INNOVATION Fall 2019: Yearbook of Design Excellence

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YEARBOOK OF DESIGN EXCELLENCE Winners of the 2019 International Design Excellence Awards

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By Chris Livaudais, IDSA

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By Scott Henderson, IDSA 12 Beautility

By Tucker Viemeister, FIDSA

15 Design Defined

IDSA AMBASSADORS

18 What IDEA Tells Us: Industrial Design in 2019

By Maaike Evers, IDEA,

3M Design, St. Paul, MN

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Cesaroni Design Associates Inc., Glenview, IL; Santa Barbara, CA

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Crown Equipment, New Bremen, OH

75 IDEA–The Henry Ford Partnership

Eastman Chemical Co., Kingsport, TN

By Liana Charles, IDSA

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16 IDSA Honors

122 IDC 2019 Recap

McAndrews, Held & Malloy, Ltd., Chicago, IL Metaphase Design Group Inc., St. Louis, MO Samsung Design America, San Francisco, CA TEAGUE, Seattle, WA THRIVE, Atlanta, GA Tupperware, Orlando, FL

2019 IDEA Winners 34 Best in Show and Gold IDEA in Medical & Health Ion Endoluminal System

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36 Chair’s Award and Gold IDEA in Furniture & Lighting ORI Robotic Origami 38 Curator’s Choice and Gold IDEA in Packaging BenQ Projector Molded Pulp Packaging The Future of Responsible Packaging 40 People’s Choice and Bronze IDEA in Student Designs Coat+° As Simple as 2-in-1

Left: IDEA Silver winner, Fliteboard, page 120.

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YEARBOOK OF DESIGN EXCELLENCE Winners of the 2019 International Design Excellence Awards

Cover photo: IDEA Gold winner, Blackmagic Camera Control Panel, page 52.

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CHILDREN’S PRODUCTS 48 WAYB Pico Car Seat For On-the-Go Families 50 Bronze Winners COMMERCIAL & INDUSTRIAL 52 Blackmagic Camera Control Panel Empowering Creatives 54 Silver Winner 55 Bronze Winners CONSUMER TECHNOLOGY 56 LG SIGNATURE OLED TV R9 A Minimalist’s Dream 58 Logitech MX Vertical Goodbye Carpal Tunnel 60 Silver Winners AUTOMOTIVE & TRANSPORTATION

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42 Genesis Essentia Concept Vroom Vroom

DESIGN STRATEGY

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45 Bronze Winner BRANDING 46 Silver Winner 47 Bronze Winner

DIGITAL INTERACTION 70 Milwaukee Redstick Digital Level Straight as an Arrow 72 Silver Winners 74 Bronze Winner

Above: IDEA Gold winner, The Casper Glow, page 80.

Right: IDEA Gold winner, YBell, page 118.

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76 Visionary City for UIA (International Union of Architects) 2017 Seoul A Synergy of Form and Interaction

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OUTDOOR & GARDEN

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FURNITURE & LIGHTING 80 The Casper Glow Night, night. Sleep tight.

HOME 82 LG DUAL WING CEILING FAN Closing the Gap 84 LifeStraw Home Glass Water Filter Pitcher A Marriage of Form and Function 87 Silver Winners 92 Bronze Winners LIFESTYLE & ACCESSORIES 94 Silver Winner 95 Bronze Winner MEDICAL & HEALTH 96 da Vinci SP® Surgical System Minimally Invasive, Maximally Healing 98 Spinamic for scoliosis patients Breaking the Mold 100 Silver Winners 105 Bronze Winners

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SERVICE DESIGN 111 Silver Winner 112 Bronze Winners SOCIAL IMPACT DESIGN 114 USee: Vision Screening and Prescription Glasses for All

Simplifying Vision Access 116 Silver Winner 117 Bronze Winners SPORTS, LEISURE & RECREATION 118 YBell A Facelift for Your Workout 120

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STUDENT DESIGNS 124 ELEVATE Relax and Enjoy Your Flight 126 Milwaukee Tool: Future of Connected Tools Tradition and Innovation Merged 128 Silver Winners PACKAGING 109

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Above: IDEA Gold winner, Logitech MX Vertical, page 58.

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THE POWER OF STORY

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uring the second installment of IDSA’s rebranded International Design Conference this August in Chicago, we were fortunate to have world-renowned designer J Mays provide the closing keynote presentation.

Between images of his designs, from cars for Ford and Audi to a super-luxury refrigerator, Mays offered advice on the emotional connection that designers should always strive to elicit in interactions between a product and a user. He reminded us that we should design with human senses at the center of our efforts. He also said, “Design excellence is about a fantastic story, told really, really well.”

This one line resonated with me on a few different levels. I’ve continued to think about it since then and have come to the following considerations as they relate to the work we’re doing here at IDSA Headquarters: Our stories come from you. I’ve introduced the Community + Content = Value concept a few times now, and it has become an underlying principle of our team’s efforts. In fact, we just launched a new Member Spotlight initiative to highlight those in our community who are doing great work.

While we’ve had versions of this in the past, they haven’t been embedded into a larger narrative as they are now.

This is one piece of a larger content strategy, but is more in line with how a major brand interacts with its audience. It gives our community something to connect to in an open, honest way and ensures that we are providing relevant stories to you as a designer—because they are coming directly from you! Further, it provides a new and unique value proposition for our membership as a platform built to celebrate the work of our community as a top priority.

The sum is greater than its parts. As a collection of designers across a vast array of professional experiences and areas of expertise, IDSA faces the issue of how and where to house our immense compilation of content. Over the years, IDSA has published magazines, pamphlets, brochures, posters, booklets, studies, webisodes, articles,

interviews and so much more. We’ve held countless events in every major city in the United States and have garnered an international community base in doing so. All of these efforts were aimed at providing our members and our community with a rich pool of stories from which they could learn and find inspiration. However, one of the challenges of having a 50-year history like ours is having a tremendous amount of content and legacy efforts that must be maintained.

A current project of ours is upgrading our infrastructure to allow for more efficient and improved collaboration across our network. We also are working to align each facet of our core programming to the pillars of IDSA: Education, Information, Community and Advocacy. This act of clean-up and organization will strengthen our ability to tell a clear and direct narrative in terms of who IDSA is and what we provide.

My hope is that we will continue to build something together that is far greater than any one of us could do alone.

This story never ends. IDSA is adapting to become more agile in our approach to current realities and to the future. Careful curation of content and a revitalized voice will certainly help, but this is only part of an ongoing endeavor that doesn’t necessarily have an end. I think all industry associations like ours are facing a similar reality of becoming an organization that must deliver across a spectrum of channels. The expectations of our membership and community-at-large have shifted, and so too must we.

With the year 2020 quickly approaching, the IDSA HQ team is continuously scanning the horizon for new ways to bring our community closer. Yes, we’re leveraging new technologies, but always with the goal of creating more opportunities for the one-on-one interactions that have become an enduring hallmark of our organization. We are committed to keeping pace with you and amplifying your voice as loudly as we can. The best part of our story is yet to come.

—Chris Livaudais, IDSA, Executive Director, chrisl@idsa.org

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OPTICAL CLARITY: OUR SUBCONSCIOUS MIND’S BUSY EYE

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will (in good time) revolutionize the world of “What I have propounded Physical & Metaphysical Science. I say this calmly – but I say it.

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n my last column, I touched upon how the universe itself can flow through your designer mind and manifest itself in your artifacts. This may sound like I’ve had my hand in the Acapulco Gold–infused cookie jar, but the more I look into this, the more I believe it—and by the time you finish reading this article, there’s a chance you will too!

Cerebral Supernova History is filled with examples of how the human mind can achieve amazing things through the power of osmosis, the process of gradual or unconscious assimilation of ideas and knowledge. Just as our subconscious mind makes us breathe automatically, it is also an incredible intake of information more powerful than a 747 jet engine. Simply by walking the earth we’re absorbing information at an astounding rate and storing it for that precise moment when it’s needed for our next great design, potentially unlocking quantum breakthroughs unimaginable only moments before.

What if the human mind were actually a cosmic portal for information from unknown forces in the universe to flow through? Scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in eastern Tennessee are trying to open a portal to a parallel universe; actual cold hard cash is being spent on it. Leah Broussard, the physicist leading the team, told NBC that the experiment is “pretty wacky” but could prove that what we see with our eyes is only half the story. More interesting to us designers is that we may be capable of absorbing and using only half of this already halved palette of visuals, because so much of our brain runs as a background application, hidden away in the system files of our cerebral hard drive.

Are we denied access to true innovation potential because our conscious mind is constantly saying no, telling us to proceed with caution or even stop? What if we were better able to recognize the fleeting moments of brilliance as they desperately vie for our distracted attention before we are toppled from the sharp tip of Maslow’s pyramid down into the cloud of self-doubt and fear? After all, designers only spend about 10% of their time designing things; the rest is spent verifying, proving and presenting what we have designed, hedging bets and reducing risks.

Malcom Gladwell writes in his book Blink: The Power of

Thinking without Thinking about the Getty Museum and its accidental purchase of a fake ancient Greek statue. Despite overwhelming scientific and historical evidence, including carbon dating and other technological analysis stating that the statue was real, art experts could tell at a glance that it was a fake based on nothing more than the idea that it didn’t look right. By accessing the day-to-day gathering of visual stimuli stored in their minds, the art experts could—at a glance with only a split second of info gathering—see beyond and outperform very expensive tools designed to minimize risk.

When you look at the artist, the creative writer, the musician, you have to ask why these people chase expression with such fervor. There is no certainty of reward or payback of any kind; in fact, there is high probability of failure. So difficult is this path that these people are labeled as tortured, starving and struggling. The other common adjective applied to them is sensitive—in most cases sensitivity being their defining characteristic. We’re not talking about crying at weddings; we’re talking about people who are hypersensitive to the input and data that the world (and the universe) is throwing at us constantly—information most people discard as unnecessary. According to Eric Jaffe, a former behavioral science editor at FastCo.Design, “Creative people often experience a disorder called cognitive disinhibition, or a failure to filter out the useless information one encounters in the world.” On the flip side, Jaffe notes that while some experience pain that others are shielded from due to their “useless-info” filters, “this sensitivity often makes the creative mind of the artist [or designer] much more fertile.”

Is the universe trying to speak through these hypersensitive people? Are they being driven not by a simple desire to create artifacts that address more than the conscious mind’s concerns, but instead by a dire need to do so—an almost life and death struggle as if there is no other possible path? Are they somehow being pulled down this tortured road instinctually by forces we do not understand?

Einstein famously said, “The mysterious is the source of all true art and science.” Is raw, unfiltered creativity actually a message that cannot be expressed through spoken

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words, but one that is so compelling and powerful that it must be expressed nonetheless, therefore tormenting its messengers? Perhaps so. The reward the artist seeks for this effort is the knowledge that they have communicated the enigmatic in a language unknown to man and at the whip hand of forces unknown to even themselves.

Osmosis Full Throttle One of the most fascinating examples of osmotic info gathering that I have ever come across is that of the poet Edgar Allan Poe. He is fondly remembered by history as the dark lord of the macabre, the master craftsman of the mystique. His Tell-Tale Heart and The Raven are emblazoned in the annals of great literary works alongside Huckleberry Fin and Catcher in the Rye. What people don’t know about Poe is that by using the powers of observation, deep thinking and the miracles that writers encounter when they are in the blissful state of creative flow, he pre-discovered the Big Bang, black holes and the secrets behind the formation of the universe—just by writing a 150page prose poem! More startling, he did so 74 years before the first person with any scientific background whatsoever proposed similar theories and a full 113 years before these theories were substantiated by math. He knew nothing about science, astrophysics or cosmology, and yet he knew everything.

