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2016 YEARBOOK OF DESIGN EXCELLENCE 6 From the Editor

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23 The Evolution that Will Create a Better Future

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8 IDSAHQ 24 IDEA 2016 Jury

Daniel A. Martinage, CAE 10 IDSA Honors

152 2016 Featured Finalists

17 2016 Student Merit Award Winners

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Introduction by Scott Shim, IDSA

2016 Finalists

164 2016 Index of Winners

2016 IDEA Winners 32 Best in Show 2016, Equality Award and Gold IDEA – Sports, Recreation & Leisure

The Access Strength™ Full Circle 35 Curator’s Choice and Gold IDEA – Student Designs

BoneAid Adaptable Design 36 IDEA Chair’s Award and Gold IDEA – Entertainment Vive Virtual Reality System Making the Imagined Real 38 Considered Award and Gold IDEA – Home & Bath Nascent Objects An Electronics Revolution

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40 Beautility Award and Gold IDEA – Entertainment SERIF TV An Object of Space 41 People’s Choice and Silver IDEA – Personal Accessories Pebble Time Round

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Automotive & Transportation 42 HUBB Lifetime Oil Filter Smart Lubrication 44 Rolls-Royce Dawn The Pinnacle of Style 46 VARD Offshore Subsea Construction Vessel (OSCV) Comfort on the High Seas 48 Silver/Bronze Winners Children’s Products 52 mCookie Imaginations Soar 54 Silver/Bronze Winners Commercial & Industrial Products 57 Swater Smarter Water 58 TC8000 Mobile Computer Well-Rounded Responsiveness 60 Silver/Bronze Winners Communication Tools 64 goTenna Off-Grid Communications

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88 Hammerhead One Eyes on the Road

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94 OZO Virtual Reality Camera 360 Degrees of the World

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99 TetraPOT A Greener Sea Barrier

Dolby HQ Environmental Design Strategy A Celebration of Past, Present & Future

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Office & Productivity 126

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Outdoor & Garden 127 Silver Winner Packaging & Graphics 128

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Personal Accessories 129 OneBlade A Singular Experience 130

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Research 134

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Service Design 136 Audi on demand Experience Over Ownership Social Impact Design 138 Suncubator Concept Cradling Babies in Warmth Home & Bath 106 Fade Task Light The Ideal Desk Mate 108

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Kitchen 116 Kelvin Coffee Bean Roaster Concept Bringing the Coffeehouse to Your Countertop 118

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Sports, Leisure & Recreation 142

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Student Designs 147 Emergency Medical System Saving More Lives 148

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Medical & Scientific Products 121 Moyo Fetal Heart Rate Monitor And the Beat Goes On

Above: Hive Active Heating Thermostat 2. See page 114.

122 Treo | Advanced Mobile Imaging On-the-Go Flexibility 124

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DESIGN IN THIS MOMENT

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he average lifespan of an S&P company has gone from 67 years in the 1920s to just 15 years today.

In order for companies to compete now, a constant stream of innovation in products and services is needed. It’s not enough to make great products, you need to make lots of them and quickly.

In this issue of INNOVATION you will find the very best of the year’s new charismatic and innovative products—designs that embody the best of design in the industry’s most important competition. The International Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) is a competitive and respected international design competition sponsored annually by the Industrial Designers Society of America and judged by renowned design experts from around the world. It’s a true celebration of the quality of design in this moment.

Speaking of celebration, this year’s IDSA International Conference was held in Detroit, and the IDEA Ceremony was held at The Henry Ford. After the presentation, the attendees were able to celebrate the winners with a reception inside the famous institution. Participating in the IDEA events at The Henry Ford is like taking a painting class in the Louvre. You are surrounded by timeless examples of stories embodied in products and innovations. It’s impossible not to be inspired.

This year’s collection of winners includes many inspiring product stories as well. Take for example The Access Strength™, designed by Priority Designs, Inc., AWH and Ryan Eder, IDSA, of Include Fitness. This amazing story starts with a student’s award-winning idea, accessible workout equipment, and culminates, after a 10-year journey, in a real product and a complete business built around his original concept. All the winners in this Yearbook have their own story. These accomplishments are what we are celebrating.

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It’s worth taking a step back to understand how these products made it into the issue. They are judged on the following criteria: n

Design Innovation: How is this design unique or innovative compared to other designs in this category?

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Benefit to the User: How does this design benefit the intended user through its performance, comfort, safety, ease of use and/or affordability?

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Benefit to the Society: How does this design benefit greater good: society, the environment, culture and/or the economy?

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Appropriate Aesthetics: Is the look and feel right and in concert with the intended function of the product?

Five important criteria that every product or service needs in order to compete today, but also, in many ways, are necessary for survival. Each is critical in its own demand for product excellence. For example, take the benefit to society; as I have said before, future design thinking that excludes longevity as a priority is flawed. Nonsustainable, ephemeral business successes will fade. Or how about aesthetics? Cylinders were big this year. When you look at

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Participating in the IDEA events at The Henry Ford is like taking a painting class in the Louvre.

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It’s impossible not to be inspired.

The Gold-winning Access as conceived by Ryan Eder, IDSA, as a student in 2007. See The Access Strength™ p. 32.

the HUBB Lifetime Oil Filter by Whipsaw you see not only a benefit to society (why throw away another oil filter?) but also an honest and perfect execution in a beautiful, minimalist cylinder.

What is more important than ever is authentic answers to real problems created through ever-changing methods of divergent and convergent thinking. In fact, the methods companies employ in developing products are in many ways even more important than the executions, because organizations that employ repeatable processes will understand better how to respond to a quickly shifting environment full of surprises. Who knew even five years ago that we would be talking about and testing autonomous cars in the year 2016?

Designers can increase their impact and influence by creating not just timeless designs but also the systems and models that allow the repeat of multiple new products developed in responsible and efficient ways.

The evidence of the state of design excellence is contained, as it is each year, in these pages. It’s important for us to mark this moment in design history and share it with the world. IDEA winners receive significant international publicity and exposure. IDSA’s annual Yearbook of Design Excellence, featuring in-depth coverage of the Gold winners and a complete listing of all honorees, is distributed to an international audience of design and business executives.

It is housed in many libraries and collections. Just as there will always be industrial design and designers, there will always be this Yearbook, and there will always be, in some form, a celebration of the way we interact with things and each other.

—Mark Dziersk, FIDSA, INNOVATION Executive Editor mark@lunar.com

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CELEBRATING FUTURE DESIGN LEADERS

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ne of the most memorable things about my first year at IDSA was making the rounds at the District Design Conferences and being completely bowled over by the Student Merit Award (SMA) winners (above). My appreciation and amazement for the SMA competition has only increased since then. The quality of the entries and the dedication and excellence of the student designers celebrate design at a level that isn’t often showcased. Winning an SMA can catapult a student’s professional career and be an admission ticket to a top design firm anywhere in the world. Chances are high that if you randomly select and Google a few past SMA winners (listed here: www.idsa.org/ awards/student-merit-awards), you will find super successful designers doing cutting-edge work. See this year’s SMA winners starting on page 17.

Many SMA winners go on to win an International Design Excellence Award (IDEA) later in their careers, and some actually win this prestigious award while still students.

Few people, however, can claim winning the IDEA Best in Show, Gold and People’s Choice as a student and as a young professional. Ryan Eder, IDSA, can. He won three IDEA honors in 2007 when he was a student and again 10 years later in 2016. Read more about Eder on page 32.

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In his acceptance speech at this year’s IDEA Gala, Eder spoke about how his experience as a design student at the University of Cincinnati gave him the inspiration and drive to excel as a designer of fitness equipment that brings the benefits of physical exercise to everyone, even those who are physically challenged. Sitting in the audience listening to Eder speak made me wonder what he will accomplish over the next 10 years.

In 2017 we will focus on improving the SMA program both operationally and strategically. I believe there is huge potential for mainstream coverage of America’s best and brightest students and their winning designs. Bringing widespread focus to these students’ visions of not only the next generation of consumer products but also products designed to bring life-saving services to underprivileged populations around the world will no doubt capture the public’s eye. BoneAid, this year’s winner of both a Gold IDEA and the Curator’s Choice—and designed by students—epitomizes this concept. See page 35.

I hope you enjoy the 2016 Yearbook of Design Excellence as much as I have. I’m anxiously awaiting what next year’s SMA and student IDEA winners create.

—Daniel A. Martinage, CAE, IDSA Executive Director danielm@idsa.org

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Stephen Melamed, FIDSA, 2016 IDSA Fellowship Inductee

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is 40-plus year career has spanned the manufacturing, corporate, not-for-profit and consulting fields—both as a designer and a team leader—and placed him at the forefront of design education.

Stephen Melamed, FIDSA, earned the distinction of being inducted into the IDSA Academy of Fellows at the IDSA International Conference 2016. He was caught off guard at the ceremony. “I was sitting in the audience, in between two colleagues, when pictures of me began to appear on the screens,” he recalls. “They began to nudge me and tell me to go up on to the stage. I was stunned, dazed, as I approached the stage.” Only one thing came to Melamed’s mind. “This is one of those moments that’s like an out-of-body experience,” he says. “I am truly humbled by this recognition of my life’s work and sincerely appreciative of the award.”

Born in New York City and raised in Chicago, he began his studies in theoretical physics at Boston University, and then earned both a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree with distinction in ID from the University of IllinoisChicago (UIC). He studied under Bauhaus designer, artist and author Werner Graeff, an original member of the Weimar Bauhaus, and his son, Roberto Graeff, who was trained at Ulm. Melamed was awarded a design fellowship by the National Endowment for the Arts and Humanities and a grant from the R. Buckminster Fuller Foundation for the 1981 World Game. He authored the monograph By Design: Museum Environments for All and was a featured speaker at the first International Interdisciplinary Design Conference at the United Nations in New York City in 1982.

Melamed returned to his alma mater in 2005 to serve as clinical professor of interdisciplinary product development (IPD) and industrial design at UIC and as associate director of the IPD Program at the UIC Innovation Center. In 2011, he was honored by IDSA at its annual Midwest District Design Conference as Educator of the Year. A year later, Melamed became chair of the Industrial Design Department at the School of Design at UIC, which hosted a reception in recognition of his IDSA Fellowship in September 2016.

He has served as the faculty advisor to the IDSA Student Chapter at UIC since 2009. As a renowned ID educator, two key words sum up his advice for the next generation of industrial designers: mindful reflection. “I find that everything now moves at such an accelerated pace

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that it is difficult for designers to be able to take a moment to pause and reflect on their work.” He challenges young designers to ask themselves, “Is it the most appropriate and successful outcome possible as of this time taking into account all of the given constraints?”

Since 2014, Melamed has been a principal of the ID consulting firm PlusD2 (formerly Tres Design Group) which he co-founded with Luc Heiligenstein and Adam Erwin. The firm has received international design honors in programs such as IDSA’s International Design Excellence Awards (IDEA), Red Dot, Good Design and CEA. Melamed has been a principal investigator—awarded 58 US and international patents. He is also a certified LSP (Lego® Serious Play) facilitator.

Along with graphic designer Marcia Lausen, Melamed is a founding member of the not-for-profit AIGA’s national design advocacy group Design For Democracy (D4D) and served on its national Board of Directors.

His greatest motivation? “My mentors always shared with me the notion that it is both a privilege and huge responsibility to be a designer, to shape the machine-made environment and improve the human condition. As a design educator, the gravity of that responsibility dramatically increases because you’re being entrusted with shaping young lives.”

He adds, “I believe that our field is on the cusp of the event horizon for human experience and the humanmachine interface. In that imagined future, the consequences of the integration of technology with our physiology may lead to altering our humanity as we currently know it.” n

Mary Beth Privitera, PhD, FIDSA, 2016 IDSA Fellowship Inductee

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016 has been quite a year for a longtime IDSA member. Mary Beth Privitera, PhD, FIDSA, earned her doctoral degree in design from Loughborough University and was inducted into IDSA’s Academy of Fellows. “It’s certainly been a year like none other,” she says. “The PhD experience changed my view on research and was an absolutely amazing experience—I have my advisors, Mark Evans, PhD, IDSA (IDSA’s Educator of the Year 2016), and Darren Southee, PhD, to thank for that. Being inducted into the IDSA Academy of Fellows is especially meaningful to me as I join esteemed colleagues. As you can imagine, in 2004, it was a challenge to jump in UC’s biomedical engineering department as the sole designer.”

The Ohio native began her career as a product designer by making pom-pom animals out of yarn and felt, which were then sold around the neighborhood, bringing in a fortune of $80 in 8th grade! She says her father influenced her decision to pursue design; he’d told her she couldn’t be an artist because in his words, “They don’t actually make money.”

When it came time for higher education, Privitera says, “I was torn between my love of science and art. By accident I started in ID—but honestly, I wasn’t sure I liked it until I discovered medical devices!” The revelation occurred in 1988 at a University of Cincinnati (UC) co-op position with Ethicon—where she discovered a path that integrated her love of science with design.

At the time there was a lot going on in the design community with the design process. “I appreciated the start of user-centered design and the role of human factors (HF),” says Privitera. “There were few HF standards or guidance documents until circa 2000, forcing designers to research ergonomic literature in order to justify the design approach to engineering counterparts; this approach gave reason to specific design elements.”

Privitera is a principal of research and HFE at HS Design, faculty and co-chair of the Association for the Advancement

of Medical Instrumentation’s Human Engineering Committee; and an associate professor in UC’s Biomedical Engineering Department.

At UC, she works collaboratively among the Colleges of Medicine, Engineering and Design and serves as director of UC’s Medical Device Innovation and Entrepreneurship Program. She chaired the second annual IDSA Medical Design Conference in 2015.

Privitera has been associated with more than 30 product releases and holds several patents across the practice of medicine. Her design works spans endovascular neurosurgery, cardiology, general and vascular surgery, wound healing, temperature management and central access devices.

Her current research focuses on applied ergonomics, collaborative design, design research and organic shape development in Nitinol. In 2015, she published the book Contextual Inquiry for Medical Device Design.

In a profession—and in an Academy of Fellows—that are mostly comprised of male designers, Privitera feels it’s best to simply collaborate across gender and discipline. “At one time, the ID world was extremely male dominated— there were only three women in my class while attending UC and I was one of them! Times have changed; there are many more female industrial designers. Now it’s our opportunity as women to demonstrate strong leadership in this creative discipline,” says Privitera.

“The next generation of medical designers is going to be faced with a world of ever-increasing advanced technology, which needs to be humanized and implemented within a highly regulated and often extremely conservative world,” she finds. “This calls for creative problem-solving with inclusion of sound scientific principles, a brave heart and the utmost in patience. Privitera says the practice of medicine evolves daily; it’s a misnomer that user needs/ patient conditions are static. “Like life—change is the only constant,” Privitera reminds us, while issuing a challenge: “Get ready to learn!” n

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Kevin Shinn, FIDSA, 2016 IDSA Fellowship Inductee

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e’s been a dedicated member of what he fondly calls the “IDSA family” for almost two decades.

Kevin Shinn, FIDSA, was inducted into the Society’s Academy of Fellows at the IDSA International Conference 2016 in Detroit, MI—his home state, and the state with the highest concentration of industrial designers in the United States.

“I’m very honored to become an IDSA Fellow,” said Shinn. “It’s a humbling experience to be in the company of such great designers past and present. I will do my best to represent!”

This vice president of industrial design at Altair Thinklabs joined the global company in 2013, after leading design at Dow Corning Corporation and serving as head of industrial design at Rubbermaid Home Products. Shinn has an extensive background in consumer, toy and automotive products. “I realized at some point that I had a knack for helping corporations understand how to use design strategically,” he explains. “This was a defining moment because many of my assignments since then have been around building design divisions from the ground up and integrating design into corporate strategy.”

Shinn says he’s been passionate about many specific areas of design, but most recently he’s really enjoyed working with the prosthetic and orthotic community. “I would like to continue to explore more in this area to help improve the user experience and human/device interaction,” he says.

The Midland, MI native describes himself as having been “very artistic and mechanical” in his youth. “I loved to draw and liked to build and take things apart to see how they worked. In school, I always took advanced art classes and shop classes. I always had a passion for creating and trying to improve upon existing products.”

But it wasn’t until after high school that he realized that what he loved doing was considered industrial design. Shinn toured the College for Creative Studies (CCS) in Detroit.

“That’s when I discovered ID, and realized that there was an actual profession that matched what I loved to do.”

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He adds, “CCS was considered one of the best schools for design, so it was the perfect choice for me. One of the professors who motivated me the most at CCS was John Steiner. He did a great job of explaining how ID fit in the real world—beyond college. I came into CCS with a business background, and John really helped me understand the power of combining the left and right brain.”

Now, Shinn’s son also is on an ID path at his father’s alma mater. “I’m very proud of my son and happy that he is as excited about ID as I am. He grew up around design and designers; however, we never pressured him to pursue it as a career. In fact, we pushed him to investigate many career paths, but he continued to gravitate back toward ID. He’s very talented with a bright future ahead, and I look forward to watching him grow as a designer.”

Shinn’s advice to the next generation of designers?

“Master your craft and love what you do. Focus on what is right, work hard, volunteer often and remember that as an industrial designer you have the power to impact and change people’s lives! You have the power to impact communities, society and the world! Don’t take that lightly and always strive to make the world a better place through design.”

Shinn has written for IDSA’s INNOVATION magazine, led workshops and spoken at IDSA conferences, served on IDSA’s Board of Directors and currently leads the Membership Committee. “The value of IDSA for me is the people and the opportunities provided for face-to-face interaction. I continue to volunteer and contribute in the hope that I can help make a difference. In return, I benefit from all the contributions made by my peers. Ultimately, we are all providing value to one another through IDSA. The Society is the glue and the resource that makes it all happen. Knowing you have friends you can trust around the world who are there when you need them or would drop what they’re doing to help—that’s the IDSA family.” n

Mark Evans, PhD, I/IDSA, 2016 IDSA Education Award

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n recognition of his contribution to scholarship that extends from teaching freshmen the basics of perspective to supervising PhD students in the quest for new industrial design knowledge, Mark Evans, PhD, I/IDSA, has been honored with IDSA’s 2016 Education Award.

This international member of IDSA holds the distinction of Reader in Industrial Design at the renowned Loughborough Design School in the UK, where he also earned a pioneering PhD in which he undertook the design of consumer products to support data collection.

Intent on spreading knowledge, Evans then became a global leader in the supervision and examination of industrial design PhDs, with an impressive track record of 25 to date. Through the recruitment and supervision of doctoral students, he addresses some of the biggest issues in industrial design—the impact of printed electronics, commercial applications for design thinking, the contribution of biomimetics, product development in low income economies, collaborative medical device design and the future of the industrial design profession. Evans has published more than 100 academic papers on his research into the use of digital design tools and design methods.

With a background as a consultant and corporate designer, Evans is committed to bridging gaps among academic research, education and practice—resulting in outcomes that reach beyond the more typical academic journal publication by translating findings into apps, websites, videos, patents, exhibitions, cards, posters and design awards. For example, his 3D concrete printing bench design project resulted in 61,000 views of the supporting YouTube video—and more than 10,000 visitors to the 2016 Concrete Innovation Exhibition at the UK’s National Centre for Craft and Design.

One of the most notable achievements from this distinctive approach has been the iD Cards design tool that supports collaboration and understanding in the use of sketches, drawings, models and prototypes during product development. Created, validated and promoted in collaboration with IDSA, 5,000 sets of the foldout iD Cards were distributed to members at design schools and IDSA District Design and International Conferences in 2011.

In 2014, in response to ongoing demand, the tool was converted into an app and launched on IDSA.org. As its use to support education and practice gained traction, the app was picked up by design organizations around the world, such as the British Industrial Design Association, Design Denmark, the Brazilian Association of Designers, the Finnish Association of Designers, the German Design Council and more. The content of the tool was adapted to the new IDSA. org in 2015 to define the profession on the popular “What is ID?” page.

Evans also has developed strong links across the pond with educators in the United States through formal appointments as an international scholar at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a visiting professor at the Rhode Island School of Design, and stays connected through IDSA. “Friendships developed at IDSA conferences have resulted in countless collaborations, guest lectures and reciprocal transatlantic visits with educators throughout the United States—demonstrating that a few thousand miles of ocean and minor linguistic differences are no barrier to like-minded souls seeking the best for our students and the profession,” insists Evans. n

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John McCabe, IDSA, 2016 IDSA Young Educator of the Year

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’m honored and humbled to be recognized by IDSA for what I love doing every day. This was a great surprise. Truthfully, I’m excited y’all still think I’m young!” quipped John McCabe, IDSA, as he was named the Society’s Young Educator of the Year 2016 at the IDSA Awards during the IDSA International Conference 2016.

“What really drives me are not the professional accolades and intellectual property that my students have created for companies, but knowing I’m helping to create citizen designers who are changing the world for the better.”

McCabe’s design career began not with ID, but with architecture—at Auburn University’s College of Architecture, Design and Construction. His thesis was designed and built at the world-renowned Rural Studio under the direction of Samuel Mockbee and Andrew Freear. McCabe then worked as an associate architect designing for education and healthcare. He returned to Auburn to earn two more degrees—a bachelor’s degree in environmental design and a master’s degree in industrial design—and then co-founded Fulcrum Collaborative with Jerrod Windham, IDSA. While teaching part time at Auburn, Fulcrum developed urban planning solutions, award-winning wakeboard boats, packaging and branding for lifestyle products and training equipment for professional sports organizations.

For nearly a decade, McCabe served as program coordinator for the User Experience Design, Service Design and Design for Sustainability Programs at the Savannah College of Art and Design. As a mentor and professor, he facilitated more than 30 projects with Gulfstream, Google, TTI, Remington, Fossil, HP, Chick-Fil-A, Dell, AT&T, BMW, Disney, P&G and many others. His experience in facilitating these service and product development efforts for Fortune 500 companies provided him the insight to create a dynamic and effective client-sponsored project process that was implemented through non-typical student experiences. McCabe managed those integrated cross-disciplin-

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ary design teams through off-campus study abroad experiences to more than 17 countries around the world. He also served as the IDSA Student Chapter faculty advisor.

After experiencing firsthand the forces affecting institutionalized education, he felt the industry needed to be pulled in a different direction. McCabe began connecting with leaders and change agents to create a community that would develop a strategy for change. The outcome of those meetings is the nonprofit, Aether—co-founded in 2016 by McCabe; Owen Foster, IDSA (IDSA’s Educator of the Year 2015); and Tom Gattis, IDSA. The think tank is focused on developing advanced educational curriculum and immersive collaborations, creating transformational experiences to develop empathic and strategic leadership at all levels. The ripple effects of one of its platforms—SHiFT—already is being felt globally.

The students and professionals who attend the design camps not only are changing each other’s lives, but taking home lateral thinking methodologies, the desire for positive global change and, most importantly, the power of empathy. Aether is collaborating with organizations from around the world to find and educate those who will be at the helm someday. “A hell of a fun adventure is waiting for them— and I want to make sure they are more than prepared to be leaders of their industry,” says McCabe determinedly. n

The Henry Ford, 2016 IDSA Special Award

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he state with the highest concentration of industrial designers is also home to an institution steeped in innovation. Now, Dearborn, MI’s iconic Henry Ford Museum—the site of IDSA’s 36th annual International Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) and Gala—has been honored with the IDSA Special Award 2016. On behalf of the museum, The Henry Ford’s Chief Curator and IDEA 2016 Juror Marc Greuther accepted the award from IDSA Board of Directors Chair John Barratt at the IDSA Awards during the IDSA International Conference in nearby Detroit.

“The Henry Ford is an internationally recognized cultural destination that immerses more than one-and-a-halfmillion visitors a year in stories of ingenuity, resourcefulness and innovation,” says Barratt. “The museum is a national historic landmark with an unparalleled collection of artifacts from 300 years of US history. IDSA values the generosity of The Henry Ford as a valuable IDEA partner in support of design excellence.”

The IDSA Special Award recognizes organizations and projects for notable results; creative and innovative concepts—and long-term benefits to the profession, its

educational functions and society at large. And collaboration is key to IDEA—as each year—the global experts who make up the IDEA jury convene in June at The Henry Ford for several days, poring over IDEA finalists and deeming winners in about two dozen design categories in one of the world’s most rigorous and prestigious design competitions.

A selection of IDEA winners also is showcased in an exhibit at The Henry Ford.

“We truly value our long-standing partnership with IDSA; therefore, it’s an honor to be the 2016 recipient of the IDSA Special Award,” says Patricia Mooradian, president of The Henry Ford. “We have had the distinct pleasure of hosting the final rounds of judging for IDEA since 2010, and we look forward to many more years working with IDSA and showcasing the important work and accomplishments of some of the world’s greatest industrial designers today.”

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Carl Sunberg & Monte Ferar, 2016 IDSA Personal Recognition Award

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his legendary design firm has been putting the ‘D’ in design since 1934. Sundberg and Ferar mentored many of today’s industrial leaders. They retired in 1975 and passed away less than a week apart in 1982—but their legacy endures,” said IDSA Board of Directors Chair John Barratt, IDSA, at the IDSA Awards 2016 as he honored the late Carl Sundberg and Montgomery “Monte” Ferar, founders of SundbergFerar—a product innovation studio in Walled Lake, MI— with the IDSA Personal Recognition Award.

The award was accepted on the firm’s behalf by Curt Bailey, IDSA, president of Sundberg-Ferar, and Jeevak Badve, IDSA, vice president of strategic growth at Sundberg-Ferar and the chair of the IDSA International Conference 2017.

Badve took a trip back in time. “Travel to the 1930s.

The economy was trying to crawl out of the Great Depression. The industrial revolution was about 100 years in making—big, clunky, gritty and greasy defined production. There were just bits and pieces of the Bauhaus wind blowing. And in this environment, these two young men, Sundberg and Ferar, standing on the basic training they acquired from Harley Earl himself at the then state-of-art GM Art and Color Section, decided to apply that aesthetic and ergonomic thinking to the rest of the product world.”

“What a big, audacious move to bring industrial design thinking to the masses—to everyday ordinary objects—to the sea of objects surrounding us,” declared Badve. “It was a radical idea then, but steadily and strategically brought design to the common American household. Sundberg and Ferar were among the pioneers of ID who paved the path for designers to be brave and confident in our profession and leverage it to build a successful business, bring happiness to the end user and be the custodians of the ecology of this planet.”

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also in innovation strategy, design research, user interface, ergonomics, engineering, model making, packaging and more in a wide range of products from home appliances to medical devices from tools to UX/GUI and from automotive to mobility solutions. Clients include Hyundai, Sears, Chrysler, NASA, John Deere, Wiss, Arrow, Stryker, Wolverine, GE Appliances, Coca-Cola, Denso, Genze and numerous startups.

“I’m really proud of the award, of Jeevak and our staff, and that I’ve been part of this legacy,” says Bailey.

“It’s a great celebration of these pioneers—for us to wonder in awe and aspire to do something as radical and transformative as they did in their times,” says Badve. “Yes, even we designers need our own dose of motivation and inspiration! And I think leaders like these will guide us and future generations in understanding the context and delivering relevant and meaningful solutions. Sundberg-Ferar truly is inspired to push industrial design thinking beyond our perceived vision.” n

2016 Student Merit Award Winners

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ongratulations to the five Student Merit Award (SMA) winners who are off to a strong start as they begin their bright careers in the industrial design profession. They represent the best of the best from the East Coast to the West Coast, demonstrating a wide range of intellectual

talent in dealing with the wicked problems of today.

Their diversified areas of interest, such as design research, UX/service design, social design, provide fresh reflections of upcoming design talent and the broadening scope of the design discipline. This year’s winners convincingly visualized the design process and effectively spoke the interdisciplinary language needed to capture the audience.

We found their unique backgrounds intriguing, reminding us once again of the beauty of divergence in the industrial design community. However, they all share a common aspiration to become a successful industrial designer through academic excellence and proactive preparation through internships at various design studios and corporations early in their education.

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Lino Cantarella graduates in 2016 with a bachelor’s degree in industrial design from the Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston and is interested in all stages of the product design process—but is very intrigued with the human factor elements of design.

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Nick Savidge (above) graduated from the University of Illinois–Chicago with a bachelor’s degree in industrial design and was offered a job as an industrial designer at the global design and engineering firm LUNAR in Chicago.

Patrick Shields graduated from Kendall College of Art and Design in Grand Rapids, MI, with a bachelor’s degree in industrial design and now is an associate designer at the state-of-the-art Newell Brands Design Center.

Tanner Willis graduated in May 2016 with a bachelor’s degree in industrial design from Arizona State and moved right into an internship at CamelBak in Petaluma, CA, just north of the Bay Area.

Thanks to our Students Merit Award winners, we’re able to visualize a prosperous future for industrial design and bridge the gap between education and practice. Your dedication and perseverance will inspire many young designers in the future. We wish you the best as you face a new chapter in your journey. Whatever challenges you might run into—keep calm and design on. n —Scott Shim, IDSA Education VP scottshim@hotmail.com The 2016 Student Merit Awards were sponsored by Dassault Systemes SolidWorks Corp.

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atrick Shields, IDSA, hit the ground running when he graduated from Kendall College of Art and Design (KCAD) in Grand Rapids, MI, with a bachelor’s degree in industrial design. He’s now an associate designer at the state-of-the-art Newell Brands Design Center—also in Michigan. Turns out, the connection was made via IDSA. Shields learned about Newell while working on West Michigan Desk Week with Paul Martus, IDSA, a senior designer at Newell who was also the IDSA Michigan Chapter chair.

Shields’ new employers were impressed with the hands-on internships he had completed at Bissell and Chervon, working on a wide range of products from vacuums to power tools to lawn products in major brands such as Craftsman, Husky and Kobalt. Growing up in the state with the highest concentration of industrial designers also had an effect. “I’ve had a lot of time and opportunity to immerse myself into the community,” he says. “Staying in west Michigan was the best decision I could have made for my academic career.”

At the 2016 Central District Design Conference at the Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh, Shields won the IDSA Student Merit Award. He presented 3D-printed porcelain coffee cups. He says Hex blended two key components of his life—ceramics and design. He also highlighted the Bissell 3-in-1 Stair Tool and Sherpa, a bicycle tire changing tool. But it was from the fourth project that he learned the most. “HLS (Hiker Location System) showed me how powerful design can be if you focus on the bigger picture,” he explains. “HLS looks at hiker safety from a zoomed out perspective and analyzes the relationships

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among search and rescue teams, hikers and the market in which they exist—forming a complete view. It showed me that if you are only focused on the object itself, it’s so easy to come out with a short sighted, short lived—and in terms of hiker safety—profit-driven, disempowering and dangerous result.”

“In the beginning I chose ID to make the things that I loved,” he says. “Hiking boots, gear, bikes—all things useful, adventurous. Seeing how people form relationships with these kinds of objects is extremely interesting to me. I started backpacking and cycling at a young age and haven’t really stopped. These gear-based passions made me very aware of the objects I was using. I found ceramics my senior year in high school, which opened me up to the arts and creating. After that, the idea of blending my passions took hold.” Now, he’s inspired by all things—such as an old, used red GT mountain bike, “which really sparked my attention to objects,” and Grand Rapids designer Joey Ruiter’s Inner City Bike, “which shows how a product can connect its past to its present.”

“I think industrial design is very important the more we realize the effects of our industry—good and bad,” says Shields.

“But I think design principles are even more important than any one discipline.” Looking ahead, Shields would consider graduate school. “I’m very interested in furthering my core industrial design skills, management—something systems related—or even focusing on a body of work that explores abstraction, advanced design tools and traditional materials. I’m also interested in looking past the goods and services we develop as designers. While still conscious of products, I’m very interested in the systems in which they exist.” n

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he 2016 IDSA South District Student Merit Award (SMA) winner—Elvin Chu, IDSA—landed an internship at Matter in San Francisco—even before he graduated from Georgia Tech’s newly renamed College of Design in May 2016 with a bachelor’s degree in industrial design. Chu had stayed in touch with a former IDSA SMA winner who’s at Matter; they’d met at a previous IDSA District Design Conference.

