang and Haimo Bao of School of Design, Dalian Nationalities University ThinkPad X1 Carbon designed by Think Design Group for Lenovo ThinkStation P900 designed by Think Design Group for Lenovo ThinOptics designed by Teddy Shalon, David Chute and Darren Lancaster of ThinOptics TING: Democracy and Technology designed by Ralph Appelbaum Associates for The Norsk Teknisk Museum (NTM) Toilet Paper Roll Redesign designed by ShengHung Lee, Josipa Dodig, Chris Hosmer and Brian Wen of Continuum for Pu Ten Product Model Making Company and Studio Shanghai Top Loading Washer & Dryer (WT7700HVA, DLGX7701VE) designed by Hoil Jeon, Nerry Son, Eunyoung Chee and Kihyuk Kim of LG Electronics Inc. TP-Link designed by Dan Harden, Hiro Teranishi, Elliot Ortiz, Sam Benavidez, Kellee Kimbro and JeeYoon Kim of Whipsaw, Inc. for TP-Link
Trekking Seat designed by Nicole Casem of San Jose State University treVolo Bluetooth Speaker designed by BenQ Lifestyle Design Center of BenQ Corp. Twelve24 ClockOne designed by lenartstudios llc for Twelve24 Twelve24 ClockOne Strategy designed by lenartstudios llc for Twelve24 Twitter Mirror designed by Pip Tompkin Studio and Twitter uDR 580i designed by Corporate Design Innovation Center of Shanghai United Imaging Healthcare Co., Ltd. uDR 770i designed by Corporate Design Innovation Center of Shanghai United Imaging Healthcare Co., Ltd. Ultimate Pro Keyboard Case designed by Avery Holleman, Ken Mori, Oliver Seil, Kazu Otani and David Kleeman of Belkin International UNI - Unified Neonatal System designed by Alexander Turesson and Cindy Sjöblom of Umeå Institute of Design Unity™ Collection designed by Greg Scott, Gabriela Diego, Craig Mellott, Aida Abolahrar, Eric Tritsch and Michael Laris of Playworld Universal Motor for SUPERX Concrete Vibrator designed by Jason Zhang of Shanghai Feimi Industrial Design Co., Ltd. for Magtek Electric Tech. (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. UNLIMITED BOUNDARY, INFINITE VISION designed by Kris Lin and Jiayu Yang of Kris Lin Interior Design for Gemdale Corp. UP MOVE designed by Yves Béhar, Qin Li and Hardy Chambliss of fuseproject for Jawbone Upp Portable Hydrogen Fuel Cell designed by Josh Druker, Tark Abed and Alex Brown of Speck Design for Intelligent Energy Urgen-urination Underwear designed by Liu Guona, Qiu Liwei, Shi Xiaoming and Dong Yun of Southwest Jiaotong University, Product Design Research and Development Center for Chengdu Shayuan Indestrail Design V.ALRT designed by Claudio Ribeiro, Raul E. Chinda, Peter Aloumanis and Vinosh Diptee of VSN Mobil
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v360 designed by Claudio Ribeiro, Raul E Chinda, Peter Aloumanis, Billy Robertson and Vinosh Diptee of VSN Mobil Value Pack Next Generation Smart Phone Concept designed by Dongkyun Kim, Kukhwan Kim, Donghun Kim, Charlie Kim and Jieun Kang of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. VC_8100H_ Cordless designed by Terry Kim, Yeonyoung Nam, JungHun Lee and SangHyun Lee of Samsung Electronics/ Home Appliance Division Ventech VU 15 designed by Jens Rehammar of Umeå Institute of Design for Atlas Copco and LKAB Verdant, the Eco-refrigerator designed by Yolegmma Marquez, Erin Glaberson and Emily Kvale of Rochester Institute of Technology for General Electric Video Chat Enhance designed by HTC Corp. Viracopos Airport designed by André Poppovic, Roberta Leal, Aline Medina and Bruno Villardo of OZ Estratégia + Design for Aeroportos Brasil VoiSquare DS-F1 designed by Yoshihiro Hayashi, Tatsuhiko Suzuki and Hidefumi Nishi of Olympus Corp. VoluSense designed by VoluSense, HotSwap and Designit