In his 1848 literary work Eureka, Poe speculates that the universe began with the explosion of one “primordial particle” whose exploding bits were and still are infinitely expanding. He also was the first person on record to solve Olbers’ paradox, the mystery of why the sky is dark at night.

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and distance, and therefore, light from the other stars that is visible while our sun is hidden in the Earth’s shadow is too far away to illuminate anything—that this light from these faraway stars has not yet reached us. This is a poet with little to no scientific training—only a backyard astronomer at best. These concepts were unknown in 1848 and were greeted as pure nonsense by his fans and critics.

Poe’s Eureka was obscure compared to his wildly popular ghost stories of the supernatural, his pre-scientific discoveries dismissed and mocked perhaps because he also spun yarns of beating hearts beneath floorboards.

Eureka was a commercial flop too, and yet Poe was certain that his theories were correct. In the book he writes, “What I have propounded will (in good time) revolutionize the world of Physical & Metaphysical Science. I say this calmly — but I say it.” To put his statement another way, Poe was saying, “You can bet your ass I’m right.” It wasn’t until 1922 that the Russian mathematician Alexander Friedmann gleaned from Einstein’s equations that the universe is indeed expanding just as Poe said it was in Eureka some 74 years earlier.

Who was Friedman’s favorite author? You guessed it. Edgar Allan Poe. Scientific enlightenment in this case may have been inspired by art and imagination, not the other way around.

Tom Siegfried points out in his book Strange Matters: Undiscovered Ideas at the Frontiers of Space and Time that unlike Leonardo da Vinci’s pre-discovery of the helicopter during the Renaissance or Jules Verne’s descriptions of the submarine and television decades before their existence— human inventions that awaited technology—“Poe’s prediscoveries were insights into the very nature of reality.” How and why did Poe write such a book? Many believe he was championing the artistic over the scientific with his mocking

of the names of famous scientists in the work, for example, calling Aristotle “Ares Tottle.” Perhaps Eureka is a pantserstyle writer’s work where a pure, unplanned brain-dump produced truths that were unfathomable by the conscious, rational mind of the day. Like Jackson Pollack’s impossibleto-counterfeit drip paintings, perhaps the universe found a way to flow through Edgar Allan Poe’s mind and manifest itself on his written pages.

Information Super-Combine How do we harvest information that is absorbed by the sensitive subconscious mind? Looking back at Einstein, he was much more than a genius scientist whose achievements emerged from a chalkboard choked in calculus equations.

He was a philosopher who was expert in describing the human condition. His greatest achievements came from what he called “Thought Experiments,” exercises he used to learn about reality just by thinking about notions that are counterfactual. Were Einstein’s initial impulses and motivations the same as Edgar Allen Poe’s? Were Poe and Einstein being driven by the same whip hand that drives the tormented artist to communicate the noncommunicable?

The design industry on the other hand tends to look for a sure thing, a process that can be explained to our clients assuring them that innovation is as guaranteed as the results from a carbon dating machine.

We conduct our interviews, film our users and write our problem statements to minimize risk. At some point, though, sheer, raw, unjustified and unexplainable imagination—or designer “Thought Experiments”—are the only stones left unturned.

Einstein was never the slightest bit surprised when his wild, untested theories wound up being proven mathematically. He was sure they would be. Just like Einstein, as designers we need to be shocked when we are wrong, instead of surprised when we are right. We must first believe that our designs are so great, so amazing that they will be viewed as more important and inspirational by history than the LC4 Chaise Lounge by Le Corbusier or the Apple Macintosh SE by frogdesign—just as Poe believed Eureka would become more important and revolutionary than the discovery of gravity.

To experience a practical example of the universe flowing through your designer-mind, try designing a sculpture that is free of client, project or brand criteria of any kind. What you will find is not an easier road, but a more challenging one. The decisions you make about form and composition will have to be based on whether or not the results read as “resolved.” Why does something inherently subjective need to be perceived as resolved? How can subjective abstraction seem resolved to large numbers of diverse people in exactly the same way? Your brain has stitched together compositions that harmonize with the way the universe and its real mathematically proven codes want us to experience things with unimpeded flow, just as perfect hexagons form on the surface of lake beds and on the inside of bees nests, just as art experts can outperform expensive equipment by using nothing more than a glance, and just as Einstein and Poe as well as all visually sensitive designers/artists are driven by unknown forces to imagine the unimaginable.

—Scott Henderson, IDSA, Principal, Scott Henderson Inc. scott@scotthendersoninc.com

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Midwestern Maytag industrial designer who was famous for designing the first white appliances, Harold Van Doren, FIDSA, liked the term “planned obsolescence,” coined by real estate broker Bernard London in 1932. The idea was to make style changes to convince owners they needed to buy new replacements each year in order to stay in fashion and keep up with the Joneses. That kind of thinking led Victor Papanek to tag us as one of the most dangerous professions! Now that climate change seems to be making even recycling obsolete, industrial designers need a meta-pivot—we need to use our “treacherous” skills to banish a lot of carbon to slow the climate crisis, making a quick sea change before we all roast or sink.

When our profession was young, the constant stream of new materials and processes challenged us to transform that new technology into locomotives and radios, plastic dishes and refrigerators, and other useful and popular things. It was working class, it was practical, and it was American.

Circumstances have changed. We need to rewrite the supply chain algorithm.

Today we face a wicked climate change problem that demands newer technology. Instead of using fossil fuels to produce and power products, we need the opposite!

We should make things that put the carbon back in its place—a new coal industry—to capture harmful materials and sequester them to reduce and eliminate their damaging effects.

In 1924 GM’s boss, Alfred Sloan Jr., thought the car market was reaching saturation, so he used style changes to get car owners to buy a new car each year, an idea borrowed from his competition, the bicycle industry! By the ’40s, designers where doing a great job driving us to Utopia; they also worried about what would happen to jobs and industry when we arrived there! The post-World War II production boom was leading to the possibility that everyone would have everything they needed! Which would cause the economy to sputter to a halt. Their solution was to make things with a built-in expiration. Gordon Lippencott’s idea was to take advantage of the natural

manufacturing situation in the automotive industry where sheet metal forming tools wore out every two or three years, requiring new stamping dies—thereby giving designers the opportunity to create new-looking cars without any special cost to the manufacturers (since they had to replace the dies anyway). Lippincott advocated the concept of design obsolescence for many consumer products in Design for Business (published in 1947 by Paul Theobald, who was a “Publisher with a New Vision” according to Victor Margolin) in a chapter called “Obsolescence: The Keynote to a New Prosperity.”

At an advertising conference in Minneapolis in 1954, industrial designer Brooks Stevens made a presentation called “Planned Obsolescence.” The idea, he said, was “instilling in the buyer the desire to own something a little newer, a little better, a little sooner than is necessary.”

It became his catchphrase. It was a popular idea at the 1958 American Society of Industrial Designers conference, where Fred Hauserman, the owner of Sunar-Hauserman, maker of prefabricated steel houses and furniture, spoke on “Management Responsibilities and Planned Obsolescence.”

In 1962, only four years later, Rachel Carson pointed out the consequences of industrialization on nature in her book Silent Spring. The threat was real. If we ignored ecological concerns, designers were all going to end up like the lonely Maytag repairman in the ads.

“There are professions more harmful than industrial design, but only a few,” declared Victor Papanek in his seminal 1971 book Design for the Real World. Luckily (for us), he pointed out a worse profession: “Advertising design, in persuading people to buy things they don’t need, with money they don’t have, in order to impress others who don’t care, is probably the phoniest field in existence today.” Making and marketing too much stuff wasn’t all our fault. About a decade earlier, Gordon Moore, co-founder of Intel, saw that the number of transistors on a microchip doubles about every two years, so Moore’s Law caused obsolescence naturally as technology offered faster, better and cheaper devices.

Today we have real problems caused by humans turning up the heat on our planet. We have a dysfunctional

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future. We have already wasted 13 years since Al Gore made the inconvenient truth plain, and now scientists believe we have only 11 years left to prevent irreversible damage.

There are no “unknown unknowns” about this. We need to cut net emissions of carbon dioxide by 45% (from 2010 levels) just to keep the warming around 1.5 degrees Celsius, says the UN’s report on climate change. Things are not going well. We are even loosing the green energy race with China! The good news is, of course, they are going to win because when they see a problem they fix it, and that’s not the kind of problem our guy recognizes. We need a new plan (while we still can)!

This summer all could see evidence that severe weather is ramping up faster than predicted. With the “perfect storm” of the heat dome this summer, the immigration “crisis” and crumbling civility, we need to focus our efforts on not only reducing carbon emissions but also sucking it out of the atmosphere, if we have any hope of slowing climate change.

Otherwise, who knows how fast the ice caps will melt and the forests will burn.

What will we do? How does a generalist profession pivot? (Now that’s an existential question!) How can designers who look at everything from all different views change their point of view? We need lateral doing.

Obviously, we don’t stop recycling, reusing and reducing. CO2 maybe necessary for life, but the extra carbon in the air is the major cause of the greenhouse effect. The main sources are burning fossil fuels in cars and power plants, methane released by cows (which has a 23% times higher impact than plain CO2) and making concrete—

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all multiplied by the feedback cycle of melting glaciers and forest fires.

Besides reducing the number of cows—and since we don’t want to just turn off the lights—designers need to reduce our carbon footprint by creating replacements for burning fossil fuels with new things that use only clean power and with gizmos that harvest renewable energy.

Concurrently, we need to clean up the mess we’ve made.

As William McDonough and chemist Michael Braungart say in Cradle to Cradle, we need to separate the good from the harmful. That means we need to remove most of the carbon we have put in the air since the Industrial Revolution. How? Build carbon sinks, store it in a safe place like underground (ironically), make it back into coal or oil, or make it into new things. These new designs can be symbols of a better future. Back in 1850, Prince Albert was creating a new palace on the Isle of Wight for Queen Victoria called Osborne House. His art adviser, Ludwig Grüner, designed a garden bench made out of coal!

Instead of recycling, let’s de-cycle—harvest the carbon in the atmosphere to make products. The manufacturing process will be funded by selling the products. As 16-yearold Greta Thunberg says in her TED talk, “The climate crisis already has been solved. We already have all the facts and solutions. All we have to do is wake up and change.” In the past, our profession designed products that would magically become obsolete. We, therefore, can surly make ones that actually reverse carbon emissions! That’s real Beautility!!

—Tucker Viemeister, FIDSA www.tuckerviemeister.com

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any design professionals have shed light on new technical career fields that designers are now being called to (I won’t list them), and I see this as an opportunity for industrial design to be more inclusive. In addition to new job opportunities within design, educators are now feeling the pressure to be responsive to the changes to better prepare students at all institutional levels for the professional world and are having to build a collaborative space that can change quickly. It is not only important to create an environment where students can continually learn from their peers as well as professionals, but also to make it a place that enhances their personalized learning experience.

Personalized learning is described by Adam Newman as “a way in which learning is modified, adjusted or customized to meet an individual learner’s needs and objectives” and is often interchanged with “adaptive learning” that uses artificial intelligence (AI). However, I refer to adaptive learning as a collaborative space/environment that can be easily modified to the individual. An example would be learning about the circular economy as becoming an important part of a product life cycle in which students will have the resources to easily access information related to the subject, and create a space they can fully immerse themselves. A flexible and digital learning environment also allows students to use some of the new digital tools that are becoming increasing popular, such as cloud-based collaboration apps and virtual reality learning devices that will help students to understand complex concepts.