Chu’s journey to ID began in high school during a visit to Georgia Tech in Atlanta. He had his heart set on studying architecture—anticipating it would be a great fit for his arts and math background. But he realized how much potential and versatility industrial design held and immediately switched after doing some research and watching the documentary Objectified. “Everything about the profession intrigued me, and it still does today,” says Chu. He went on to secure a UX design internship at Electrolux, an ID internship at Creature Product Development and various freelance consulting projects.

At IDSA’s South District Design Conference in Auburn University in April 2016, Chu presented three projects: Vibram EC-001, Project Edge and his favorite—Halo MIDI Control that houses a single rotary encoder. He derived the concept from what he calls “the ergonomic and expressive shortcomings of today’s knob controllers.” Halo provides a more immersive user experience physically and digitally.

“It has advantageous capabilities inspired by digital music production techniques that help give the musician a more dynamic performance or recording,” describes Chu. “Music production always has been an expressive, creative task, and it was time to reevaluate the validity of using cold rectangular boxes with a million knobs to express.”

Chu won the SMA to the rousing cheers of his fellow Georgia Tech students and faculty. “Being able to share my work with everyone was such an awesome experience,” he recalls. “I attended my first IDSA conference in 2013 and was absolutely inspired by the SMAs. I made it one of my goals to represent my school when the time came.”

In turn, Chu wanted to inspire all the attendees. “Winning this year’s SMA was icing on the cake; all the school winners showed incredibly strong work, and I’m very honored to have presented alongside them. I’m so lucky to have found what I love to do, with 100 percent support from my family, friends, peers

and mentors. Many thanks to IDSA and Georgia Tech’s School of Industrial Design for giving me opportunities I wouldn’t find elsewhere!”

Where does Chu seek motivation? “I’m typically fascinated by how other creatives in analogous fields approach and execute their craft, and try to approach my own through their lens,” he says. “As for a specific designer, I’ve always admired the work and design approach of Naoto Fukasawa.

He applies a very profound understanding of ‘human,’ ‘object’ and ‘context’ to iconic, timeless forms that blend into everyday life. I keep one of his books in my work space, and it’s refreshing every time to flip through.” Chu took a page from the hospitality of Japanese culture when he designed plusminusone, a chair that can be turned into a table, tray or floor seat—making it easier for a host to welcome a guest warmly.

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Growing up, he often visited Hong MIDIコントロール Kong—where his parents were born—and sharpened his Cantonese. It’s an upbringing that provided him with an international perspective. He hopes one day “to lead a small group of creative individuals rooted in music, art, fashion, architecture, design and film to create impactful work on a global scale.”

He adds, “I think industrial design always has been important and has become more and more exposed to the general public through media and how companies portray their businesses—there is no better time than now to be an industrial designer.” n

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halo is a dynamically simple MIDI controller derived from the needs of next generation musicians. Through use, it brings expressive qualities of music-making to our digitally dominant music industry.

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vibram EC-001

EC-001 is a concept shoe for Vibram Italy aimed to fit more foot types and sizes while drastically reducing manufacturing costs by its adjustable segmented outsole design.

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Tanner Wills, IDSA 2016 West District Student Merit Award Winner Arizona State University; Tanner.Wills@asu.edu

Joey Baby Carrier allows the user to quickly remove the child from the carrying device and detatch from the harness to become a coddle pod for sleeping and changing purposes. It features magnet guided locking clips and a pouch which supplies disposable changing liners for a clean get away.

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Later, as a hobby, Wills would disassemble electronic toys and try to use the parts to make functional movie props from his favorite films. “Naturally the hands-on aspect of an industrial design major drew me in as the perfect creative outlet,” he explains. In his junior year of high school in California, after visiting college design programs, “there was no doubt in my mind I had to do industrial design.” He was accepted at Arizona State University and last summer interned at Lifestyle Design in Santa Barbara, CA, helping design a wide range of products including audio headphones, camping equipment and even dental tools.

In April 2016, Wills won the IDSA Student Merit Award at the IDSA West District Design Conference in Denver. He showcased three projects: Zye arthritis-friendly cookware, the Legacy hybrid jigsaw and the Joey baby carrier. Wills had the most fun designing Joey, a redesign that allows the Today more than ever, industrial designers are in a user to quickly remove a child from the carrying device withLegacy was position created the weekend out waking up the child. “The ultimate goal was to design a unique to for facilitate a change inwarrior the world. disruptive new product in an already crowded marketplace begining his journey into the world of crafting.

Our role as advocates of the user and their needs that would connect with young parents by bringing back The a simple yet aproachable design lost feeling of youth. This project was achieved through the leaves us with a great opportunity to create powerful combination of intuitive design and unique functionality.“ encourages users to take on projects with a product experiences that push the boundaries new breath of confidence. The tool itself is The idea came to Wills during an airport layover; necessity, after all, is the parent of invention. “I observed many currently set apart fromdefined. the rest by the unique function coming-of-age parents just a few years older than myself allowing it to become a the complimentary struggling with the functionality of their carrying devices,” tool ofWills. a skillsaw, theadvocates drill. of the user and their needs he says. Winning the SMA left him with “an overwhelming “Our role as feeling of gratification for the numerous all-nighters put in leaves us with a great opportunity to create powerful prodover the last few years.” Wills graduated in May 2016 with a uct experiences that push the boundaries currently defined. bachelor’s degree in ID from Arizona State. He moved right Once cold and impersonal, technology is now viewed as into an internship at CamelBak in Petaluma, CA, just north the glue that binds our societies and cultures together. We of the Bay Area. as a species have more interaction with technology than Looking ahead, Wills says he’s most interested in projever before, creating endless opportunities for change and ects and startups that will have an impact on the world. “I inspiration.” want to design products that matter,” he says. Some day, He adds, “In a world where people express themselves he hopes to start his own design firm, expressing his unique through the products and service that we use, we need to perspective on design—whatever that may be at the time, be acute listeners of people and try to empathize with them, because “it constantly changes and grows.” recognizing the responsibility in our hands to direct human“Today more than ever, industrial designers are in a ity in a positive, enlightened direction that promotes healthy unique position to facilitate a change in the world,” finds self-reflection.” n

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t’s a three-peat! Nick Savidge, IDSA, has become the third University of Illinois-Chicago (UIC) student in a row to win the IDSA Student Merit Award in the Midwest District. “I actually just sat there for a moment because I had no idea what I was supposed to do when they called my name,” recalls Savidge. “Understanding all the hard work it has taken to get to this point, I couldn’t have been happier to have this opportunity! Everyone else competing was amazing and will have a crazy successful design career going forward,” the former chair of the UIC IDSA Student Chapter adds humbly.

Savidge graduated from UIC with a bachelor’s degree in industrial design, and thanks in part to connections he made through the IDSA SMAs was offered a job as an industrial designer in Chicago at the global design and engineering firm LUNAR. Savidge met LUNAR Managing Director, IDSA Fellow and former IDSA President Mark Dziersk when Dziersk served as a judge in the Midwest District Design Conference SMAs. “The direct exposure I had at the conference—along with the platform I was given representing UIC and presenting my work in front of many people—certainly helped get my foot in the door,” says Savidge. In 2013, he attended an IDSA event that was hosted at LUNAR’s Chicago headquarters. “It was my first real exposure to a design firm and the first time I think I really felt like design was exactly what I wanted to do. At the time I thought my skill set was fairly average, but wanted to work hard to get to a point where I could be at a firm like LUNAR!” His dream certainly came true. But his path to ID was not a direct one. Savidge grew up in the Chicago suburbs and visited his mother’s native Germany often while growing up. “There was a lot there that I was exposed to that I feel gave me an eye for design early,” he says. “But coming across industrial design took some time for me.” Savidge says he’s always been creative, but wanted to “ground that creativity with technical knowledge.” So when he first started college, he had what he describes as “quick stints” studying engineering and architecture, but there was something about those fields that was not a perfect fit. He hadn’t even

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heard of industrial design until he picked up some graphic design and 3D modeling skills in community college.

When Savidge transferred to UIC, he “just kind of went for” ID. It paid off. “The growth of the program since I began has been incredible. It could’ve saved me a lot of time and money if I’d found ID earlier in my education, but I don’t think I’d be where I am today without being given that time to explore and find what I truly love to do.” At UIC, Savidge scored an internship at CHOi Design in Chicago. “It taught me a lot, not only about various skills to build as a designer but the environment and pace at which a consultancy operates. It was a fun time and I got to work with some talented people,” he says. He’s been motivated by faculty, peers and the work of some of the greats. “But honestly, my biggest inspiration for design comes from the people I design for,” he says. “I get as inspired from listening to a story or idea a person shares—as I do from seeing the art and creativity that surrounds this field every day.”

In April 2016 at the SMAs, Savidge took the stage with three projects: a branding project centered around Batman, workout gear for professional athletes, and Muse, a Bluetooth speaker that pairs with an app, using music to remove the friction in personal work routines. “The best part of the project was hearing all the stories people shared about their experience with music.” he says. “I learned from these people that ultimately music has the ability to reach deeper into a person’s mind that logic alone can, and from this I set out to create a Bluetooth speaker and UI that capture music in a more meaningful way—helping people stay focused, be creative and develop a healthier working routine.”

“We see how important design—not just industrial but all design—is becoming in our world,” says Savidge. “It leads to some of the most successful businesses; it solves some terrible and tragic problems facing our world; and it can lead to simple improvements in what people use every day. Design is not only a tool but a way of thinking and we are only beginning to shed light on its understanding and value. That’s what is so exciting about it. It’s something so defined, yet so undefined, and in some ways we are pioneers of this conversation.”

He adds, “The opportunities are endless and it’s an exciting future to think about, but what’s most important to me is impact. As long as what I’m doing is creating a positive impact and I have the opportunity to engage with people in a meaningful way—my career goals have been met.” n

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That’s when his eyes were opened to ID. “This revealed something I never could’ve imagined. I found my perfect blend of art and technology.”

Many people in the industrial design community brought the best out of the 2016 IDSA Northeast District Student Merit Award winner, but his parents, Donna and Placido, became Cantarella’s biggest inspiration. “They always told me to strive for the best and to establish an amazing work ethic that will continue through the rest of my life,” he says proudly. “Prior to any co-op experience, I worked with my dad’s painting business. This allowed me to learn the true meaning of craft, which I was later able to translate into my own ID work.”

At Hasbro, Cantarella worked with the gaming team on classics such as Twister, Skip It and Trouble. “I was treated as another member of the design team and given multiple responsibilities that allowed me to flourish in the company,” he says.

In a second co-op with Hasbro, he designed for one of the toy maker’s largest franchise brands—My Little Pony— and also worked on Blythe, Littlest Pet Shop and Equestria Girls. “Spending two co-op semesters with Hasbro allowed

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me to build relationships within several departments, giving me a greater ability to express my design knowledge.”

As Cantarella graduates in 2016 with a bachelor’s degree in industrial design from Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston, he says he’s interested in all stages of the product design process—but “very intrigued with the human factor elements of design. I love being able to see my user’s reaction and feedback toward my iterative concepts.”

The wide range of projects he presented at IDSA’s 2016 Northeast District Design Conference in New York City shaped him into the designer he is today. The bath toy called Pirate Art Wheel allowed him to visualize the process of bringing sketches into working prototypes; the sink station Lavandino immersed him in the research process; and the footwear M.A.G. (Mobile Authorized Gear) showed him how storytelling can enhance the essence of a design.

When he won the SMA his “adrenaline was on overdrive,” says Cantarella. “It’s amazing that all my hard work paid off because there were so many other incredibly talented students presenting.”

“Industrial design is very essential,” he declares. “Every day it’s constantly evolving, and it’s our job as designers to be ready to adapt to new ideas, technology and circumstances. Today, companies previously unrelated to design are seeking out the expertise of the designer’s creative process to foster their ability to problem solve. Industrial design is much more than the creation of products—it is the implementation of mindful strategy and creative execution.” n

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Are we being original in our design?

Are we looking to truly take the time to ensure that our design goals provide over and beyond user wants and needs?

Are we creating truthful stories?

Shall we even go as far as to ask, do we know how to ask the right questions? Yes, a long list of questions, and the very things the 25 jurors who reviewed the more than 1,700 entries, both online and on-site at The Henry Ford in Dearborn, MI, asked ourselves.

In my three times being a part of IDEA and with honor of being the chair for the 36th year of the awards, I’ve had the opportunity to witness the evolution of the discussions—some heated—around our profession and the entries. I find these heated discussions to be the most interesting because they challenge us to truly question if we are doing the right thing for a better future.

The most heated of the discussions was who is designing for the needs of women? And more importantly, where are the women in design? As a woman in design, I feel that we in the design industry should be beyond these conversations. But we still seem to be in the shrink it and pink it phase. We certainly would like to see a deeper conversation on designing for women. I for one have yet to see seating that truly supports the way women sit or want to sit.

We spent the majority of our conversation discussing the Best in Show and the various other special awards as part of the continued debate over the role that industrial design plays in environmental and societal change. We have the responsibility to continue to push our communities, our clients and ourselves to put this on the forefront of our design dialogue. And with the continued evolution of materials during this Anthropocene period, we have an incredible opportunity to create beautiful forms and aesthetics and to support a circular economy. With so much design going on in-house, we can help develop the visionary values of the global organizations for whom we work.

Finally, I want to thank not only the jurors and IDSA, but those of you who submitted work for review. As always, I enjoyed the contextual dialogue that design creates. It is important that we as peers, competitors, lovers of the right thing continue the conversation—this is the evolution that will create a better future. Let’s be prepared for the next 100 years and the new industrial revolution. n —Cameron Campbell, IDSA, IDEA 2016 Jury Chair, SCHWA campbellwilkens@mac.com

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MEET THE IDEA 2016 JURY JURY CHAIR | CAMERON CAMPBELL, IDSA, SCHWA

Cameron Campbell is the founder of SCHWA, an art and design collective. As a brand and product strategist, Campbell works closely with clients and colleagues to create strategies that engage people, 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, China Eastern Airlines, History Channel, Herman Miller, Apple, Nike, PointB, Hussein Chalyan and BMW/MINI as well as numerous internationally recognized design consultancies including MetaDesign, IDEO, Method, Fuseproject, TEAGUE and Methodologie/Digital Kitchen.

Campbell prefers to take a collaborative approach to her work, knowing that breakthroughs are born of multiple perspectives. She is adept at creating an integrated whole from many individual parts and is passionate about defining interdisciplinary teams, identifying user needs, developing brand and product DNAs, and envisioning ideas for new behaviors, products, experiences and services.

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ROSE ANDERSON | MAYO CLINIC CENTER FOR INNOVATION

Rose Anderson is a service designer at the Mayo Clinic Center for Innovation where she uses human-centered design and systems thinking to transform the delivery and experience of healthcare. Since 2010, her focus has been on the design, development and diffusion of “triple aim” approaches to primary care with clinic and community partners. Her projects have included optimized care teams, patient-centered care planning and community-led wellness. She has served as a design strategy consultant for the Mayo Clinic Office of Population Health.

Anderson’s interest in patient experience and the use of comics in medicine also has led her to work in the area of illustrated assent, consent and HIPAA forms. This work was presented at the 2013 Advancing Ethical Research Conference, and early concepts appeared in the 2010 issue of Atrium, a report by the Northwestern University Medical Humanities and Bioethics Program.

GEORGIANA ARRIOLA, IDSA | SAMSUNG FOR VISUAL DISPLAY AND DIGITAL APPLIANCES + PXD STUDIO

Ana Arriola celebrates the renegade spirit of California by designing products and experiences that are human, simple and authentic. Currently, she is the global vice president of UX and design at Samsung for Visual Display and Digital Appliances + PXd Studio.

Arriola also runs a bespoke skunk works product design consultancy, Minimalisms. Previously, she has led multidisciplinary teams of industrial design and CMF, visual and interactive design, and product management focused on product design at Apple, PlayStation, Sony, Theranos and Adobe. During her tenure with Sony, Arriola was directly responsible for establishing, defining and driving Sony’s common UX across all five screens known as “genome” from Bravia 4K and Xperia to Vita, ending with the PlayStation 4 console and connected experiences. Arriola also participates in the US White House LGBTQ Summit & Briefings that look at potential challenges which include: empowering and mentoring women and girls within STEM, gender equity, big data and privacy, voting rights, the environment and inclusion in the tech industry.

KAREN BRAITMAYER, FAIA

Karen Braitmayer is the founder of Karen Braitmayer, FAIA, Seattle, WA, an 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 and 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 for almost a decade and remains involved in the development and update of Washington State’s accessibility code. In September of 2010, President Obama appointed Braitmayer to the US Access Board, an independent federal agency that provides leadership in accessible design under the ADA and other laws.

PATRICK CORRIGAN | AIRLIFT

AYSE BIRSEL, IDSA | BIRSEL + SECK

Ayse Birsel, IDSA, has been designing award-winning products for more than 20 years. She is the co-founder of Birsel + Seck, an innovative design studio in New York City that partners with leading brands and Fortune 500 companies, including Target, Herman Miller, Hewlett Packard, Johnson & Johnson, Toyota and TOTO. She’s also consulted with or for GE, Hasbro, Drucker Institute, Harvard Business Review and Bridgestone Turkey, among others, on design thinking, strategy and innovation projects. She brings new solutions to old problems by thinking differently, using her user-centered humanistic design approach and her unique process, Deconstruction:Reconstruction™. Birsel also is known for her acclaimed workshops, Design the Life You Love for individuals and Design the Work You Love for corporations, applying her design process to help people design their life and work. Now her advice can be found in her first book, Design the Life You Love: A Step-by-Step Guide to Building a Meaningful Life.

Patrick Corrigan has more than 15 years of experience in the design industry and specializes in experience design. He is the founder and chief creative officer of Airlift, a design agency in San Francisco, and is co-chair of product design for AIGA. Formerly, he was a principal at Mercedes-Benz Research & Development of North America, designing future car experiences with exterior and interior design teams globally. Corrigan also has worked for Method, The Attik and Publics. He’s helped establish brands for a range of clientele such as XBOX One, Microsoft, Scion, Google, Sol Republic, BMW, Polaroid, Adidas, Nike and Heineken. Corrigan earned his bachelor’s degree from the Art Institute of Chicago.

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TOM DE BLASIS | (TBD) COLLECTIVE

TOM GOODEN | GOOD DOG DESIGN

Tom De Blasis, founder of the (tbd) collective, believes in designing experientially. As a result, he has found himself deliberately walking 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 walking the tent cities of refugee camps. In response to the Haiti earthquake, De Blasis created the Gamechanger Bucket, a health and happiness kit that brings access to clean water and sport to disaster areas and developing communities all over the world.

Previously, De Blasis served as global design director for Nike Football (Soccer) and for Nike on the London 2012 Olympics. More recently, he was the design and innovation director at the Nike Foundation, where 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.” As a result of his experiences, he founded the (tbd) collective, a social impact design and innovation practice that is determined to solve the world’s toughest challenges at the scale of the need.

Australian-born and Texas-raised, Tom Gooden is a creative designer who calls California home. He’s a lateral thinker who can switch instantly from open-minded creative thinking to a structured, planned approach. He taps into constantly evolving technology and design to produce fun and engaging products. For more than 20 years, Gooden has served as creative director of Good Dog Design, providing top-notch design services for companies around the world and maintaining successful working relationships with Fortune 500 companies such as Intel, Mattel and Dole, as well as with many local businesses and nonprofit organizations. Good Dog Design prides itself in exceeding user expectations and building lasting client relationships. Gooden worked as a concept designer at Lucasfilm Ltd., where he developed product concepts for Mattel, Hasbro and other major toy companies. While at Lucasfilm, Gooden created inventive approaches to project visualization and played with lots of toys. Throughout his career, he has been drawn to projects and companies focused on creating high-quality concepts and products for children. Gooden received a bachelor’s degree in industrial design from the Rhode Island School of Design.

OWEN FOSTER, IDSA | SHIFT AND AETHER GLOBAL LEARNING

With his diverse background in architecture, landscape, environmental and industrial design, Owen Foster, IDSA, has worked on projects ranging from small consumer products to complete green municipal environments. He has held positions such as design director for multiple product design and manufacturing companies; co-founder of Fulcrum Collaborative, a group of designers who bring budding ideas to reality; and the East Coast landscape architect representative for Monrovia Nurseries.

He started his educational career with ID professorships at Auburn University and the University of Louisiana Lafayette.

Foster recently held the positions of industrial design group department chair and professor at the Savannah College of Art and Design. Foster has facilitated over 20 cross-disciplinary collaborative studio projects with Fortune 500 companies such as Coca-Cola, GE and McDonald’s and guided international study abroad programs in Ireland, the UK, Hong Kong, Taiwan and China. His journey has led him to co-found SHiFT and Aether Global Learning. Foster wants to provide a world-class educational experience through platforms for discovery, creation and reflection for the global community of makers, thinkers, changers, givers and leaders.

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MARC GREUTHER | THE HENRY FORD

Marc Greuther is The Henry Ford’s chief curator and senior director of historical resources. He has a bachelor’s degree in art history from the Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London, and has nearly three decades of 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. In 2010, Greuther served on IDSA’s Designs of the Decade jury.

SOOJUNG HAM, IDSA | RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN

VINCENZO IAVICOLI, IDSA | COLLEGE FOR CREATIVE STUDIES

Soojung Ham, IDSA, is an associate professor in the Industrial Design Department at Rhode Island School of Design and held the position of department head from 2013 to 2015.

Brought up in Seoul, Korea, Ham earned her bachelor’s degree in painting from Ewha University and a bachelor’s in industrial design from 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 successfuly 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, she created her own design company, Studio Duuri.

Founder and creative director for design consultancy Iavicoli-Rossi, Vincenzo Iavicoli has spent his career developing acclaimed products, artworks and interior projects for a worldwide clientele. Throughout his career, he has worked in academia to develop teaching practices that advance industrial design education internationally. He currently serves as department chair at the College for Creative Studies in Detroit. Prior to the CCS, Iavicoli taught at Tsukuba University and the Tama Art University in Japan, the Istituto Superiore Industrie Artistiche and Polimoda in Italy, and Art Center College of Design in Switzerland and California. He also served as corporate liaison director, responsible for negotiating industry sponsorship of studio classes and managing the projects. Iavicoli has conducted workshops, seminars and lectures in the United States, Europe and Asia. In 2012, he received the IDSA Education Award.

GREG HOLDERFIELD, IDSA | SEGAL DESIGN INSTITUTE

Greg Holderfield, IDSA, is the PentairNugent 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—people who are able to move across domains and industries, identify convergences and create impact through the lens of 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 of Science degree in design innovation from Segal and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management. His business students think holistically, striking a balance between analytics and intuition. Holderfield’s professional design work has been recognized globally by more than 25 design awards, including four IDSA IDEAs, one of them 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.

DICKON ISAACS, IDSA | INTUIT

Born in St. Ives, England—a coastal haven for painters, sculptors and potters—Dickon Isaacs, IDSA, was influenced and attracted to art and design at an early age. For more than 20 years, he’s designed for a diverse set of industries, including furniture, luggage, medical, environments, packaging, housewares and CE in London (FM Design/IDEO), San Francisco (IDEO) and Chicago (IDEO/Motorola Mobility). This breadth of consultant and corporate experiences, combined with a global view of design, gives Isaacs, a former IDEA winner, a rare perspective. Throughout his career he has shared those experiences with the new design generation in the United Kingdom and the United States. The common thread throughout his work has been creating breakthrough products, experiences and teams. As creative director of strategy, CMF and wearables for Motorola, Isaacs helped guide the company’s strategic design direction—including the moto 360 franchise—fusing ID, CMF, UX, web and packaging to create products and experiences that people love. In his new role as Intuit’s vice president of Design, Isaacs joined the executive leadership team to help elevate the level of design impact and dialogue within the company—and the industry at large.

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GLENN JOHNSON, IDSA | B/E AEROSPACE INC.

JOSH KORNFELD, IDSA | TACTILE

Glenn Johnson, IDSA, is design director at the Advanced Design Group of B/E Aerospace Inc., one of the world’s leading manufacturers of aircraft interior products. He is a graduate of the Royal College of Art. With a lifelong passion for design, research and aircraft, he has worked at several leading aerospace firms, including BAE Systems and Airbus, before establishing the B/E Aerospace Design Group in 1998. The group has developed several industry-leading products, such as the Endura beverage maker, which was awarded an IDEA Bronze, and the Pinnacle seat—the most successful main cabin product to date. The group also won the prestigious industry Crystal Cabin Award for its solar-powered window shade USB charger and the Skytrax 2015 award for the Qatar 787 Business Class seat. A Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, Johnson holds multiple international patents on interior systems and seating design.

After working at design consultancies and OEM start–ups, Josh Kornfeld, IDSA, went solo, focusing on consumer technology, tools for professionals 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, Disney and Intel, Kornfeld and his new team welcome the opportunity to design and develop innovative equipment and devices. Under Kornfeld’s leadership, Tactile has expanded its skillset to accommodate increasingly diverse clients that provide medical, industrial and greater-good products and services. Kornfeld continues to guide his ID and UX design team in envisioning unique products that will have a lasting impact on both clients and consumers.

Kornfeld earned his BFA in industrial design from the Rhode Island School of Design.

JOHAN LIDEN, IDSA | ARULIDEN

MICHAEL KAHWAJI, IDSA | WHIRLPOOL CORP.

Michael Kahwaji, IDSA, is a senior design manager at Whirlpool Corp., responsible for brand implementation and product development in the home cleaning category. During his tenure at Whirlpool, Kahwaji was a design lead for a variety of categories: cooking, refrigeration, new business creation and KitchenAid brand development. Previously, he worked as an industrial designer at Zircon Corp. in San Jose, CA, developing DIY and commercial-grade tools, and as a graphic designer at DesignCrew in Pasadena, CA. Kahwaji serves on the MFA Advisory Council at the College of Creative Studies and is an adjunct design instructor at the University of Notre Dame. During his free time, he collaborates with installation artists and has shown his work nationally and internationally. Kahwaji received his MFA in industrial design from the University of Notre Dame and a BS in industrial design from Western Michigan University.

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Johan Liden, IDSA, is the co-founder of aruliden, a progressive brand strategy and product design agency that bridges the gap between marketing and design through “producting.” Liden also co-teaches a course, Product, Brand and Experience, at the School of Visual Arts. Originally from Sweden, he brings his disruptive design aesthetic and hands-on approach to start-ups and large companies alike. Liden’s ability to bring innovation across disciplines has led him to be recognized within companies such as NIKE, LG, AM Labs and the Estee Lauder Group, where he developed products that have contributed to overall success.

PATRICIA A. MOORE, FIDSA | MOOREDESIGN ASSOCIATES LLC

Patricia Moore, PhD, FIDSA, 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 elder women, with her body altered to simulate the normal sensory changes associated with aging. ID 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. In bestowing an honorary doctorate to Moore, Syracuse University Chancellor Nancy Cantor noted, “We are honored to recognize you for your visionary leadership in promoting the design needs of those too easily ignored and bringing us ever closer to achieving a more humane world for all.”

NOAH MURPHY-REINHERTZ | NIKE

Noah Murphy-Reinhertz is an industrial designer and 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 led and created projects on the cutting edge of furniture, personal electronics, cosmetics and robotics. MurphyReinhertz is an occasional lecturer in Stanford University’s design program, led his own independent design practice, served as an adjunct professor at the California College of the Arts and designed at Meyerhoffer Studios. He earned a joint Bachelor of Arts degree in industrial design from the University of San Francisco and California College of the Arts. Murphy-Reinhertz believes 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, One Laptop Per Child and Jawbone.

ANA MARIA PINTO DA SILVA | AMAZON.COM

Ana Maria Pinto da Silva serves as the principal UX design lead for Amazon’s Grand Challenges team. Her work synthesizes her interests in design, storytelling, architecture and emerging technologies with her deep passion for creative collaboration. Pinto da Silva’s 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 Grant from UC Berkeley in 2002 and a Webby Worthy Award in 2003. In addition to her media work, Pinto da Silva has been an instructor at San Francisco State’s Multimedia Studies Program, developing and teaching courses on the history of interactive media and portfolio development. She is deeply committed to serving the creative community. She is the founder of Seattle Pecha Kucha’s speaker series, one of the longest running PK city series in the world. She currently serves on the board of directors for 4Culture, as board vice president for Design In Public, and most recently as an advisor to the Seattle Waterfront Design Oversight Committee.

DONALD STRUM, IDSA | MICHAEL GRAVES ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN

At Michael Graves Architecture & Design for many years, Donald Strum, IDSA, is the principal in charge of product, furniture and graphic design and has played a key role in the development and the 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 Target stores 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.

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STEVEN UMBACH, IDSA | UMBACH CONSULTING GROUP

Steven Umbach, IDSA, is president of Umbach Consulting Group (UCG), 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 in consumer products, medical and scientific instruments, and computer and technology products have been published in the Wall Street Journal, Palo Alto Times, San Jose Mercury News, Chicago Tribune, Omni Magazine, High Technology Magazine, Plastics Design Forum, Design, MacWorld, Good Housekeeping, Businessweek, Fortune Magazine, IDSA’s INNOVATION and in the books New and Notable Product Design II and The Vacuum Cleaner: A History. 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.

BRETT WICKENS | AMMUNITION

As a graphic designer, creative director and leader at Ammunition, Brett Wickens partners closely with clients to create unique points of view through brand identities and user interfaces. He began his career as a partner in the London studio of the acclaimed British

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designer Peter Saville. While there, he developed renowned packaging design and campaigns for clients including fashion designer Yohji Yamamoto, seminal artists Joy Division and Peter Gabriel, and the French Ministry of Culture.

Wickens then went on to become an associate partner in Pentagram’s London office before joining LA-based Frankfurt Balkind Partners, where he directed new media initiatives and campaigns for major Hollywood studios. Wickens is the designer behind the famous logotype for HBO’s The Sopranos. Wickens later joined Sapient as global creative director and went on to become a principal at MetaDesign, where he directed interaction and branding projects for clients including MTV, the San Francisco Ballet, Adobe and Shangri-La Hotels. Wickens has appeared as a guest on NPR as well as served as a featured speaker at numerous design industry events. He was a contributing editor of EYE magazine and taught at the California Institute of the Arts.

LIONEL WODECKI | GE HEALTHCARE GLOBAL DESIGN

Lionel Wodecki is a design architect at GE Healthcare Global Design in Buc, France. He graduated from ENSAAMA (Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Arts Appliqués et des Métiers d’Art) in Paris and worked at three companies before joining GE Healthcare. One of these was DELSEY luggage, where he gained a foundation of knowledge about materials and consumer products. In 2001, he joined GE Healthcare, designing vascular products, including the Innova 3100. In 2004, Wodecki was lead designer for the new ultrasound platform, including products such as the Vivid E9 and handheld ultrasound device Vscan.

More recently he was behind the ID of GE Healthcare’s SIGNA Pioneer MRI 3T. Today, Wodecki is the global ID design architect for the ultrasound business, developing the product line’s new design. He is also leading the advanced concept activity in GD Europe and received two IDEAs for LUMI and UTS. In the last six years, Wodecki has won nine IDEAs. n

BEST IN SHOW DESIGN FOR EQUALITY SPORTS, LEISURE & RECREATION

By Sudha Kamath, INNOVATION staff writer

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hat began as a student concept that captured worldwide attention when it won Best in Show, Gold and People’s Choice in IDSA’s International Design Excellence Awards 2007 has come full circle almost 10 years later as it once again wins three major IDEAs in 2016. The Access Strength™ was designed by Ryan Eder, IDSA, founder and CEO of IncludeFitness (IF) and engineered by Priority Designs, Inc. with software developed by AWH—all based in Ohio.

“The initial recognition provided the springboard to turn our observation and idea into a reality,” says Eder.