for VoluSense VR9000H designed by Samsung Electronics/ Home Appliance Division Waddle: Handheld Children’s Nebulizer designed by Katie Schussheim of University of Cincinnati, College of Design Wells Pot Cool designed by Im jung Lee, Chang Sung Keum and Sang Keun Sim of Kyowon L&C Design Lab for Kyowon L&C Whole Foods Market Store designed by Second Story, part of SapientNitro of NA for Whole Foods Market Wine saver designed by Jihye Kim of DENSO Corp. Wired designed by Josh Morenstein, Nick Cronan and Matthew Malone of Branch; and Cliff Kuang of Wired Magazine Wolf New Generation designed by Cesaroni Design and Wolf WS-51 designed by Inhwan Hwang of Hongik graduate school for Eun Baek Xprecia Stride™ Coagulation Analyzer designed by Chau Nguyen and Paul Taylor of Design + Industry; and Philip Reavis and Prabhu Ramachandran of Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics YIMU bathtub designed by Duanshu Song, Jiguang Han, Weiguo Feng of Jiangsu Normal University You Can’t Take It With You designed by David Rockwell, Dick Jaris and TJ Greenway of Rockwell Group for You Can’t Take It With You ZL100AirPurifier designed by Zhou Lilong and Li Sanxin of GD Midea AirConditioning Equipment Co., Ltd. zSpace Virtual Reality Platform designed by Vincent Pascual, Kevin Simmons, Jason Stone and Alex Brown of Speck Design for zSpace Zuli Smartplug designed by Ed Mangum, Kyle Swen, Charlie Weber and Norio Fujikawa of Astro Studios for Zuli
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One Heart Pot Post-it® Plus App Adidas Smart Ball Adobe Ink & Slide BR 35/12 C Beats Solo2 Wireless MINI Z Adobe Ink & Slide Beats Solo2 Wireless Polaroid Cube Packaging Lyft Glowstache Polaroid Cube Powerbeats2 Wireless ApniCure® Winx™ Sleep Therapy System Flo Monstas Interactive Exercise Toys Synchrony, Music Therapy for Autism Art Preservation Services National September 11 Memorial Museum aruliden Staples Back-To-School 2015 AS&E MINI Z August August Smart Lock Avery Dennison Patagonia Baselayer Packaging Bally Design G1 SCBA Beats by Dr. Dre Beats Solo2 Wireless Powerbeats2 Wireless Beijing Blantyre Times Tech. Tiertime UP BOX 3D Printer Belkin International WeMo Insight Bell Helmets Super 2R All Mountain Bike Helmet Belle-V LLC Belle-V Bottle Opener Blackmagic Blackmagic Cintel Film Scanner Blackmagic URSA Bould Design da Vinci Xi Surgical System Branch Creative Living Wall Planter 2 Bresslergroup Jacuzzi Hydrotherapy Shower Breville Group The Breville Boss High Velocity Superblender C&A Marketing Polaroid Cube Polaroid Cube Packaging Capsule Patagonia Baselayer Packaging Casper Casper Center for Civil & Human Rights Center for Civil & Human Rights Cesaroni Design Sub-Zero Integrated Refrigeration Cleveland Institute of Art Clean Mate Clinique Labs Clinique Sonic System Cleansing Brush CLUG Brands Inc. CLUG Bike Rack Coloplast Coloplast Design DNA SpeediCath Compact Eve Cooper Bussmann/Eaton Omex Two-Way Radio Crave Vesper Crown Equipment Corp. GPC with QuickPick Remote Dalian Nationalities University Easy Welding Davis Brody Bond National September 11 Memorial Museum Defibtech, LLC Lifeline ARM Dell Inc. Dell Latitude Rugged Extreme Notebooks Dell XPS 13
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Design and Production Inc. Design Partners Designit Dolby Laboratories Inc. Eaton Edyn Eight Inc. Electrosonic Ethicon