Conversely, professionals can also use adaptive learning spaces in schools as a way of preparing and recruiting students. As professionals, we are constantly developing new ways of working, discovering new prototyping methods and learning about materials and their applications. With the use of digital collaboration tools, we now have the

convenience of providing that constant communication at a faster pace.

How can we begin to create flexible environments where there is continuous learning, feedback and collaboration to match the speed of our innovative future? This adaptive culture can be created, but it begins with us: the people.

As we begin to build these spaces where we focus on continuous learning, it is important that we include designers with diverse skill sets, ranging from engineers who have a passion to integrate code with art to social scientists who understand human behavior and specialized artists with a willingness to problem-solve. With an inclusive environment, professionals can provide better mentorship to students and help build the necessary relationships between institutions to become a source of information. Attracting a racially diverse set of students will have to start at an early age so we can better expose these students to the field of design and begin to bridge the gap that plays a crucial role. This will benefit everyone in our learning spaces.

In my presentation at the IDSA Education Symposium this year, titled “History Can Shape Our Future,” I spoke about how the cycle of community learning, professionals and students can positively affect one another. I also talked about how we must have a hunger to learn, take initiative and prepare the next generation of designers. For those of us in this profession, our ability to empathize with our users and advocate for human-centered design, along with the artistic skills we have mastered, allows us to be powerhouses. These are valuable skills that are developed while being around other talented individuals, and that is not something that can be taken away.

— Liana Charles, IDSA, Packaging Designer & Engineer, Newell Brands, liana.charles@newellco.com

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he Academy of Fellows is an assembly of individuals who, in many cases, have dedicated the bulk of their career to industrial design excellence and, in turn, made a significant contribution to the profession through their work. Parallel to this, Fellows are distinct in their altruistic efforts to give back to IDSA’s community through dedicated volunteer service and leadership positions. Being inducted into the Academy of Fellows represents a momentous personal achievement for someone who has offered so much of their personal and professional life toward the betterment of our profession. Fellows of IDSA garner industry-wide respect and admiration for their achievements and are held in the highest regard by our membership.

Individuals must be nominated by a peer for this distinction and a nomination must be accompanied by letters of recommendation on behalf of the candidate. All candidates who qualify are rigorously evaluated by IDSA’s Awards Committee and subsequently approved by IDSA’s Board of Directors before being bestowed with this great honor.

Nomination and induction into the Academy of Fellows is an IDSA members-only privilege. In 2019, IDSA is pleased to induct Jeevak Badve, FIDSA, into our esteemed Academy of Fellows.

Ask anyone who knows Badve to describe him in one word and there is a good chance that you’ll hear “energy” more than a few times. You might also get “passion” and “curiosity.” During his expansive professional career, he has somehow found time to give back so much of himself to developing and fostering our community of industrial designers through IDSA. Longtime friend and colleague Curt Bailey says, “Everyone who meets Jeevak quickly finds him to be a friend. He is engaging and curious and genuinely finds

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common ground with each person he meets. Having watched him with his family, he is also a terrific father and husband. He has multiple personal hobbies and is a really enthusiastic and knowledgeable birdwatcher. Overall, he is exactly the kind of person that any organization would want to represent them.”

Badve graduated with an executive MBA from Michigan State University’s Eli Broad College of Business. He also holds a master’s degree in industrial design from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT-Bombay), and a bachelor’s in mechanical engineering from Pune University. After a sevenyear stint at Tata Motors in India, Badve moved to the United States to work at the General Motors Design Center.

He spent 16 years at GM before starting his next chapter at Sundberg-Ferar, a full-service product innovation studio supporting the product and vehicle industries from its metro Detroit location since 1934.

As VP of strategic growth at Sundberg-Ferar, Badve helps companies to understand the fundamental role of industrial design thinking: leveraging usefulness, usability, ergonomics and aesthetics as unique and compelling differentiators in products to aid the sustainable growth of business, planning for the entire range of use-case scenarios and designing for ideal user experiences. With his unique blend of education and experience in design, engineering and business, Badve is a rallying voice for the alignment and optimal inclusion of end users’ unmet needs, unspoken wants and unarticulated desires in the core value proposition offered by a product and service portfolio in order to generate sought-after shareholder value.

Badve’s areas of special interest and speaking themes include human-centric design, the intersection of design and business, the fundamentals of industrial design thinking and the future of autonomous mobility. He shares his passion

Photo credit: SHIFT Design Camp

for these areas through public speaking engagements, including TEDxDetroit and CreativeMornings, and through quarterly Innovation Round Tables at Sundberg-Ferar.

These are intimate by-invitation gatherings of innovationhungry professionals from diverse industry categories.

In terms of IDSA accomplishments, the list is vast.

Badve has held nearly every volunteer position available, from the local chapter level with the Michigan Chapter all the way to serving on the Board of Directors as Central District VP. During that time, which spanned more than a decade, he was involved with or directly responsible for countless events and experiences that strengthened our design community through networking and knowledge exchange.

This all culminated with Badve serving as Chair of IDSA’s 2017 International Design Conference in Atlanta, GA. According to Bob Schwartz, FIDSA, “Jeevak is

absolutely magnetic as an evangelist for our profession and its connection to business and innovation. His personal story of coming to America and finding his way into practice here is inspiring. In the truest sense of the words, he found his way, in good part, by connecting with and through IDSA and the network it provided to him. In return, Jeevak has contributed his knowledge, energy and great spirit as a rising leader in the profession and most certainly in the Society.”

Among all this, Badve still finds the time to serve as a board member on the Michigan Design Council (MDC), the Detroit Creative Corridor Center (DC3) and Aether Group.

He lives in Rochester Hills, a northern suburb of Detroit, MI, with his wife and two notoriously curious and mischievous kids. He loves bird photography, kickboxing and obstacle course running. n

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WHAT IDEA TELLS US: INDUSTRIAL DESIGN IN 2019

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he annual IDEA process offers a unique view of cultural movements through the lens of our design society. What we produce as industrial designers is a direct result of what engages our collective communities.

What is given life through funding, collaboration, research, experimentation, storytelling and design?

The IDEA jury process is not a subjective beauty contest. I have come to see it as a curatorial effort. It is humbling to be able to work with a group of passionate expert judges to uncover unique and outstanding stories.

Which entries represent the hotspots of design intensity, of incredible achievements in complexity, in simplicity, in cleverness and meaningful expressions? Which projects could be seen as the start of new movements?

Given that the location of the final round of judging takes place at one of the most noteworthy and historic museums of ingenuity and fabrication in the world, The Henry Ford Museum, it is not surprising that the judges reflected on the cultural significance of the most compelling entries. The best of the best quite intuitively percolated up despite the dizzying amount of work it takes to reflect on each and every entry.

Innovation in the Medical Design category was very strong this year. Incredible inventions and technological achievements were met with well-executed visions and mature emotional design. The Best in Show winner, the Ion Endoluminal System, a robotic platform for minimally invasive lung biopsies, shines from design playing a central and fundamental role in all aspects of this product experience.

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stakeholders and specialists for it to be not only a functional marvel but also an incredibly refined design.

Multiple outstanding entries spoke to the central role designers now play in defining the multifaceted vision for a project: conceptual, configurational, features, materials and aesthetics. With the goal to produce meaningful experiences for users, this visionary role now must be sustained among ever compounding project complexity. An example of this, and one that I was able to give additional recognition to as this year’s jury chair, is the winning entry called ORI, which offers an answer to the growing problem of overcrowded cities and housing shortages by adding robotics to home furniture so that a very small space can convert and shift to accommodate different living needs at the push of a button.

While some entries set the bar higher and higher in prevailing complexity each year, it is equally refreshing to see clever underdog projects, the projects that take a different perspective on the status quo. For instance, the super simple USee Vision Kit delivers prescription glasses in 15 minutes and for less than $5 per pair. Even though the kit is designed to cure the blurry vision of 2.5 billion people who lack access to optometrists, it also made judges question the complexity of all current visual acuity tests and prescription eyeglass delivery systems.

The BenQ Projector Molded Pulp Packaging received the Curator’s Choice recognition from Marc Greuther, chief curator of The Henry Ford, for how it can inspire change in how we design and develop packaging. The molded pulp material that was once solely for the purpose of buffering is

Above: IDEA Gold winner, da Vinci SP® Surgical System, page 96.

now transformed into one-piece packaging that serves as both the internal buffer and the external box. The resulting design is refreshing in its material honesty and a welcome and more sustainable differentiation from over-designed and short-lived throwaways we are all familiar with. If IDEA is a way to reflect on what is to come, I have found it remarkable that there were not more entries like this that take sustainability as an important ingredient for good design. It is quite evident that design is quite able to perform in the complexity required for these big problems. Perhaps, however, very few of us and our communities have yet to recognize these problems as opportunities?

Lastly, I would like to note that there was an odd juxtaposition of market segmentation with many welldesigned products for the emerging middle class in Asia and at the same time entries designed for the richest few.

Luxurious product experiences with extremely high price tags were a curious phenomenon, and after good debate the jury found a few of these entries noteworthy as instigators for

future Change. The unfortunately expensive roll-up OLED TV

by LG was one such entry, hiding the large black TV surface when not in use, and one which hopefully will trickle down to a more affordable level so that many more of us might be able to enjoy this in the future. I personally applaud the movement of humbly tucking away technology and further humanizing its current role in people’s lives.

I welcome you to browse through this year’s IDEA collection and to make new connections that hopefully inspire and perhaps provide hints of things to come.

Let’s take a moment to celebrate our industrial design community and its continued embrace of design worldwide.

Congratulations to the winners and all the teams who entered this year! Thank you for sharing your passionate work through which we collectively make history. Lastly, I welcome Jonah Becker as the IDEA 2020 Jury Chair.

—Maaike Evers, IDSA, IDEA 2019 Jury Chair; Co-founder, Mike & Maaike, maaike@mikeandmaaike.com

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MEET THE IDEA 2019 JURY

IDEA 2019 Jury Chair Maaike Evers, IDSA | Mike & Maaike Maaike Evers is the co-founder of the experimental design studio Mike & Maaike in San Francisco. Born and bred in The Netherlands, Evers brings a progressively Dutch and uniquely female perspective to industrial design, inspired by the tradition of craft and the potential of industry. Highlights of her collaborations include Google’s first phone, Google’s first VR headset, the ATNMBL driverless car, the Windowseat Lounge and the Juxtaposed bookshelf. In 2011, Mike & Maaike was acquired by Google, where Evers helped build the industrial design culture, collaborating with scientists and engineers to build new hardware experiences for the IoT, mobile devices, wearables, health monitoring, autonomous systems, alternative power and VR. Recently, Mike & Maaike gained independence from Google to re-form its San Francisco studio. Evers’ work has received over 40 international design awards and she is named on over 50 patents. She was named one of Fast Company’s Most Creative People in Business.

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Tor Alden, IDSA | HS Design, Inc.

Jeevak Badve, FIDSA | Sundberg-Ferar

As principal of HSD, Tor Alden brings his 25-year experience in user-centric design, user research, strategic thinking and innovative product development to all HSD programs.

His passionate collaboration to solve complex problems with innovative medical and digital health companies has led to over 45 patents and multiple design awards.

Alden is an avid speaker and writer, consistently contributing to the technology, education and design industries. Actively involved in patient safety, he serves on the AAMI Human Factors committee, providing human factors use and usability guidance. Alden has also served on multiple advisory boards and as both a Chapter and Medical section chair. Alden earned his BID from Syracuse University and received a Master of Science degree in technology management from Stevens Institute of Technology.