“After nearly a decade—and millions of dollars in additional research and development—our original vision has evolved into an inclusive digital health platform that pairs HIPAAcompliant cloud software with inclusive fitness equipment to lower the barriers in maintaining physical health while optimizing the delivery of care. The evolution of our technology was recognized, once again, with an unprecedented Gold, Best in Show and, this time, Design for Equality in IDEA 2016.”

The IDEA spotlight first shone on Eder when he was an industrial design student in the University of Cincinnati’s College of Design, Architecture, Art and Planning (DAAP). In August 2016, he shared his challenges from thesis to CEO when he took the stage in Detroit as a keynote at IDSA’s International Conference 2016: Making Things Happen.

“The journey started in my third year at UC,” he told the rapt audience of fellow designers—keen on learning his secrets to success. “I noticed a man in a wheelchair relentlessly struggling to exercise at a gym,” recalls Eder. “I thought there had to be a better way and sought to make fitness and rehabilitation easier for people of all abilities, and redefine the delivery of both.”

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“Winning IDEA fundamentally changed everything— everything,” Eder emphasizes. “That recognition opened doors to pursue the concept. Otherwise, it most likely would’ve just stayed a senior thesis. I used that validation to connect with others and build IF. As we continued to have success, the education I received with the opportunity to launch IF also has been career changing.”

Eder says it was intimidating to win IDEA 2007 Best in Show and then try to rethink everything to expand the vision and push further. “To be recognized with that, once again, is validation for all the hard work everyone has put into IF. What’s most exciting for us—this is just the beginning.”

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Designers speak of form and function, but very few designs do both in a beautiful way that is driven by

empathy. The Access Strength™ took a platform that most dismiss as just a piece of equipment and

challenged the industry to reframe its approach. Each touchpoint and moment left me saying ‘well done’.

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—Owen Foster, IDSA, SHiFT and Aether Global Learning

Eder says he’s gained a tremendous depth of knowledge in operating and building companies that he otherwise would not have had. “When I won in IDEA 2007, I had 10 weeks of work into the project. This year, winning it again, I had 10 years of work into it. The platform that evolved from that first recognition is extremely powerful and has the ability to transform industries. But to get there, it took a tremendous amount of hard work, perseverance and trusting your gut.”

Eder worked at Priority Designs from 2006 to 2013, while burning the midnight oil to start his own company, eventually hiring Priority to handle mechanical and electrical engineering for IF. “The Priority Designs team is thrilled to see Ryan and The Access Strength win more IDEAs. Having front row seats to the decade-long journey—we can’t imagine a more deserving project that weaves problem solving, empathy, humanity, perseverance, determination and strong design values into a single effort. Ryan’s work has been an inspiration to us all,” attests Paul Kolada, IDSA, principal of Priority Designs.

He adds that IDEA is “a strong validation to a designcentric story that started with Ryan as an aspiring student— and now finds him ready to deliver a state-of-the-art fitness system to a universe of users.”

After all, fitness platforms are hard to use, often excluding the populations that need them the most, such as seniors, those with disabilities, children and others. Rehabilitation is siloed and reactionary with outcomes dependent on subjective manual assessment and documentation. Fitness data is aerobic-centric and missing key data sets while quality is suspect and lacks integration with the medical sector. Eder also found there are multiple organizations responsible for

delivering care—yet very little communication or collaboration among them—leading to inefficiencies.

IF worked with end users, practitioners, administrators, technicians and more to meet the needs of customers.

“Every element was analyzed and reimagined to lower barriers and deliver care more efficiently and effectively than ever before,” he explains.

The Access Strength features two independent arms rotating 180 degrees while patented carts travel along the arms, catering to individual body sizes, reaches and comfort for an unprecedented number of upper and lower body exercises; an electronic dial that rotates to the desired weight, providing a centrally located high-contrast display that’s easy to read and reach at all times; dexterity-free operation with areas of adjustment highlighted in bright green for instant recognition; handles that require almost no effort to adjust; and a versatile back, lap or chest pad that can provide additional support for standing or seated exercises or be used to secure a wheelchair.

In addition, an integrated seat slides out when needed and disappears when not, with height adjustment and a transfer handle so exercises can be performed facing the equipment or facing away from the equipment.

“Early on our platform was hardware-centric, and we decided there was a big opportunity to expand with a software platform that really opened opportunities for us,” says Eder. “We needed a software platform that was HIPAA compliant, went in and out of the healthcare sector, but it needed to be intuitive enough to use for individuals who are not familiar with tech—but powerful enough for practitioners, doctors, trainers, therapists to really give them the tools they need.”

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Winning IDEA fundamentally changed everything— EVERYTHING. —Ryan Eder, IDSA, IncludeFitness

The IFCloud™, developed by AWH, is a web app that does just this. It allows patients or providers to download routines and build protocols, drag and drop scheduling, and pull down the information from any of the equipment. Users can login with an RFID clip through the machine, and they are guided through the routine with details on exercises, machine setup and how much weight to use. The weight is automatically selected for them. In the background, the platform is collecting high-fidelity objective data from the session, such as velocity, force, power, tempo, range of motion and symmetry. All this data is sent back to the cloud and becomes available to analyze on a micro or macro scale. This data also can be shared across users and providers to uncover best practices, track compliance enable a previously unobtainable continuum of care.

This year, Eder expects to fulfill orders for The Access Strength from healthcare networks, the Veterans Administration, community centers, universities and active aging facilities.

The story also came full circle in 2015 when IF moved its headquarters to Eder’s hometown—Cincinnati. The company received grants in 2009 and seed investments in 2015 from CincyTech, a regional leader in high potential technology investments in southwest Ohio. “We were impressed with Ryan’s original vision for a machine that gives an underserved population access to fitness,” says CincyTech Managing Director Mike Venerable. “Ryan didn’t stop there. What’s perhaps even more impressive is the digital health platform he developed around the equipment.”

Eder’s creative interest was sparked early on. “I’ve loved to draw ever since I can remember,” he reveals. “I was banned from drawing in second grade because I would do that over my school work. I always thought it would be amazing to get paid to draw.”

Eder also explored animation and computer graphics.

He also excelled at math, so his parents—not being artistic—

thought he may like engineering when it came time for higher education. “But that wasn’t resonating as much,” he admits.

He was tipped off to check out industrial design. ID was not well known as a profession in his high school. “But I just happened to live in a city with a world-renowned program in my backyard,” says Eder. “So being in Cincinnati, I toured DAAP. In the hall, I saw a drawing of an iron and then a model sitting next to it. Instantaneously, I saw the opportunity to draw and then have those drawings come to life. I was hooked and never looked back.”

Eder says one of the key drivers behind UC’s success is its co-op program. He spent a total of 18 months in four different companies learning directly from the field and getting hands-on with projects. “The faculty and curriculum at UC is amazing, but to add the real-world experience from co-op is simply unmatched. Not only do you get the direct experience of working, but also the competitive culture it breeds in the classroom to fight for those prime co-ops to constantly improve and experience the interviewing process before graduating; it was a no-brainer.”

“I’ve had the opportunity to observe and support Ryan’s commitment to take The Access Strength from a great student capstone as an ID student at UC into a product system and a new company. During the last decade he has evolved from a talented and thoughtful product designer to becoming a strategic leader and CEO of a company,” says former IDSA President Craig Vogel, FIDSA, associate dean for graduate studies and research at UC-DAAP. Another IDSA Fellow also served as a mentor—Patricia Moore, FIDSA. “She came up to me after IDEA 2007 and shared her sphere of contacts and experience in physical medicine, rehabilitation and gerontology, helping enhance the development and efficacy of IF,” says Eder. “She’s been a tremendous supporter throughout the years and extremely generous—helping us get to this point.”

Eder has found his true north. “My main motivation behind IF is to help others. It provides a deeper purpose and meaning that simply can’t be replaced. The belief of impact we could make on not just individuals but on institutions and markets as well keeps driving me.”

“This is the tip of the iceberg,” says Eder. “Our systems will start shipping in early 2017, but we already have a family of products in the pipeline, as well as version 2.0 and 3.0 planned for The IFCloud, which has evolved into the true nucleus of our offering. We’re here to transform the way we deliver care—higher quality with lower costs while making it easier for people of all abilities to pursue physical health.

I’m very excited for the future and what we have to bring to the table.” n Designed by Priority Designs, Inc.; AWH; and Ryan Eder, IDSA, of IncludeFitness

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ntil now different fracture fixation splints had to be used to treat different body parts. These splint have complex forms that are also expensive and bulky to transport. With BoneAid, one splint can be used to treat arm, leg and ankle fractures. BoneAid is also flat packed, making it easy to transport to disaster zones or developing regions with insufficient medical resources.

Limb fractures are the most common type of injury that occurs during natural disasters. Because BoneAid is simple to use, compact and affordable, it is ideal for emergency situations. It is able to secure broken arms, legs and ankles by how it is folded. To achieve this versatility, different prototypes were repeatedly tested to develop the best configuration.

In addition to written directions, clear icons show users how to assemble BoneAid: detach the splint from the larger board, fold it into the shape for the corresponding limb, snap the button closures and attach the Velcro strips. It takes only a minute. The fit can be adjusted to different sized limbs with the folding creases and the Velcro straps.

BoneAid is made from polypropylene, making it cheaper than any other fracture fixation splint. Its affordability can also reduce medical costs substantially. The process to manufacture BoneAid is straightforward. A mold can be used to cut the polypropylene, which speeds production and ensures high-quality results. The flat-packed characteristic is also convenient for storage and transportation, especially for developing regions undergoing disasters or wars.

All of its features make BoneAid an affordable, convenient, efficient medical aid. n

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Designed by Wang Yu-Chi, Huang Yu-Man and Chen Chia-Ling of Tunghai University

BoneAid was chosen for its effectiveness and extreme economy of means. Thin, flat-packable, versatile,

practical and easily transported, distributed and deployed. And the distant echo, in function and design strategy,

of the first mass-produced product design of Charles and Ray Eames—their elegant plywood leg splint

designed for the US Navy in 1942.

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Vive Virtual Reality System

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ive is a room-scale virtual reality system developed

by HTC and the Valve Corporation. VIVE enables people to interact as full-body players in virtual worlds, tracking their movements via a headset and hand controllers with sub-millimeter accuracy.

When you’re in a virtual reality environment using Vive, you can explore your virtual surroundings—tour an undersea shipwreck or the surface of another planet—and believe you’re actually there. Vive was designed from the ground up for room-scale interaction, which allows you to move within physical space as you explore a virtual one. Using its front-facing camera and chaperone guidance software, the headset can reveal objects around you as you approach them, keeping any real-world hazards in check. By leveraging HTC’s smartphone ecosystem, essential notifications like calls and texts will pop up in the virtual world so you don’t miss a beat.

Users benefit from Vive’s precise tracking and stateof-the-art hardware for a fully immersive experience.

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suffer from virtual reality sickness, which can manifest as dizziness, nausea and other symptoms similar to motion sickness. Vive resolves motion sickness with an optimized refresh rate, low latency, precise tracking and room-scale freedom.

The central challenge in developing Vive was to enable a true sense of presence in an affordable commercial product. Presence occurs when users believe that their physical self exists within a nonphysical world. While virtual reality has been attempted for decades, display technology and graphic processing speeds were not capable of delivering a real-time zero-latency experience that results in a sense of presence.

Perhaps the most nuanced challenge was to create a single solution that provides comfort for a wide variety of body types,

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A beautifully articulated VR headset and the most immersive and intuitive experience in the augmented reality

arena. I’m excited by the possibilities for how Vive can change the way we design and experience products

and create new, deeper learning opportunities in multiple areas of life, from politics and education to media,

health, commerce and leisure.

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whether worn for short or long periods of time. The design of the Vive headset takes into account the broad variety of facial and cranial geometries, resulting in an object that is comfortable for approximately 90 percent of adult humans to wear. The Vive components were also designed to be worn for long periods of time in a variety of positions—sitting, standing and moving around.

Vive projects the virtual reality world in the headset using high-resolution 2160-by-1200-pixel AMOLED displays at 90 frames per second per eye (the optimum value to avoid discomfort). For the precise motion tracking that virtual reality demands, the headset includes 32 sensors that work with two base stations to accurately and constantly track its motion with zero perceivable latency. To maintain the sense of immersion, Vive’s binaural audio tracks spatially with the visual information, simulating sounds from various directions.

The wireless controllers are advanced products in their own right. Since the controllers can serve any purpose within virtual reality environments—for example, to manipulate virtual objects, transport the user within the world or act as proxies in games—they require sophisticated controls.

An array of 24 sensors in each controller works with the base stations to accurately track their positions in space. A multifunction trackpad responds to touch as well as pressure, and a dual-stage trigger is an intuitive control for taking action. HD haptic feedback in each grip reinforces the illusion of physicality by providing vital cues about interactions with virtual objects. n Designed by HTC Design Team for HTC Corp.

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Nascent Objects

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ascent Objects is the world’s first modular consumer electronics creation platform and marketplace.

By combining CAD tools, 3D-printed circuitry and a library of electronic component modules, the platform helps creators take their consumer electronics ideas from concept to finish with market-ready products in a matter of days. With Nascent Modules and Shapes, products can be upgraded and customized so consumers get more use and innovation out of them for a fraction of the cost.

Nascent Objects has an audacious vision for a world with less waste, cooler stuff and lower costs for better devices. With products from Nascent, consumers aren’t stuck with single-use products that go obsolete almost overnight. Instead it helps them extend the life of their gadgets, reuse pieces to reduce waste and get more for less money. With its modular system, Nascent has made designing and manufacturing consumer electronics faster and easier than ever, and most importantly, it’s in the hands of the people who matter most: the consumers themselves.

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sumers have choice and control of their devices and where products are reused rather than wasted.

Nascent’s process enables creators to go from concept to shippable product in under one month, in contrast to the industry average of 12 months. In one turnkey system, users drag and drop modules onto the shape of their product, and the Nascent tool automatically creates all the mechanical, electrical and software components necessary to generate a fully functioning cloud-connected product. The physical product is then created by the Nascent process, which combines highly conductive traces with 3D-printed shapes to connect the modules together. Plug the modules in and you have a fully working product. This process substantially lowers barriers to entry for more people to create and ship products without needing to create a full company to provide the infrastructure and capital necessary to ship consumer electronics.

Consumers get a triple advantage with products made with Nascent Objects: a lower total cost of ownership across multiple gadgets, customizability and the satisfaction of knowing that electronic waste is reduced. Nascent

modules are future proof and compatible with current and future Nascent products. Modules can be shared across gadgets, lowering the cost of each individual gadget, and modules can be upgraded as new technology comes out so that products will never be obsolete again. Modularity lets consumers customize the features that matter to them most. If consumers want a higher-resolution camera or a longer-lasting battery, they can select the specific modules that meet their needs. And finally, modularity enables reusability. Recycling and reusing modules to power up new devices reduces waste and is a more sustainable alternative to buying standalone devices.

The design of Nascent Objects’ pilot products, including Droppler, CouCou and Head of Security, have helped demonstrate Nascent’s platform with tangible, thoughtfully designed products that showcase the quality and functionality that is possible to produce with the system. The launch of the products helped create positive press coverage from Wired, Fast Company, Engadget and Designboom and has led to an eightfold increase in requests to use Nascent’s platform. The products also generated support from creators and consumers alike for a successful crowdfunding campaign through Indiegogo that exceeded its $60,000 goal. n Designed by Steve Sangik Lee, Achille Biteau, Victoria Slaker and Robert Brunner, IDSA, of Ammunition for Nascent Objects

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SERIF TV

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reaking away from the preocbeen influenced by typical European city cupation with ultraflat screens, homes, such as a Parisian apartment, Samsung’s SERIF TV spearwhere space is at a premium. However, heads a new concept that is firmly SERIF’s more compact footprint and rooted to the way we live. It provides use of legs allow the TV to be harmoconsumers with a more elegant viewnized for any space, regardless of size. ing experience by being designed to sit Seen from the front, the SERIF TV naturally within the home. Conceived is defined by a single seamless frame from a partnership between designer with one color and one shape. In proand manufacturer, the SERIF TV is a file, it forms a clear capital “I” with its design-focused television that belongs slim body broadening to form a shelfto the world of furniture and design, like surface at the top. It can stand rather than technology. In every aspect, by resting on its own base, or with its It brings back a sense of the SERIF TV has come into existence attachable legs it can be placed on the by virtue of artisan spirit. floor and moved and adapted to suit furniture to the bland flatland Over the last few decades, screen the situation. world of HD TV screens. design has been driven by developments While it was designed primarily as a in technology without much sense of our piece of furniture, it retains premium TV —Glenn Johnson, IDSA, B/E Aerospace own culture and way of life. The design functionality, including Smart TV techof the SERIF TV has been a conscious step away from this nology. In addition, all model sizes are wireless compatible and expresses a new form of technology that is dedicated to and incorporate screen mirroring and Bluetooth speakers. the domestic environment. The goal was to propose a more It also features a unique user interface called curtain elegant experience that is not about high voltage, heavy mode that transitions between standby mode and regular sound or cutting-edge technology. viewing of on-screen content. Like pulling a curtain over the The SERIF TV has been developed for those customers screen, it applies a filter over the content, giving an abstract who are looking for a design-led solution that incorporates impression of what is going on behind. When the curtain premium technology to enhance their viewing experience. mode is active, viewers can access simple services such as In addition, it will appeal to those interested in technology a clock, Bluetooth speakers, apps and their photo gallery, that complements their interiors. The three size options have allowing them to stay connected in the background. n

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Pebble Time Round

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ebble Time Round is Pebble’s second-generation watch, but its first attempt at building a round watch for smaller wrists and, in particular, women. Round takes a simple straightforward approach to the smartwatch.

The “always on” display works indoors and outdoors. Bestin-class battery life and high waterproofing make it wearable for everyday use. n Designed by Pebble Industrial Design Team

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HUBB Lifetime Oil Filter

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ach year in the United States alone, 400 million used oil filters are thrown away. The HUBB lifetime reusable oil filter offers an alternative with tremendous environmental benefits. It reduces oil waste and carbon emissions while improving fuel efficiency. And it has a lifespan of more than 50 years. Every 10,000 miles simply remove and disassemble the filter and bathe it in biodegradable soap and put it back in your car.

Engine lubrication has never received the attention it deserves. The design team faced many challenges in setting out to develop an oil filter that works more efficiently and offers increased engine protection, is easy to clean and is reusable, provides consistent performance during its entire lifecycle, can be easily scaled to fit all size vehicles and all types of combustion engines, and fits standard engine filter mounts.

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an entire industry into a reusable one is both a brilliant

shift in business approach and a fantastic application

of design and engineering to a part of engines simply

taken for granted.

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—Noah Murphy-Reinhertz, Space Kitchen

HUBB uses a primary and secondary filter to greatly increase the filter area in order to improve efficacy. The filters are a unique microwoven 316L surgical stainless steel mesh. The mesh porosity is sized perfectly to capture five times more contaminants, leading to less frequent oil changes and longer-lasting car engines. HUBB also drastically reduces oil flow back pressure to increase fuel efficiency and reduce carbon emissions. Conventional oil filters use a paper pulp material that clogs quickly, becoming useless and putting a drag on the engine.

Anyone who owns or operates a vehicle with a combustion engine is a potential user. The filter is incredibly easy to install. It takes about 10 minutes to do so in a driveway

or just a few minutes on a lift. It’s as simple as screwing in a light bulb.

Users benefit from greater fuel efficiency, only needing to buy one filter one time, and peace of mind knowing that they are not producing waste every time they change their oil. Since the HUBB oil filter lasts longer, end users save time and money while benefitting the environment.

HUBB has been endorsed and adopted by government organizations, large oil companies and distributors alike. It was originally considered a business threat by oil-change companies like Jiffy Lube, but it has sparked a new interest in shifting from a disposable model to a cleaning model. Individuals love it, and race teams have adopted it for its performance advantages. n Designed by Bob Riccomini and Marco Berkhout of Whipsaw, Inc. and Christopher Hubbard of HUBB Filters, Inc.

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Rolls-Royce Dawn

THE PINNACLE OF STYLE

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high enough price point you can make anything

beautiful! However, the Dawn brings an incredible

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he intention behind the Rolls-Royce Dawn was to create the world’s only true modern four-seater super-luxury convertible—and to make a car that looks as beautiful with its roof up as it is with its roof down.

Studying the open-top motor car sector, and specifically its high-value luxury niche, it became apparent to Rolls-Royce that customers were being short changed.

The myopic focus on one specific configuration—the 2+2 setup—was, in the view of Rolls-Royce, too much of a compromise. In creating Dawn, Rolls-Royce has accepted no compromise to the comfort and luxury of four adults who want to travel together in the pinnacle of style.

Rolls-Royce scorns the 2+2 description for Dawn, maintaining that there’s enough room in the rear seats for two adults to travel in comfort. Design Director Giles Taylor describes the interior of a Rolls-Royce as a “social space.”

Here there’s no second-class compartment. Four cosseting seats nestle within a slingshot of wood and leather that wraps around the interior. The long coach doors allow passengers to disembark with elegance. Even the tires have been specially developed to deliver the magic carpet waft that the Dawn’s owners will expect. n Designed by BMW Group

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VARD Offshore Subsea Construction Vessel (OSCV)

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ARD, a major global designer and builder of specialized vessels in the offshore oil and gas exploration industries, commissioned Montaag to conceptualize and design from the inside out the next-generation offshore subsea construction vessel (OSCV): a 180-meter long ship that houses up to 150 people. VARD wanted a ship that would be significantly more economical and efficient and would elevate the quality of onboard life in order to attract captains and crew to their home away from home.

Until now, improvements to ship operations and environments have been iterative: built upon or shoehorned into outmoded systems and use scenarios. By stepping back and looking at not only VARD’s current and future performance goals but also a host of modern user behaviors and desires, the design team was able to create a concept that would position VARD on the forefront of the industry by demonstrating the company’s commitment to the proverbial triple bottom line: social, environmental and financial.

The more the design team came to understand the immense financial pressures on shipbuilding and offshore construction concerns, the clearer the goals became. The expenses around ship construction are one thing, but operation is quite another. Daily operation costs for ships of this size and purpose can extend well into the millions of dollars. Add to this the respective requirements of the layers of customers and end users; shipbuilders are not only building to meet their customers’ needs but those of their customer’s customers who are leasing these ships to execute very specific missions.

In understanding these elements and their inherent nuances, the designers were better able to create a framework from

which to prioritize the design requirements and goals.

The multideck interior redesign of the OSCV resulted in a ship hotel one to two decks lower than traditional ships in the same class. This, in turn, produced a lower center of gravity, making the ship safer to operate in rougher seas and thus extending the window for time-sensitive operations—all in all, adding up to a higher return on investment. The interior layout was also improved to make access to sensitive areas by key crew faster and easier. Additionally, the helideck is larger than most, making it easier and safer for helicopters to land on—a welcome feature during harsh conditions.

By improving the ship’s layout, there was space enough to forgo shared crew cabins, though bathrooms are shared, providing a new level of privacy. By having private cabins, crew members are able to more thoroughly decompress after long shifts. To further accommodate proper rest and relaxation, the cabins are outfitted with felt window panels (for daysleepers), a perpendicularly arranged bed and sofa for different sleep options during rough seas, and state-of-the-art shipboard internet technology to allow crew members to connect with family and friends onshore.

By providing employees with better living facilities, morale is increased, leading to more productive work days.

Synchronizing the new interior to accommodate current and trending modes for both work and relaxation resulted in a trimmer ship that represents not only new efficiencies and elevated experiences but also the potential for a substantial reduction in operation costs. This new design language ushers in a new era for VARD, helping to attract a younger employee demographic and giving the brand a future-facing look. n Designed by Per Ivar Selvaag, Han Huynh, Kevin Capo, Andrew Smith and Adriana Monk of Montaag LLC; and Torkild Skjong, Kjell Morten Urke and Ove Bjorneseth of VARD

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VARD’s new design concept for the next generation of offshore subsea construction vessels clearly

demonstrates user-centered design sensitivities for the work crew who may spend extended periods of

time on the ship by incorporating such features as private cabins, bright and versatile dayrooms that can

accommodate the crew’s changing needs, a central daylight shaft that extends through the ship’s hotel

portion and a 360-degree bridge with an enlarged bow-located heliport.

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—Steven Umbach, IDSA, Umbach Consulting Group

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BMW X1

Rugged in substance and sporty in soul, the BMW X1 brings the spirit of freedom into everyday life. The owners’ versatile sports and outdoor interests are accommodated perfectly by its remarkable spaciousness and smart variability. The xDrive combines all-season confidence with year-round driving pleasure. Its athletic presence, sturdiness and command position with a sense of safety makes it a refreshing escape from the ordinary. Together with the Head-Up Display, premium interior and unrivaled efficiency, the BMW X1 is the only authentic Sport Activity Vehicle (SAV) in its class and the first BMW X model in the compact segment. n Designed by BMW Group

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BRP is proud to had two new IDEA Bronze Awards to its collection for these two products which highlights the quality of design thinking and creativity for which BRP’s Design & Innovation team is known for in the powersport industry.

BRP DESIGN & INNOVATION MAKES A SPLASH

EVINRUDE E-TEC G2 A bold statement in a mature market

SEA-DOO SPARK Designed for more fun on the water

Redefining a conservative-minded industry is a major task. BRP’s Design & Engineering teams set out to question every aspect of outboard engine design and came up with a revolutionary product architecture that set new benchmarks for ease of use, clean rigging, visual appeal, and owner customization. Outboard engines are traditionally horizontal, with a top cover to access mechanical components. The Evinrude E-TEC G2 was designed with a radically distinctive vertical architecture, including innovative features that redefined the overall consumer experience.

For the Sea-Doo SPARK watercraft, BRP designers targeted a new generation of customers by rethinking the original vehicle’s design from the ground up (or in this case, from the water up!) The SPARK’s Exoskel™ minimalist architecture kept essential structural parts in the front section, which reduced weight while freeing up opportunities for contemporary, user-friendly modular design. The use of lightweight, recyclable Polytec™ materials created an esthetic impact, helped cut the retail price in half, and ultimately grew the industry by 30%.

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1. 2017 HYUNDAI ELANTRA designed by Hyundai n The all-new 2017 Hyundai Elantra features a bold aerodynamic design; a comprehensive suite of safety features, modern interior styling with class-above features and user-friendly technologies. It continues to be one of Hyundai’s alltime best-selling models, known for its significant value advantage in a highly competitive compact car segment. The new Elantra is priced $100 less than the award-winning model it replaces and offers two new, efficient powertrains for enhanced fuel economy, better ride quality and improved noise insulation.

2. BELKIN CAR POWER VALET designed by Mitchell Suckle, IDSA, Peter Schmidt, Oliver Seil, IDSA, and Eric MacDonald of Belkin Innovation Design Group for Belkin International n The Belkin Car Power Valet charger delivers superb charging for USB-powered devices without compromising materials and technology. The highly efficient machined aluminum charger connects to the cigarette lighter power receptacle. A smart chip automatically registers the devices connected via a braided lightning cable to charge at the highest possible speed, while protecting from excess current and voltage. A convenient magnetic puck holds the lightning cable, and a leather pouch carries the charger and the cable.

3. BRP SEA-DOO SPARK designed by BRP Design & Innovation Team for BRP Inc. n The Sea-Doo Spark is a clean, affordable, fun and easy-to-own watercraft aimed at a younger generation. Spark has grown the industry by 30 percent—clearly indicating its market relevance and profitability. The D-Sea-BeI™ system reduces noise level by 70 percent; the D.E.S.S.™ Key provides beginners a safe way to progress skills; the iBR is the first watercraft breaking system for emergency stop with an electronic reverse feature that makes docking easier; and the Rotax 900 ACE is the most efficient engine combustion technology with ECO mode reducing emissions. All this—at half the cost of previous models.

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The Evinrude E-TEC G2 customization allows the user to match engine coloration and graphics to their boat—regardless of the brand. The engine will run for 500 hours with no dealer-scheduled maintenance.

5. MINI CLUBMAN designed by BMW Group n Completely redesigned and engineered from the ground up, the new MINI Clubman features premium quality and craftsmanship in every detail—creating a mature and sophisticated interpretation of the brand’s iconic style. Among the changes—fully-fledged doors enhance the versatility, and the hallmark split-rear doors are thoughtfully engineered for convenient access in tight spaces or while loading bulky objects; the rear doors can be opened with an optional foot-activated sensor; and the alarm system has now been integrated into a LED fin antenna on the roof.

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mCookie

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e are gradually entering the era of smart hardware and the Internet of Things. As the collaboration between the man and machine grows more intimate, both software and hardware knowledge will become priceless assets to future generations. Yet the process of learning those concepts are, for many, difficult and dull. Making smart hardware easy to program as well as stimulating to use is a tremendous challenge.

Microduino’s mCookies are stackable magnetic building blocks that enable tinkerers, engineers, students, design, and anyone with curiousity to quickly bring their DIY project to life—a robot, a stop watch, a weather station–whatever your imagination envisions. With its simplified platform, mCookie lets anyone be an inventor. mCookie’s design is very different from the common DIY hardware products on the market. Where the predeces-

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sors are a jungle gym of wires and circuitry, mCookies have a simplified approach with pogo pins and magnetic connectors, and boast a refreshing color scheme. No soldering or wiring means greatly increased safety, while pogo pins mean no compromise in reliable performance.

During July 2015, mCookie’s innovative design attracted more than 850 backers on Kickstarter, raising nearly $170,000 and becoming a great success in the DIY maker community. mCookie completed its first shipment in November 2015 and continues to be in high demand all over the world. Time.com rated mCookie as one of the Best Smart Hardware Products of 2015, and Maker Faire 2015 also rated it as one of the Best Products of the Faire.

First and foremost, mCookie lowers the barrier to entry for potential DIY hobbyists everywhere. Yet the implications go far beyond that. Microduino intends for mCookies to be

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in every company as an easy-to-use prototyping solution, to be in every classroom as a way to bring ideas to life and to be in every home to bring the joys of DIY creation to everyone. Among all those who benefit from mCookies, the highest priority has been placed on satisfying the curiosities of kids. In this smart-electronics era, kids should have access to toys that are of their own time. mCookies have also benefitted the environment. Microduino partnered with the International

Centre for Birds of Prey in the UK to create a smart egg project that would monitor the breeding habits of vultures. The small size of the modules allowed them to be hidden inside artificial eggs, whereas conventional hardware could not. Their ease of use also enabled rapid prototyping and an efficient completion of the project. This was something the designers did not anticipate when they first launched mCookies, but it was wonderful to give mother nature a helping hand in the process. n

Designed by Wang Zhenshan, Pan Kejia, Li Xi, Feng Bin and Hu Jian of Microduino, Inc.

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Miracle 360° Cup

The Miracle 360˚ Cup is a sippy cup with a 360-degree drinking edge that automatically seals when a child stops drinking, eliminating messes. Drinking from anywhere around the rim also making it easier for a child to drink and feel like a big kid. The Miracle 360˚ is dentist- and speech pathologist-recommended, because prolonged use of traditional sippy cups can lead to developmental issues with children’s mouths and teeth. n Designed by Matt Saxton and Kevin Johnson of Munchkin, Inc.

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Yibu Play Experience

Yibu is a new platform that transforms screen time into a meaningful and physically active experience for children.

Yibu includes five crafted wooden toys embedded with sensing technology that are connected to a character experiencing environmental challenges on the screen. Children who play the game learn about the world around them and feel empowered to make a positive difference. n Designed by Rainer Wessler, Simone Rebaudengo, MingMin Wang, Paul Adams and Shirley Chen of frog

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Ambassadors

Design Ambassador 1. DESIGNED BY STUDENTS FLOATING LOCKER SHELVES designed by aruliden; and Daniel Reilly, IDSA, and Jeremy Hetherington, IDSA of Staples, Inc. n The Designed By Students Floating Locker Shelves help make the most of locker space by dividing the vertical area into multiple levels of storage. The design consists of four panels covered in a durable dual-color fabric with sturdy construction that can withstand daily wear and tear. Fitting into most 12-inch lockers, the Floating Locker Shelves unfold and rest diagonally against the locker walls, creating five convenient compartments for lunch, books, shoes and more.