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National September 11 Memorial Museum Tomra CUI Logitech MX Master Wireless Mouse Oslo University Hospital Dolby Cinema Omex Two-Way Radio Edyn Garden Sensor Edyn Garden Sensor Design Strategy Edyn Garden Sensor Packaging & Graphics Dolby Cinema National September 11 Memorial Museum HARMONIC ACE® HARMONIC FOCUS® ECHELON FLEX™ Eton Corp. Eton Rugged Rukus Eva Solo A/S Gravity Series Evolve NPD TuffBlock Fairmont Hotels & Resorts Bistro Le Sam Figure 8 Reimagining the Mattress for Tempur-Pedic Fisher Marantz Stone National September 11 Memorial Museum Formation Design Group GPC with QuickPick Remote FortyOneThirty Cycle Works The EVO Urban Utility Bike fuseproject MultipliCITY August Smart Lock Edyn Garden Sensor Edyn Garden Sensor Design Strategy Edyn Garden Sensor Packaging & Graphics Gaiety-Trust Int’l. Co., Ltd. One Heart Pot GE GE Micro Kitchen GE Healthcare Brivo XR118 LUMI Medical Advanced Concept UTS Ultrasound Table System Concept Carestation 650/620 Anaesthesia Machine Global Textile Alliance Reimagining the Mattress for Tempur-Pedic Google Cardboard Guangzhou Acad. of Fine Arts Love Button Habitat studio Gorm Shell Desk Hadley Exhibits, Inc. National September 11 Memorial Museum Hangzhou LPZ ID Co., Ltd. Air Nut Hangzhou TiHE smart electric T1 Air Purifier Hanyang University Synchro HLP Klearfold Polaroid Cube Packaging Hong-Ik University Tangibowls Horse Cycles Merge Hoseo University Clasp Burner Hsiang Han Design Forest Wizard HTC Corp. RE Camera HUGE Design Seven Jibo The EVO Urban Utility Bike Humangear humangear GoBites Humax HUMAX ON Hurdler Studios, Inc. CLUG Bike Rack HUSQVARNA Motorcycles GmbH Husqvarna Motorcycles 401 VITPILEN Concept
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ID+IM Design Laboratory IDEO IDEO.org INNOIO Co, ltd. Intel Corp. InterGroup/Innova Schools Intuitive Surgical Jacuzzi Jaffe Holden Jibo Johnson & Johnson KAIST Kinky Boots KISKA Kohler Korea University Kristallglasfabrik Spiegelau KUKA Robotics L’Equip Landscape Forms LAUFEN Layman Design Leggett & Platt Lend Lease Lenovo LG Electronics, Inc. Local Projects Logitech Design London Underground Lotus LUNAR Lyft Method Bicycle Microsoft Corp. Midea MindShift Gear MINIMAL Monotype
T2B Trash Bin n n Printing Solar-cell n Innova Schools Reimagining the Mattress for Tempur-Pedic n n Exploring Automobility n Design Kit n AIRXEL n Intel WiDock n Innova Schools n da Vinci Xi Surgical System n Jacuzzi Hydrotherapy Shower n National September 11 Memorial Museum n Jibo n ECHELON FLEX™ n HARMONIC ACE® n HARMONIC FOCUS® Roll-Di: Roll Screen Curtain Direction Indicator n n Kinky Boots Husqvarna Motorcycles 401 VITPILEN Concept n n Prolific Sink n Interactive Surgical Manager for Hospital n Craft Beer Glasses n KUKA KR 6 Agilus n IR D5 n MultipliCITY Living Square Washbasin with SaphirKeramik n n National September 11 Memorial Museum n Masterack SmartSpace n National September 11 Memorial Museum n ThinkVision X24 n 34UC97 n AKA Smartphone Package Design n Attractive Concierge n Cordless Canister Vacuum Cleaner n Curved G-Flex Package Design n Front Loading Washer, Dryer & Pedestal n National September 11 Memorial Museum n ConferenceCam Connect n Keys To Go n Logitech MX Master Wireless Mouse n New Tube for London n Patagonia Baselayer Packaging n Belle-V Bottle Opener n humangear GoBites n Lyft Glowstache n BLACKLINE Bicycle n Microsoft Start Experience n F50LW-A Water Heater n AnXiang YunNan Steam Pot n rotation180° Panorama backpack n BLACKLINE Bicycle n ConferenceCam Connect Century: 100 Years of Type in Design Exhibition n