Jeevak Badve is vice president at Sundberg-Ferar. He helps companies understand and leverage the fundamental role of industrial design thinking to aid the sustainable growth of business by planning for the entire range of use-case scenarios and designing for the ideal user experience.

With his unique blend of design, engineering and business education and experience, Badve relentlessly rallies for the alignment and optimal inclusion of the end user’s unmet needs, unspoken wants and unarticulated desires in a portfolio’s core value proposition to generate the much sought-after shareholder value. Badve has 22 years of work experience: seven years in India at Tata Motors ERC, TataJohnson and Voltas M&H and 15 years in the US at the GM Design Center, ASC and now Sundberg-Ferar.

Shujan Bertrand | Aplat Inc.

John Arndt | Studio Gorm John Arndt is one half of Studio Gorm, a celebrated design office that develops furniture, objects exhibitions and installations founded in 2007 with partner Wonhee Jeong-Arndt. As an associate professor in the product design department at the University of Oregon, he applies insightful academic research on culture, history and technology to refocus modern design through the prism of time, exploring the transformation of objects and ideas as they evolve to fit the demands and expectations of modern life. He is also a founding member of Furnishing Utopia, a design research collective composed of a group of international designers that hosts workshops, stewards design research and presents exhibitions that connect the design community and cultural institutions.

Industrial designer and momentrepreneur Shujan Bertrand is the founder Aplat Inc., a culinary design collection that celebrates the moment of sharing food, wine and flowers for an everyday zero-waste lifestyle.

Through Aplat, she hopes to grow partnerships with holistic businesses and organizations who care about the well-being of future generations. Bertrand is an award-winning industrial designer with 20 years of product design experience. She has a stellar background in soft good design, advanced product development, design research and strategy. Incase, Steelcase, Nike, Samsung, LG Electronics and Procter & Gamble are just a few of the brands Bertrand has designed and directed for. She has also been a design instructor at the California College of the Arts.

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Adam Brodsley | Volume Inc.

Tom Crabtree | Manual

Adam Brodsley is co-founder, principal and creative director of Volume Inc. His broad range of expertise and experience is connected by the desire to engage people through the power of design, whatever the method, whatever the medium, but especially in the physical world we inhabit. Brodsley has worked on projects ranging from branding and identity to digital and print as well as large-scale environments for clients such as 826 Valencia, Adobe Systems, Autodesk, the Boy Scouts of America, the California Academy of Sciences, Heath Ceramics, Facebook, Google, Rizzoli, SFMOMA and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. In addition to a number of years teaching design and lecturing nationally, he has garnered numerous awards and his work has been widely published. Brodsley is a graduate of ArtCenter College of Design and holds a BA in communications from UC Santa Barbara.

Tom Crabtree is the founder and creative director of Manual, a multidisciplinary brand design studio in San Francisco, established in 2009. Manual’s work in brand creative direction and design spans many business sectors, including transportation and technology, music, arts and culture, food and drink, and health and beauty. Crabtree’s experience in graphic design, specifically brand identity, spans 20 years and has taken him from London, where he worked at some of London’s leading brand design agencies, to Apple in California, where he joined the marketing team in 2006 to help launch the iPhone and design the packaging. In addition to leading the output of Manual, he gives lectures, curates exhibitions and participates in international design events and awards.

Kirsten Climer | Google

For more than 20 years, Michael DiTullo has been designing iconic products and brand experiences for some of the largest brands in the world, including Nike, Google, Motorola, Honda and Hasbro. He is equally comfortable speaking to a worker on a factory assembly line as he is addressing the chair of a Fortune 500 company.

DiTullo’s work has garnered numerous awards and been featured in many publications and collections. His book, Analog Dreams: The Sketches of Michael DiTullo, frequently is used as a primer in design schools around the world.

DiTullo is founder and chief creative of Michael DiTullo LLC, a boutique design workshop. The practice focuses on industry-leading halo projects across autonomous automotive, consumer electronics, luggage, IoT hardware, mobile devices, wearables, toys and conceptual Hollywood entertainment projects.

Kirsten Climer is design lead of the UX leadership team at Google. She works in experimental design to advance new human-centered artificial intelligence experiences.

Climer believes that transformational design lies at the intersection of deep human insight, disruptive business models and breakthrough technology. Prior to Google, Climer was a design director at Smart Design in New York City. She led multidisciplinary teams in product development and service design, helping clients reimagine their brands to build deeper relevance for today’s customers.

Her clients included Sephora, Under Armour, OXO, Simprints and Sanofi. Climer’s work has been recognized with three International Design Excellence Awards and the Core77 Design for Social Impact Award.

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Michael DiTullo, IDSA | Michael DiTullo LLC

Hugo Eccles | Untitled Motorcycles

Gerard Furbershaw, IDSA | SmithFurbershaw

Hugo Eccles is founder and director of Untitled Motorcycles, a design company that creates and builds custom motorcycles for private clients and for factory brands such as Ducati, Triumph, Yamaha and Zero. Over his 20-year career, Eccles has led projects for a global clientele that includes AT&T, American Express, Alessi, HewlettPackard, LG, Honda, TAG Heuer, Ford Motor Co. and Nike.

A graduate of the Royal College of Art in London, Eccles got his start working alongside Bill Moggridge and Tim Brown at IDEO, and later with Ross Lovegrove. In 2003 he became the global director of product design at Fitch and then headed the Arnell Group Innovation Lab in New York. In 2010 in the UK, he became the managing director of Studio Conran and later the creative director at Native Design.

Eccles returned to the US in 2014 to establish Untitled Motorcycles in California.

Over his 34-year career as the co-founder of Lunar, Gerard Furbershaw received recognition in numerous product design books and annual design competitions. In 2014, Lunar received the CooperHewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum’s National Design Award for Product Design in recognition of its body of work. The following year Lunar was acquired by McKinsey & Company.

In 2018, he and fellow Lunar co-founder, Jeff Smith, formed SmithFurbershaw, to bring beauty and art to limited-edition furniture pieces. Furbershaw launched and chaired the APDF Royalty and Licensing Summit series and taught at the USC School of Architecture’s XED executive education program. He was also an adjunct professor in San Jose State University’s Industrial Design Program teaching design entrepreneurship. He has served as president and chair of the board of APDF, chair of the San Francisco Chapter of IDSA and a trustee of the Design Foundation.

Mark Evans, PhD, I/IDSA | Loughborough University, UK Before joining Loughborough University as an educator and academic researcher, Mark Evans held positions as a corporate and consultant industrial designer for clients that included British Airways, Unilever, British Gas and Honda. His teaching focuses on the core capabilities of industrial design, with related international roles as a visiting professor to the United States, an external examiner to Ireland and a program review committee member in Australia. His diverse range of research projects has generated more than 100 peer-reviewed publications with appointments that include membership in the UK’s Arts and Humanities Research Council Peer Review College, a visiting professor at the Rhode Island School of Design, an editorial board member for two academic journals, and an International Scholar at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Evans earned the IDSA Education Award in 2016.

Claire Gottschalk | Amazon Go Claire Gottschalk strives to create designs that grow businesses, come alive through technology, minimize waste and bring joy to people. As a strategic industrial designer with 15 years of experience, Gottschalk holds more than 22 design and utility patents in technology and has earned several prestigious awards. Her professional work at companies, including Valve and Microsoft, has allowed Gottschalk to help design and ship products including the Xbox, Steam Controller and Vive. She’s pursued her passion for cooking with the team at ChefSteps in Seattle and recently joined Amazon Go. Gottschalk received an MSID from ArtCenter College of Design, including INSEAD (Singapore), and a BFA from Rhode Island School of Design with an MIT collaboration.

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Marc Greuther | Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation Marc Greuther is chief curator and senior director of historical resources at The Henry Ford. He has a bachelor’s degree in art history from the Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London and nearly three decades of experience with the collections at The Henry Ford.

His seven years as a member of the institution’s Historic Operating Machinery Unit involved him in the 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, Greuther 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.

Mitch Heinrich | Bolt Projects Mitch Heinrich’s career as an industrial designer has spanned a wide spectrum of products and markets, including a modern airship to reduce the carbon footprint of global shipping, glucose monitoring contact lenses for type 1 diabetics, energy storage devices for the developing world and large-scale carbon fiber kites for electricity generation. Heinrich is known for diving into new product categories and thorny technical challenges with a tactile fabrication-forward approach. He recently established Bolt Projects, an early stage product development studio inside Bolt Threads, a biomaterials company, where as the senior director he is focused on bringing new sustainable materials out of the lab and into the world.

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Cory Herbst, IDSA | Stryker Corp.

Cory Herbst graduated from Western Michigan University in 2000 and began his industrial design career at Johnson Outdoors. He designed canoes, kayaks, pedal boats, fishing boats, sail boats and pontoon boats.

After several years in the outdoor recreation industry, Herbst joined Stryker Corporation in 2004 where he is a principal industrial designer. Since then, he has designed and developed a wide array of medical products, including hospital beds, stretchers and clinical furniture. Herbst has led traditional industrial design efforts as well as those in graphic design, user interface design and service design projects.

Additionally, Herbst has led Stryker Medical’s Craftsmanship Assessment and Usability Testing initiatives.

Summer Hill | Schurman Retail Group-Papyrus Summer Hill is the manager of product design and development at the Schurman Retail Group-Papyrus, where she has released more than a thousand products in the last three years. Her designs have been distributed widely through outlets including Papyrus, RedEnvelope, Clinton’s and Carlton Cards. Hill began her career at Chicago’s toy invention group Meyer/Glass. Then she practiced environmental design at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC, collaborating on the renovation of the National Museum of American History and the National Museum of Natural History. She earned a BID from North Carolina State University and completed a master’s degree in industrial design at the University of Illinois at Urbana– Champaign.

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Karen Hofmann, IDSA | ArtCenter College of Design As provost at ArtCenter College of Design, Karen Hofmann oversees the college’s undergraduate and graduate educational departments.

Previously, she served as chair of product design and director of the Color, Materials and Trends Exploration Laboratory (CMTEL) at ArtCenter. Hofmann co-leads the innovative study abroad program with the INSEAD International Business School and is a co-creator of ArtCenter’s executive education programming focusing on design-driven workshops and creative leadership seminars. With degrees in psychology and product design, her expertise is in design research, strategy and insights. She spent several years at the Johnson Controls Automotive Systems Group in advanced design and research and for the last 15 years has been teaching and consulting.

Tim Kelley, IDSA | Blue Sky Exhibits LLC In 2013, Tim Kelley started Blue Sky Exhibits with his partner Don Keller.

The company was recognized as the Small Business of the Year in 2017 by the Cobb Chamber of Commerce in Georgia. For three years, Blue Sky also was recognized by the Inc. 5000 list as one of the country’s fastest growing companies. Kelley is chair of IDSA’s Communicative Environments special interest section. He has spoken at tradeshows, conferences and universities.

He’s also received numerous design awards, including from Exhibitor magazine. His work has been published in Exhibitor, Exhibit Design by Robert Konikow and INNOVATION magazine. He owns a film production studio in Atlanta called Basecamp ATL and a karate school. Kelley earned his BS in industrial design with a minor in business management from Kent State University.

Scott Klinker, IDSA | Scott Klinker Design Studio

Amina Horozić | Nichetto Studio Amina Horozić is an award-winning industrial designer, design strategist and creative consultant. She specializes in design for luxury for both small- and large-scale international clients. Her work spans across industry sectors from automotive to consumer electronics, furniture, gallery installations and retail environments. She frequently lectures on her design process at international design colleges and conferences and is the author of Breaking In: Over 100 Product Designers Reveal How to Build a Portfolio That Will Get You Hired. Prior to joining Nichetto Studio as a studio director, she worked at NIO, fuseproject, Aether Things, frog design and Chrysler. She studied industrial design at the College for Creative Studies.