Education Ambassador Research Ambassador Thought Leadership Ambassador Advocacy Ambassador IDSA Ambassador

The IDSA Ambassadors program supports the industrial design profession with a primary focus on research, thought leadership and advocacy.

3M Design, St. Paul, MN Banner & Witcoff, Chicago; Washington, DC; Boston; Portland, OR Cesaroni Design, Glenview, IL; Santa Barbara, CA Crown Equipment, New Bremen, OH Dell, Round Rock, TX Eastman Innovation Lab, Kingsport, TN LUNAR, San Francisco; Chicago; Munich; Hong Kong McAndrews, Held & Malloy, Chicago Metaphase, St. Louis, MO TEAGUE, Seattle, WA Teknor Apex, Pawtucket, RI Thrive, Atlanta, GA Tupperware, Orlando, FL

Does your company have Ambassador status?

Ambassadors receive recognition, exclusive discounts, marketing opportunities, media outreach and access to exclusive events. Contact Katrina Kona, Senior Manager of Sponsorship and Sales, at katrinak@idsa.org or 703.707.6000 x100 for more information.

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he goal of the Swater sensor faucet is to raise people’s awareness of their water use in public spaces with a simple yet well-considered design that automatically returns the handle to its original position.

The streamlined design makes the manufacturing process of forging, machining and assembly less complicated. It also requires less labor to produce and has reduced material costs. Swater is made with lead-free copper and recyclable materials. Compared to conventional sensor faucets, the Swater is less expensive and more resource efficient. n Designed by Zhiguo Jiang of RUNNER GROUP

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TC8000 Mobile Computer

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oday’s warehouses are faced with increased volumes of shipments, expedited delivery times and a workforce that wants a device and applications that are as easy to use as their personal electronics. The TC8000 is a rugged handheld mobile computer with an innovative design that has proven to both increase productivity and reduce fatigue for workers in highly intensive barcode scanning operations—making it ideal for a wide range of warehouse applications where it is critical that tracking and accounting for packages, parts and merchandise is performed accurately.

The challenge was to find ways to dramatically improve workforce productivity while also improving the user experience for the worker, seemingly conflicting goals. The design team met with customers from around the world, observing their workers and processes, and even undergoing the

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same training. Those observations were key to the creation of the TC8000 and its breakthrough single-plane user interface. The research identified a wasteful step performed more than a thousand times per day by every user. After scanning the barcodes, users are required to verify on the display that they scanned the right item. Scanning is done in one plane and verifying in a different. The TC8000 combines the scanning and verifying into one user-facing plane.

According to the Wall Street Journal, musculoskeletal disorder incidence rates are the highest in the transportation and warehousing sector with a rate of 89.9 per 10,000 full-time workers, nearly double the second highest which is healthcare with a rate of 46.9. The TC8000 directly addresses the comfort, safety and ease of use for the end user.

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touch interface eliminates the need for a bulky keypad, reducing the overall weight by 33 percent and improving the overall balance of the device. The touch screen can be used by gloved and nongloved hands, even when wet. The smartphone-like-interface simplifies data entry and reduces employee training times.

The TC8000 improves productivity and reduces errors which manifest as mis-shipments. The cost of mis-shipments has both an environmental impact (returned shipments) as well as being bad for business and customer relationships. The TC8000 has been independently verified to reduce user effort by 23 percent and to produce a 14 percent improvement in productivity. Fourteen percent more productivity equates to an extra hour of work completed per worker per day. Huge. n Designed by Konstantinos Tsiopanos, IDSA, and Jaeho Choi, IDSA, of Zebra Technologies

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Ecolab Mobile Solids Dispenser

The Ecolab Mobile Solids Dispenser is a chemical dispensing system for diluting solid soap or sanitizer for proper washing and sanitizing procedures in a restaurant. The user places the dispenser on the divider of the three-compartment sink and then directs the water spigot over the top of the system and allows water to flow into the dispenser.

Water flow is diverted to the bottom of the dispenser where it consistently dissolves solid detergent or sanitizer, making the right blend of soap or sanitizer. Once the sink is filled to the proper level, the dispenser is removed and stored where convenient. n Designed by Brian Carlson, Ed Snodgrass, Matt Molinaro, Brian Doffing and Corey Harris of Ecolab, Inc.

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EY75A7 Ultra compact 117.8mm short body, our new Impact Driver with a newly developed compact motor offers innovative usability. A new ‘Self-Drilling screw mode’ which limits the risk of stripping the thread on fasteners or materials during screwing-in by automatically switching the rotation speed from high speed to low speed.

The dual voltage specification allows to use 14.4 V and 18 V battery for more flexibility. This driver with IP56 specifications is suitable for use in severe work environments such as wet and dusty places.

www.panasonic-powertools.eu ( Not available in US )

Less fatigue

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Optimum center-balanced ergonomics with less fatigue caused by long-time usage.

High-quality ‘Carbon Fibre Look’ textured finish.

It is feasible for use in severe environments such as wet and dusty jopsites.

CO M M ER CI AL & I NDUST R I A L PRODU C TS

1. CRESCENT GRIP ZONE TONGUE AND GROOVE PLIERS designed by Justin Arsenault, Trent Kahute, Stephanie Lewis and Alex Troitzsch of Thrive, LLC; and Alan Anderson, Jonathan Beckwith, IDSA, Griffin Biering, Tobias Bridges, Randi Ligon, Zach Hays and Bob Thompson of Apex Tool Group, LLC n The Crescent Grip Zone tongue and groove pliers feature a non-marring grip directly integrated into the handles to work chrome-finish fixtures without damage. A unique tooth design in the jaws increases gripping power, allowing more torque with less effort.

2. D7 BDAS+ designed by JD Albert, Mark Clark, Meggie Oudheusden, James Lovey and Tom Murray of Bresslergroup for Decon Seven Systems n The D7 BDAS+ (Biological Decontaminant Accelerated Spray Plus) is rugged in design and materials and was tested in extreme environments. It is rapidly and easily deployable in crisis situations such as public health and natural disasters. This ready-to-use handheld dispenser houses D7—a proprietary solution used to neutralize harmful VOCs, hazardous industrial chemicals as well as chemical and biological warfare agents.

3. LATCH designed by Latch n Latch is the first smart access system that works for your apartment, office and home. The fully robust metal smart lock inspires immediate trust. With passcode and smartphone app access, you can securely manage people who need access to your space and eliminate keys from your life. Like an unblinking eye, its camera records who is at the door. Let in delivery people when you are not at home, create temporary codes for guests, and go for a run without the weight of carrying keys.

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4. PANASONIC CORDLESS IMPACT DRIVER designed by Kazuma Kubono, Edgardo Angelini, Chris Miller and Martin Franzen of Panasonic Corp. and Design Group Italia n The Panasonic Cordless Impact Driver has a new robustness as a professional tool with its compact body; optimum center-balanced ergonomics; and reduction in weight. Users can work accurately, easily and quickly in small spaces for a long time without arm fatigue; employ different voltage batteries depending on the intended use; and brave severe environments in rain or dust.

5. QUARTZ designed by River Cheng and Henry Yang of KOHLER Shanghai Design Studio n QUARTZ is a sculptural soap dispenser for commercial public lavatories with intuitive interaction and innovative features. QUARTZ prevents the common soap-dripping issue by using a newly patented air-blowing technology and internal pipe-bending structures. The front LED matrix indicates to users when dispensing starts and finishes and shows when to refill the soap and breakdown information.

6. SQUARE CONTACTLESS + CHIP READER designed by Ben Chen, Anthony Nguyen, Thomas Templeton and Jesse Dorogusker of Square n The Square Contactless + Chip Reader enables businesses to accept chip cards and payments such as Apple Pay and Android Pay. It connects wirelessly to the seller’s device and with Square Stand and pairs seamlessly with the Square’s free point-of-sale app. All customers have to do is hold their device near the reader or insert their chip card to pay. The new reader is optimized for authenticated payments, pairing with the original Square reader for magstripe-only card payments.

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goTenna

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o service? No towers? No satellites? No problem! goTenna is game-changing technology that pairs wirelessly with your smartphone, allowing you to text and share your location, even if you have no service. goTenna sends information over VHF radio waves, similar to a traditional two-way radio. But that’s where the similarities end. goTenna is a decentralized secure radio antenna that allows its user to send text and GPS location to other goTenna users with complete end-to-end encryption.

Whether you’re hiking or skiing outside of cell range, in an emergency situation where the network is down, or battling an overcrowded Wi-Fi network at a music festival or conference, goTenna lets you still communicate. Or when you are traveling internationally, you can use goTenna to avoid network roaming charges. The possibilities are endless. goTenna is compact, rugged and water-resistant and easily attaches to different types of clothing and packs.

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Since this product represents a new way of communicating off-grid, and provides a combination of functionalities that most people had not considered before, the designers began by asking themselves these questions: How will people know what this device does? What types of functionality, characteristics and feedback should the product have?

How and where will people carry it? What should it look and feel like? What are appropriate materials? What should the design language of the product express, and how can that become the core of the goTenna brand?

Anyone who uses a smartphone can benefit from goTenna. This was both a part of the beauty and the challenge of designing the device. Whether an outdoor enthusiast, emergency worker, sports enthusiast, trade show attendee or someone who simply wants the ability to contact a friend, family member or neighbor in the event of a power loss, goTenna is for you. It enables you to stay in

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contact with another person through your smartphone, even when no reception is available. goTenna is the first product for this innovative startup, eponymously called goTenna. It is a brand-defining icon for the company and is serving as the core design language for a whole new set of products being built around it. goTenna is currently working with international relief agencies, such as Doctors Without Borders and UNICEF, that need connectivity everywhere and at all times in disaster situations and in areas with no centralized communication. n Designed by Mark Prommel, IDSA, Marco Perry, IDSA, Peter Chung, Lisa Yanz Lehman, IDSA, and Chad Ingerick of Pensa; and Daniela Perdomo and Jorge Perdomo of goTenna

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Robin

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obin by Nextbit is the first smartphone designed to never run out of space. Equipped with 32GB and 100 more in the cloud, Robin learns your habits and offloads the apps and photos you use least so you always have room for what you use most. Its modern, crisp rectilinear form is a welcome change after years of repetitive and uninspiring smartphone design.

Two significant challenges were faced in the development. The mobile industry has stagnated and all smartphones now look the same. They typically use shiny metal and glass and rounded soap-bar form factors that lead to a lack of diversity and personality. Even though lots of applications use the cloud, this capability does not solve the problem of running out of space. This limitation results in missing important moments while shooting a movie or taking a photo, forcing you to pause and sift through existing apps and images, deciding what to save and what can be removed.

Robin has a strongly differentiated design and proposition, and it was the foundation for the launch of the Nextbit brand. The result was a successful Kickstarter campaign where the funding goal was met in 10 hours. Subsequently upon shipping, the design has resulted in people that are passionate about the company (with 10 times the typical engagement on social media) and excited about the possibility of a new smartphone option.

There are two significant benefits to Robin. First, many people run out of space on their phone. When they do, they have to actively remove either photos or applications. The process typically becomes sufficiently painful, forcing them into the purchase of a new phone. This issue has been eliminated with Robin. The 100GB of storage space in the cloud frees their minds from the mental gymnastics of prioritizing apps and photos and allowing them to use their phone to its full potential.

By integrating the cloud into the operating system, Robin learns your habits and gets smarter every day so you never have to worry about having enough space to download an app or take a photo. Instead of a typical phone with a finite amount of space, Robin actively moves apps and photos between the cloud, allowing people to store more than a comparable phone. Using Robin is effortless. The placement of every port, button and sensor is thoughtfully considered to feel intuitive and harmonious.

The second benefit of Robin is choice. Currently, there’s not a single phone that really stands out from the crowd. Everything feels homogenous. Nextbit believes that consumers should have choices that reflect their values and personality. Robin is expressive and bold, just like its users. n Designed by Scott Croyle, Peter Riering-Czekalla and Ashley Yousling of Branch; and Josh Morenstein, IDSA, Willy Carteau and Nick Cronan of Nextbit

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Community matters.

Industrial Designers Society of America Advancing the profession of industrial design through education, information, community and advocacy

Founded in 1965, IDSA is one of the oldest and largest membership organizations for industrial design professionals. IDSA has thousands of members in dozens of Student Chapters, Professional Chapters and Special Interest Sections in the United States and internationally. IDSA sponsors the annual International Design Excellence Awards® (IDEA), the world’s most prestigious and rigorous design competition. The Society hosts events including an annual International Design Conference and five District Design Conferences, bringing together some of the biggest names and brightest minds in industrial design and related fields.

INNOVATION, IDSA’s flagship publication, is a highly regarded magazine within the profession. IDSA Ambassadors support and promote industrial design with research, thought leadership and outreach.

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Kyon Pet Tracker The Kyon Pet Tracker is a communication device that allows owners the ability to stay in constant contact with their pets and monitor their location, health and happiness via a wearable collar and mobile app. The ability to monitor all aspects of your pet’s life means protection for pets and peace of mind for owners.

Paired with a mobile app and communicating via a wireless bay station, users are always connected to their furry friends! n Designed by Huge Design for Kyon Technologies

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Nexus 6P Gently sculpted forms are balanced with controlled geometry for comfort and ease of use in the Nexus 6P. The smartphone captures sensual surfaces in a pure, clean outline—making it warm and approachable. It carries a 12M big pixel camera and high performance video 4K/2K. The sweet spot fingerprint sensor has one-step unlock and fingerprint secure storage. The dual front speaker can enrich the user’s senses. Huawei’s collaboration with Google elevated the design to a higher and more international level. n Designed by Huawei Consumer Business Group Design Team of Huawei Device Co., Ltd.; and Google Consumer Hardware Design Team

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Polycom RealPresence Trio

To learn how to improve workplace collaboration, a Polycom team researched for 10 years how business people think, interact and work. This research culminated in a new wave of smart products, at the heart of which is the Real Presence Trio. On the surface, it’s the most powerful, smartest and versatile speaker phone in the world. It’s a hub that can control and interact with other elements and products, be customized to work with any service, and draw people to gather and collaborate in new ways. This product embodies Polycom’s objective of helping people make quicker and smarter decisions. n Designed by Pip Tompkin Studio and Polycom

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S6 Edge

The Samsung S6 Edge is leading change while presenting a new standard in the global smartphone market through design innovation. To meet the expectations and demand for a premium product in line with brand value, Samsung went back to square one and deliberated on the fundamental value it wanted to deliver to customers. Samsung strived to reflect simplicity and innovation based on the philosophy that the company is at the forefront of design trends while pursuing timeless products. n Designed by Jiyoung Lee, Hyok Su Choi, Hongku Yeo, YoungWha Oh and Hyejin Bang of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

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Si500 Video Speaker Microphone

These days first responders such as law enforcement can carry up to 30 pounds of communication, safety and defensive equipment. The increased demand for body-worn video requires an additional physical component to be added to the already overburdened end user. How can we achieve the safety and productivity of body-worn video without compounding the problem? The Si500 Video Speaker microphone system combines video and audio recording capability with the functionality of a wearable speaker microphone. This solution addresses the growing demand for body-worn video to increase first responder safety and evidence accountability. n Designed by Motorola Solutions Innovation Design Team and Motorola Solutions Engineering Development Team

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Yoga Wireless Capsule Earphone

The Yoga Wireless Capsule Earphone Concept by Lenovo comes with a charging box for multiple user scenarios.

Users can wear the same gear from the gym to the office thanks to its neutral design. A 2D touch control provides easy and comfortable access to adjust the volume, providing an outstanding audio experience. n Designed by Lenovo Design for the Lenovo Group

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1. DOCK COLLECTION designed by Fabien Nauroy and Martin Chan of Design Pool Limited for Native Union n DOCK keeps devices charged, organized and ready-to-go in one spot. The modular charging dock system works for all Apple devices with components that can be used individually or grouped together to create a larger system. DOCK is made of high quality durable material and provides an optimum viewing angle so devices can be used as they charge. Apple Watches of any size or strap style can be docked in different orientations. DOCK accommodates the user’s own Apple charging cables, is compatible with a wide range of Apple lightning devices and charges an iPhone with or without a case.

2. G5 designed by Young-Ho Kim and Young-Joo Cho of LG Electronics, Inc. n The LG G5 is the world’s first full-metal, unibody smartphone that uses a removable battery. It was developed with a unique modular structure with an innovative hybrid design that ensures new extendability for smartphones. In addition, by enabling connection with a range of peripherals, it suggests a paradigm shift to the mobile ecosystem in the smartphone market where innovation has disappeared.

3. PORTABLE SSD T3 designed by Hyungsup Shim, Teukmo Ahn and Yoorim Yang of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. n The Portable SSD T3 is the next level of fast, safe and stylish external storage. The new drive expands compatibility to Android users beyond the limitation of the density of microSD memory cards features the latest USB interface and offers a 2TB capacity. Its USB 3.1 high-speed interface copies a 1GB file in three seconds! It’s also three to four times faster than an external HDD. There is 256bit encryption—the most advanced algorithm—requiring only one password. The compact size and slim and sleek design of the titan metal case makes its durable yet lightweight and mobile.

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Google OnHub

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oogle OnHub is a new type of residential router called a hub. Home hub routers are becoming the essential communication device in the home, routing digital content from the internet and cloud to and from people’s notebooks, TVs and smartphones. Under OnHub’s elegantly tapered cylindrical shape is a circular array of 13 antennas that provide optimal wireless signal performance.

Routers are typically dull boxes devoid of any identity or interest—and naturally are relegated to the closet.

The design challenge for the OnHub was to create a hub design that celebrates its purpose while also being attractive enough to put smack in the middle of the home on the kitchen counter or a coffee table. Another major challenge was to create a stunning design that fits the Google Brand, which meant that the design had to be fun and unique— even quirky. But it also needed to be interesting and beautiful as well as shocking—like the company itself. Part of the Google brand appeal would need to be expressed with natural materials and interactive customization techniques.

The solution also needed to support and enhance the new Google OnHub software and app experience, which offers a new and intuitive way to set up a router.

OnHub is the center of a connected home, directing all information, communication and entertainment traffic quickly and seamlessly. It is very easy to use. Just plug it in and pair it to the Google On app to calibrate and optimize its performance, which solves a major pain point for users about the difficulty of setting up a router. Its outer shell is offered in a variety of finishes, including natural bamboo, or creative minds can customize it as they wish. Because its design is so elegant and simple, users are more willing to place it anywhere in the home, almost like decoration. This freedom of placement in turn improves performance.

OnHub is one of the most successful hardware products in Google’s history. In the first three months alone, 50,000 units were sold. OnHub is a brand beacon for the company because it embodies many of Google’s brand

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values. For example, it is friendly and warm while being very high tech. It is fun, unique and irreverent, which is very Google-like. The OnHub design and subsequent success initiated a whole new division at Google that now employs more than 250 people.

The Google OnHub supports the greater good for individuals and societies because it offers people instant access to information, communication, learning, enjoyment and much more. Environmentally OnHub has benefits too. Nearly all components are recyclable, including its natural bamboo shell. By eliminating the fan, energy consumption has been reduced. Finally, OnHub’s design goes way beyond the standard consumer electronic look and feel. It is warm, soft and relaxed, which invites a cultural shift in how people view technology. n Designed by Dan Harden, IDSA, Hiro Teranishi, IDSA, and Elliot Ortiz of Whipsaw Inc.; and Pat Peri and Ben Brown of Google

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Dell Latitude 12 7000 Series 2-in-1 with Slim Folio Keyboard

The Dell Latitude 12 7000 Series is an ultrathin and super lightweight, 2-in-1 laptop-tablet that provides the highest level of performance, connectivity and mobility for the business-class user. When the 12.5-inch, UHD anti-finger-print touch screen is matched with the fabric-wrapped, Slim Folio cover and keyboard, it kicks into laptop mode for optimal productivity. A kickstand provides viewing angles and a slim backlit keyboard has a premium chemical-etched glass touchpad. n Designed by Experience Design Group of Dell Inc.

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Dell UltraSharp 24 and 27 InfinityEdge Monitors with Arm

The Dell UltraSharp InfinityEdge Monitors feature a virtually edgeless design with the world’s first four-sided ultrathin bezel, making these monitors particularly ideal for multidisplay setups. When the UltraSharp 27-inch quad HD and 23.8-inch full HD resolution display is mounted on the adjustable arm, a floating, uncluttered solution maximizes the user’s workspace and productivity. n Designed by Experience Design Group of Dell Inc.

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HP OMEN

The HP OMEN is a notebook designed for gamers who want the ultimate gaming experience at an affordable price point with powerful specs. The machine and the user’s hands are kept cool with a thermal system and quality chassis. An Intel Core i7-4710HQ processor and NVIDIA GTX 860M gaming graphics provide stunningly beautiful image quality and realistic game play. The 15.6-inch FHD touch screen offers immersive gaming with the flexibility to turn the touch feature on or off, while a programmable and customizable keyboard delivers perfect proximity to ensure fluid game play. n Designed by HP Inc.

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LG Rolly Keyboard 2

The LG Rolly Keyboard 2 is Bluetooth-enabled, rollable and portable. This product is more aesthetically pleasing and convenient—deviating from the existing uniform design of office devices. When used with a smartphone or a tablet PC, it enhances productivity and usability for its users. This five-row pentagonal keyboard with rounded key caps can stand vertically and horizontally when used with a mobile phone or a tablet PC. n Designed by Se-Ra Park and Hyun-Woo Yoo of LG Electronics, Inc.

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PulsumType Wireless Haptic Keyboard

The PulsumType has been calibrated with the responsiveness of the blood pulse. With leather craftwork, it not only has an extremely thin (3mm) appearance, but projects warmth, and can integrate easily into any environment. A preset multiple-phase haptic feedback with a pressure sensor allows users to personalize settings according to typing habits. The PulsumType has high connectivity with low environmental impact thanks to its design, material, manufacturing process and recycling system. n Designed by Alain Lee, Jeffery Tsai and Bruce Lin of the PEGACASA Design Team for Pegatron Corp.

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Everything Begins with an IDEA The International Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) 2017 celebrates design insight, talent, innovation and excellence.

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1. DELL EDGE GATEWAY 5000 designed by Experience Design Group of Dell Inc. n The new Dell Edge Gateway 5000 is a small Internet of Things (IoT) device that collects, secures, analyzes and acts on data from multiple dissimilar devices and sensors. Equipped with processing power, the Gateway communicates meaningful data to back-end systems in the cloud, control room or data center. It’s equipped with processing power and provides flexibility to perform analytics throughout an IoT ecosystem, especially at the edge of a distributed network—closer to the devices and sensors. Like servers and routers, it’s designed to run 24/7 and operate in headless fashion without regular human interaction.

2. HP SCANJET PRO 2500 F1 FLATBED SCANNER designed by Aki Hirota and the HP Inc. Design Team n HP ScanJet Pro 2500 F1 Flatbed Scanner is simple, small and slim—designed for the modern office environment to enhance productivity for digitizing books and documents. The desktop scanner combines a flatbed scanner with an automatic document feeder, capable of creating up to 40 images per minute.

3. IDEACENTRE 610S designed by Lenovo Design for the Lenovo Group n The Lenovo ideacentre 610s provides an extremely compact home PC with a detachable projector that replaces the home television and makes for a true entertainment experience. It’s highly portable, can be shared by family members, reduces the need for excessive packaging, and allows upgrades to extend the usefulness and longevity of the product. The ideacentre 610s has a graphics card to enhance gaming and home theater capabilities.

4. IDEACENTRE Y710 CUBE designed by Lenovo Design for the Lenovo Group n The Lenovo ideacentre Y710 small form factor gaming PC is uncompromising, high performance and future proof— designed and built for hardcore gamers with unique portability. With Energy Star 6.0 and RoHS, it’s produced in an environmental friendly way. The PC is portable, with a handle on the top and less weight overall. Four USB 3.0 ports (one which supports always-on USB charging) and an audio/microphone jack increase connectivity. Other features include ease of access to the motherboard and internal components and a built-in cooling system in a compact chassis.

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5. YOGA MOUSE designed by Lenovo Design for the Lenovo Group n The Lenovo Yoga mouse is a dual-mode wireless premium travel mouse with full functional features, designed to adapt to different user scenarios and offer portability and ergonomics. Its battery can be charged by a micro USB—instead of a single-use battery. Users can switch to travel mode to save energy. They can also remotely control presentations. A transparent UV-coated polycarbonate cover ensures a crisp and bright display as well as a responsive touch experience.

6. ZOLT LAPTOP CHARGER PLUS designed by Yves Béhar, IDSA, Diana Chang and William Stuart of fuseproject n One charger for three devices? It’s now possible with Zolt! It’s the world’s smallest, lightest and smartest charger that can simultaneously power a laptop, smartphone and peripheral device such as a tablet. The Zolt charger replaces three standard chargers, so it prevents waste and saves users money. It’s extremely durable and compact and comes in beautiful bright colors.

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Dolby HQ Environmental Design Strategy

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olby celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2015 and consolidated nearly 800 employees from four different San Francisco offices into a newly remodeled building in the heart of Market Street. At this landmark time in the company’s history came a daunting sense of responsibility: How can the new headquarters drive the next 50 years of innovation? Dolby’s design team was faced with developing a creative strategy that would reflect the company’s great heritage as well as inspire the innovators who work within its walls.

Dolby partnered with artists and creators to tell meaningful stories throughout the building in a way that not only aligns with the brand’s vision but also continues Dolby’s legacy of making imaginative things with others. It features Dolby stories, inspirational moments and interactive installations—everything from behind-the-scenes tales of discovery to a wall of 600 cast-molded ears.

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This effort goes much deeper than filling blank walls with commissioned art, however. For 10 months, Dolby got to know the creators behind the work. Some participated as artists-in-residence for weeks on end as they created and installed certain pieces. For others, the company partnered with local businesses to build imaginative works that underscore the power of craft and highlight the talent in Dolby’s own backyard. Several works throughout the building were even conceived and created by Dolby employees who are also artists.

In working with the artists, Dolby wanted to tell the artists’ stories as much as it wanted to tell Dolby’s. Dolby was invited into the artists’ work spaces, learned about what inspires them, got a glimpse of their process and shared their stories through a multitude of mediums—from interviews on Dolby’s blog (blog.dolby.com) to in-process shots on Instagram (#dolbyart)—for all the world to see. Several short videos that tell the artists’ stories were also created.

In addition to the works throughout the building, Dolby opened its doors to the public. Dubbed the Dolby Gallery, the lobby area acts as an activation space for collaborators, partners, the consumer audience and even people strolling by on Market Street. A 62-foot digital ribbon wall made up of Christie HD tiles wraps around the space. The ceiling houses more than 80 speakers that allow sound objects— from as big as a thunderstorm or as small and precise as a hummingbird—to be placed anywhere within the lobby. The Dolby Gallery hosts several exhibitions throughout the year in addition to performances, panel discussions, short film screenings and other events that focus on the technology industry as a whole.

Dolby also installed several works that support the day-to-day workings of employees. On the 11th floor, Dolby created a wall with more than 800 of Brian Eno’s Oblique Strategy cards to help employees work through creative roadblocks. An interactive wall of knobs was embedded with a few “Easter eggs” that control lighting effects at the base of the wall. Quotes from musicians, directors and the founder—an inventor himself—can be found throughout the building, all aimed at inspiring those who come across them.

Dolby could easily have put together a timeline of the company’s history or a collection of random factoids about its evolution. Instead, it sought out the kind of stories that can’t be found on its website—the kind of stories that tend to circulate at happy hours and holiday parties. These stories act as a daily reminder of Dolby’s humble position within the experience industry and are told in a way that everyone can relate to. n

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Fisher-Price Future of Parenting

Fisher-Price’s 85-year-old brand is one of the most wellknown in the world for innovative children’s products.

The company’s new design strategy, Future of Parenting, inspires transformational innovation and the evolution of business, based on trends and fast-paced technology advancements. Working with futurists, psychologists and industry thought leaders, designers created an ambitious but also pragmatic vision—brought to life in a video making its debut at the 2016 SXSW Interactive Festival and targeting millennials and Gen Z. The new design strategy is highlighted in Fast Company, Inc., Today’s Parent, AdWeek and Harvard Business Review. n Designed by Continuum LLC for Fisher-Price

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1. AZERO LEATHER designed by Jeeyong An for Azero Leather, Inc. n What’s old is new again—even when it comes to leather these days.

Azero Leather provides good quality 100 percent genuine remnant leather left over from the production of leather apparels. And by using an online Azero toolkit and templates, you can design your own upcycled leather goods!

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Hammerhead One

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he Hammerhead One is an intelligent navigation device designed to safely guide cyclists along their route. Rather than diverting their focus from the road to look up the next waypoint on their phone, cyclists set their destination on the Hammerhead smartphone app and follow the directions displayed on the Hammerhead One device attached to the handlebars. With riders’ undivided attention on the road ahead and the intuitive light array directing them in the periphery, biking becomes a safe and enjoyable experience anywhere, anytime.

Cycling is a high-stakes environment. Therefore, the in-house design team set safety as the primary design prerequisite, wanting to design a navigation device that would

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provide an exceptional user experience for cyclists and eliminate any risk of distracting them and inadvertently causing an accident. In seeking a solution, the designers looked at the way information is communicated under similar conditions. They learned that fighter pilots land their jets on moving aircraft carriers at night using guidance from an intuitive light system and decided to develop a similar form of communication for bikers.

The Hammerhead One device design emphasizes simplicity and sleek aerodynamic aesthetics.

The app similarly emphasizes simplicity by allowing users to rapidly plan custom routes by dropping waypoints sequentially on a map. During a ride, the phone is safely stowed away, while the 29 LED light array on the Hammerhead One device displays intuitive light patterns to guide users along their route. In addition to the most common types of directional commands, such as “make a right,” the designers developed several light patterns for “slight right,” “merge on right,” “U-turn on right,” “third exit on roundabout” and more.

Hammerhead is customized for the dynamics of the cycling and endurance sports market.

Besides helping cyclists navigate, Hammerhead One captures training metrics and pairs with each user’s smartphone to display training data in a safe, intuitive way using Bluetooth. The device is equipped with a host of sensors: accelerometer, compass, altimeter and temperature sensor. In addition, the Hammerhead app provides a great social and training analytics platform. It allows cyclists to tap into the entirety of the cycling community’s knowledge about the best routes in any given location, compete with one another in real time, follow each other’s progress and utilize training metrics during and after their workout.

Cyclists’ ability to access and synthesize their workout data has made Hammerhead a tremendous success globally. Demand for the idea was evident from the successful crowdfunding campaign that closed with $190,000 in sales to users in 35 countries. With the release of the Hammerhead system in May 2015, those figures have grown dramatically with users in more than 65 countries and growing. n Designed by Piet Morgan, Laurence Wattrus, Raveen Beemsingh and Julio Radesca of Hammerhead

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Mimir’s Well – Dive Deep into Memory

Mimir’s Well—Dive Deep into Memory used nine high-definition television screens, Microsoft Kinect technology, Unity 3D animation, parametric speakers and two large foam sculptures of a bear and a wolf to transport visitors from a downtown Toronto landmark office development into Norse mythology. By simply gazing into our well, visitors morphed into ancient animals and become immersed in a responsive audio and visual environment. n Designed by SapientNitro, RUNE Entertainment, Soundsred and JMAC Productions for SapientNitro

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United Digital Ecosystem As the world’s leading airline with a $10 billion platform and one of the largest B2C websites in the world, the redesign of United’s digital ecosystem presented a significant design challenge. The factorials related to United’s booking experience—traveler classifications, loyalty rewards, route options, etc.—are complex. IA Collaborative has redesigned United.com’s entire digital ecosystem—from a new design language to an updated booking experience to the toprated United app. n Designed by Dan Kraemer, Kathleen Brandenburg, Kris Leigh, Rebecca Gimenez and Jinhwan Kim of IA Collaborative for United Airlines

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1. CITIZEN-CENTRIC STATE GOVERNMENT PORTAL designed

by Jaehun Jeong, Navdeep Ganesh, Muhammad Alam, Janaki Kumar and David Ramsay of SAP Design & Co-Innovation Center n Public information is often fragmented, hard to access and scattered across various government websites, making it difficult to find crucial information—such as a citizen looking for open and accessible food banks, a business owner looking for tax information or a journalist seeking records. In this Digital Design entry, a state government partnered with SAP’s Design and Co-Innovation Center to help realize the vision of a more transparent and citizen-centric government. The government portal is redesigned to improve access to public information, increase transparency and regain citizen trust.