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Motorola MSA National Sept. 11 Museum National Taipei University National Univ. of Sci. and Tech. Native NAVER Corp. Nestle Purina NIKE Nike Design notNeutral NOX Corp. One Foundation Oregon Manifest Oslo University Hospital Patagonia PCH LIME LAB Pebble Technology Pensa Pentagram Phiaton Philips Design platinumdesign Polaroid powerglasskorea, Inc. PPI Consulting PRD Enterprises LLC PriestmanGoode Priority Designs Purdue University Renfro Design Group, Inc. Rockwell Group ROE Visual Co., Ltd. Royal College or Art Royal Philips Samsung
Moto Hint n n Moto 360 n G1 SCBA n National September 11 Memorial Museum n U-pants n Togi_Flat Magnetic Building Blocks n Coloplast Design DNA n SpeediCath Compact Eve NAVER Service History Wall at Connect One n n Dialogue in the Dark Bukcheon Kiosk n Purina® Pro Plan® Renew™ Cat Litter Jug n Athlete’s Plane n NikeLAB ACG n Nike Lebron 12 n GINO Collection n LOOM+ Woven Design Flooring n One Foundation Disaster Relief Tent n BLACKLINE Bicycle n The EVO Urban Utility Bike n The Ultimate Urban Utility Bike: DENNY n Oslo University Hospital n Patagonia Baselayer Packaging n The EVO Urban Utility Bike n Pebble Time Smartwatch n Merge Century: 100 Years of Type in Design Exhibition n n Phiaton Chord MS 530 n Connected NICU Living Square Washbasin with SaphirKeramik n n Polaroid Cube Packaging n Polaroid Cube n Sejong City Glass Wall n National September 11 Memorial Museum n TuffBlock n New Tube for London n Omex Two-Way Radio n Digilock Tong n National September 11 Memorial Museum n Center for Civil and Human Rights n Bistro Le Sam n Kinky Boots n Black Onyx n Synchro n Connected NICU n NX mini n Digital Door Lock 510 Series n LED Flip Wallet Samsung Home Appliances Design Philosophy n n Waterwall Dishwasher n 360 Omni-Directional Movable Audio n Gear VR n Hot Blast Combi Oven n Portable Cooler
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Savannah Coll. of Art & Design SCA Seagate Branded Innovation Selic Industriedesign Shenzhen Voxtech Co., Ltd. Shift Labs Silk Road Medical Sizemore Bicycle Slingshot PDG Snøhetta Snoozebox Holdings SOONSUNG Co., Ltd. Spiegelau Squiddies Pty. Ltd. Stanley Black & Decker Staples studio Gorm Sub-Zero Tactile tangerine TEAGUE
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Techtronic Design Techtronic Industries NA Tempur-Pedic Terex MHPS The Home Depot Thinc Design Think Design Group tillerdesign Tomra Tongyang Magic Inc. Tools-at-Schools Tools® Transport for London Twisthink Umeå Institute of Design VINYL I Whipsaw, Inc. Woolly Pocket Xiamen Solex High-Tech Ind. Xiaomi Yang Design Zenit Design Zubatkin Owner Rep.
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2016
INTERNATIONAL DESIGN EXCELLENCE AWARDS ENTRIES ACCEPTED
1.4.16 – 4.1.16 www.idsa.org/idea
Welcome to the world’s most prestigious design competition.
The 2016 International Design Excellence Awards The 2016 International Design Excellence Awards (IDEA®) opens January 4, 2016. IDEA celebrates design insight, talent, innovation and excellence. Gold and Silver trophies are presented to the top winners at the IDEA Ceremony at the conclusion of the 2016 IDSA International Conference—August 17-20 in Detroit. Acknowledging and illuminating excellence across a wide array of industries and disciplines, IDEA winners represent the highest level of design innovation.
Do you have an extraordinary design to enter? Submit your design to a jury of renowned experts led by Cameraon Campbell, IDSA, and receive the worldwide exposure you deserve. Winning entries are displayed in design exhibits and publications—and become part of the permanent collection of The Henry Ford Museum.
Visit IDSA.org/IDEA to learn more—and begin gathering your IDEAs. The 2016 IDEA competition is open for entry from January 4 – April 1, 2016.