She holds an MBA in design strategy from the California College of the Arts and a master of advanced studies in design for luxury and craftsmanship from ECAL/Ecole cantonale d’art de Lausanne.

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Scott Klinker is principal of Scott Klinker Design Studio and 3D designer-in-residence at Cranbrook Academy of Art where he has taught the graduate 3D design program since 2001. His studio practice develops furniture designs for the residential and contract furniture markets. As a designer and educator, he has worked with design-driven companies including Alessi, Herman Miller, Steelcase, Gunlocke, Burton Snowboards, Fab.com, IDEO and others. He is an alumnus of Cranbrook.

Gabriel Lamb | Apple, Inc.

Jenni Light | Cartoon Network

Gabe Lamb is an associate creative director at Apple, leading a team of designers who create many of the physical experiences Apple customers encounter around new products in retail environments, installations and launches. Before joining Apple, Lamb was a principal designer at Native Design, helping establish the London agency’s first US-based industrial design practice. Prior to that, he was an industrial designer and creative lead at fuseproject, where he led projects such as Jawbone’s category-defining Jambox line of wireless speakers, SodaStream Source and Play carbonation appliances, Briggo Coffee automated kiosk and a number of large-scale design week installations, retail environments and packaging designs. In prior lives, Lamb also worked extensively in politics and has a BS in anthropology in addition to his industrial design BFA.

Jenni Light is senior marketing manager at Cartoon Network. She has a BFA in industrial design and an MFA in design management from Savannah College of Art and Design.

She began her career as a toy designer in New York City creating toys for Martha Stewart, Fisher-Price and the BBC, among others. After a company layoff, she got a second chance and went back to school for research, something she had always loved but never got to experience until becoming a working toy designer. Light moved to Seattle and began working with frog and Artefact, designing with clients such as the Gates Foundation, Samsung and the Pacific Science Center. Having always loved designing for kids, she moved to Atlanta and got her dream job at Cartoon Network.

Lou Lenzi, FIDSA | Indiana University

Carl Liu, the founder of CARLLIU, is currently the design vice president of Niu Technologies, a green company that focuses on smart electric urban mobility and sustainable lifestyles based in Beijing, Shanghai and Changzhou. He earned his design degree from ArtCenter College of Design and worked at Astro Studios and the Motorola Advanced Concept Design group before moving to China.

His signature designs included the Compaq iPaq PDA and the Nike running watch Triax 300/50. Recent designs include a line of electric smart scooters. Liu is enthusiastic about elevating the design level in Asia. His books, Carl Liu Design Book and Innovative Product Design Practice, have influenced students and designers in many counties, and even become textbooks for many universities in China.

Lou Lenzi is a professor of practice at Indiana University’s School of Informatics and Computing. Prior to retiring from GE Appliances as design director in 2016, Lenzi’s 36-year career centered on design, business strategy and innovation leadership in large multinational corporations, including IBM, Thomson/RCA, GE Healthcare and GE Appliances. He has led multidisciplinary global product design teams in the fields of IT, consumer electronics, home appliances and medical systems. Over the course of his career, his design teams have received numerous CES Innovation Awards and IDEAs, and a Design of the Decade Award from IDSA and BusinessWeek for the DirecTV on-screen user interface and program guide. Lenzi has lectured on design, innovation and its impact on business at numerous academic, trade and professional society venues.

Carl Liu | Niu Technologies

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Jesse Menayan | Casper

Cia Mooney, IDSA | Watson

Jesse Menayan is a design director at Casper in San Francisco where he works on developing products to enable a better night’s sleep. His work spans from bicycles to furniture and soft goods—all products that touch the body. He is particularly interested in the intersection between comfort and performance. Menayan earned a BID from North Carolina State University and studied ceramics at the University of Science and Technology in Kumasi, Ghana.

Cia Mooney is a designer working with forward-thinking business and non-profit communities to create ideas of value. Her work spans objects, products and furniture at both experimental and industrial scales. She develops spatial narratives, planning and designing exhibitions for museums and architectural environments.

Mooney maintains a studio in Portland and serves as chief design officer for Watson, a northwest furniture manufacturer widely recognized for progressive sustainable practices. She received her undergraduate degree in industrial design from the Pratt Institute and her graduate degree in industrial design from the Domus Academy in Milan, Italy.

Adriana Monk | Monk Design Adriana Monk founded Monk Design in 2008, offering creative design solutions for transportation disciplines. She was an IDSA Student Merit Award Winner in 1995 and the only female product designer in her graduating class from ArtCenter College of Design. Her career began at Designworks/USA, where she spent 10 years designing for Rolls Royce, Lincoln, Jaguar and Land Rover before following her passion for yachts. Designing for Wally Yachts was the stepping stone into the nautical world and the inspiration to set up her own consultancy. Creativity, clarity and elegance are the main principles she brings to each new project, tackling design in motion with energy and enthusiasm. Monk lectures at the Royal College of Art in London and at the International University of Monaco.

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Robert Murdock | Stripe With over 20 years of design, innovation and creative leadership experience, Murdock is working at the forefront of human-centered design, building groundbreaking products and services. He has found his most rewarding work at the intersection of inspired design, business, and people. He has extensive experience in building and managing multi-disciplinary creative teams and overseeing all stages of the creative process. Robert believes that exceptional design has the ability to transcend the ephemeral and create meaningful impact in the world.

Prior to Stripe, Murdock was director at Amazon’s UX Lab and a principal at Method, where he spent almost a decade shaping its digital product design practice, building three design studios across multiple geographies and leading countless programs for clients like Google, TED, Nissan, Reuters and more.

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Jessica Nakanishi | MSDS Studio

Demetrius Romanos | Targus

Jessica Nakanishi is the co-founder of the Toronto-based MSDS Studio with partner Jonathan Sabine.

Established in 2011, MSDS Studio produces designs that engage contemporary culture while adhering to the abiding principles of good design and the inheritance of craftsmanship, with a primary focus on commercial interiors and production furniture and lighting designs. Prior to founding MSDS, she worked in interior design for over 10 years on projects throughout North and South America as well as the Middle East.

Demetrius Romanos is a 20-year design industry veteran who weaves his way through all functions of a company to unify and elevate every touchpoint of a brand experience, living his philosophy that “everything matters.” After leading design consultancies working with Procter & Gamble, Motorola, Whirlpool, Johnson & Johnson, Mars and more, Romanos did a total 180, moved to California and used his particular set of skills to go corporate and influence an organization from the inside out. In his current role as vice president of global design and product management at Targus, Romanos and his team work collaboratively with all disciplines to reshape the entire organization and transform the brand.

Mary Beth Privitera, PhD, FIDSA | University of Cincinnati | HS Design, Inc. Mary Beth Privitera has worked in the medical device industry since 1988 and is widely known as an expert in the application of human factors in medical product design.

She is an associate professor at the University of Cincinnati and works collaboratively among the Colleges of Medicine, Engineering and Design. She is the director of the Medical Device Innovation and Entrepreneurship Program at the University of Cincinnati. Privitera also is a principal at HS Design, responsible for human factors and research. Additionally, she serves as faculty and co-chair of the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation’s Human Engineering Committee. She has been associated with more than 30 product releases and holds several patents.

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Nichole Roulliac, IDSA | level design sf Nichole Roulliac is creative director and co-founder at level design sf.

She has deep experience taking complex new technologies and shaping them into forms that foster emotional connections between consumers and brands. Her work has helped create new industry categories and propelled products into the spotlight, garnering industry awards and recognition. Before founding level, she was associate creative director at HTC and One & Co. She is chair of IDSA’s Women in Design special interest section and has a mission to bring balance to the industrial design field at large.

Bryce Rutter, PhD, IDSA | Metaphase Design Group, Inc. Bryce Rutter is founder and CEO of Metaphase Design Group Inc. He is a specialist in innovation and business strategy with the integration of usability research, human factors engineering and ergonomic design of hand-intensive products and packaging. His work includes collaborations with numerous global prestigious brands and high-profile start-ups on products ranging from robotic surgical systems, wearable devices, IFUs and usability and contextual inquiry research programs to smartphones, food and beverage, and beauty and personal care products and packaging. Under Rutter’s leadership, Metaphase has received more than 120 international design excellence awards and 117 patents. Rutter holds degrees in industrial design and a PhD in kinesiology specializing in hand function.

Scott Shim, IDSA | University of Notre Dame Scott Shim is professor of industrial design at the University of Notre Dame. Shim has actively pursued a variety of research topics through the overarching mindset of the contextual application of design thinking, encouraging him to tackle unconventional wicked problems that connect humans to culture, society and technology. His design work is recognized internationally with many of his projects appearing in a number of global publications, including the cover of Time magazine. His professional experience includes more than 10 years in product development, during which time he obtained more than 30 design patents and multiple IDEA accolades. He spent a majority of his professional career at the Daewoo Electronics Design Center, where he managed various consumer products.

Rotimi Solola, IDSA | SO design Rotimi Solola is an award-winning Chicago-based industrial design consultant. Solola graduated from the University of Illinois at Chicago in 2015 with a bachelor’s in design.

Solola’s design work has earned him global recognition. With design experience gained from Design Integrity, MNML and Motorola, he has contributed to the successful launch of multiple products. Solola is currently an adjunct professor at UIC, and is the founder of SO design, an independent industrial design consulting practice.

Karen Stone | Knoll, Inc. Karen Stone is director of design for Knoll and is responsible for the design of Knoll Showrooms, Knoll Retail Shops, exhibits and trade shows worldwide; for bringing sustainable design, new materials and technologies to Knoll product design; and for establishing the direction for new finishes for Knoll products. Since joining Knoll in 1991, her award-winning work with the company has been cited in publications including ID, Domus, Interiors, and Inside Design Now. She is an adjunct professor of industrial design at Pratt Institute and has lectured and taught at a number of universities worldwide. She holds a BS in industrial design from Ohio State University and an MID from Pratt Institute and has studied at Oxford University.

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Moni Wolf | Microsoft Research

Jillian Tackaberry is an industrial designer at MNML in Chicago. She joined MNML in 2014 after winning IDSA’s Midwest District Student Merit Award. Since then, she has worked with large brands such as Logitech and Omron as well as with smaller startups in categories including furniture, housewares, footwear, medical and tech.

As a designer, she excels at taking on new challenges and creating meaningful details. She believes the key to successful design relies on empathy and understanding. Her work has been published online and in print in INNOVATION, Core 77, Inhabitat and The Chicago Tribune.

Moni Wolf is a senior principal designer for medical devices at Microsoft Research. She combines her core strength in design with software development, medical science and engineering to deliver holistic product experiences. From 2011 to 2014, she led the design development of Microsoft’s Xbox and next-gen consumer devices. From 2009 to 2011, she was the principal creative director for Microsoft’s mobile platform. Prior to Microsoft, Wolf was Motorola’s design director for Consumer Experience Design Europe, based in Milan, Italy. Her early design career was informed by product, furniture, exhibit and architectural design in the United States and Europe.