2. DOJO DIGITAL DESIGN designed by Gadi Amit, IDSA, Jaeha Yoo and Valerie Williams of NewDealDesign, LLC for DOJO-Labs, Inc. n DOJO is the gatekeeper to your connected home. A pebble and app interface, DOJO is a new paradigm in security interaction, providing perfect visibility into traffic in and out of the home—a shrewd way forward for how IoT devices should behave in homes and on phones.

Simple cues alert you to unusual activity while providing control over the data that leaves the home. Checking in on your home’s status amounts to a quick glance at the pebble. To confirm a blocked attack or deny a request, the user quickly and easily decides the course of action through a succinct chat in the conversational app.

3. GEAR S2 UX designed by Eunjoo Kim, Bonghee Han, Dokshin Lim, Yusic Kim and Joongsam Yun of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. n The Samsung Gear S2 UX smart watch highlights digital design leadership and brand power in the highly competitive market for wearable devices.

It prompts a user who does not engage in any activities for 50 minutes to move around, counts steps and cultivates healthier life habits. It texts; sends calendar, email and news alerts; and with a built-in eSIM for independent connectivity, can make and receive phone calls on its own.

As an NFC-enabled device, it supports mobile payment, smart car keys and smart home controls.

4. MOTO DISPLAY designed by Motorola Mobility Consumer Experience Design Team n Motorola’s Moto Display is a low-power way of seeing important notifications at a glance. Simply reaching for your device lights up a few app icons to show recent notifications. Tapping on those icons provides more information such as text message details, upcoming meeting location and time, and more—as defined by each app’s purpose. The feature boasts a 96 percent adoption rate among Moto phone owners and is often described as a feature they “can’t live without” for time management, attention-saving and efficiency benefits.

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An artifact from the future, it has an almost alien

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ith the sale of Nokia’s Devices and Services business to Microsoft, Nokia Technologies was created with the intent to raise the Nokia brand to a high level once again, building on brand excellence through innovative and unique products. Conceptually, Nokia wanted to create a device that would be able to transport viewers from one space to another in virtually no time at all. Practically, this meant developing a fully integrated portable digital camera capable of recording stereographic video and audio in a 360-degree angle. The OZO Virtual Reality Camera is the lead product in Nokia Technologies’ digital media business and is a category definer: the first virtual reality camera designed top to bottom for professional creators.

Virtual reality will shape the way people communicate with each other. With OZO, Nokia has created a time and space machine that enables people to be where they are not—or cannot be—to share each other’s life experiences. It captures events that can be viewed in real time or relived later—allowing users to feel emotion and empathy for others even when they are elsewhere. OZO is a disruptor, a product with infinite possibilities that can be used for any market: art, science, education, sports, communications. The options are limitless.

Multidisciplinary teams worked together for more than 18 months with the common goal to make a product that would push boundaries and help define the virtual reality world. The virtual reality format Nokia created generates superior video and audio quality. It also allows for traditional spherical live video rendering as well as dynamic rendering, removing the need for stitching. Versatile support for 3D audio rendering is provided too. In addition to its purposeful industrial design, OZO has a set of tools that enable users to effortlessly preview and export the video and audio. Content created with OZO is publishable to any distribution platform and can be viewed on any commercially available head-mounted display.

Processing and storing live feed from eight different sources at once in a relatively small space causes heat to build up quickly. Because OZO is equipped with eight microphones to record high-quality 360-degree spatial audio, active mechanical cooling was not an option. The entire product geometry and its form were designed to efficiently aid in heat dissipation generated by OZO’s remarkably high data processing power. By designing the camera as a hollow shell and encapsulating the processing hardware in a suspended core, OZO was engineered to optimize the natural flow of cool air through the camera. This innovative thermodynamic design provides a silent convection cooling system that supports an operational temperature for hours and hours of intense usage. n Designed by Alejandro Sanguinetti, Matthieu Nollet, Otso Koski and Axel Meyer of Nokia Design for Nokia Corp.

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Gear 360

The Samsung Gear 360 camera allows even nonprofessionals to capture every angle. Each of the front and rear lenses cover 180 degrees horizontally and vertically, creating a seamless and complete field of view. The Gear 360 takes users beyond consuming virtual reality content to producing it on their own—capturing moments or scenes and reliving them through other virtual reality devices for an increased immersive experience. The compact sphere comes complete with a mini tripod. Gear 360 can be connected to and controlled by a smart device for stress-free wireless function. n Designed by Woojung Moon, Minki Ham, Kyunghan Noh and Kenji Yamauchi of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

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Gramovox Floating Record Player The Gramovox Floating Record Player is a high-performance vertical turntable engineered meticulously to play vinyl records and output full-range sound—meeting the resurgence of vinyl records among millennials. The Gramovox design philosophy is to reimagine vintage audio design with modern technology. The Bluetooth Gramophone allowed users to experience any genre of music wirelessly through a gramophone horn. Now, the Floating Record Player is an art and a medium to produce analog sound. n Designed by Dan Schaumann, IDSA, Gramovox and Frank Pistorio of Product Development Technologies for Gramovox

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1. OCULUS RIFT designed by Oculus n Oculus Rift is a first-of-its kind consumer virtual reality (VR) system, delivering high-quality positionally tracked VR. The cutting-edge experience is comfortable and easy to use; it consists of a headset, sensor, remote, Microsoft xBox controller and tracked touch controllers. Rift is custom made for VR screens; lenses work together to give people a large field of view and stereoscopic depth. When combined with a sensor that captures and translates your movements into VR, it makes you feel like you are really there!

2. OLYMPUS OM-D E-M10 MARK II designed by Reisuke Osada and Keiji Okada of Olympus Corp. n Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II is an entry-level model in the OM-D series of mirrorless interchangeable lens cameras. Packed into a small and lightweight body that gives it outstanding mobility, this camera features a high-performance sensor and image processing engine inherited from the more advanced models—as well as a new powerful 5-axis image stabilization function—achieving high quality imaging, resolution and performance.

3. SHURE MV51 designed by John Miller, IDSA, of Shure Inc. n The design of the Shure MV51 USB/iOS large diaphragm condenser microphone—on its own and as part of a new collection of products— reaches users who turn to laptops and tablets first when they think of audio creation. The MV51 and the collection to which it belongs, are available in Apple’s online store and retail locations. In some cases, the product can eliminate hundreds or thousands of dollars worth of gear. It’s built to last, with materials such as die-cast zinc housings and machined stainless steel. Assembly is simple and practical—as is disassembly for serviceability.

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TetraPOT

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etraPOT is an ecofriendly alternative to traditional tetrapod sea barriers. Randomly distributed TetraPOTs along coastlines will create trees and roots that eventually will intertwine, forming a defense against soil erosion and creating a natural ecosystem.

In Greek tetrapod means “four legged.” The traditional four-legged tetrapod is nothing but a concrete structure used to prevent coastal erosion and as an armor unit on breakwaters.

The shape of a tetrapod is designed to dissipate the force of incoming waves by allowing water to flow around rather than against it and to reduce displacement by allowing them to interlock.

However, over time tetrapods tend to become dislodged by the force of the ocean constantly crashing against them. They have also been criticized for destroying the natural scenery along coastlines, and people argue that they pose a danger to swimmers, surfers and boaters. In addition, scientific research shows that tetrapods in fact accelerate beach erosion by disturbing the natural processes that shape the coastal environment. The wave action on tetrapods pulls the sand away from the shore faster than nature does.

Nature has also created natural sea barriers, such as mangrove forests. Mangroves are medium-height trees

and shrubs that are adapted to live in harsh coastal conditions. They contain a complex salt filtration and root system to cope with saltwater immersion and wave action and are adapted to the low oxygen conditions of waterlogged mud.

Most mangroves are found in tropical and subtropical tidal areas, including estuaries and marine shorelines.

Mangrove forests require stable sea levels for long-term survival, otherwise the seeds are not able to root. They are therefore extremely sensitive to current rising sea levels caused by global warming and climate change. To date, more than 35 percent of the world’s mangroves have been lost because of the greenhouse effect.

The TetraPOT is a sea-defense system that combines the best of both artificial and natural engineering. TetraPOTs are made out of concrete, but because they contain hollow spaces for plants to grow, they use less concrete than tetrapods do. When they are deployed, TetraPOTs are embedded with a decomposable pot planted with seeds.

As the plants grow from the inside out, the roots will eventually intertwine to create a long-lasting sea defense of trees and roots that help keep the blocks in place. The design not only prevents soil erosion but also helps create a natural habitat. The TetraPOT is not only a sea barrier but also an ecosystem—a place where life can thrive. n Designed by Sheng-Hung Lee and Wan Kee Lee of IDEO

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Advanced NICU Hybrid Design

When babies are born prematurely or with complications, they are transferred to a neo-natal Intesive Care Unit (NICU).

The Advanced NICU Hybrid Design by Philips is a point-ofcare holistic design solution that promotes parental bonding and involvement, protects infant sleep and reduces stress and negative stimuli to improve neurodevelopmental outcomes and quality of life. n Designed by Philips Design for Royal Philips

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Broward Health Adult Infusion Center

Philips Design and Perkins+Will transformed the Broward Health Adult Infusion Center into a world-class patient destination with a unique environment boasting clinical and operational excellence. This design environment improved patient flow and acuity management; point of care technology; scheduling, registration, triage, ancillary services and treatment; safety through increased observation visibility—among many other things. “I was blown away by the new design,” says Natassia Orr, chief operating officer of Broward Health. “Our patients are going to be infinitely happier with the service.” n Designed by Philips Design and Perkins+Will for Philips

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Common Ground

Kolon Global Corporation’s Common Ground turns the traditional shopping mall inside out. The new retail and cultural platform is made of 200 modular containers set in Seoul, reducing construction time, costs and CO2 emissions. Most of the vendors represent street brands, which don’t have to pay a huge deposit or rent to set up shop. They pay a commission on their revenue, significantly reducing the pressure that prevents many young businesses from taking off.

Common Ground also offers sales and marketing support.

The open space with a square terrace and wide areas also accommodates cultural events. n Designed by Dong Kwon Jang, In Woo Lee, Han Min Chae, Ju Hwan Kim and Sae Min Lee of KOLON LSI; and URBANTAINER Co., Ltd. for Kolon Global Corp.

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London School of Economics, The Women’s Library Collection

The London School of Economics (LSE) is home to The Women’s Library—the oldest and most extensive collection of material on women’s history in Europe. For LSE, Ralph Applebaum Associates created a space to host exhibitions drawing on the Women’s Library and highlighting the school’s tradition and patronage of research, learning and knowledge exchange. The new Library Gallery experience blends media, digitized documents and imagery with real artifacts. Two showcases present compelling objects and documents with interpretation; one of them is set against a spectacular digitally updateable media wall with shifting contextual digitized documents and photos. n Designed by Ralph Appelbaum, IDSA, Phillip Tefft, Patrick Swindell, Sarah Pollard and Lai Couto of Ralph Appelbaum Associates, Inc. for London School of Economics

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PlayForm 7

Inspired by landscapes, Playworld’s PlayForm 7 unites play and sculpture to provide a strong visual impact. It demonstrates a shift in playground design and leverages public art to reunite communities and get people playing, thinking, talking, sharing ideas and engaging in outdoor spaces in new and meaningful ways. The equipment design encourages movement, improves climbing challenges and invites exploration. Adults and children can climb, hide, balance, traverse or simply relax in the deconstructed spaces.

Playform 7 can become a focal point of any park, helping to make an impactful statement in the community. n Designed by Craig Mellott, IDSA, Gabriela Diego, IDSA, Aida Abolahrar, Greg Scott and Michael Laris, IDSA, of Playworld, Inc.

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1. ADIDAS SUPERSTAR CAMPAIGN designed by Younjin Jeong, Jinyoung Yoon, Sujung Lee, Donhee Yoon and Minjeong Choi of URBANTAINER Co., Ltd. for adidas Korea n A one-year marketing campaign and pop-up store series marks the 45th anniversary of the adidas Superstar sneaker by redefining the brand. For example, the Hall of Fame pop-up store featured a full-fledged street basketball court and lounge area for visitors to socialize, while a photo booth and a sneaker cleaning station provided interactive opportunities.

2. PRESIDENTIAL ARCHIVES OF SEJONG designed by SAMOO Architects & Engineers n The first Presidential Archives of the Republic of Korea, in the new administrative capital of Sejong City, is composed of a center for researching the archives of past heads of state and an exhibition hall that showcases Korean history. Respecting the contextual relationships between urban and natural environments became important design considerations.

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Fade Task Light

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ight has the power to affect the world we perceive around us. Eyestrain and fatigue are reduced when the color temperature from a light is shifted to match the task at hand and the time of day. The Fade Task Light combines functionality, beauty and affordability to better light people’s world.

The Fade Task Light contains a number of features that makes it adaptable to varying use conditions and environments. Its intuitive dimmer and color temperature blender allow the light output to be simultaneously set to the desired color and luminosity, adjusting to individual needs while transitioning between tasks. The lamp’s arm movement is fluid and adaptable. By leveraging two magnetic-assisted spring hinges, the arm can articulate a full 120-degree range. This movement, combined with the base’s 270-degree swivel range, makes it easy to position the light spread wherever it is needed.

Manufacturing efficiencies were also considered. The Fade Task Light uses minimal parts, reducing the cost of production and the timeline for manufacturing. High-quality materials ensure longevity and an ongoing positive relationship between the brand and its customers.

The designers didn’t overlook energy savings either.

The light’s LED array utilizes a power consumption between 2 and 8 watts. A traditional light bulb with similar luminosity to that of the Fade Task Light consumes 40 watts. The Fade Task Light not only delivers cost savings to its users but also works toward a more sustainable future for energy consumption. n Designed by Box Clever for Fade Studio Inc.

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3D Printed Residential Faucets

American Standard’s new 3D printed residential faucets are making a splash. Vibrato and Troupe use the incredibly durable strength of stainless steel in 3D printing to support the fine structures of concealed waterways that converge into one piece, delivering a strong stream of water. Vibrato serves as a striking focal point in contemporary luxury settings. The waterways of Trope are separated into four slender sections, creating classic design lines and elegance through symmetry. In Shadowbrook, water appears as a stream bouncing on rocks in a riverbed. Nineteen waterways are the result of computational fluid dynamic technology. n Designed by Joe Ientile, Jean-Jacques L’Henaff, Gabriela Ravassa, IDSA, Greg Reinecker, IDSA, and Sara Salahi of DXV by American Standard

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AP-1516D Air Purifier The AP-1516D is an air purifier with a circulator function that purifies spaces more quickly and has reinforced expulsion features compared to existing products. Existing products only expel air upward, but the AP-1516A can blow breezes up to 10 meters through a front circular hole, and the breezes from the front and top can be set separately or together to improve air circulation as necessary. n Designed by Coway Design Lab

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JUSTIME YES Basin Faucet

YES Basin Faucets are attractive, easy to use, made of recyclable brass, and save time and water. The front-end handle adjusts the rate of water flow; the back-end handle controls temperature. YES faucets also are easy to clean and have a check valve structure, increasing safety. n Designed by JUSTIME Team of Shengtai Brassware

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LED Vintage Style Bulb Collection

Target’s LED Vintage Style Bulb Collection is the first, decorative filament-style LED line sold at a mass market store—and designed to look like a real decorative filament incandescent bulb in aesthetics and light output. The LED technology makes them longer lasting, more durable and energy efficient. There are many general-purpose LED bulbs out there, but this collection is the first mass-market to offer decorative vintage style, aesthetics and function. n Designed by Kent Katterheinrich and Feit Electric of the Target Corp. Product Design and Development Team

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Little Bishop Pendant Light Hook

Little Bishop Pendant Light Hooks are designed specifically for drop pendant lights. Skillfully shaped and cast by hand, the lighting cable is guided to cloak Little Bishop with no knot, and a seamless hang from the ceiling defines its form and function. Little Bishop is a two-piece product with a post and a hook joined by a custom screw fitting that allows for the hook section to be positioned at any angle relative to the direction of the cable coming from the ceiling rose. Three lengths are easy to install or retrofit. n Designed by Antony Richards and Dominique Hunter of Hunter & Richards for Contactualism Pty Ltd

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Sonos PLAY:5

Sonos Play:5 is a smart speaker for today’s music streaming universe. The product is designed for three orientations—solo or as a stereo pair vertically or horizontally.

TruePlay software calibrates the speaker to its environment.

Sonos holistically applied the concept of hi-fi to the whole listening experience in the home. As part of the system, Play:5 works as a single speaker, can be paired via software with a second Play:5 to a stereo pair, or can be grouped with other Sonos speakers in the house for a seamless multiroom sound experience. n Designed by Sonos Design and GRO Design for Sonos, Inc.

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1. CASPER PILLOW designed by Jeff Chapin, Carly Price and Brit Kleinman of Casper n Casper has redesigned the pillow from the fluff up by creating one perfect pillow suitable for all positions, with a balance of squish and support. The unique pillow-in-a-pillow design offers a supportive inner core, while the soft outer pillow gives sleepers just enough fluff. Innovative fibers allow for air to move freely, ensuring a cool night’s sleep.

2. HEGII INTEGRATED INTELLIGENT TOILET designed by Xie Xufan and Lin Peixu of Guangdong Hegii Sanitary Wares Co., Ltd. n The HEGII Integrated Intelligent Toilet provides comfort, safety, ease of use and automatic cleaning. Users can set the toilet to adapt to their habits, and store the information. A function knob control on the side of the toilet sets into motion hip cleaning, feminine care or flushing. A button ensures flushing even during power outages. The toilet is designed for the user’s comfort through its seating and by providing heated water.

3. HIVE ACTIVE HEATING THERMOSTAT 2 designed by Yves Béhar, IDSA, Noah Murphy-Reinhertz, Mirko Ihrig, Hideaki Matsui and Brett Middleton of fuseproject n The Hive Active Heating Thermostat 2 is becoming the new smart sustainable home thermostat. Designed by fuseproject, Hive allows users to save money by controlling exactly when they need heat and hot water with an attractive design mounted on the wall.

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5. SMART HOME SYSTEM designed by Seungryun Lee, Jeonghoon Ha and Sooyeon Chung for Samsung SDS n The Samsung SDS Smart Home System Control Display and Digital Door Lock can be installed to easily to manage home security through sensors and a smartphone with cutting-edge technology such as video and life-pattern analytics. It also offers reduced maintenance, repair and energy costs through automatic assessment and remote updates.

6. THRESHOLD PERFORMANCE SHEET designed by Kate Lilienthal, Vanessa Zimmer, Michael Moen, Amber Engfer and Peggy Troudt of the Target Product Design and Development Team n Target’s Threshold Performance bed sheet provides the ultimate fit and performance backed by a patent-pending, additional row of one-inch elastic sewn horizontally to each corner and a full perimeter three-quarter-inch elastic so it doesn’t untuck easily. Thanks to placement labels on the sheet, identifying the sides, top and bottom eliminate guesswork and frustration!

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Kelvin Coffee Bean Roaster Concept

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From purchasing craft beans to hand grinding and using artisanal brewing methods, there have never been more options to enjoy or find self-expression in coffee. Yet there has been no widely accessible way to control the roast of the beans that go into that ritual. With the Kelvin Coffee Bean Roaster Concept coffee lovers can easily roast fresh beans right on their kitchen countertop.

Few things are as elemental as the comfort of coffee.

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niche interest to a commonplace experience built around handmade methods and social rituals. The Kelvin was designed to bring people closer to their coffee experience and to make them more mindful of where and how their coffee is sourced.

Inspiration for the Kelvin came from observing the fringe of coffee culture and realizing that people are going to great lengths to get the purest at-home coffee experience possible—even going so far as using home popcorn machines and clunky, expensive commercial-grade roasters.

The design team’s immersive user-driven research ensured that everything about the Kelvin was designed with the user experience in mind. They selected durable premium materials (copper, high-temperature glass, hard anodized aluminum, cold-rolled steel) that hold up to use while celebrating the union of material, detail and finish. Its profile is clean, elegant and unobtrusive, but it’s also sized for storage and easily tucks away. Due to a simplified control mechanism and functional component set, the cost of the materials will be able to be reduced to a level that makes Kelvin affordable to even entry-level coffee aficionados.

The Kelvin’s design allows people to participate in the multisensory experience of the roasting process. It’s intuitive too—designed for everyone from the first-time explorer to the seasoned coffee enthusiast. Use and maintenance is simple. Simply set the roasting time and roasting level with a single knob and return when the beans are roasted

and cooled, ready to brew a fresh cup. Collecting the chaff is easy because it’s built into the lid. The lid also doubles as a measuring cup to load the chamber with just the right amount of green coffee beans. The Kelvin was engineered to bring out the best quality from any raw coffee bean so that your coffee is delicious no matter how you brew it. n Designed by Dan Kraemer, Luis Velasquez, Luke Westra, Derek Smith and Sean Sanders of IA Collaborative

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Biofuel Clean Cookstove

More than 80 percent of the world still uses a furnace fueled by firewood for cooking. Fumes and soot can cause health and environmental problems; time is wasted and forests are drained in search of the firewood. The Biofuel Clean Cookstove applies new combustion technology to previously used cooking oil, or oil extracted from plants. It is easy to ignite; the heat is adjustable; and the risk of fire danger is low because it is extinguished automatically when more than the appropriate amount of fire is used and because it has a protective cap around the burner. n Designed by Cho Sung Hwan of UNICHEST Co., Ltd

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Hobtop

Hobtop is a four-burner gas cooking appliance that can either be used as a freestanding cooktop or installed as a hob after purchase. It is designed and marketed to be a responsible choice for long-term use by the emerging middle-class consumers in major cities of the developing world, where because of sporadic electricity, gas is still a more reliable source of fuel. Compared to any existing burner in the market, Hobtop’s burners are designed for more than 70 percent thermal efficiency, with a 50 percent reduction in carbon emissions. It also uses significantly fewer, but better, components for manufacturing and assembly. n Designed by Dyutiman Moulik of INCUE for TTK Prestige Ltd

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1. BS 3 PERSONAL BLENDER designed by Jaeyoon Lee, Youngwoo Lee, Sohyun Gang and Seunghee Lee of L’EQUIP Co., Ltd n L’EQUIP Co. Ltd.’s BS 3 Personal Blender is just right for small spaces and consumers who want only one or two cups of freshly made smoothies at a time. Its blades can be cleaned easily for a more sanitary environment.

And while other blenders time “up,” the BS 3 times down. See how long it takes to make the right consistency for your smoothie, and next time set the appropriate time for your special recipe.

2. DIAL+PLUS WATER PURIFIER designed by Dongsu Kim and Jongsoo Kim of TONGYANG Magic Inc. n The DIAL PLUS + Water Purifier is a large-capacity standing cold/hot water dispenser for public or commercial spaces. You can fill your cup, bottle or pot with cold or hot water in one of two ways—both sanitary—by using a lever or a dial.

It’s also an eco-friendly product, earning the highest energy efficiency grade in Korea.

3. LODGE RUST RESISTANT CAST IRON COOKWARE designed

by Kelly Peterson, Daniel Skolfield and Feroxxy-Aled of Lodge Cast Iron n Through a patented heat-treating process, Lodge’s new collection of Rust Resistant Cast Iron Cookware is the first that can withstand the dishwasher. The pieces have been carefully designed to reflect a more modern aesthetic and lower weight. This collection sizzles with a Dutch oven, two skillets, a grill pan and a burner griddle.

4. PRAWN PEELER designed by Tupperware Worldwide Product Development Team n Shrimp lovers, rejoice! Tupperware’s Prawn Peeler kitchen tool makes it easy for you to peel and devein shrimp in one motion. Its vertical design splits the shell away from the shrimp’s body.

An angled edge helps to remove the shrimp’s vein at the same time.

The Prawn Peeler builds on Tupperware’s longstanding brand of making beautiful, functional, quality products.

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n the developed world, continuous electronic fetal heart rate monitoring is the gold standard for identifying fetuses who are at risk. In settings with limited resources, such monitoring is neither available nor feasible. The Moyo Fetal Heart Rate Monitor is an easy-to-use device intended for use in developing countries that quickly and reliably detects and displays the heart rate of unborn babies. Close partnership with selected maternity wards in Tanzania guided the product development process to make this vital lifesaving equipment accessible to more people.

Stillbirths and early neonatal death due to birth asphyxia are estimated to account for 2 million perinatal deaths every year. These fetuses have a pulse when the labor starts, but develop problems during birth. Even babies who have been successfully resuscitated are at risk of developing permanent disabilities. The goal of fetal heart rate monitoring is early detection. However, in low- and middle-income countries where 98–99 percent of these deaths occur, there is often insufficient staff or equipment available to monitor the fetal heart rate.

The Moyo Fetal Heart Rate Monitor is attached to the mother’s belly to continually monitor the wellbeing of the fetus and alert the midwife of any problems. Estimates based on research in Tanzania show that Moyo has the potential to reduce the number of stillbirths by 40 percent and reduce the number of births where the baby is not

breathing by 30 percent. Moyo is suitable for all health workers related to maternity care, from highly trained doctors to midwives with more limited education.

One of the main challenges of monitoring a fetal heart rate is to be able to easily distinguish it from the mother’s heart rate.

Moyo has an extra set of electrodes that enables the device to filter out the maternal heart rate. Moyo also gives mothers mobility.

Typical monitoring devices constrain movement because of their size and weight. Moyo is small and lightweight and hangs around the mother’s neck, allowing her to move freely.

Moyo’s feedback systems were also designed to be easily understood by care providers with different skill and experience levels. To address the needs of users with hearing impairment, decreased vision and color blindness, Moyo communicates the heart rhythm in three different feedback channels: as a number on the display, an LED over the display flashing in sync with the heartbeat and a speaker that plays the sound of the fetal heart.

To more effectively indicate to users which number and beat is good or bad, the visual feedbacks change color in relation to the baby’s heart rhythm: green to signal a normal heart rhythm, yellow for an abnormal heart rhythm and red for an abnormal heart rhythm over a period of time. These color contrasts were adjusted to be distinguishable by colorblind users as well. n Designed by Cenk Aytekin of Laerdal Medical for Laerdal Global Health INNOVATION FALL 2016

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Imaging. Upholding one of GE’s core beliefs—Imagination at Work—Treo is a visionary design concept that reimagines the current state of brick-and-mortar medical imaging equipment into a new mobile product category.

By design, its mobile architecture enables on-the-spot patient care anywhere in the world. High-quality 2D and 3D medical imaging leads to precise diagnoses, which in turn, accelerates treatment plans.

Patient comfort and education is paramount to a usercentered medical device. Treo’s mobile architecture enables

it to be brought to the patient, as opposed to scheduling an appointment, transferring the patient to an imaging suite and prepping the patient for the imaging. Treo removes all those steps and allows imaging during the point of care, increasing the convenience of the doctor visit.

Another added benefit is the intuitive mobile user interface. Patients are often confused when presented with a 2D medical image of their body. To an untrained eye, it can be difficult to decipher and see the same issues the doctor has identified. With Trio, the captured image is viewed as a 3D volume, made possible by the device’s 180 degrees of flexible curved imaging emitters. The doctor can toggle between three scan layers: hard tissue, soft tissue and fluids. In addition to viewing the digital image of the body part, the

3D volume can be exported as a meshed STL file to be 3D printed, serving as an educational aid for treatment strategies and when discussing health issue with family members.

Empathizing with the patient journey is at the heart of every GE Healthcare product. The patient experience of brick-and-mortar medical imaging equipment ranges from inconvenient to frightening. Patients today expect ondemand care, fast diagnoses and a precise treatment plan.

Professional users require medical devices that are in sync with their mobile lifestyle, unshackling them from room-sized equipment. Trio meets all these needs. Patient throughput is much faster with on-the-spot-imaging enabling patient care anywhere—in the clinic, during a house visit or while responding to an emergency. n Designed by GE Healthcare

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Glaucoma is a progressive disease causing blindness if untreated. Early detection is vital by measuring the patient’s intra ocular pressure, which is the fluid pressure in the eye.

The icare ic100 Tonometer designed by Veryday provides quick, safe, noninvasive and painless IOP scanning, meeting the demanding requirements of specialized eye doctors, general practitioners, opticians and vets. n Designed by Marcus Heneen, Madelene LindstrĂśm, Fernanda Barbato, Hans Himbert, Fredric Ghatan, Erik Wallin and Teresa Hallenberg of Veryday for icare

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Ultrasound is a powerful tool used in many more ways than just looking at babies. The SonoSite SII is a point-of-care ultrasound system developed for use in an acute care environment in which there are severe patient symptoms that require short-term solutions. Using an all-digital architecture and new transducer technology, SonoSite SII reduces the time it takes medical professionals to make an accurate diagnosis or perform an emergency procedure. n Designed by Ben Dekock, IDSA, David Wykes, Craig Chamberlain and Evan McCormack of SonoSite Internal Experience Design Team for FUJIFILM SonoSite

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Carvey Carvey is a remarkably easy to use tabletop 3D carving machine for a wide range of makers and design professionals—from artists and teachers to architects and engineers.

Its beautiful, clean, understated aesthetic is designed to be something that you would want to put on your desk.

Carvey is the next step in 3D manufacturing—giving the user the power of making ideas into real objects, right from the desktop. n Designed by Dave Seal, Scott Wilson, IDSA, and Keith Alsberg of MNML; and Zach Kaplan, IDSA, and Bart Dring of Inventables

O F F I CE & PR ODUCTI V I TY EXCLAVE™ designed by Gianfranco Zaccai, John Costello, Mark Bates and Alex Broerman of Continuum, LLC for Herman Miller Inc. n Exclave is a suite of office prodcuts that features a wall-mounted rail system hosting tackboards, whiteboards and writeable, tackable eco-boards that can be stacked and repositioned easily. Mobile whiteboard carts can transport boards and delineate space for impromptu collaborative events. Railmounted media tiles host digital content and videoconferencing equipment.

A unique series of tables allow people to see each other—and content— improving team engagement. Rounding out the solution are storage elements and accessories that house essential tools in predictable locations.

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RYOBI ONE+ Lithium Plus Chain Saw The RYOBI ONE+ Cordless Chain Saw is part of a system that works with the RYOBI ONE+ batteries platform, giving users ultimate versatility. It’s designed with upgraded lithium+ batteries, offering more power and runtime than its predecessor. Its 10 inch bar and chain are ideal for pruning and trimming trees and bushes 2 times faster than its predecessor. A push-button oiler makes for easy chain lubrication and longer chain life, while side access chain tensioning provides easy adjustments. n Designed by Sean Campbell, Matt Corbin, Keith Long, IDSA, and Nick Norton of Techtronic Design for Techtronic Industries Power Equipment

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Amber Wine Packaging

In this age of fast consumption, many products with deep cultural meaning have been blindly commercialized, losing their heritage. The packaging and graphics of Amber Wine boost the noble qualities and dignity of yellow rice wine.

An exquisite traditional Chinese knot reinforces the brand’s regional significance and enriches the overall image and temperament. n Designed by Li Sun and Chenli Yuan Xun of rong design for Fengfan Farm Products

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When the team at OneBlade challenged the designers to reimagine the optimal shaving experience, they placed no limits on the project. All materials and manufacturing processes were on the table. The only real constraint was that the solution must not use a multiblade.

The culture around shaving has become quite wasteful. Expensive disposable multiblade cartridges, which are typically constructed with multiple materials and are not recyclable, have become the norm. This means that many men are sending a cartridge straight to landfill every week.

OneBlade uses a single-edged stainless-steel blade made by the finest shaving blade maker in the world. Each blade is fully recyclable and requires dramatically fewer resources to create than a typical multiblade cartridge. This represents a return to the simple and purposeful materials of safety razor shaving. With its innovations in forgiveness,

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The loading and unloading of the blade was a carefully considered user experience. The blade is slipped into an opening in the rear of the razor head and snaps into place with an audible click. The open-handle design allows for a substantial handle volume while still maintaining a proper weight and balance. In addition, the OneBlade razor has a unique suspension and head geometry that provides safety and comfort to complement the incredibly sharp and pure blade edge.

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OneBlade is a premium luxury product. Its design, material choices, production processes and complementing accessories justify the investment to customers. Each molded and machined solid stainless-steel razor is individually numbered with a laser etch. It has been designed to last for lifetimes, handed down from father to son.

Initial sales have greatly surpassed the brand’s goals.

Reviews on shaving enthusiast forums have been overwhelmingly positive. OneBlade is a new brand with incredible potential in the world of shaving. The foundation of the brand is the design, invention and precision engineering of the product itself. n Designed by Mark Prommel, IDSA, Marco Perry, IDSA, Kevin O’Leary, Thomas Mattimore and Avi Bajpai of Pensa; and Tod Barrett of OneBlade

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WATCH 3701

The strap of the FROMHENCE Watch 3701 has two functions maximizing its usability. A buckle pin makes for easy changes. A square frame neatly sets the remaining part of the band. If the width of the band is matched, it is available for use with the other watches. It’s made of long-lasting rustless stainless steel. n Designed by Kyu-Hyun Lee and Hae-Won Jo of FROMHENCE Co., Ltd.

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1. JS 3D KNITTED SHOES designed by Xiaoxi Shi, IDSA, of 2-LA LLC for Shu International Group n JS Shoes are the first, 3D knitted shoes that are made to order. There’s no need to keep inventory; once the customer places the order online, the design is sent to the knitting machine, and each shoe is made to specifications. The finished product is shipped directly to the customer within three weeks. Energy-saving carbon reduction makes the working environment safer; manpower is reduced by 80 percent; and customers receive a product that is uniquely theirs—right down to different sizes, if necessary, for each shoe.

2. MOTO 360 (2ND GEN.) WITH MOTO MAKER designed by Motorola Mobility Consumer Experience Design Team n The new Moto 360 streamlines your mobile life by delivering the information that matters to you—giving you more time to do the things you love. With designs made specifically for men and women, it’s easy to find the color, size and style that fits you best, because you deserve a choice when it comes to what you wear on your wrist.

3. PEAK DESIGN EVERYDAY MESSENGER designed by Art Viger, Peter Dering, Robb Jankura, Peter Lockett and Joseph Cunningham of Peak Design n The Peak Design Everyday Messenger is more than just an innovative shoulder bag. It’s a giant leap for bag-kind. Peak Design partnered with renowned adventure traveler/photographer Trey Ratcliff to create a single messenger bag that adapts to your gear and lifestyle, no matter where you go or what you’re carrying. This bag is for photographers, travelers, commuters, creatives, parents and everyone in-between. It was named Gear of the Year by National Geographic, Men’s Journal and Popular Photography and was awarded the 2016 Carry Award for Best Active Messenger from Carryology.

4. THYNC VIBES designed by Josh Morenstein and Nick Cronan of Branch n Thync is a wearable device worn on your temple and controlled through your smartphone. After selecting a “vibe” from the app, Thync sends small electric waveforms to activate specific neural pathways that make you feel more calm or energized. Thync set out to become a pioneer of a new category of “mindware”—wearable technology designed for the brain.

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Future of First Response Research

The Future of First Response Vision shows a way forward to products, tools and systems to keep emergency teams safe—and help them do their best as they keep the public safe. The research involved ride-alongs with major metropolitan fire, police and EMS crews; nationwide interdisciplinary workshops with fire chiefs, firefighters, police captains and officers, EMS commanders and technicians, and first response device makers; frameworks to highlight core challengers faced by first responders; experiential prototypes; a traveling prototype exhibit to share concepts with first responders and potential developers; and videos showcasing the research and results. n Designed by Tim Tocci, Alison Kotin, Elizabeth Kneen, Kristin Heist and Yuhgo Yamaguchi of Continuum LLC for Pacific Northwest National Laboratory 134

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1. HTC VIVE VIRTUAL REALITY designed by HTC Corp. n VIVE is a groundbreaking room-scale virtual reality (VR) system. It’s the result of user experience research from collective learning—taking a close look at the lives, environments and habits of gamers; rigorous ergonomics to define hardware specs, improve comfort and fit, and reduce heat accumulated by long usage and hardware weight; ease of setup and use; and human interaction with VR to distinguish virtual space from real physical space. The findings gradually evolved into new design patterns and guidelines that could serve as the foundation of future VR product designs.

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Audi on demand

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Customers can download the Audi on demand iOS app to rent any Audi model for up to 28 days, providing a new generation the chance to get behind the wheel and experience Audi engineering without the commitment of ownership.

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Studies have estimated that 30 percent of cars in congested downtown traffic are cruising for parking. The designers observed that people round up on their car ownership. If they need 1.2 cars (in other words, a second car for sporadic needs), those second cars occupy space and are mainly idle. Audi on demand allows for people to drive their aspirational vehicles delivered in a service model that is streamlined and flexible.

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Audi and to articulate a forward-looking brand expression based in services, building on the company’s strong engineering-based brand. This project addresses the emerging trend of access over ownership in a premium space and differentiates on experience in a market oriented toward practicality and functional benefits.

One challenge for Audi was that the company needed to function in an entrepreneurial manner in order to get the new service up and running. To accomplish this, Audi mobility set up a new business unit away from headquarters called Audi Business Innovation GmbH to focus on incubating new businesses. This gave the team the character of a startup and independence of thought and action from the established business.

A second challenge was to determine the key elements of the service quickly and in a lean way by starting small and finding ways to prototype and test an experience that would

be high fidelity and true to customers while minimizing the back-end investment and commitment required.

Audi on demand offers convenient luxury mobility options to urban consumers. Human service creates the first impression and sets up customers to be as high-touch or anonymous as they wish. The app serves to open, lock and start cars, eliminating the logistics around keys, although customers receive a universal key card as a backup to their phone.

Audi on demand is not designed to be an extended test drive, and it doesn’t strive to convert new purchasing customers. Instead, the service targets consumers who value experiences over ownership and live in densely populated urban areas where owning a car (or a second car) may be impractical. These consumers are affluent and expect this engagement with the Audi brand to be as premium and polished as driving an S7. n Designed by Toby Bottorf, Stefano Bianchini, Bill Gastrock and Abby Bickel of Continuum LLC for Audi Mobility

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Suncubator Concept

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making such swings dangerous, possibly leading to hypothermia and, if severe, death. Most importantly, low body temperature can impair their immune systems. According to research, a 3 degree drop in body temperature leads to a 30 percent decrease in the immune system’s effectiveness.

African children are already exposed to fatal diseases such as malaria and constant diarrhea. To them, a weak immune system is especially life threatening. Even in 2016, 4 million children in Africa die each year from hypothermia and diseases that are exacerbated by a low body temperature.

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The Suncubator is a low-tech incubator that can help these babies fight diseases by regulating their body temperature to boost their immune system.

Whereas incubators at hospitals require medical expertise, electronic devices and electricity to operate and maintain, the Suncubator uses solar heat and requires no training. It is also reusable and incurs no maintenance costs.

Designed for families, the Suncubator is cost effective and easy for them to use. Simply place it under the sun. An icon of the sun painted in Zion Ink, a special ink that changes color in response to the temperature, tells users when the Suncubator is warm enough and ready to be used.

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The Suncubator works by storing the heat of the sun in a thermal polymer gel, which is often used in medical steam packs. The polymer gel is encased in a layer of soft foam. Together they can keep babies warm for approximately 12 hours.

Inspired by a mother’s womb, the Suncubator promises a safe and comfortable sleep. Its hygienic padded soft foam lining comfortably cradles the baby, and its oval shape minimizes heat loss by capturing the heat from the baby’s body. n Designed by Joon Kwon, Jihye Hong, Insup Yun, Minha Kwon and Usuk Lee of Geometry Global Korea

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Fighting Ebola and Beyond: CORE Cooling Packs for Healthcare

The Fighting Ebola and Beyond: CORE Cooling Packs for Healthcare Workers concept would nearly double the amount of time that aid workers can spend in their multilayered personal protective equipment (PPE) when responding to global pandemics in high-heat climates that can cause stroke, dehydration and fatigue. By using supplies already available in aid worker tents, aid workers could activate a cooling agent in a rubber glove centered around the palm of the hand, to provide up to 50 percent more time for rescue assignments. This concept is the result of a challenge issued by the US Agency for International Development (USAID) in the wake of the devastating Ebola outbreak. n Designed by Kathleen Brandenburg, Dan Kraemer, Michael Paterson, I/IDSA, and Jon Levine of IA Collaborative

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1. ONEWEB USER TERMINAL AND SOLAR ARRAY designed by Matthew Bettman, Rachel Wallace, Chris Harris, Vladlena Belozerova and Kenny Hsieh of Design Concepts, Inc. for OneWeb n OneWeb is working to provide high-speed internet access to every corner of the globe, even in areas lacking electricity or communications infrastructure, via a constellation of low-earth-orbit satellites. The OneWeb solarpowered user terminals will be the local land-based piece of OneWeb’s global connectivity solution. This concept combines satellite communications, Wi-Fi and cellular technologies and a solar power source into a compact self-contained solution.

2. SUBWAY MAP FOR THE COLOR BLIND designed by HyoJung Kim, HyunSoo Kim, Rae Na, Geon Yang and HeeJeong Son of NAVER n Subway Map for the Color Blind is designed for the 3 percent of the population who are color blind and have difficulty identifying information visually. Original straight lines were redesigned into curves to show direction; routes are outlined to reduce confusion; and transfer stations are labeled with numbers for faster and easier recognition. Local characteristics were added with symbols, and the routes were drawn to represent the actual routes as much as possible. The new map results in 50 percent faster transition upon arriving at an unfamiliar station for the color blind and by 20 percent for those who have regular vision.

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3D Robotics Solo Drone

The 3DRobotics Solo Drone is designed to combine the power and capabilities of enthusiast/professional models with the simplicity and usability of entry-level drones. n Designed by Norio Fujikawa, IDSA, and Ed Mangum of Astro Studios

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SHR Flex

SHR Flex is a frontal head restraint safety system for professional and recreational racecar competitors—protecting them from severe or fatal upper neck/basilar skull fracture injuries in high-impact crashes, while providing unprecedented comfort and mobility during normal driving. It is a breakthrough patent-pending design in an area of race safety that has not seen significant innovation in nearly 20 years. It is the only restraint system that is low profile during normal driving, but then uses the kinematics of the impact to kick into a high position when protection is needed. n Designed by Creature Product Development; and Stefan Meier-Arndt, Tom Myers and Mark Stiles of SCHROTH Safety Products GmbH

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SpeedX Leopard Pro

SpeedX Leopard Pro is the first smart aero road bike—a competition-level high-performance bike with affordable, advanced technology. The bicycle frame uses only the finest carbon composites in the world. Together with FIBERTEK®, proprietary methods and technologies stack the T1000 military-grade carbon fiber with 207 folded layers, which ultimately leads to a phenomenally light 1.2kg frame that’s 1.5 times stiffer. A smart bike fitting system helps customers measure the correct bike frame size. A mobile app allows the user to join or create a cycling club. n Designed by Gang Li, Jiayang Gao, Yamou Wu, Zhen Sun and Jianliang Li of SpeedX Inc.

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ZERO1

Protect the athlete; elevate the game. ZERO1 is a safer and more functional football helmet that shows significant reduction in impact force on athletes. Industrial designers teamed up with engineers and neurosurgeons to reimagine the football helmet—aiming to improve player safety by preventing injuries while increasing comfort and performance. ZERO1 inspires confidence, expresses strength and personality, and stands out as unique and recognizable. The technology could expand to lacrosse, hockey and soccer, which ultimately could mean fewer sports-related head injuries. n Designed by Artefact for VICIS

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1. ALTR ERGO SANCTUARY SADDLE designed by Patrick Murphy, Connie Tran, Drew Brisley and Ty Hagler, A/IDSA, of Trig; and Will Holt and Sam Harris of ALTR ERGO n The ALTR ERGO Sanctuary Saddle is the world’s most adaptive performance cycling saddle. It utilizes two distinct technologies: width adjustment that allows fine-tuning to fit a wide variety of cyclists’ individual anatomies and a proprietary padding system designed to filter harmful vibrations that cause pain and fatigue.

2. MOTO 360 SPORT WITH MOTO BODY designed by Motorola Mobility Consumer Experience Design Team n The Moto 360 Sport

by Motorola is a smartwatch designed for sport, powered by Android Wear and in step with you. Get everything you need for your run—without the need for your phone. Track your performance with built-in GPS and stay fit with an incredibly accurate heart-rate monitor. After your workout, read your email, check the latest traffic and receive social media updates, all thanks to the power of Android Wear.

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3. WARP designed by Kevin Vititoe, Sherry Jones and James Lua, IDSA, of Priority Designs, Inc.; Dale Kohler, Rick Janisse, Sean Slater and Tom Burns of Warrior; and Bruce Hoffa and Connie Hoffa of Fab Designs n WARP is the world’s first 3D machine-knitted, fully integrated lacrosse pocket and head. Designed for men’s lacrosse, the WARP is the most advanced and most consistently performing lacrosse head ever produced. A revolution for the game, WARP eliminates the human error, imperfection and inconsistency associated with hand stringing— rethinking a process that’s been done by hand for over 200 years.

4. ZONE MOUTHGUARD designed by Kyle Buzzard, Scott Wilson, IDSA, and Kevin Flatt of MINIMAL; and Dr. David Frey for MDM Oral Technologies n ZONE is a disruptive custom-fit mouthguard with patented material technology for athletes of all ages and levels—without the so-called “boil and bite” process. By simply mixing the moldable materials together and biting down on the guard, anyone can produce an unobtrusive mouthguard that is ready in just minutes. This freedom from boiling enables athletes to make comfortable protective guards anywhere, anytime—reducing barriers and protecting more people from concussion and impact-related injuries.

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SAVING MORE LIVES I n a disaster, time, the right equipment and vital treatment can mean the difference between life and death.

But often there can be a shortage of hospital beds, a lack of sanitation or a delay in transporting the injured. The Emergency Medical System vehicle offers space to carry equipment and, when extended, to provide on-site medical treatment supported by a generator, a water purification system and disinfecting properties.

The Emergency Medical System is a new type of vehicle that not only transports the temporary medical facility and its equipment where it is needed but is the facility itself. Once it arrives, its modularity allows it to be set up quickly. By extending the vehicle up and out, its volume can

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The system can react quickly, making it ideal as the first response when there is an unexpected large-scale event like an earthquake or hurricane. Such an easily deployable temporary medical facility will provide treatment at the disaster site where and when it is most needed to save more lives. n Designed by Hui An, Chunyan He, Chaojun Zhang, Xi Li and Haimo Bao of School of Design, Dalian Minzu University; and Song Qiao and Jing Sun of Dalian HMO Technology Co., Ltd.

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Naloxone OD Rescue Kit

The United States has a growing epidemic of accidental and preventable deaths associated with opiod overdose—jumping 6 percent from 2012 to 2013, while in 2014 the loss of life from drug overdose spiked even higher to 47,000.

Naloxone medication reverses the effects of heroin and prescription drug overdose by blocking receptors in the brain, temporarily restoring normal breathing and providing a chance for medical treatment. Designed specifically for emergency situations, the Naloxone OD Rescue Kit Concept includes a pressurized nasal spray for fast, reliable use and a clear, concise set of instructions. n Designed by Miles Miller and Christoffer Hart of the University of Washington, Division of Design

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1. 14A COMMUTER BIKE designed by Zachary W. Ruthven of College for Creative Studies n The 14A Commuter Bike makes the daily trek to work an organized one. This bike quickly attaches to a car hitch for easy transporting, while a unique track system provides easily accessible storage for many accessories such as bags, lights, navigation devices, speakers and phone cases. Its seat hitch design eliminates the need for a bike rack, and the bike seat can be stored safely when mounted to the hitch.

2. 3DRIVER designed by Wanki Kim of Hannam University n Overwhelmed by all the tools you own? Save time, money and space with one new tool. And you don’t have to be a handy expert to use it! The 3Driver screwdriver does the job of three screwdrivers. It has three heads of varying sizes—small, medium and large. Each one can pop out when you need it and retract when you don’t—with just the push of a button.

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3. BICYCLE GUARDIANS designed by JZCX Design Team, and Chunming Zhang of College of Arts, Changzhou University n Bicycle Guardians are a bike pedal and a bike lock all-in-one, saving time, money and the annoyance of having to carry around a separate weighty bicycle lock. Both sides of the pedal surface are nonslip and covered with reflective safety tape. The key hole is waterproof. Ride and park with confidence.

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4. FOLDABLE STRAW designed by Cheng W. Dong of National Taiwan University of Science and Technology n Straws are made with PVC and PP plastics, which can consume resources and pollute the environment. The Foldable Straw is made of a safer paper that can be folded after use and recycled.

5. FREE CLIMBING designed by Zhen Ye, Jie Zhang, Chuanyin Wang, Mengsheng Cai and Haimo Bao of School of Design, Dalian Minzu University; and Song Qiao and Jing Sun of Dalian HMO Technology Co., Ltd. n Free Climbing is a new type of climbing wall with a surface that can be changed with a mobile app. Users may select the difficulty level to determine the state of the surface based on the desired challenge and interest level. The route can be recorded and stored.

6. HÖGANÄS designed by Alexandra Sieben, S/IDSA, of San Jose State University n Höganäs for IKEA is an attractive and efficient cooling fan that takes advantage of natural material qualities to optimize thermoconduction and temperature regulation, all using no more energy than needed to run a small electric fan blade.

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7. SAFE HOUSE designed by Wang Cai, Jiahuan Liu, Jia Dong, Deyu Ma and Haimo Bao of School of Design, Dalian Minzu University; and Song Qiao and Jing Sun of Dalian HMO Technology Co., Ltd. n Safe House is a new protective cabin that adopts the modular separated structure installed on a cruise ship. The cabin itself is not only a comfortable room while passengers are on the boat but also a rescue capsule that could be separated from the hull at any time and to make an escape. Once the shipwreck occurs and the hull tilts, the floating cabin can slide out from the track using gravity and convert into a rescue capsule, floating on the sea. It effectively could avoid the huge casualties caused by the hull sinking, allowing travelers to have time and space to wait rescued.

8. UNIVERSAL HAND DRYER designed by Hyunsu Park of Kookmin University Department of Industrial Design n The majority of hand dryers in public restrooms are installed at high positions, making them difficult to use for children and people in wheelchairs. On the contrary, if they are installed too low, they can be uncomfortable for tall users. The Universal Hand Dryer detects the height of the user’s hand and blows warm air in the appropriate direction.

9. W.A.S. PROJECT designed by Soongak Jang, Jaewoo Park, Sangkyung Park, Hyesoo Han, Kyung Shin, Hyeri Won and Xuan Hua of Hanyang University n The W.A.S. (Waste As Source) Project upcycles to convert waste materials or useless products into new materials or products of better quality and to integrate the existing identity of something into a core design identity or the value of a new product. Among the products designed with functionality, safety and the environment in mind are bicycles, chairs and lighting, all of which can be assembled and disassembled easily.

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3 1. “Excellent” Ice Cream For a quarter of a century, Excellent Ice Cream packaging consisted of 16 pieces of small ice cream, each wrapped in folded paper and stored in a drawer-like paper box. It was due for an overhaul to attract a new generation. The new premium packaging features 100 ml cups with an air pocket so users don’t feel the coldness of the ice cream while holding the cups. The size of the cup also allows users to hold it easily. The new rectangular shape of the cup allows space for a spoon to scoop the ice cream. The cups and their soft lids also can be reused and stacked for easy and convenient storage. n Designed by Jangsub Lee, Minah Hong and Koojong Kang of action seoul; and Lee Seongyong of Lee Seongyong Design for Binggrae 2. Beale Sectronic Pull-Down Faucet The Beale Selectronic Pull-Down faucet offers hand-free touchless control—when desired—while showcasing striking design lines and superb performance. Users can switch easily from touchless operation to manual operation by simply sliding a door on the front of the faucet spout to cover the

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Selectronic places the user in complete control over common kitchen tasks—offering two spray patterns, stream and spray, and a pause feature that’s useful when filling a large container outside the sink. n Designed by Jean-Jacques L’Henaff, Gabriela Ravassa, Greg Reinecker and Emilie Williams 3. blipcast blipcast streams audio from any 3.5mm audio jack to your smartphone so you can watch TV, play video games or listen to music without disturbing others. With blipcast, you can use the headphones you already own, and a single unit can stream to multiple smart devices at once with the blipcast app without any audio delay.

In line with its function, blipcast is designed as a physical representation of an audio blip. It’s small enough to fit in between the wall and your TV, but it wasn’t designed to disappear—it was designed to also look sweet next to your turntable or on your Nelson buffet. n Designed by KEM STUDIO

4. Cadence Dressage Saddle Cadence is an effortless communicative responsive dressage horse saddle that creates fluent harmony between the rider and horse. The saddle has a split in the cantle (the raised part at the back of the saddle) and the seat area. By using the split structure and appropriate materials, dressage riders are able to use their weight to give direction left or right. By utilizing the horse’s natural ability to sense pressure, the split design enables both horse and rider to communicate in order to perform a variety of tasks. n Designed by Yang Jung Cheng 5. Coffee Brewer No need to look for a separate cup after making coffee with the portable Coffee Brewer! Pull the tab on the package, slowly pour hot water into the filter and then pull a second tab to separate the filter and coffee grounds from the coffee. Your cup of coffee is ready! Coffee Brewer is small and easy to use. With just three simple steps, you can enjoy an aromatic cup of coffee anytime, anywhere.

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by Yeh Shu Hung and Hu Siqi 6. CUBICON Lux CUBICON Lux is the evolution of 3D printing.

Its slim and sleek cylindrical design for desktop use saves space. A special tank keeps the photopolymer liquid resin from leaking and causing health damage. Productivity is enhanced and maintenance is easy. This is the first digital light-processing (DLP) 3D printer by HyVision. n Designed by Seom Gyun Lee 7. Flexible Mobile Phone Concept The Flexible Mobile Phone Concept is a smart design made of 0.2mm thickness graphene flexible touchscreen. It can bend freely on your wrist, and be used as an ordinary mobile phone when unfolded. n Designed byKe Chen, Feng Bi Huang, Jie Fan, Wan Ji Liao, Bo Hong Zheng Nan Da Chen, Liang Zhang and Chuan Gai

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8. Gas Appliance Stick The Gas Appliance Stick is a portable gas cooker made of light yet durable material for one-step outdoor use, in an easy-to-carry, compact size.

Fuel may be prestored inside the stick so you don’t have to carry gas canisters. In harsh environments and complex terrain, you can simply flick open the picks and fix them into the ground to stabilize the stand. The easy-to-use power adjustment dial makes it even safer. The Gas Appliance Stick allows outdoor enthusiasts to enjoy hot meals even when they are out in the wild. It also prevents the danger associated with starting a fire outdoors. n Designed by Yeh Shu Hung and Hu Siqi 9. Grip Series 2 It’s a knob for the new age. The GRIP Series 2 elegant circular door lock can be unlocked with fingerprint recognition by entering four illuminated dots in the correct order and a certain number of times. Then the user either pushes or pulls—but does not turn like a traditional knob—to open the door. Since it is a push-pull door lock, even a little push or pull is enough to get the job done.

The GRIP Series 2 offers advanced security and can be connected to your smartphone for remote operation. n Designed by Park Jae Sang and Han Yoong Hee 10. Hagie DTS 10 The Hagie DTS 10 crop sprayer guards against insect, weed and fungus damage with a design that improves function complemented by its form.

It’s smaller, lighter and more nimble than most sprayers with similar capacity so it can reach tight areas in the field. It is among the tallest sprayers, which helps to prevent damage to crops such as 6-foot high corn. Engine checkpoints are assessed easily without opening the hood. The cab is 35 cubic feet larger; safety reflectors are more visible; storage is greater and more protected; and the hood is vented for better safety and engine performance. n Designed by Carey Lyn, IDSA, and Jake Bosnak of Hagie Manufacturing

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11 11. Honeywell Doorbells Honeywell’s new global offering of wired and wireless portable or plug-in doorbells adopts a modular platform design approach. The LED confidence light on the push button alerts you visually, while a Secret Knock function plays different melodies— so you know if it’s a family member or a friend at the door. These are ready to install straight out of the box with an easy-open battery compartment. n Designed by Honeywell User Experience and PriestmanGoode for Honeywell Environmental and Energy Solutions 12. KI Ecobe KI Ecobe shoes are eco-friendly and customizable to match style, season and environment. The shoes can be remodeled for each season based on personal preferences. Its upper layers and sole can be separated and replaced individually based on materials and colors. The sole can be recycled. These sustainable shoes prevent waste while adapting to the user’s needs. n Designed

by Kim Gyu Deog, Lee Hyun Ho, Park Sung, Eun Lee, Lee Sang Woo and Lee Jung Hi of INNUS Korea Co., Ltd.

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13 13. Layered Wall Covering Home interior trends change rapidly, and to keep up, many consumers mostly decorate their homes with objects such as furniture and lighting that can be changed easily and quickly. Consumers also are beginning to prefer simpler designed wall coverings that match their furniture—rather than elaborate wall coverings. Layered Wall Covering fits the bill. Its unique design is represented by its thickness, depth, luxurious feel and trendy colors. n Designed by Kim Seo Hee, Kim Kyung Hee, Kim Min Sun, Hong Da Young and Shin Jin Kyung of wallpaper PJT for LG Hausys 14. Memory-Metal Screen The teapot features a screen made of memory metal. Taking advantage of the property of the memory metal, the screen controls the amount of time of the tea leaves are left in the water to make the best tea. n Designed by Yeh Shu Hung and Hu Siqi

14 15. Mercedes-Benz Starview The Mercedes-Benz Starview is a mounted vehicle dash-cam system that identifies the causes of accidents based on video footage and GPS data.

The system records clear full-HD video of the front and rear of vehicles during daytime and nighttime and detects small external shocks when vehicles are parked. The collected information could help prevent future accidents, making driving safer. n Designed by Hyun Ju Lee, Seung Ho Lee and Eun Ho Choi of THINKWARE 16. Mini240 Ninebot mini is the smallest, lightest two-wheeled self-balancing scooter. Riding on it is four times faster than walking. It can also handle more types of terrain than a bicycle or a car. The Ninebot Mini can be connected to a mobile device app for remote control. It’s compact enough to store indoors or in a car trunk. Even stairs don’t stand in the way of a Ninebot Mini; simply lift the lightweight product for portability. n Designed by Lei Liu of Ninebot, Inc.

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by Xiao ying Liu and Lei Liu of Ninebot, Inc. 19. Nurture Smart Mobile Nurture Smart Mobile is an easily cleaned onepiece articulated infant mobile—designed specifically for the hospital environment—that meets the multiple developmental needs of the infant and provides optimal accessibility and safety solutions for caregivers. The mobile provides a calming presence, soothing music, slow intriguing movement and a gentle nightlight via a centralized control panel. The mobile can be pivoted quickly out of the way to provide urgent access to the infant. n Designed by David J. FitzGerald for More Than Play, a division of PlayAbility Toys, LLC

20 20. Pawscout Smart Pet Tag It’s estimated that a pet goes missing every 7 seconds. Now, Pawscout provides peace of mind for pet owners. It attaches to a pet’s collar. Using community-based pet finding via Bluetooth®, it enables a worldwide tracking network that automatically notifies owners when a lost dog or cat comes within 200 feet of anyone who has the Pawscout app. Pawscout acts as the key to an ecosystem of Internet of Things pet products. It also acts as a traditional pet ID tag, with each nameplate custom lasered with the pet’s name, address and phone number to replace conventional tags. n Designed by Jordan Nollman, IDSA, Matt Bettencourt, Ben Lenart and Sean Nelson of Sprout Studios for Pawscout

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21 21. Polycom RealPresence Centro The Polycom Centro is a paradigm shift in video conferencing. Polycom spent 10 years researching how to make quicker smarter decisions, and discovered that sitting in a circle reinvents the meeting dynamic—allowing everyone to hear and to be heard. Typically, in video conferencing everyone stares at a singular display, giving remote participants better visibility of the users than those in the same room. The Centro is the first fully integrated 360° video conferencing solution designed to facilitate more natural, creative and productive meetings. It allows participants to engage with everyone equally—whether they are remote or local. The Centro is designed for small groups, classrooms and boardrooms. n Designed

by Pip Tomkin Studio and Polycom 22. The Purifier Computer The Purifier Computer is a combination of a desktop PC and an air purifier. A desktop computer needs a cooling fan to prevent itself from over-

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heating, and an air purifier needs a fan to suck in air. This purifier computer uses only one fan to cool down the compute and filter indoor air at the same time. n Designed by Ji Zhe, Ni Bingqing and Yang Chaoxiang of East China University of Science and Technology; and Zhou Meiyu and Cheng Jianxin

top of the list when you hit the road. The new tire would have a special material inside that prevents air from leaking from the tire, even when it’s punctured by a sharp object. This would give the tire a longer life—and give drivers a safer journey. n Designed by Lee Jae Moon, Seo Uk and Jung Hae Rim of KUMHO TIRE

23. QXD950 View Camera The QXD950view vehicle dashboard camera is a specialized onboard surveillance camera designed to monitor and record driving incidents. Mounted to the windshield, the camera turns on automatically upon starting the ignition and actively records video footage with an auto-looping mechanism.

When it senses an impact, the camera stores the incident footage in a secure location for later viewing. n Designed by Jae Woon Park, Seung Ho Lee and Eun Ho Choi of THINKWARE

25. Self-Germinating Golf Ball Grower This is a self-degradable golf ball with a plant seed inside. features an ordinary-looking golf ball made of natural self-degradable materials with a plant seed inside. The plant seed will grow into a plant after the ball is lost and decomposed. Natural resources are therefore reused and recycled. n Designed by Yeh Shu Hung and Hu Siqi

24. Sealant Tire Concept Kumho’s Sealant Tire concept puts safety at the

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28. Smart Window In this age of advancements, the window is long overdue for an overhaul. Smart Window answers the call. Based on Internet of Things technology, Smart Window features intelligent design for maximum safety, privacy, comfort and ease of use and maintenance. Smart Window can be controlled manually or via a smartphone. It can open and close automatically; alert owners when opened or closed; ventilate when necessary; and change from transparent to opaque hues with “magic” glass. n Designed by John Bae, Kim Hyung Geun, Jinhyuk Rho, Myoung Seok Oh, Seungjung Lee, Juyeon Won, Jihyun Kim and Seyoul Park of LG Hausys 29. Smasher Concept The Kumho Smasher is a versatile and extreme concept tire that features advanced grip technology, hard grinders and tread wear patterns to cope with steep slopes and disaster zones in the wake of earthquakes, fires and floods. This concept tire

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The chair folds back up when it’s not needed anymore. The Ta-Da Chair is great for everyday use or travel with convenient and portable storage. n Designed by Chih-Ting Pao and Kuo-Lung Wu of Step2Gold Co., Ltd

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33 31. Toilet Paper Holder The Daewoo Toilet Paper Holder overhauls the traditional toilet paper holder. The toilet paper is cleverly concealed behind the door of a sleek wallmounted container. It’s functional—with room to store a mobile phone or other objects on top. It’s practical—with an opening in the front designed to allow users to easily pull out the toilet paper.