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BEST IN SHOW

MEDICAL & HEALTH

Best in Show selected by the entire on-site jury from all Gold IDEA winners

Ion Endoluminal System

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round the world lung cancer is on the rise. When a physician finds a small lesion on a patient’s lung, there are just a few options for performing a biopsy for tissue diagnosis. While a CT-guided biopsy (where a needle is inserted from outside the lung) can be effective for tissue resection/sampling/yield, it requires a level of invasiveness that can lead to life-threatening complications, such as pneumothorax or excessive bleeding. Minimally invasive approaches (where a needle is inserted from inside the lung) are less risky, but are also far more difficult to do and are therefore less successful.

Intuitive set out to develop a minimally invasive solution with a higher yield than previous approaches. The challenges were great: Early stage cancers are small in size and can be located anywhere in the lung but are most often located in the outer one-third, far out of reach of traditional bronchoscopy tools. In many cases, existing methods require tools that are either too large or too limited to position accurately in the peripheral lung where airways can branch out to sizes less than 2 millimeters in diameter. Also, many lesions form outside the airway walls where they cannot be seen by direct line of sight. Even if a physician can get close, they often must rely on limited external imaging and sensor technology to estimate where the lesion is in relation to the catheter.

The Ion Endoluminal System offers capabilities that are unique and powerful. The flexible robotic catheter is small enough to reach the airways in all 18 segments of the lung and precise and stable enough to navigate the tortuous path to get there. The incredibly thin and flexible vision probe provides direct visualization of the entire way. In many cases, the physician must be able to see beyond the walls of the lung to target the lesion. To solve this, a fiberoptic shape sensor provides precise location and shape information throughout the whole navigation and biopsy process. The information from the shape sensor coupled with 3D planning software helps physicians map a detailed virtual plan of the patient’s lung. Targeting and biopsy are performed via these enhanced digital tools.

When it comes to biopsies, the moment of truth happens at the needle. Intuitive developed the Flexision needle, a flexible biopsy needle that slides through the twists, turns and bends of the catheter smoothly without affecting aim. It was designed with the intent to reproduce the touch and feel of traditional practices so physicians can use their years of developing a feel for how the needle moves through tissue biopsies with the Ion platform. Physicians who have experienced the system often comment on how every aspect of the product feels so considered.

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“No better example today that blends high-fidelity human factors engineering with industrial design and UX design to deliver a pure, efficacious and strong

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—Bryce Rutter, PhD, IDSA

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F UR NI TU RE & LIGH TIN G

Chair’s Award selected by Maaike Evers, IDSA, IDEA 2019 Jury Chair

ORI

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ities such as London, Seattle, San Francisco and most urban centers globally are seeing an influx of young professionals. And yet those urban centers are also becoming more expensive, causing people to seek smaller living spaces. While micro living meshes well with notions of sustainability, ORI, a startup out of the MIT Media Lab, sought to tackle the question of how to maximize a small 200- or 300-square-foot apartment.

ORI developed a robotic furniture system that transforms itself with the touch of a button. Installed in studios or one-bedroom apartments, the ORI unit glides on magnetic actuators with a gentle push or remotely through the corresponding app. One ORI unit can turn a studio or one bedroom into a full-size bedroom, living room, office and closet, essentially tripling the usability of a small living space.

When activated, the unit slides in and out to become either a bedroom or a more generous living room. One side of the unit hosts a full closet, but also hides a desk for a home office; the other side holds a media center for entertaining.

Hidden into the bottom of the unit is a comfortable bed that glides in and out. When tucked in, the bed disappears under the closet, office and couch to maximize space.

Each room can be preset for a space, including preferred integrated lighting, so that one touch on the physical interface or app will morph the room. The on-device console uses manual glider buttons that make the owner feel as though they are magically moving the unit. The ORI system goes beyond functionality. Customization of finishes,

materials and colors truly lets you own your space, and the functionality means a small space can be transformed into a multifunctional home in just seconds.

In developing the ORI system and brand, the designers had to bring to value to both the developer and the end user. Developers require a flexible and modular system to fit different spaces with a unique offering that adds value.

ORI creates financial value for renters or owners; a studio becomes a one bedroom, for example. By tripling the usage, and essentially the square footage of a space, apartments immediately see added value.

For the user, mainly young professionals moving into urban environments, or adults who want to leave a smaller footprint by owning less and living lighter, the designers wanted to create an experience of luxury despite the obvious lack of space and solve the problems inherent to micro living, such as maximizing storage space and minimizing clutter. This was done by using quality materials, creating efficiencies through space and functionality and the experience of the technology itself.

The global population will continue to grow, and a larger percentage of people will end up in urban centers.

As living spaces get smaller and more condensed, design and technology will need to offer solutions that maintain a quality standard of living. ORI does exactly this. By tripling the functionality of a small living space, ORI helps users realize a luxurious living situation within a smaller footprint while saving money.

Designed by Yves Béhar, IDSA, Qin Li, IDSA, Naoya Edahiro, Liam Adelman and Daniel Zarem of fuseproject

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Curator’s Choice selected by J. Marc Greuther, Chief Curator, The Henry Ford

BenQ Projector Molded Pulp Packaging

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urrent packaging methods for projectors mostly take the form of an external box plus internal buffer materials to avoid potential damage incurred by collision or dropping during shipment. But as e-commerce sales break new records every year, mountains of packaging waste is produced. The BenQ design team created a new form of one-piece packaging that uses just a single molded pulp material and reduces packaging waste by 80%.

Making molded pulp packing protective enough for the contents during stacking, storage and transport was the biggest challenge. Eliminating the separate exterior box made it considerably more difficult to pass the drop test.

After many iterations, testing and modifications to prototype moldings, the design team finally found the right form that could reduce consumables while offering enough loadbearing and drop-proof protection to secure the contents from damage.

By combining the internal buffer and external box in a way that both cushions and protects, the BenQ Projector Molded Pulp packaging was able to pass drop and crash tests without additional padding. The structural reinforcement of the molded pulp material was achieved by

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calculating the optimal width and number of ribs needed to protect the contents. The packaging also contains waterproof components that protect the box from moisture.

Even better: it’s environmentally friendly. Transforming the internal buffer and the external box into the one-piece packaging reduces material waste. The non-composite molded pulp material is compound free and 100% recyclable.

From the user’s point of view, the reduced packaging design allows for much easier unboxing and removing of the contents without being confronted with multiple layers of protection. The packaging is flat, smooth and square.

Drastic curves were avoided for steady stacking and space saving. The upper cover was designed with a recessed handle for easy gripping and moving without obstructing storage or stacking during transport.

From the standpoint of the brand, the BenQ Projector Molded Pulp Packaging is distinct from traditional electronic device packaging, conveying the innovative ideas of the brand directly to the consumer. The cost of packaging production was effectively controlled while value was added to the brand thanks to the simplified and refined design.

Designed by BenQ Lifestyle Design Center

“In our world of consumption and waste, the best packaging is the least packaging.

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—Mitch Heinrich

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P E O P L E ’S CHOI CE

ST UDEN T DESIGN S

People’s Choice selected online by the public from all award winners

Coat+°

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s a woman’s body changes during pregnancy, she eventually must buy maternity clothes, whose useful life is short. This can be a financial burden, especially for young women. Coat+° was cleverly designed to be adaptable so it can be worn before you become pregnant, while you are pregnant and after the baby is born—eliminating the need to buy a maternity coat.

At some point during their pregnancy women must buy maternity clothes. This can be a costly investment as maternity clothes are only useful for six to eight months. And outerwear, maternity or not, tends to be more expensive than clothes.

The designers of Coat +° recognized this problem and devised an innovative solution. Coat +° eliminates the need to buy a maternity coat.

If you didn’t know any different, Coat +° looks like a regular down coat. And it is. It features a fashionable design

targeted to women in their 20s, because they are the most likely group to decide to have children.

When the coat becomes too snug for the wearer to zip up, Coat +° is expandable. Simply zip the middle panel onto the front of the coat and suddenly it fits. The panel is narrower at the top and wider at the bottom where more fabric is needed to accommodate the growing fetus. Because the panel is made with the same material as the coat, Coat +° doesn’t scream “I’m a maternity coat.”

Coat +° provides pregnant women both a fashionable and affordable alternative to buying a maternity coat.

It’s also environmentally friendly. By embracing the idea of adapting what you already have to new use scenarios, fewer resources are consumed.

So rather than buy a coat that you will wear for a limited time, buy Coat +° and let it adapt to you.

Designed by Liyuan Bao, Aihong Wang, Qianqian Ma and YuanWang of Jingdezhen Ceramic Institute

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ssentia is an all-electric high-performance concept car that elevates and reimagines the signature Genesis “athletic elegance” design paradigm while providing a vision of future Genesis product performance and technology. It features a lightweight carbon-fiber monocoque, multi-motor electric powertrain and customtailored interior. With an estimated 0-to-60 time of 3.0 seconds, Essentia brings sports car-level performance to the realm of electric luxury coupes. As a halo car for the brand, Essentia establishes Genesis as a serious contender in the arena of aspirational supercars.

Essentia takes its inspiration from iconic Gran Turismo proportions with a long bonnet and swept-back cabin. But that is where comparisons between Essentia and existing concepts end. Its front fascia introduces an evolution of the Genesis crest grille that highlights efficiency and aerodynamics. Visible through the transparent hood is the advanced carbon fiber chassis, pronounced formula-carstyle nose cone and exposed pushrod suspension. Butterfly doors enable effortless and elegant ingress and egress. A sensor mounted in the B-pillar integrates fingerprint controls and biometric facial recognition for opening and closing the doors.

The design theory behind the cabin was to maximize the connection between car and driver. The interior uses a mix of materials influenced by high fashion and classic color combinations. Cognac leather seats with chevron quilting envelops the driver and passengers in true cockpit fashion.

A slim center console covered in Oxford blue leather bisects the cabin. The front and rear seat belt slots are out of the ordinary, composed of glass pearl finished/treated aluminum

and polished aluminum. Layered carbon fiber décor adds a sporty and technical element to the interior details, with a 3D optical effect achieved through the latest technology of layering individual pieces of carbon. The design of the battery pack sets Essentia apart: Housed in the center tunnel in an I-shape structure, rather than underneath the passenger compartment, the compact pack allows Essentia to achieve the super-low 50-inch roofline and spacious GT-style cabin.

Essentia was designed to be thoroughly connected to the world around it while providing its occupants a virtual escape. The technology housed in Essentia surpasses the industry standard, focusing on the connection between the vehicle and its environment in the near future. Essentia features advanced vehicle-to-infrastructure and vehicle-tovehicle technology and can inform the driver of up-to-theminute road conditions. Instead of simply providing the quickest or most efficient route, Essentia uses machine learning intelligence to recommend routes based on driver inclination and to help avoid accidents and traffic jams. Ahead of the driver and front passenger is an 8-inch widescreen display with piano black surround. The information in the cluster includes only what is necessary for driving. The widescreen display is operated by a jewel-like central controller, providing a fulfilling user experience for both driver and front passenger.

Essentia was born of an obligation by Genesis as a luxury car manufacturer to create objects of desire that spark passion and inspiration. It fulfills that promise and exceeds it both as the company’s first zero-emission pure electric vehicle and as an environmentally friendly style statement.

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“A stunning intersection of form and emotional design.”

—Bryce Rutter, PhD, IDSA

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Oman Air Elite Suite The Elite Suite is the premier seating offering for Oman Air’s new fleet of Boeing 787 aircraft. It offers new levels of comfort and an elevated user experience. Passengers are seated four-abreast, giving each person direct aisle access, with privacy walls and doors surrounding each Suite. Passengers seated in the middle can use a privacy divider that, when lowered, allows conversation and interaction. Designed for long-haul flights, the Suite accommodates all activities during flight, including entertainment on a wide-screen monitor, lie-flat sleeping in a full bed and gourmet dining with a travel companion.