It’s ecofriendly—saving paper by preventing it from being exposed to moisture and recyclable and made of ABS material instead of steel or aluminum to create an affordable and highquality product. n Designed bySon Jungwoo, Lee Youngsu, Kim Woosung, Kim Sungeun, Ha Sanggyun and Park Jaewoo 32. VersaMe Starling VersaMe Starling is a science-backed, wearable device to boost brain development in young children. Research shows that the number of words a child hears throughout the day strongly predicts future vocabulary, IQ and emotional well-being.

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34. X330 The X330 is a vehicle dash cam system that collects information to verify the factors causing accidents—possibly preventing future accidents and make driving safer. The system can be voice activated and features a full-HD camera and a GPS system. The security LED on the front of the camera comes on when a vehicle moves or is parked. The X330 is slim and does not block the driver’s view, and it’s vented to prevent overheating. n Designed byJae Woon Park, Seung Ho Lee and Eun Ho Choi of THINKWARE 35. Xelsia Table The Xelsia Table combines anodized aluminum and 12mm glass to form a unique shape in luxurious hues and textures. The balanced and symmetric view from above is inspired by the harmonious beauty of traditional Korean architecture. The tables can be combined in various ways to create different looks and to accommodate people as needed. The intricate connecting parts are cleverly hidden from view. The Xelsia Table is easily disassembled for package and transport. n Designed

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10,000ft Insights designed by Olen Ronning, Martijn van Tilburg, Rob Girling and Gavin Kelly of 10,000ft in collaboration with Artefact 2016 Smart Hub UX (Eden) designed by Yoojin Choi, Heejin Ko, Jangwon Seo, Jae Julien and Sophia Sung of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 2016 Smart TV, OOBE UX designed by Joosun Moon, Jae Julien, Yoojin Choi, Yuri Min and Juhyun Seong of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 2017 Hyundai IONIQ designed by Hyunda 242 Limited S designed by Masahiro Kusama and Hisashi Yamamoto of GK Design International, Inc. GK Kyoto Inc. for Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. 360 CAM designed by Dongsoon-Kim and Chanwoo-Park of LG Electronics, Inc. 360 VR designed by Dongsoon Kim, Seungyup Lee and Hyunchul Kim of LG Electronics, Inc. 360° Balance Stretcher designed by Gong Huachao and Yu Zhefan of Suzhou GHC Design Co., Ltd. for Beijing Luckey Technology Co., Ltd. 360°Clean designed by Furong Zhang, Lin Zhang, Ziao Lin, Jingchen Zhang and Haimo Bao of School of Design, Dalian Minzu University for Dalian HMO Technology Co., Ltd. 410 MedicalTM LifeFlowTM Rapid Infuser designed by Patrick Murphy, Ty Hagler, Drew Brisley and Connie Tran of Trig – Innovation, Design and Marketing for 410 Medical Innovation LLC 4400D Master Lock Indoor Bluetooth Smart Padlock designed by Scott Stevens for The Master Lock Company 4401DLH Master Lock Outdoor Bluetooth Smart Padlock designed by Scott Stevens for The Master Lock Company A corner of love designed by Xuefei Liu, Di Fang, Hui Yang, Peiqiang Zhao and Shuyun Li AC9000K (360CST) designed by Youngsun Shin, Jinsun Park, Taehan Kim, Heejae Jeong and Joonho Lee of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Accelerate ID/AST System designed by Solène Bourgeois, Chris Wilson, Phil Halbert, Kyle Koning and Jonathan Hsieh of Bridge Design, a Ximedica Company for Accelerate Diagnostics, Inc. Acoustic power designed by Ping Jin, Liu Yu, Li huanhuan, Xuefei Liu and Di Fang Active wash series (WA8700K / DV8700K) designed by Ahjung Joo, Dongwon Chun, Yuna Park, Yoonjong Kang and Hayoung Jang of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Adaptive Clean Brushhead designed by Philips Design of Philips Add-Wash Compact Washer designed by Kangdoo Kim, Deoksang Yun, Joungeun Park, Kisang Yoon and Yeonsu Kim of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Add-Wash Series (WF7500 / DV7500) designed by Yoonjong Kang, Deoksang Yun, Jaewon Choi, Junghoon Hwang and Jeehyun Lee of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. A-dec Dental Stool System designed by A-dec, inc.

Advocate Lutheran General Hospital Cardiac Catheterization Suite designed by Philips Design Team, Anderson Mikos Architects and Power Construction of Royal Philips AEG 58v Outdoor Range designed by Steven Lau, Terry Lau, Frankie Lam and Carter Wong of Techtronic Design for Techtronic Industries Co., Ltd. AF9000K Design Story Toolkit designed by Sangmin Park and Setbyul Cho of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Aina by Jana Care designed by Gaurav Rohtagi, Aron Zingman and Tom Parent of Continuum LLC Air New Zealand 75th Exhibition designed by Geoff Suvalko, Andrew Thomas, Dave McRobie, Phil Ivey and Janelle Rodrigues of Thoughtfull + WorkshopE for Air New Zealand Airclet designed by Jaemin Park and Jinsung Kim of Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology for UNIST AirFloss Pro + HX8331 designed by Philips Design of Philips Airmega 400S/300S designed by Coway Design Lab of Coway Airsight designed by Youngsang Jang, Neungeun Kang, Dahwun Kim and Juwon Lee of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Alchemy Lounge designed by Yves Behar, Kristine Arth, Moon Kim and Amanda Day of fuseproject Alive Tent: Self Ventilating & Temperature Controlling Tent designed by Sangmin Bae, Jieun Shim, Boram Won, Chaemin Lim and Jiyoung Seok of ID+IM Design Laboratory KOLON SPORT Allocacoc PowerCube Family designed by Yixia Jiang, Arthur Limpens and Khoi Ho Si of Allocacoc Corporation Amber designed by Guangyuan Wang, Rong Zhong, Fei Yang and Yingjie Sun of Hangzhou LPZ Industrial Design Co., Ltd for ClearGrass Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd. AMD Project Quantum designed by Matt Grossman, Blake West, Paul Hughes and Nick Poteracki of Mixer Design Group for Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD) Amenity Shower Fitting designed by Chen Zhida, Shi Yingchun, Tian Lianlian, Wang Min and Zhong Xuhong of Xiamen Solex High-Tech Industries Co., Ltd. for Zhou Huasong

Aqua-Sense Water Collection Landscape designed by Kevin Somarriba and Neil Rotroff Armada BRC 40/22 designed by Trent Garner, Denis Dammkoehler and Jochen Burchard for Kärcher North America Arrow signal base station designed by Ping Jin, Yu Liu, Shuai Zhao, Feixue Liu and Di Fang ArtCenter’s Future Campus Experience designed by Alexandre Hennen, Theresa Chiueh, Betsy Kalven and Seth Weissman of Continuum, LLC for ArtCenter Atomic Force Microscope System designed

by Michael Paloian and Anthony Orchard of Integrated Design Systems for Bruker Corp.

Auckland Wayfinding designed by Geoff Suvalko, Hudson Smales, Blake Lough and Leone Murphy of Thoughtfull for Auckland Transport Audi at CES 2016 designed by tisch13 Gmbh, Expotechnik and Bathke Geisel Architekten for Audi August Doorbell Cam designed by Yves Behar and Arthur Kenzo of fuseproject August Ecosystem designed by Yves Behar and Arthur Kenzo of fuseproject AURA designed by Cheng-Fu Hsieh, Ju-Chia Lee, Ming-Hung Lin and John Cao Aura designed by Philips Lighting Design Team of Philips AutoPür designed by Ryan Lafayette of San Jose State University Design Department BABSANGJIGYO designed by Miok Choi, Kyung Min Lee, Sohyun Jo and Mihye Kim of National Folk Museum of Korea Baby-Safe Package designed by Xue Zhang, Yuxi Cheng, Xuyang Ran, Kun Xu and Haimo Bao of School of Design, Dalian Minzu University for Dalian HMO Technology Co., Ltd. Beats Pill+ designed by Robert Brunner and Eric Fields of Ammunition for Beats by Dr. Dre/ Apple Inc. beebo designed by Chen Hong-Lin and Fang Hao-Cheng Belkin Road Rockstar designed by Kenneth Mori and Enson Xu of Belkin Innovation Design Group of Belkin International Belkin Valet Charge Dock For Apple Watch designed by Pip Tompkin Design Studio for Belkin International Belkin Valet Charge Dock for Apple Watch + iPhone designed by Pip Tompkin Design Studio for Belkin International Bell Sports Super Shell and Mini Shell Child Carriers designed by Treasure Hinds, Greg Janky, Sloan Coffin and Alyssum Quaglia of Anvil Studios, Inc. for Bell Sports

ANKER Power-Core Edge designed by Chen Kong, Liang Yu Zhou, Yen Ting Lin, Xue Feng Bai and Bing Tan for Oceanwing

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Benvenue Medical KIVA for Advanced Spinal Repair designed by Jochen Backs of Studio Backs for Benvenue Medical

Cintair Fall Protection Safety Harness designed by Joshua Woo of ArtCenter College of Design

Beverly Twin Star designed by Zhang Yaokun of Wuxi Little Swan Company LTD

Clear designed by Xiaobin Li

Big Brothers Big Sisters Digital Recruitment Experience designed by Mike Amante, Isabeau Lalonde and Taylor Reynolds of Continuum LLC for Big Brothers Big Sisters Massachusetts Bay biologic designed by Lining Yao, Wen Wang, Guanyun Wang, Helene Steiner, Chin-Yi Cheng, Jifei Ou, Oksana Anilionyte and Hiroshi Ishii of Tangible Media Group, MIT Media Lab BISSELL ProHeat 2X® Revolution™ designed

by Dave Miller and Colin Bloemendaal of BISSELL Homecare, Inc. Consumer Design Department for BISSELL Homecare, Inc. Blackmagic Design Micro Camera designed

by Blackmagic Industrial Design Team of Blackmagic Bladeless Ceiling Fan designed by Mingjing Ji for GD Midea Environment Appliance MFG. CO.,Ltd. BLANCO IKON™ Apron Front Single Bowl sink designed by BLANCO Blink Indoor | Outdoor Cat House designed

by Tark Abed, Marc Mendoza, Nick Dzigurski and Tony Nguyen of Mighty Studios for Blink Blossom designed by Susanne Duswald Blue Lake House designed by Yi Chen and Muchen Zhang of Beijing fenghemuchen space design BODY FIT designed by SEOULTECH, minicollege for SEOULTECH Book9 2015 Edition designed by Hoyoung Seoc, Minji Kim and Jieun Myung of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Bowflex Max Trainer® M7 designed by Kevin Hendricks and Todd Anderson for Nautilus, Inc.

cloudtp video Conference terminal designed

by Zhanfu Wang,Kahn and Guoqiang Liu of LKK Design Beijing Co.,Ltd Coca Cola Freestyle 2000 Series designed

by Robert Young, Simon Chuck, Simon Daniel, Siriphong Roongruengvuthikul and Thomas Vaubourgeix of Forpeople for CocaCola CocaCola Cooler 2020 3D Visual Identity System (VIS) designed by Chris Weston, James Ravenhall, Matt Garwood, Rob Young and Simon Daniel of Forpeople for Coca-Cola Common Ground: Reimagining Reentry designed by Laura Urquiaga, Kelly Gregory and Luis Guzman of T Lab for Tipping Point Community Compact Water Purifier designed by Sehwan Bae, Hyoungwon Roh, Najung Cho, Junghyun Joo and Bohyun Nam of LG Electronics Corporate Design Center for LG Electronics Inc. Convenient Wheelchair designed by Hui An, Mengbo Zhang, Yuwen Sun, Anran Xuan and Haimo Bao of School of Design, Dalian Minzu University for Dalian HMO Technology Co., Ltd. Crescent Pass-Thru Adjustable Wrench Set designed by Alan Anderson, Jonathan Beckwith, Griffin Biering, Mark Momola and Bob Thompson of Apex Tool Group, LLC CRIC, Emergency Cricothyrotomy Tool designed by Ahsen Gülsen of Umeå Institute of Design CUE designed by Justin Montan, Aurianna Turvold and Michael Huh of Savannah College of Art and Design

Breathing designed by Xiaofei Cui and Wei Liu of Zhengzhou University of Light Industry

Cyber Security Dongle(Wiz Stick) designed

by Product Design Team of Design Mu for KT (Korea Telecom)

Cadence Palladium Z1 designed by Lea Kobeli, Travis Lee, Terence Kwan, Scott Janis, Evelyne Chaubert and Vijay Sekaran of LUNAR for Cadence

Daisy Squeeze designed by Christine Horan, Kristin Heist, Peter Bates, Elizabeth Kneen and Richard Cicarelli of Continuum LLC for Daisy Brand

Caniser designed by Pei-Hsuan Wang and Huai-En Yu

Dear. Music designed by Choi Taeok, Kim Seungmo, Kim Seungwan, Han Jiwon and Lee Eungyeong of DESIGN by Co., Ltd.

Card On Guard designed by Victor De Franco Levi, Darren Hickman, Helmut Kruse, Marcus Schreiter and Gabor Novoszadi of Kruse + Schreiter for Card On Guard Carvana Car Vending Machine designed by Carvana CHALK Marker designed by Blake Noh Nichols, Logan Williams and Rick Perkins of THE TOY STUDIO for Lanard Toys Check Room designed by Wanki Kim, Sunghoon Ryu and Sungkyung Son of Korea Design Membership 160

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Dell XPS 15 designed by Experience Design Group, Dell, Inc. Dental Wings Intraoral Scanner designed by Design Team of Continuum LLC for Dental Wings DEWALT 40V MAX* Backpack Leaf Blower designed by Joseph Cooper, Robert Schoch, Jason Busschaert, Mike Walstrum and Chris Donze of Stanley Black & Decker Consumer Products Industrial Design Team for Stanley Black & Decker

Diaolou cast iron pot sets designed by Wen WeiCai, Tan WeiTao, Lin BingTa, Xu JingTing and Su BaiLin of AEZM (China) for Jiangmen Shenglong Ironware Co. Ltd Divenamic designed by aiia of AIIA LIMITED DOJO designed by Gadi Amit, Yoshi Hoshino, Christina Tapp and Tony Smith of NewDealDesign, LLC for DOJO-Labs, Inc. DOJO Design Strategy designed by Gadi Amit, Reid Evans, Alexia Mathieu and Jon Patterson of NewDealDesign, LLC for DOJO-Labs, Inc. Dolby Conference Phone designed by Peter Michaelian and Lucas Saule of Dolby Design, Frog Design for Dolby Laboratories Double expansion luggage designed by Ruicheng Qi of T&S Co., Ltd DreamWear designed by Philips Design of Philips Dual-Purpose Skateboard designed by Encore Design Dual-View Curved Tiling OLED Signage (65EE5C) designed by Sung Gu Cho, Hyun Tae Ahn, Jae Won Lim and Chul Hee Lim for LG Electronics, Inc DuoWash Kitchen Water Reclamation System designed by Briana Britton, Steven Montalvo and Travis Ng DXO One Camera designed by Huge Design for DXO Labs Dynasty Lightweight Wheelchair Concept designed by Dennis Carlson, IDSA, Barry Reynolds, Ehren Barr, Timothy Gohl and Julian Bailey of Carlson Technology Inc. E.Teeth-Brush designed by Chen Fengming, Su Meixian, Chen Shaolong, Chen Yujie and Liang Jiamin of inDare Design Shenzhen Ge Wai Design Management Co., Ltd for inDare Design Strategy Limited EASY TO SEAL designed by Tianyang Huang Easy-Flex Smart designed by Bong-Keun Jung, Jung-Yeon Kim, Chan-Wan Kim, HongJoong Jung and Byeong-Seo Park of WellTech, Soonchunhyang University, Rehabsystem Eclipse (Smart Watch) designed by Junwon Lee, SungJin Yum, Kukhwan Kim, Dahwun Kim and Hongsik Park of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Eco Prep Fruit Juicer designed by Tupperware Worldwide Product Development Team of Tupperware Brands Corporation Eligo Hydration System designed by Shane Rogers, Brian Holm of Hive Design, Inc. Elmammo (Dedicated Breast PET) designed

by Masakuni Tachi, Misa Yamashita and Miyuki Takahashi of Corporate Product Design Center for SHIMADZU CORPORATION EQRACER designed by Young Hwan Kim, Sung Jang, Nana Neyeon Kim and Nari Kim of Art House Co., LTD

eve designed by Rebecca Daum EVO designed by Patrick Henke and Michael Ragsdale Experience rainshower designed by Chen Zhida, Shi Yingchun, Tian Lianlian, Yang Rong and Chen Yiying of Xiamen Solex High-Tech Industries Co., Ltd. for Zhou Huasong EYE bracelet designed by Xuefei Liu, Di Fang, Chui Li, Peiqiang Zhao and Mengru Shao Family Hub Refrigerator (RF9500K) designed

by Sangwoon Jeon, Dajeong Kim, Junkyo lee, Junghun Lee and Taehyoung Cho of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Gear 360 Package designed by Soohyun Kim, Sunyoung Lee and Junho Jin of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Gear S2 UX designed by Eunjoo Kim, Bonghee Han, Dokshin Lim, Yusic Kim and Joongsam Yun of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. GEHC GIRAFFE CARESTATION USER INTERFACE designed by Erik Kemper and Min Ouyang of GE Healthcare Gomo designed by Lily Karatzas of Savannah College of Art and Design Green Places Community Clubhouse designed by CHAIN 10 URBAN SPACE DESIGN

HIEREX designed by Kesu Wang Hive Active Heating Thermostat 2 designed

by Yves Behar, Noah Murphy-Reinhertz, Mirko Ihrig, Hideaki Matsui and Brett Middleton of fuseproject Honeywell Household Air Cleaner User Demand Insight and Product Innovation Research Project designed by LKK Design Honor 7 designed by Huawei Consumer Business Group Design Team of Huawei Device Co., LTD for Huawei Technologies co., Ltd Honor AM07 designed by Huawei Consumer Business Group Design Team of Huawei Device Co., LTD for Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd

Fast charging wireless charger designed by Youngsoo Kim and Jinman Chung of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Grip Potty Seat designed by Munchkin Internal Design Team, Ruth Fang, Shirley Rodriguez and Thomas Birkert of Munchkin, Inc.

Feeding Bottle Guard designed by Kaipeng He of LKK Design Beijing Co., Ltd.

Grow with You designed by Baihan Zong, Zhen Zhang, Ziyao Wang, Kailun Qi and Haimo Bao of School of Design, Dalian Minzu University for Dalian HMO Technology Co., Ltd

HP DeskJet 3630 designed by Hewlett Packard

Habot-mini designed by Takayuki Hamada, Sekikou Ryou, Koichi Yamano, Chie Yamamura and Shuji Seki for MORITA HOLDINGS CORP.

HP OfficeJet 3830 designed by Hewlett Packard

Fence Chair designed by Xue Zhang, Fangyu Su, Jialin Song, Kun Xu and Haimo Bao of School of Design, Dalian Minzu University for Dalian HMO Technology Co., Ltd. Fisher & Paykel Flush Gas on Steel Cooktop designed by Fisher & Paykel Appliances Design Team of Fisher & Paykel Appliances Ltd. Fisher-Price Design Language Guide designed by Design Team of Continuum LLC for Fisher-Price FLOATING DIAMOND LAMP designed by Winston Ji, Sam Zhu and Charley Bai of Dangoo Electronics (USA) Co., LTD Florida Medical Center Emergency Department Optimization designed by Philips Design of Philips Force of Nature designed by Steve Copeland, Mitch Thompson, David Snaith and Daniel Kowalewski of Humanscope for Healthier Cleaning Innovations Forza – cordless handstick vacuum cleaner designed by Greg Jin, Jeffrey Shin, Juang Yingwen and Wang Jin of Guangdong Midea Kitchen Appliances Manufacturing Co.,Ltd for Guangdong Midea Kitchen Appliances Manufacturing Co.,Ltd Fractal designed by Seo Jeong Won, Kim Gyu Ho, Gwak Cheol Woo and Seung Phil Paek of EOUL for Korea University Fuji Transonic designed by Greg Janky and Treasure Hinds of Anvil Studios, Inc. for Advanced Sports International Future of First Response designed by Tim Tocci, Alison Kotin, Elizabeth Kneen, Kristin Heist and Yuhgo Yamaguchi of Continuum LLC for Pacific Northwest National Laboratory G-bro - A green-friend, warm and reliable designed by Jhu-Syuan Huang, Ya-Jhu Du, Jing-Syuan Wang and Yan-Yu Lin of G-bro for National Taiwan University of Science and Technology

Halo (Reactive Home Robot) designed by Woohyeok Jeong, Mihyun Jeong, Wonkyu Sung, Jinsang Hwang and Jinsoo Ha of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Hammerhead One designed by Piet Morgan, Laurence Wattrus, Raveen Beemsingh and Julio Radesca for Hammerhead Handraw designed by Tiepeng Li, Haotian Lan, Mengke Xu, Yaxuan Cheng and Junjie Zhang for China Academy of Art

HP DeskJet 2130 designed by Hewlett Packard

HP Envy 4520 designed by Hewlett Packard HP Envy 8 Note designed by Hewlett Packard

HP OfficeJet 4650 designed by Hewlett Packard HP Spectre x2 designed by Hewlett Packard HP ZBook Studio 15 designed by Hewlett Packard HTC Desire 530 designed by HTC Design Team of HTC Corporation HTC Vive Virtual Reality designed by HTC Design Team of HTC Corporation

HARMONIC OSTEOVUE™ Spine Soft Tissue Dissector designed by Cory Kimball of DePuy Synthes Spine and Ethicon

Hugsy designed by Miguel Cabral Guerra, Lisa Malou Smits, Jiachun Du and Sylvie Claes of Eindhoven University of Technology for Maxima Medical Center

Harris Pontoon Helm designed by Neil Varlamoff and Jason Begin of Launch Innovation for Harris Boats

Hydro Flask Growler designed by Brian Goodwin, Ryan Diener, Ben Hein, Matt Nahlik and Joe Smith of Hydro Flask

HART Brand Forged Grip Prying and Wrecking Tools designed by Clint Thackery and Ken Brazell of Techtronic Design for Techtronic Industries Power Equipment

Hyundai Vision G Coupe Concept designed

by Hyundai

HASHIRA-JYU designed by Motomasa Ishii of ASTRUCT HEGII Rainmu Shower designed by Zhan Jincui for Guangdong HEGII Sanitary Wares Co., LTD Help You Up designed by Hengchang Su, Dianming Zhang, Zhe Xu, Donglin Zhang and Haimo Bao of School of Design, Dalian Minzu University for Dalian HMO Technology Co., Ltd HEMNES Air Purifier designed by Li Sanxin and Zhou Lilong HERO designed by Christian Von Heifner of In-House Design Team for HERO Health LLC Hey Mama designed by Elizabeth Possee of Savannah College of Art and Design

ideacentre AIO 910 designed by Lenovo Design of Lenovo Group IH RICE COOKER designed by Hun JungChoi, Young Joon Choe, Ho Gyu Lee, Tae Hyun Kim and Joo Hyun Song of Dayou Winia Design team for Dayou Winia IH slow cooker--bamboo designed by Yang Ching Hsiung and Ma Xiaoxue iluminage Skin Smoothing Laser designed

by Design Team of Continuum LLC for Unilever/ iluminage iMirror designed by Sunghoon Ryu, Wanki Kim and Sungkyung Son of Korea Design Membership Impact series designed by Peggy Peng of Avexir Technologies Corp.

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Induction Cooktops with Glide-Touch Controls designed by GE Appliances IDO Design Team of GE Appliances INNOV8 Hard Drive designed by Huge Design for Seagate Technologies Integrated Smart TV Box designed by Yinyu’an, Changjiang, GaoJiawei and ZhangYinlei of Shanghai PPTV Media Tech. Co., Ltd. Intesa Sanpaolo Co-creation - A new retail banking experience designed by Gianluca Brugnoli, Roberta Tassi, Sara Manzini, Barbara Tornaghi and Marina Rachello of frog for Intesa Sanpaolo IRVING Concept designed by Diebold Incubation Team, Donald Nelson, Jr., Sergio De Oliviera, Scott Dailey and Dahae Yi of Benchmark Craftsmen for Diebold, Incorporated ISA10 designed by Jenny Holmsten, Piotr Kuklo, Joanna Pruchnicka and Yue Yuan Ivy Infusion Pump Stand and Clip­on Remote designed by Charles Gulan and Brian Lanier Japanese sake “KOI” designed by Aya Codama, Kasetsu, Masayuki Habuki and Yosuke Tanaka of BULLET Inc. Jaunt ONE designed by Jeff Salazar, Marcelle Van Beusekom, Andrew Zee, Travis Lee, Terence Kwan, Charlie Nghiem, Vijay Sekaran and Matt Peterson of LUNAR for Jaunt

LEYU designed by Rong Zhong, Guangyuan Wang, Fei Yang and Yingjie Sun of Hangzhou LPZ Industrial Design Co, LTD for Shenzhen Everbest Machinery Industry Co., Ltd LG Sound 360 designed by Jeeyoung Yeon, Kiyoel Seo and Junghoon Lee of MC Design Lab for LG Electronics, Inc. LG watch urbane 2nd edition (W200) designed by Se-ra Park, Seong-jae Lim and Hyun-woo Yoo of LG Electronics, Inc Lifebuoy Boat designed by Chunmao Wu, Renqiu Chen and Xiang Wu of Donghua University Lightspeed TANGO Aviation Headset designed by Mark Schoening of Sigma Design LINK - Powder Coated Whiteboards designed

by KEM STUDIO for Ghent Little Swan Q18 Series designed by Yao JieLei of Wuxi Little Swan Company LTD Logi Circle designed by Dave Seal, Pascal Ruelle and Steve Christopher of MINIMAL for Logitech LOGIQ RFA Suite Concept designed by Koji Yanagihara of GE Healthcare Global Design Japan for GE Healthcare Japan Corporation LOV3> designed by Fatemeh Bateni and Ahmad Ahmadalkhorasani of Cardboard Design Team

JBL Trip, an All-in-One Portable Audio System for Any Car designed by Fenoson Zafimahova of In-house design for HARMAN International Industries

LS-P2 designed by Kenji Tajima and Hidefumi Nishi for Olympus Corporation

Jugetes Reciclados (Recycled Toys) designed by Arunas Oslapas and the women of EntreAmigos of Red Rivet Studios

Luminaries designed by David Rockwell, Melissa Hoffman, Patrick Proctor, Inessah Selditz and Irene Voight of Rockwell Group

Jump designed by lenartstudios design team of lenartstudios

Luminous Patterns designed by Philips Lighting Design Team of Philips

JUUL designed by Adam Bowen, James Monsees, Krista Hunter, Steven Christensen and Cole Hatton

LYNK HMS (Hospitality Management Solution) designed by Yeori Yoon, Seungmin Lee, Pilkyoung Moon and Byungjeong Jeon of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Kalos-eye drops designed by Hung-Po Ou Yang. Change-Jue Wu, Chun Tseng Kuo and Li-Xuan Zhu of Li-Design Karim for Kayra designed by Karim Rashid of Karim Rashid, Inc. Kind Care designed by Hui An, Siyao Li, Lei Ma, Kun Xu and Haimo Bao of School of Design,Dalian Minzu University for Dalian HMO Technology Co., Ltd. KUKA KR 120 nano F designed by Mario Selic of Selic Industriedesign for KUKA Robotics Corp.

Le Cube S designed by Yves Béhar, Valentin Sollier and Willy Carteau of fuseproject Leaf-band-aid designed by Sian Lin, Wenzai Ye, Lei Yang, Chengyong Li and Ping Su of Encore Design LED Candle Diamond Spark designed by Philips Lighting Design Team of Philips

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LED DESK LIGHT STROKE 2 designed by Keita Yagi of Bsize Inc.

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Lytra Shower Prosthetic Leg designed by Harry Teng of ArtCenter College of Design M.ZUIKO PRO LENS Series designed by Daisuke Tainaka, Takeshi Nohara, Kenji Tajima and Koji Sakai of Olympus Corporation Macbeth designed by Kebei Li Mate 8 designed by Huawei Consumer Business Group Design Team of Huawei Device Co., LTD for Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd MAXSWIVEL Upright Vacuum Cleaner designed by Jeffrey Shin, Jeehoon Shin, William Adam Gralewski, Chen Hongmei and Wang Jin of Guangdong Midea Kitchen Appliances Manufacturing Co., Ltd. MB-FZ4001 IH Braised Cauldron rice cooker designed by Feng Hongtao, Yin Xunlan and Ye Ji

McCormick Fresh Herb Grinder designed

by Yashodhan Dhuru of Spicefire, Inc. for McCormick Meditation Seat Ware designed by Gao Fenglin of NANOIN DESIGN for KUKA HOME Metrik designed by John Greg Ball and Barry Wylant of John Greg Ball - Industrial Design Studio MGDINO designed by Ning Chen, Huahan Wu, Juan He and Yixiong Wang for ROYALBABY CYCLE BEIJING CO.,LTD. Mi Tap Water Purifier designed by Xiaomi Industrial Design Team of Xiaomi Inc. MIJIA Induction Heating & Micro Pressure Rice Cooker designed by Xiaomi Industrial Design Team of Xiaomi Inc. Milwaukee DC Powered Drain Snake designed by Vincent Ng Mun Lung, Scott Bublitz and George Yu Siu Kwong of Milwaukee Tool Techtronic Design for Milwaukee Electric Tool Mime designed by Design Team of Philips Design of Philips Mimosa C5i designed by Dan Harden, Ari Turgel and Brian Leach of Whipsaw, Inc for Mimosa Networks, Inc Mini Collection designed by Industrial Design Department Midea Consumer Electric MINI Convertible designed by BMW Group Mini Dryer designed by MiaoDong, SongShuwang, Yaojielei and Zhanghailong of Wuxi Little Swan Company LTD Mini Microwave Oven designed by Kim Woonhyoung, Yu Yourong and Zhang Zhongying of Guangdong Midea Kitchen Appliances Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Mini Nature Steam Oven designed by Kim Woonhyoung, Hou Bangbin, Shi Tingting, Zhao Qian and Liao Zilong of Guangdong Midea Kitchen Appliances Manufacturing Co., Ltd. mini240 designed by Lei Liu of ninebot Inc. MIPOW M1 designed by Stanley Yeung Wai Yung of Shenzhen Baojia Battery Technology Co., Ltd. (MIPOW) Mobile Solar Power Station designed by Mingyu Liu Moleskine Smart Writing Set designed by Moleskine SpA Motorola Arris Hub.X - Concept designed

by Dan Harden and Elliot Ortiz of Whipsaw, Inc for Arris Motorola Droid Turbo 2 designed by Motorola Mobility Consumer Experience Design Team of Motorola Mobility Mouse with Emergent Power Bank (Phonemouse) designed by Product Design Team of Seymourpowell for KT (Korea Telecom)

Müll designed by Carter Zufelt MultiXpress MX3 Series designed by Kyonghwan Kim and Yoshitaka Isogai of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Munio designed by Jane Park, Judy Chu, Jade Tsao and Tina Ou Murmur Tumblers designed by K. Muenchinger, K. Foo, S. Leyden and M. Rogers of Kiersten Muenchinger at the University of Oregon Mushroom lamp designed by Ren Kaiyu and Zhou Peng of zision studio for Shenzhen IDMIX Innoviative Products Co., Ltd. Music Flow P5 Strap Package Design designed by Areum Jun and Byungjin Oh of LG Electronics, Inc. Nara Bassinet designed by Mike Rozewicz, Matt Czach, Bryce Porter, Kevin Osborn and Tim LaRoy of Tekna, Inc. for Stryker Medical Nativelement designed by Shruti Nivas, Udita Joshi, Ashwini Bapat, Cydelle Zuzarte and Meenakshi Kamat of ISD Rubika India - DSK International Campus NCR SelfServ 80 Series Multifunction Family designed by Stephen Swaine, Steven Birnie, Marshall Munro, Tim Gerlach and Charlie Rohan of NCR User Centred Design for NCR Corporation NeueHouse Hollywood designed by David Rockwell, Greg Keffer, Michael Siporin, Sarah Abdallah and Laura Kern of Rockwell Group Neuvoir Fencing Head and Neck Support designed by Ofir Atia of ArtCenter College of Design New PEDIC series designed by Sangki Kim of Kee Utility Inc. Next Generation Human Machine Interface for the Maritime Industry designed by Anthony Pond, Karoline Bommen, Andrew Smith, Camilla Paulsen and Mats Henriksen of Montaag LLC for VARD a Fincantieri company, in collaboration with Lilaas Nike Summer ‘15 Free designed by IDL Worldwide for Matthews International Nokia OZO Launch Event designed by Second Story, part of SapientNitro NWi Cubit designed by David Xing, Shi Xin, Zeng Jinmin, Zhou Chaojie and Yao Di of NWi NWi Smart Wheel designed by David Xing, Shi Xin, Zeng Jinmin, Zhou Chaojie and Yao Di of NWi Obi designed by Jon Dekar of DESiN LLC Obi Worldphone SF1 designed by Eric Fields, Achille Biteau, Robert Brunner and Christopher Kuh of Ammunition for Obi Worldphone Octane Fitness® XT-One™ designed by Logan McDermot, Zack Stephanchick, Erik Nelson, Matthew Rust and Brian Mullins of Kablooe Design for Octane Fitness

OKU designed by Gadi Amit, Maura Hoven, Luke Mastrangelo and Kyle Oldfield of NewDealDesign, LLC for MySkin, Inc.