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PRESTIGE SUITE Spacious and ergonomically engineered for ultimate comfort, the Prestige Suite provides a bed, business seat and direct aisle access for flyers. The sliding door combined with high walls allow for a private flying experience, and the bed is optimized for both legroom and foot clearance to provide unobstructed sleep. As the seating mechanism articulates, it also closely hugs the shell, maximizing the area in front of the seat for passenger ingress and egress.

Designed by Tangerine and Collins Aerospace

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Space Monitor Visual Identity System The Space Monitor Visual Identity System expresses the unique functions of the Space Monitor, which is structurally similar to a monitor stand, in a clear and entertaining way by thinking outside the box, just as the monitor itself offers flexible movement.

The identity system shows before and after concept images, demonstrating how much workspace the monitor reclaims for users. Also, the pattern graphics that rhythmically express the monitor’s articulation offer visual delight and clearly show what to expect.

Designed by Yoonhyung Lee, Kwanghyuck So, Junhyeok Jang and Yujin Choi of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

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SAIB INTIMATE COSMETIC While looking at ways to remove the stigma surrounding contraception and to tackle entrenched cultural taboos around women’s sexuality, SAIB & Co. entered the Korean market in fall 2018. The brand name “SAIB” is an inversion of the word “bias,” signaling an overturning of the gender bias in Korea in order to destigmatize women’s engagement with sexual activity. The brand supports female empowerment with a mission to normalize the perception of sexual wellness products, redefining them as a natural and healthy part of life. The brand aims to defy gender-based double standards and to promote more autonomy for women.

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WAYB Pico Car Seat

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he Pico Car Seat is a great option for families with diverse travel needs, whether they are city dwellers and use rideshares regularly or are frequent air travelers. Some parents spend a lot of money renting car seats while traveling, and others just skip it altogether. It is also idea for families who buy multiple car seats for different caretakers. Pico gives parents another option.

WAYB is a new company founded by outdoor gear manufacturing experts and a former CEO of Patagonia.

WAYB believes parents should not have to choose between beautiful design and great performance. And it’s committed to making products that are healthier for kids and the planet.

WAYB’s first product is the Pico travel car seat, an ultralight and portable forward-facing five-point harness car seat for kids ages 2 to 5. At 8 pounds, Pico features a compact frame and folding seat that fits in a small carry bag.

It was designed to exceed US safety standards for both cars and airplanes. Most car seats are made of plastic and foam, which keep cost down but break apart easily. Pico is made of aerospace-grade aluminum and breathable, ergonomic mesh.

Throughout the design process, every decision about materials was made through the lens of sustainability and

performance. Aluminum is one of the most abundant metals on Earth, highly recyclable and strong yet light.

The ASTROKNIT mesh was a breakthrough born out of exploring how to replace EPS foam (Styrofoam) in the seat. The mesh makes Pico breathable and light, and the tension in the mesh affords a strong and comfortable seat without all the plastic and foam found in a typical car seat.

The custom mesh was developed over nearly nine months with the University of Oregon’s Green Chemistry Lab, the Ecology Center in Ann Arbor and third-party material science experts.

Pico’s strong aluminum frame and parts makes it especially easy for travel and carrying around, including fitting in the overhead bin of a plane. The foldable seat is easily tucked into its carry bag, which features backpack straps as well as a strap to secure it to the front of rolling luggage. Caretakers, carpoolers and grandparents can fold and store Pico in their trunk. The installation process is simple too with with a vehicle’s LATCH system..

With aerospace-grade aluminum in place of cheaper plastics, high-performance materials like the ASTROKNIT mesh that replaces bulky foams and ultralight portability, Pico is in a category of its own.

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“The fact that it can fold up and be worn as a backpack is incredible. There are

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1. LALABOOM EDUCATIONAL BEADS Lalaboom educational beads stimulate manipulation, perception and creativity in children aged 10 to 36 months. It has five main functions, each one corresponding to a stage of a child’s learning process. Its Montessoristyle approach allows toddlers to discover the next stage at their own pace through experimentation. In Step 1 children explore colors, shapes and textures. Motor skills are practiced in Step 2 by snapping and twisting the beads. Children are encouraged to explore their creativity in Step 3 by combining beads. Step 4 is a preschool construction game. Step 5 enhances fine motor skills with a lacing function.

Designed by Fabien Fontaine 2. MIRACLE 360° FRUIT INFUSER CUP 14OZ A fun and healthy twist on the toddler sippy cup, the Fruit Infuser Cup combines a leak-proof top and 360-degree drinkable edge with a natural way to flavor your child’s water. Simply add your child’s favorite fruit, like strawberries, oranges or blueberries, into the fruit basket, twist it into the bottom and fill the cup with water. The twist-on fruit extractor breaks up the fruit, allowing it to infuse the water and turning it into a fun, flavorful drink. Bye, bye, juice! Hello, healthy water!

Designed by Quinn Biesinger, Thomas Birkert and Dave Ip of Munchkin Inc.

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Blackmagic Camera Control Panel

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o deliver engaging professional live broadcasts, producers must achieve a seamless visual flow between multiple cameras. Because shooting occurs at various angles from different locations, often in widely variable lighting conditions, it is critical that each camera is set up and balanced to produce consistent video footage. Typically, professional camera controllers are sold as individual modules, designed to be installed in a desk as part of a permanent multicamera production chain. Costing upwards of $20,000 for a set of four, the prohibitive cost precludes all but the most well-resourced studios and television networks from achieving professional live camera control.

The Blackmagic Camera Control Panel exemplifies Blackmagic Design’s determination to empower creative people with affordable, professional video technology.

The Blackmagic Camera Control Panel remotely controls live cameras up to 2 kilometers away, allowing real-time adjustments to technical settings like iris, shutter and color balance. Designed specifically for live productions like concerts and sporting events, it costs $2,995, allowing simultaneous control of up to four cameras for less than a traditional single-camera system.

During intense live broadcasts, operators must remain focused on multiple inputs simultaneously, continually responding to instructions from demanding producers.

The ultra-compact Camera Control Panel frees up camera operators to focus on the creative aspects of live production, such as framing and composition. The Camera Control Panel presents a clear, ordered workspace with a hierarchical layout of physical controls organized into clear functional zones. This ensures quick, instinctive control of

key functionality and eliminates time-consuming navigation of complex GUIs for reliable real-time control of up to four cameras.

Control is organized into three distinct zones: The scene and camera control allows users to save and recall scene presets for quick camera adjustments based on changes in the scene such as lighting. The center section of the gain and pedestal control features independent RGB settings for gain (highlights) and pedestal (midtones) or black and white. This allows adjustment of individual red, green and blue levels in blacks and whites to compensate for unwanted color. The lower section of the lens and iris control features a bespoke multiaxis joystick with refined haptics for simultaneous single-handed tuning of iris and black levels.

Pared back to its essential elements, the control surface is deliberately minimal: a rational, distraction-free workspace.

Angled at 5 degrees, its generous front landing provides a natural working posture, putting critical program controls at the user’s fingertips for responsive, intuitive access.

The highly portable Camera Control Panel democratizes broadcast-quality switcher control, offering direct, responsive control through an intuitive physical interface. No longer required to compromise creativity, performance or efficiency, individuals, institutions and even novice users are empowered to explore new, innovative approaches to live broadcasting regardless of the location. This has significant cultural benefits in that professional execution is no longer determined by affluence or technical expertise. With a highly diverse user base now able to access high-end camera control technology, a vast range of eclectic ideas can now be expressed in a professional manner unconstrained by the limitations of inferior technology.

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“Incredible attention to detail, in both the compositional layout and

sensitivity to tactile feedback. Every bit of functionality on this control panel has been

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—Jesse Menayan

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Airbow Framer The Airbow Framer is an untethered air-powered nail gun for builders in the residential and commercial construction industry.

Airbow’s power is realized through the Hammer Force Technology valve actuation system, which allows the gun to direct 1 gram of compressed air into a single impact point to drive nails home each and every time. Airbow has no combustion system, onboard electronics, batteries or cords. It doesn’t require a charger, fuel cells or batteries. Using only compressed air, it delivers serious power.

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1. PHYN PLUS Phyn Plus is a smart water device that allows homeowners and property managers to conserve water and prevent damage from water leaks.

Installed on the main water line, Phyn Plus continuously measures pressure and flow. Its AI identifies individual devices by their unique fingerprint of pressure and flow and delineates the use of water in detail, giving homeowners the information they need to make water-saving decisions.

By tracking normal water use, Phyn’s AI is able to identify anomalies such as water leaks. The physical unit has an integrated shutoff valve that will interrupt the flow of water and prevent major water damage from happening.

Designed by Thorben Neu of Ritual, Ryan Kim, Henry Chen, Jason Rosenthal and Brian Colby of Phyn 2. SQUARE TERMINAL Square Terminal is a powerful all-in-one handheld device designed for business owners looking for secure and reliable hardware that can handle all payment types and print receipts. It was built in-house by Square in 2018 to replace legacy keypad credit card machines. Square Terminal is the best solution for businesses that use their own point-of-sale device or manually key in a payment amount but want to process payments with Square. This elegant and intuitive hardware combined with Square’s secure payments technology accepts every way consumers want to pay—from dip, tap and swipe to mobile payments—so sellers never have to worry about missing a sale.

Designed by Ben Chen of Square

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LG SIGNATURE OLED TV R9

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he LG SIGNATURE OLED TV (R9) showcases a new possibility for TVs: hiding the screen when it is not in use by rolling it up. It also frees the TV from the usual installation spots, such as a wall or cabinet. The R9’s compact form factor allows you to place it anywhere, including beside a window or in the middle of the living room, giving users ultimate control of their living space.

The starting point of the design was to cut people’s tether to their TV, giving them more freedom and flexibility in their home. The innovative rollable screen was achieved through a self-luminous OLED panel (which is thinner than a LCD panel) and brackets at the base that keep the screen from wobbling when unfurled. To enhance the product’s ability to harmonize with its surroundings, real metal and a natural wool material were used.

When the screen is rolled up inside the speaker, the device naturally harmonizes with the surroundings just like a beautiful piece of furniture or a premium hi-fi audio system.

When the screen unfolds, it envelops you with images that feel more realistic than reality. The front speaker is covered with Kvadrat fabric woven with natural wool, lending a warmer feel. The rigid metal of the speaker and the stand as well as their refined geometric silhouette project a sense of stability and refined elegance.

The R9 offers three screen modes to suit your surroundings and preferences: zero view, line view and full view. Zero view is the screen when it is rolled up. In this mode, the TV offers hi-fi and AI audio functions. Full view is when the 65-inch ultra-high-resolution OLED screen is fully unfurled. In line view, only a quarter of the screen is exposed.

With six different options in line view—music, clock, frame, mood, lighting, home dashboard—you can quickly glance the time and weather while displaying your most memorable photos on the screen or stream your favorite playlist and adjust the mood light to redesign your space, just the way you like it. In this mode, you can also connect all your smart devices to the TV. The R9 delivers rich cinema-level sound quality with the 4.2-channel 100-watt sound system. The cable management function provided by the TV stand solves the pain point of cable cleanup that is common in many existing TVs. The screen can be furled and unfurled 50,000 times for an estimated life span of 20–30 years.

The R9’s innovative form factor represents a new possibility for TVs. It is not only technologically brilliant; it also transforms spaces from being TV-centered to usercentered.

Designed by Seonkyu Kim, Cheolwoong Shin, Hyunbyung Cha, Minjae Lee, Youngkyoung Kim and Yunjoo Kim of LG Electronics and Design Studio, Foster + Partners

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“A refreshing rethink of what lives beyond the classic flat screen.”