PAX 2 designed by Cole Hatton, Kevin Lomeli, Krista Hunter, James Monsees and Adam Bowen of PAX Labs, Inc.

OLYMPUS PEN-F designed by Takeshi Nohara, Keiji Okada and Sachie Yamamoto of Olympus Corporation

Perfect Serve Collection by Stephan Hinz designed by Stephan Hinz for Kristallglasfabrik Spiegelau GmbH

Once Only (Re-Use Prevention Syringe) designed by Hyun Hoo Lee and Jun Park of Kyonggi University

Pin designed by Li Sun and Houfu Ruan of Rong design for fengfan farm products

ONDO ThermoBand designed by Young W. Lee for O-I

Polaroid Snap designed by Jonas Lagerstedt, Victoria Slaker and Robert Brunner of Ammunition for C&A Marketing

OneBlade - Online packaging designed by Design Team of Philips Design for Philips

Pop-up kitchen Pia designed by Darko Spiljaric of dizzconcept

ONLY Paintbrush designed by Chris Crowley

Portable Set Top Box designed by Yinyu’an, Changjiang, GaoJiawei and XiaKai of Shanghai PPTV Media Tech. Co., Ltd.

Operating Experience Optimization Project of Kehua Biochemical’s Chemiluminescence Immunity Analyzer designed by LKK Design Oraya Therapeutics IRay System designed

by Andy Santos-Johnson, Diana Greenberg, Phil Halbert, Chris Wilson and Pete Gleason of Bridge Design, a Ximedica Company for Oraya Therapeutics Organic Blossom Luminaire designed by Veronika Varga and Péter Atilla Kardos Outset Medical Tablo™ designed by Elliot Ortiz, Ari Turgel, Dan Harden and Rob Strickler of Whipsaw, Inc for Outset Medical OX-1 designed by William Van Beek OXO Good Grips Hand-Held Spiralizer designed by Sunny Kim, Eric Park and Mack Mor of OXO internal industrial design department for OXO P8 designed by Huawei Consumer Business Group Design Team of Huawei Device Co., LTD for Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd P8 packaging designed by Huawei Consumer Business Group Design Team of Huawei Device Co., LTD for Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd P9 designed by Huawei Consumer Business Group Design Team of Huawei Device Co., LTD for Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd Pacific Biosciences Sequel System designed

by Cole Derby, Dan Harden and Wayman Lee of Whipsaw, Inc for Pacific Biosciences PALINGENESI designed by Tommaso Pardini and Marco Grimoldi of nanometro Panno-X designed by Zhang Genyuan of Enno Electronics Co., Ltd PanoVu 360 designed by Zhang Fengmin, Ying Liang, Li Chunyan, Gu Chuan and Li Yong for Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd. Paragon Induction Cooktop designed by Symon Harrah and David Calvert of GE FirstBuild Microfactory for GE FirstBuild Parker Duofold Out-of-Box Experience designed by Design Team of THRIVE for Newell Brands

Pot de miel Food Tray designed by In-house design by Efolium Co., Ltd. Pot de miel Rainbow Holdermon designed by In-house design by Efolium Co., Ltd. Power Toothbrush for Kids with interactive mobile app designed by Philips Design Team for Philips PPking Smartphone designed by YinYu’an, DangYi, GaoJiawei and YaoYi of Shanghai PPTV Media Tech. Co., Ltd. PTH Work Assist® System designed by Mike Gallagher, Adam Ruppert, Roger Quinlan, Jeff Burger of Design Central for Crown Equipment Corporation Q LOVE designed by Niklas Galler, Veronika Bjarsch, Felix Krzemien and Fahrija Velic of nr21 DESIGN GmbH for Beijing Shuzijiayuan Technology Limited Qianmu rice paper packaging designed by Luo Chuxia, Lin Zihua, Jiang Jianfeng, Jiang Yechao and Liu Yihong of Deviant Fly Design for Ningbo Institute of Technology, Zhejiang University Qui Seating and Surfaces Collection designed by Monica Armani for Studio TK Quic designed by Zhengtong Zhou R.E.P. Rescue extrication harness designed

by Hyunjin Kim of ArtCenter College of Design Rachio Smart Sprinkler Controller, Generation 2 designed by Daniel Massam, Dan Wanninger, Mark Clark, Todd Zielinski and Tony Gatta of Bresslergroup for Rachio Raduis-7 Wearable designed by Chad DeJong, Nicholas Barker, Ammar Al-Ali, Sujin Hwang and Naoki Kokowa of Masimo Internal Industrial Design Team for Masimo Rainbank designed by Jianzhuang Tian, Ji Qi, Yunlong Wang, Chengang He and Haimo Bao of School of Design, Dalian Minzu University for Dalian HMO Technology Co., Ltd Ratio Eight Coffee Machine designed by James Owen, Jim Thorne and Mark Hellweg of James Owen Design for Ratio, LLC

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Reconfigure Work Space designed by Phillip Priolo and Brandon Inclan of San Jose State University

SIMBULB designed by Mr.Yeung Chi Keung of SIM Lighting Design Company Limited

Strata designed by Stephen Lynn, David Barrett and Stephen Claffy

Redall-Toothpaste Bead designed by Wei-Ling Hsu and Yi-Ting Hsieh

Simple IoT (Internet of Things) Hub designed

by Sim Jihye, Go Jinkwon and Kim Jungwon of LG Uplus

Sugar Free designed by Ping Jin, Shuai Zhao, Haibo Zhao, Xuefei Liu and Di Fang

RICOH THETA S designed by TRIAND Inc. for Ricoh Company, Ltd.

Singer SE300 designed by Patrick McVey of Optimal Design for SVP World Wide

Ridgid HyperDrive 18Volt Nailers designed

by Jon M. Pabst, Amir Tayyebi, Jeremy Connell, Ken Brazell and Taku Ohi of Techtronic Design for Techtronic Industries Power Equipment

Sisifo designed by Scott Wilson and Chris Watson of MINIMAL for Artemide

Robam-5900 range hood designed by Qiang Wang, Gaoqing Jiang and Suping Zhong of Industrial Design Dept. of Hangzhou ROBAM Applicances Co., Ltd.

SLOPES designed by Ruogu Zhou of Beijing Savoye Image Tech Co., Ltd

ROLE designed by Karyn Georgilis

Smamoo designed by Rong Zhong, Guangyuan Wang, Fei Yang and Yingjie Sun of Hangzhou LPZ Industrial Design Co, LTD for Shan Dong Moogeek Information Technology Co, LTD

Royole-X, foldable virtual mobile theater designed by Design Team - Smart Device Business Unit of Royole Corporation

Smart Editor 3.0 designed by Kim Hyung Woo, Seo Ji Yoon, Choi Seung Yeon and Yu Seul Ki of NAVER

RYOBI 8 amp Electric Jet Fan Blower designed by Nick Norton, Sean Campbell and Keith Long of Techtronic Design for Techtronic Industries Power Equipment

Smart Mood Creator designed by Qifeng Yan, Yigang Tang, Xi Su and Yeyu Chen of Asinno Tech. Co. Limited

Robee designed by Wang Chaoran, Yang Lei, He Xuelan and Li Chengyong

SAP Tennis Analytics for Coaches designed

by Alessandro Sposato, Rainer Matthias and Tim Thianthai of SAP Design & Co-Innovation Center Savant designed by Jonas Lagerstedt, Martin Gschwandtl and Robert Brunner of Ammunition for Savant SBIA designed by Hengchang Su, Yue Guan, Chuannan Liu, Kun Xu and Haimo Bao of School of Design, Dalian Minzu University for Dalian HMO Technology Co., Ltd. Sectionalized screwdriver design designed

by Xue Wenkai, Sun Jian, Huang Anna, Wang Chaoqun and Sun Yu Tian Miao of LuXun Academy of Fine Arts Shure MV88 designed by Dustin Smith and John Miller of Shure Corporate Design for Shure Incorporated Signature Hybrid Air Purifier designed by Sehwan Bae, Joosang Kim, Seungmin Yoo, Sungkyong Han and Hejin Choi of LG Electronics Corporate Design Center for LG Electronics Inc.

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SLADDA designed by Oskar Julhin, Kristian Eke, Jan Puranen and Emelie Hedén Edlund of Veryday for IKEA

Smart voice control speaker designed by Bai Yu Li and Wei Tao Chen of He Fei Fang Kuai industrial design Co., Ltd SonoSite iVIz designed by Evan McCormack, Craig Chamberlain and Josh Hansen of SonoSite internal Experience Design Team for FUJIFILM SonoSite Sotere designed by Chelsey Pon Speedforce--All-in-one Design designed

by Gang Li, Jiayang Gao, Yamou Wu, Zhen Sun and Jiangliang Li of SpeedX Inc. Design Department for SpeedX Inc. Split Drum designed by Wanki Kim, Yeonsu Sim and Subin Hwang of Hannam University Spot designed by iSmart Alarm, Inc. Spüren designed by Tuan Diep Stable Life Raft designed by Kai Han Staresso designed by Ke Li, Shuai Guo and Kai Zhao of Staresso Culture Co.,Ltd steve designed by Nick Cronan, Steve Wu, Muzi li, Sawyer Wu and Bo Zhang of LifeSmart

Signature Kitchen Suite Built-in Package designed by Sooyeon Kim, Miyoung Kim, Songyi Han and Yoonsang Kim of LG Corporate Design Center for LG Electronics Inc.

S-TITANS designed by Xiaoliang Zhang, Hai Liu, Jiahao Wu, Kun Xu and Haimo Bao of School of Design, Dalian Minzu University for Dalian HMO Technology Co., Ltd

Signature Refrigerator designed by Hangbok Lee, Minsub Kim, Hongsik Kwon, Jungkyu Son and Eugene Suh of LG Electronics Corporate Design Center for LG Electronics Inc.

STo® Pulldown Kitchen Faucet with Motionsense™ designed by Chris Gilbert and Jen Sedwick of Moen Global Design Team for Moen

Signature Twin Washing Machine designed

by Jeaseok Seong, Youngsoo Ha, Taewoo Yoo, Eunyoung Chee and Torsten Valeur of LG Electronics Corporate Design Center for LG Electronics Inc.

Storelli Shop-in-Shop Retail Fixture designed

by Hilary Clark, Jeff Straesser, Alison Mann, Niels Paulus and Karina Benloucif of Eight Inc.

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Super Air Cleaner designed by Dongsu Kim, Dongwook Yoon and Jongsoo Kim of TONGYANG Magic Inc. Super-S Water Purifier designed by Dongsu Kim, Junyoung Hong and Jongsoo Kim of TONGYANG Magic Inc. Surfacide Helios System designed by MINIMAL for Surfacide Swedavia Departure Sequencing Tool designed by Lennart Andersson, Siamak Tahmoresnia, Olof Bendt, Sara Frank and Anders Rundqvist of Veryday for Swedavia SWING - House Cleaning Solution designed

by Yiyang Zhang Syren designed by Daniel Smitasin of ArtCenter College of Design T8 Wireless Touch Mouse designed by Shenzhen Rapoo Technology Co.,Ltd Telescopic Shopping Cart designed by Xiucheng Wang, Junnan Dai, Zongpo Wei, Mingzhe Li and Haimo Bao of School of Design,Dalian Minzu University for Dalian HMO Technology Co., Ltd TempTraq designed by Scott Mizer, Peter Whitworth, Lingyu Zhu and Michael Maczuzak of SmartShape Design for Blue Spark Technologies TEN MORE MINUTES designed by Ping Jin, Xuefei Liu, Di Fang, Haozheng Zhang and Yilian Miao Tencent Mini Station designed by Huge Design and Tencent Design Team for Tencent The Ambulance Snow designed by Dianming Zhang, Xinyu Cao, Mengbo Zhang, Kun Xu and Haimo Bao of School of Design, Dalian Minzu University for Dalian HMO Technology Co., Ltd. The Aurora Director designed by Ping Jin, Yu Liu, Shuai Zhao, Feixue Liu and Di Fang The Drumi designed by Yi Jiang, Junbo Dong, Nic Napolitano, Amy Li and Megan Savage of Yirego Corporation The Hope designed by Junnan Dai, Xiucheng Wang, Yumo Jiang, Wei Liu and Haimo Bao of School of Design, Dalian Minzu University for Dalian HMO Technology Co., Ltd. The Joint // 3D printed furniture joint designed by TJ Kim, Steve Visser and Rick Paul The New York Edition designed by David Rockwell, Shawn Sullivan, Michael Overington and Paul Haslhofer of Rockwell Group and Ian Schrager Company The Onward Bag designed by Gabriella Jacobsen of Virginia Tech

The Warmth in Ice Water designed by Shuyu Wang, Hao Yu, Yuanxuan Huang, Kun Xu and Haimo Bao of School of Design, Dalian Minzu University for Dalian HMO Technology Co., Ltd. The World’s Best Wide Viewing Angle designed by Yoon Juwon, Ahn Juson, Kang Dongwy, Choi Jungyoung and Jo Jaehong of OTOS THUNDERBEAT Open Extended Jaw designed by Chikayoshi Meguro and Koji Sakai of Olympus Corporation TibetCare designed by Zhang Yangsheng and Fang Qin of Shanghai ZhangYangsheng Creative Design Co. Ltd. TiVo BOLT designed by Wai-Loong Lim, Eric Nichols and Cesar Viramontes of Y Studios LLC for TiVo Inc. TOGGLED tSmart Connected Lighting System - Concept designed by Kevin Shinn, Jamey Amrine, Matt Marrocco, Jack Ivey and Frank Palazzolo of Altair Thinklabs for Toggled Inc. Touching designed by Yidan Chen, Caiwen Zhao, Yu Chen, Jiale Hou and Haimo Bao of School of Design, Dalian Minzu University for Dalian HMO Technology Co., Ltd.

URSA Mini designed by Blackmagic Industrial Design Team of Blackmagic

Waken designed by Jocelyn Ma of ArtCenter College of Design

U-Vendor Pack designed by Huanwen Jiao of Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London

Warmie-Tup Range designed by Judicaël Cornu Product Design and Tupperware Worldwide Product Development Team of Tupperware Brands Corporation

V Tokebi designed by Hwa Joon Roh, Sun Woong Oh and Sung Yong Moon of DesignNext for HausElec Co., Ltd. V10 Package Design designed by Il Do, Byungjin-Oh, Youngseo-Seo and Ewisung-Choe of LG Electronics, Inc

Water container redesign designed by Yinqian Cai, Songming Fan, Dongsheng Chen and Guoqiang Zhang

Vald oxygen supplying vest designed by Emin Demirci of ArtCenter College of Design

Water Leak and Freeze Detector designed

by Chris Lovin, Travis Read and Rajat Shail of Honeywell User Experience (HUE) for Honeywell

Vandal designed by David Rockwell, Shawn Sullivan, Michael Hill and Susan Nugraha of Rockwell Group Verify designed by James Skeggs of Umea Institute of Design in Collaboration with Laerdal Medical Via Global Bath Suite (Diamond Suite in Asia) designed by Aniwat Rerkrai, Andrew McMillan, Nick Hunt and Chris Gilbert of Moen Global Design Group for Moen Vichy Bath Suite designed by Aniwat Rerkrai of Moen Global Design Group for Moen

TP-Link Wing designed by Dan Harden, Hiro Teranishi and Wei Gu of Whipsaw Inc for TP-Link Technologies co., LTD

Vigo Smart Headset designed by Wai-Loong Lim, Cesar Viramontes and Stelios Theodossiou of Y Studios LLC for Vigo Technologies

Transparent Bracelet Concept UX designed

by Yong-Yeon Lee, Ye-Rin Park, Ji-Yeon Kwak and Jin-Ah Kong of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

VINCI Smart Hearable designed by VINCI Design Team and Keren Hu of VINCI Design Team United Design Lab for Inspero Inc.

TROV designed by Robert Fletcher, Ed Adams, Jared Grinstead and Paul Pickard for EcoSense Lighting Inc. TUNE: Motor Training for Blind Children designed by Tianxin Yu, Yichen Zhong, Kebin Yuan and Muyang Li of Tsinghua University TYPO keyboard for iPad Air packaging designed by Simon Yan of Bluemap Design UE ROLL designed by Branko Lukic and Steve Takayama of NONOBJECT Design for Logitech Inc. Unistrol designed by Jocelyn Ma and Siwei Wang of ArtCenter College of Design Universal Gamification Rehabilitation for Cerebral Palsy designed by Gong Huachao,Yu Zhefan, Wang Zhili and Cheng Hang of Suzhou GHC Design Co., Ltd. for Beijing Luckey Technology Co., Ltd. UP2 designed by Yves Béhar, Qin Li, Alex Farrow and Erik Kreider of fuseproject upStage Workplace Furniture System designed by Teknion in-house design team for Teknion

Washboard bag designed by Hyokyung Park, Jaewan Choi and Hyoungho Park

Virgin Hotels Chicago designed by David Rockwell, Diego Gronda, Eva Longoria and Maria Brime of Rockwell Group Visual Compute Accelerator designed by Intel Design eXperience Organization (IDXO) and Huge Design for Intel Corporation Visual Compute Accelerator Packaging designed by Intel Design eXperience Organization (IDXO) and Huge Design for Intel Corporation Vitabreath designed by Design Team of Philips Design for Philips Vizio Crave 360 SmartCast Speaker designed

by Scott McManigal, Howard Cheng and Pip Tompkin Design for Vizio Vizio Crave Pro SmartCast Speaker designed

by Scott McManigal, Howard Cheng and Pip Tompkin Design for Vizio W2016 designed by Junyong Song and Wonseok Oh of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. WA8700 Washing Machine Control Panel UX designed by Joonho Lee, Bobeen Kim, JiKyoung Kim, Seungwoo Hong and KyoungAe Lim of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

watermade- nautical knife designed by Björn Becker Wheel Partner designed by Xinyue Zhang, Zhen Ye, Chenyuan Zhao, Xuan Wang and Haimo Bao of School of Design, Dalian Minzu University for Dalian HMO Technology Co., Ltd Where The Light Is designed by Ping Jin, He Yumeng, Liu Xuefei, Fang Di and Zhao Shuai Winbot 950 designed by Javen Lee, Flavia He and Stone Liu of ECOVACS Robotics Co., Ltd. for ECOVACS Robotics Co., Ltd. Wireless 360 Multiroom Speaker R5/R3/ R1 series designed by Gyoo-sang Choi,Yonggu Do, Jun-pyo Kim, Min-hee Lee and JeanChristophe Naour of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. WiT e-Reading Lamp designed by BenQ Corporation WME/IMG designed by David Rockwell, Greg Keffer, Ingrid Farago, Abbey Kesten and Karwai Lim of Rockwell Group Wreddygo designed by Lin Yi-Hsuan, Hsieh Chia-Hsuan, Liao Chien-Chi and Zou Jyun-An of Wreddygo WS51 designed by Inhwan Hwang of Tail yard for dkari XAIRCRAFT P20 Agricultural UAV designed

by Dingfeng Xiao, Pan Jiang, Jianbing He, Haijun Wen and Zhiqin Xu of Guangzhou XAIRCRAFT Electronic Technology Co., Ltd. Xiaomi Bluetooth Speaker designed by Cheng Zhaopeng, Shen Xijie and Wang Chuan of XIAOMI TV ID TEAM for XIAOMI XINTANGWANKE Mall International Cinema designed by Ajax Law Ling Kit and Virginia Lung Wai Ki of One Plus Partnership Limited YOGA 900s designed by Lenovo Design of Lenovo Group ZPower Rechargeable System for Hearing Aids designed by Solène Bourgeois, Chris Wilson, Phil Halbert and Jonathan Hsieh of Bridge Design, a Ximedica Company for ZPower LLC

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n Gold n Silver n Bronze

2 0 1 6 I NDE X

FIRM

PRODUCT

FIRM

PRODUCT

2-LA LLC

JS 3D Knitted Shoes

AWARD PAGE n 132

ERB SARL

SERIF TV

n 40

adidas Korea

adidas Superstar Campaign

n 105

Fab Designs

WARP

n 146

ALTR ERGO

ALTR ERGO Sanctuary Saddle

n 146

Fade Studio Inc.

Fade Task Light

n 106

American Standard

3D Printed Residential Faucets

n 107

Fengfan Farm Products

Amber Wine

n 128

Ammunition

Nascent Objects

n 38

Fisher-Price

Fisher-Price Future of Parenting

n 86

Apex Tool Group, LLC

Crescent Grip Zone Tongue and Groove Pliers n 62

frog

Yibu Play Experience

n 55

LG Smart Security

n 114

Artefact ZERO1

166

n 145

AWARD PAGE

aruliden

Designed By Students Floating Locker Shelves n 56

FROMHENCE Co., Ltd.

WATCH 3701

n 131

Astro Studios

3DRobotics Solo Drone

n 142

FUJIFILM

SonoSite SII

n 125

Audi Mobility

Audi on demand

n 136

fuseproject

Zolt Laptop Charger Plus

n

AWH

The Access Strength™

n 32

Hive Active Heating Thermostat 2

n 114

Azero Leather, Inc.

Azero Leather

n 87

GE Healthcare

Treo | Advanced Mobile Imaging

n 122

Belkin International

Belkin Car Power Valet

n

Geometry Global Korea

Suncubator Concept

n 138

BMW Group

Rolls-Royce Dawn

n 44

Google

Google OnHub

n 75

BMW X1

n

48

Nexus 6P

n 69

MINI Clubman

n

50

goTenna goTenna

n 64

Box Clever

Fade Task Light

n 106

Gramovox

Gramovox Floating Record Player

n 97

Branch Robin

n 66

GRO Design

Sonos PLAY:6

n 112

Thync Vibes

n 132

Guangdong Hegii Sanitary Wares HEGII Integrated Intelligent Toilet

n 114

Bresslergroup

D7 BDAS+

n 62

Hammerhead

Hammerhead One

n 88

BRP inc.

BRP Sea-Doo Spark

n

50

Hannam University

3Driver

n 149

Evinrude E-TEC G2

n

50

Hanyang University

W.A.S. Project

n 150

Casper

Casper Pillow

n 114

Herman Miller Inc.

Exclave™

n 126

College for Creative Studies

14A Commuter Bike

n 149

HP Inc.

HP OMEN

n 78

Contactualism Pty Ltd

Little Bishop Pendant Light Hook

n 111

HP ScanJet Pro 2500 F1 Flatbed Scanner

n

Continuum LLC

Audi on demand

n 136

HTC Corp.

Vive Virtual Reality System

n 36

Fisher-Price Future of Parenting

n 86

HTC Vive Virtual Reality

n 135

Future of First Response Research

n 134

Huawei Device Co., Ltd.

Nexus 6P

n 69

Exclave™

n 126

HUBB Filters, Inc.

HUBB Lifetime Oil Filter

n 42

Coway Design Lab

n 108

Huge Design

Kyon Pet Tracker

n 68

Creature Product Development SHR Flex

n 143

Hunter & Richards

Little Bishop Pendant Light Hook

n 111

Dalian HMO Tech. Co., Ltd.

Emergency Medical System

n 147

Hyundai

2017 Hyundai Elantra

n

Free Climbing

n 150

IA Collaborative

Kelvin Coffee Bean Roaster Concept

n 116

Safe House

n 150

United Digital Ecosystem

n 91

Dalian Minzu University

Emergency Medical System

n 147

Fighting Ebola and Beyond

n 140

Free Climbing

n 150

icare

icare ic100 Tonometer

n 124

Safe House

n 150

IDEO TetraPOT

n 99

Decon Seven Systems

D7 BDAS

n 62

IncludeFitness

n 32

Dell Inc.

Dell Latitude 12 7000 Series 2-in-1

n 76

INCUE Hobtop

n 119

Dell UltraSharp 24 + 27 InfinityEdge Monitors n 77

Inventables Carvey

n 126

Dell Edge Gateway 5000

n

JMAC Productions

Mímir’s Well – Dive Deep into Memory

n 90

Design Concepts, Inc.

OneWeb User Terminal and Solar Array

n 141

JUSTIME

JUSTIME YES Basin Faucets

n 109

Design Group Italia

Panasonic Cordless Impact Driver

n 62

JZCX Design Team

Bicycle Guardians

n 149

Design Pool Limited

DOCK Collection

n

74

KOHLER Shanghai

QUARTZ

n 62

DOJO-Labs, Inc.

DOJO Digital Design

n

92

Kolon Global Corp.

Common Ground

n 102

Dolby Laboratories, Inc.

Dolby HQ Environmental Design Strategy

n 84

Kookmin University

Universal Hand Dryer

n 150

DXV

3D Printed Residential Faucets

n 107

Kyon Technologies

Kyon Pet Tracker

n 68

Ecolab, Inc.

Ecolab Mobile Solids Dispenser

n 60

L’EQUIP Co., Ltd.

BS 3 Personal Blender

n 120

IDSA.ORG

AP-1516D - Air Purifier

50

82

The Access Strength™

82

82

50

FIRM

PRODUCT

Laerdal Medical

Moyo Fetal Heart Rate Monitor

AWARD PAGE

FIRM

PRODUCT

n 121

Priority Designs, Inc.

The Access Strength™

Latch Latch

n 62

WARP

n 146

Lenovo Group

Yoga Wireless Capsule Earphone

n 73

Product Development Tech.

Gramovox Floating Record Player

n 97

ideacentre 610s

n

82

Ralph Appelbaum Associates

The Women’s Library Collection

n 103

ideacentre Y710 cube

n

82

rong design

Amber Wine

n 128

YOGA Mouse

n

82

RUNE Entertainment

Mímir’s Well – Dive Deep into Memory

n 90

LG Electronics, Inc.

LG Rolly Keyboard 2

n 79

RUNNER GROUP

Swater

n 57

LG Smart Security

n 114

SAMOO Architects & Engineers Presidential Archives of Sejong

n 105

G5

n

Samsung Electronics., Co. Ltd. SERIF TV

n 40

Lodge Cast Iron

Lodge Rust Resistant Cast Iron Cookware

n 120

S6 Edge

n 71

London School of Economics

The Women’s Library Collection

n 103

Gear 360

n 96

MDM Oral Technologies

ZONE Mouthguard

n 146

Portable SSD T3

n

74

Microduino Inc.

mCookie

n 52

Gear S2 UX

n

92

MINIMAL

ZONE Mouthguard

n 146

Samsung SDS

Smart Home System

n 114

MNML Carvey

n 126

San Jose State University

Höganäs

n 150

Montaag LLC

VARD Offshore Subsea Construction Vessel

n 46

SAP Design

Citizen-Centric State Government Portal

n

Motorola Mobility

Moto Display

n

SapientNitro

Mímir’s Well – Dive Deep into Memory

n 90

Moto 360 (2nd Gen.) with Moto Maker

n 132

SCHROTH Safety Products GmbH SHR Flex

n 143

Moto 360 Sport with Moto Body

n 146

Shu International Group

JS 3D Knitted Shoes

n 132

Motorola Solutions

Si500 Video Speaker Microphone

n 72

Shure Inc.

Shure MV51

n

Munchkin, Inc.

Miracle 360 Cup

n 54

Sonos Design

Sonos PLAY:5

n 112

Nascent Objects

Nascent Objects

n 38

SonoSite

SonoSite SII

n 125

National Taiwan Univ.

Foldable Straw

n 150

Soundsred

Mímir’s Well – Dive Deep into Memory

n 90

Native Union

DOCK Collection

n

SpeedX Inc.

SpeedX Leopard Pro

n 144

NAVER

Subway Map for the Color Blind

n 141

Square

Square Contactless + Chip Reader

n 62

NewDealDesign, LLC

DOJO Digital Design

n

92

Staples, Inc.

Designed By Students Floating Locker Shelves n 56

74

92

74

AWARD PAGE n 32

92

98

Nextbit Robin

n 66

Target Corp.

LED Vintage Style Bulb Collection

n 110

Nokia Corp.

OZO Virtual Reality Camera

n 94

Threshold Performance Sheet

n 114

Oculus

Oculus Rift

n

98

Techtronic Desig

RYOBI ONE+ Lithium Plus Chain Saw

n 127

Olympus Corp.

Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II

n

98

Thrive, LLC

Crescent Grip Zone Tongue and Groove Pliers n 62

OneBlade OneBlade

n 129

TONGYANG Magic Inc.

DIAL+PLUS Water Purifier

n 120

OneWeb

n 141

Trig

ALTR ERGO Sanctuary Saddle

n 146

Pacific NW National Laboratory Future of First Response Research

n 134

TTK Prestige Ltd

Hobtop

n 119

Panasonic Corp.

Panasonic Cordless Impact Driver

n 62

Tunghai University

BoneAid

n 35

Peak Design

Peak Design Everyday Messenger

n 132

Tupperware Worldwide

Prawn Peeler

n 120

Pebble

Pebble Time Round

n 41

UNICHEST Co., Ltd

Biofuel Clean Cookstove

n 118

PEGACASA

PulsumType Wireless Haptic Keyboard

n 80

United Airlines

United Digital Ecosystem

n 91

Pegatron Corp.

PulsumType Wireless Haptic Keyboard

n 80

University of Washington

Naloxone OD Rescue Kit

n 148

Pensa goTenna

n 64

URBANTAINER Co., Ltd.

Common Ground

n 102

OneBlade

n 129

adidas Superstar Campaign

n 105

Perkins+Will

Broward Health Adult Infusion Center

n 101

VARD

VARD Offshore Subsea Construction Vessel

n 46

Philips Design

Advanced NICU Hybrid Design

n 100

Veryday

icare ic100 Tonometer

n 124

Broward Health Adult Infusion Center

n 101

VICIS ZERO1

n 145

Vacuum Beard Trimmer 7000

n 132

Warrior WARP

n 146

Pip Tompkin Studio

Polycom RealPresence Trio

n 70

Whipsaw

HUBB Lifetime Oil Filter

n 42

Playworld, Inc.

PlayForm 7

n 104

Google OnHub

n 75

Polycom

Polycom RealPresence Trio

n 70

Zebra Technologies

TC8000 Mobile Computer

n 74

OneWeb User Terminal and Solar Array

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