—Bryce Rutter, PhD, IDSA

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Logitech MX Vertical

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ertical mice are not new, but Logitech saw the category as ripe for innovation, identifying an opportunity to deliver a superior-looking and superiorfunctioning product with proven ergonomic benefits. To do so, the design team for the Logitech MX Vertical mouse combined the best of Logitech’s high-performing hardware with a bold industrial design that users would be proud to put on their desks.

The main challenge the MX Vertical design team faced was the high barrier to adoption that many ergonomic devices have. They can appear quite daunting from a user’s point of view, especially when first encountered. They often have an unusual look and require the user to put their body into a different position, which can require considerable adaptation time, impairing productivity. The designers aimed to address this by creating a consumer journey that alleviates this anxiety. They specifically set out to create a product that looks familiar and understandable, possesses proven ergonomic benefits and has a very shallow learning curve, allowing new users to be fully productive on day one.

When people first use MX Vertical, they feel all the familiar controls from their previous experience using mice and are often surprised at how easy it is to adapt, requiring normally just a few minutes to get up to speed.

Its natural handshake position has been proven to reduce

wrist and forearm strain related to repetitive strain injuries, and the unique 57-degree vertical angle was optimized for an ergonomic posture without compromising a pixel of performance. MX Vertical has a 4000 DPI high-precision sensor resulting in four times fewer errors, and the cursor speed switch allows you to instantly adjust DPI speed and accuracy with the touch of a button.

An extra configurable key on the upper part of the device gives seamless access to the pointer speed settings.

This allows the user to jump between two presets and to tweak the pointer speed from the 4K sensor on-the-fly. Such control is especially useful in high-resolution dual-monitor setups where people want to have smooth and accurate in-app pointer control but frequently need to travel large distances between screens.

All buttons and controls can be configured easily through the up-to-date and actively maintained Logitech Options software. Plus it stays powered for up to five months on a full charge and gets three hours of use from a one-minute quick charge.

MX Vertical offers a new option to users who need to reduce or prevent pain when using a computer mouse but who don’t want to feel stigmatized or made self-conscious by their choice of device.

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“Hand-holding finds a new soulmate.”

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Astro C40 TR controller The designers of the Astro C40 TR listened to feedback from the gaming community and top professional e-sports athletes to develop a gaming controller that can withstand the rigorous daily torture of 12-hour gaming sessions. The C40 TR provides a modular approach that allows gamers to swap out the components that are most susceptible to failure and choose where the thumb stick and D-pad live. Two extra buttons under the controller can be remapped to any button from either the controller or the PC app, which offers a wide range of customization and fine tuning.

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Dolby Dimension Dolby Dimension are wireless Bluetooth headphones perfected for entertainment at home. Their key feature is Dolby LifeMix™, which lets you control how much of your surroundings you let in, from a perfect blend of your entertainment and life around you (transparency mode) to shutting out the world (active noise cancellation mode). With one-touch switching, you can easily pair the headset with three Bluetooth devices. The secure custom-curved headband maximizes comfort over long periods of time, while the earcups are fully wrapped in a durable, synthetic leather, progressively getting softer before seamlessly blending into the custom-formed ear pads.

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Mi MIX 3 The Mi MIX 3 is a new slide-type mobile phone with magnetic power. It provides a full visual experience with a display that occupies nearly 94% of the high-definition OLED display area free of any notches or holes. The front features a powerful dual camera and flash. Users can easily toggle the camera on and off by simply sliding apart the front back. The operating system gives users the flexibly to set different sliding launch apps and sliding sound effects to create a more fun experience.

Designed by MI Phone Industrial Design Dept. for Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.

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PR/01 The PR/01 is a state-of-the-art speaker with advanced connectivity and unmatched acoustics. Featuring a wooden frame, a premium woven fabric screen and brass-toned aluminum controls, the design blends seamlessly into any environment. Using exclusive patented technology, the PR/01 produces superior sound fidelity, even impressively low frequency sounds. With multiple options for audio-in and a hidden drawer that conceals charging ports, the PR/01 is compatible with existing and future technology.

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The Sero The Sero is a rotating screen that caters to millennials, offering a seamless media experience in mobile entertainment and visual music. It is a lifestyle product that blends into the home environment and provides a variety of innovative user scenarios, including features like audio services, poster mode and intuitive mobile pairing. It offers two screen orientations: Portrait mode features a minimum number of refined product images perfect for vertical visual content such as posters and music, while the landscape orientation features a screen layered on top of a grand sound plate for a greater viewing experience.

Designed by Chulyong Cho, Taehun Kim, Byungmin Woo, Jaeneung Lee and Bumho Chun of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

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1. BLACKMAGIC EGPU The Blackmagic eGPU is an external graphics accelerator that increases the processing power of Apple’s MacBook Pro. Costing $699, it is an affordable means of transforming a laptop into a professional workstation, enhancing graphics, gaming and video-editing workflows. Graphics accelerators typically are loud, unattractive and consume desktop space.

The eGPU is elegant and quiet, with a space-efficient vertical format.

Designed for optimal airflow, its floating form and bespoke thermal management system dissipate an unprecedented 235 watts of heat in virtual silence. A global sell-out within two weeks of launch, it has had a profound impact on the way MacBook users handle professional video and graphics.

Designed by Blackmagic Industrial Design Team 2. BOSE® NOISE-MASKING SLEEPBUDS™ The Bose noise-masking sleepbuds help improve sleep by replacing unwanted noise with soothing sounds. These tiny, comfortable earbuds drown out virtually any outside noise, whether it’s the busy street outside or a noisy sleeping partner, so users can easily fall asleep and stay asleep. They offer a highly personalized sleep experience. It is preloaded with soothing sounds that fade from attention while obscuring unwanted disturbances. An alarm can also be set through the Bose Sleep app so users can wake up without disturbing anyone else in the room.

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Designed by Jaehyung Kim, Daekyung Ahn, Kwanhee Lee, Yong Seo and Jungahn Shin of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 4. GOOGLE HOME HUB Google Home Hub is Google’s display assistant that offers help at a glance. The design leverages familiar aesthetic cues to make it understandable. The display housing is thin like people’s tablets and televisions. The speaker is covered in fabric like the upholstery of their furniture. Google Home Hub delivers an intuitive experience by giving users control of their connected home in one view and a delightful experience with Live Albums, which uses the Assistant’s machine learning to help Google Photos surface important moments and present them to you on Google Home Hub. Designed by Google Hardware Design Team

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5. GOOGLE PIXEL SLATE & PIXEL SLATE KEYBOARD The Pixel Slate is a large-screen tablet that can easily connect to the detachable Pixel Slate Keyboard for more versatile mobile computing. The tablet simply snaps to the keyboard and automatically connects, no need to charge the keyboard or connect with Bluetooth. The Pixel Slate features multiple angle adjustments and modes, going from laptop to movie mode or tablet mode. When closed, the detachable Pixel Slate Keyboard protects the front and back of the tablet.

Designed by Google Hardware Design Team 6. HP SMART TANK PRINTERS The HP Smart Tank Printers provide end users with reliable high-volume printing with the elevated convenience and practicality of not having to replace traditional ink cartridges.

Often referred to as continuous-ink supply-system printers, they dramatically reduce replenish cycles as compared to traditional cartridge printers. The Smart Tank Printers incorporate large ink tanks that can sustain continual printing for long periods, running for months or even years with average printer utilization rates. The printers were designed for the emerging mass-market needs of small enterprise home offices and micro businesses in markets such as India, China and Indonesia.

Designed by HP GxD, Home Business Team 7. LAVA ME PRO LAVA ME PRO is a portable electric acoustic guitar designed for aspiring musicians and performers. It provides the elevated acoustic sound quality of a professional performance at a fraction of the size. This one-piece injection guitar was designed entirely from a user-centered perspective. The soundboard is composed of a multilayered composite honeycomb structure that improves sound vibration. Other core components, such as the bridge, nut and saddle, are made with high-stiffness polymer materials, which also play important roles in the transmission of sound vibration. LAVA ME PRO’s portability allows musicians to record and perform anywhere.

Designed by LAVA MUSIC Design Team 8. SPACE MONITOR The Space Monitor’s new design means you can place the monitor closer to you while working and push it flat against the wall when you’re done, allowing you to reclaim the desk space monitors typically consume. A desk clamp and dual hinge keeps the monitor stable while held in various positions or while adjusting the height and distance. Mounted on the double-hinge stand, the monitor appears to float freely, while its geometric bezel-less frame and fabric-patterned finish help it blend into any environment.

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CalphalonÂŽ Appliances Line Design Language Strategy This collection of small electric appliances includes a countertop oven, blender, coffeemaker, slow cooker, waffle maker and multi-grill. These appliances allow at-home chefs and everyday cooks to deliver exceptional results. To manage the amount of effort required to deliver an entire line of very diverse products for a common launch window, the product planning involved a co-located global team, an integrated design language strategy and style guides for all product design, interface design and CMF specifications.

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CRAFTSMAN We Build Pride – 2018 Brand Relaunch The relaunch of the Craftsman brand, which was purchased from Sears in 2017, represents the largest product launch in the history of not only Stanley Black & Decker but the arguably the entire power tool industry. In less than 18 months, the brand was rebuilt from the ground up. Its complete user experience was overhauled and reimagined, including the products, packaging, merchandising and website. The influencer, social and email strategies of every brand touchpoint were also revisited. Most significantly, more than 1,200 new products were launched.

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Milwaukee Redstick Digital Level

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he technology of most current digital box levels is outdated and clunky. They are built with the same segmented display design that the very first digital levels were decades ago. Each pixel is burned into the phosphor-based electronic display and can shift or deviate, jumping from one measurement to the next, making it difficult for users to get a proper read. Because the frames are not engineered to support the electronics, the common perception is that digital levels are simply too delicate for extended use. So it’s no mystery why some professionals question whether digital levels can withstand the rigors of the jobsite and remain hesitant to invest in them.

The Milwaukee Redstick Digital Level brings the level into the 21st century. It is one of the first mainstream box levels to have digital-only feedback. Its Pinpoint measurement technology provides precision measurement features that can be easily read through numeric, graphic color and audio information on a high-resolution circular display. Users also can select how they want those measurements displayed.

Once a mode is selected (angle, percent, inches/feet, millimeters/meters), users then have the option of changing its sensitivity (a hundredth, a tenth, whole). A range of tolerances—standard, precision, rough-in—allow users to choose the specific range and when the color indicator activates during measurement.

The interactive display guides the users through all available preferences. Once all preferences are selected, the measurements are displayed on the front high-resolution display and freely move on the screen to be readable from all directions. The audio signals add a level of intuitiveness to the digital readout, and a segmented display screen on top

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shows the measurements as well.

The measurement technology opens doors to new capabilities that further simplify dialing in measurements on the jobsite, such as pin mode, an advancement on the hold function found on other digital levels. It allows users to lock in exact measurements, clearly guiding them toward their measurement through advanced readouts, ultimately making measurement replication and inspection much easier than before.

Until now, digital levels have simply placed an accelerometer and electronics inside the basic frame of a box level. During design and development of the Redstick Level, the frame was specifically engineered to support and protect the Pinpoint technology components with an IP65 rating for dust and water resistance. This ensures that the screen, accelerometer and other critical electronic components are housed according to how they can best be safeguarded, so despite the wear and tear of the jobsite, your investment is secure.

Tools historically haven’t received the same level of attention that entertainment tech products have. The level of detail and thought the design team expended has resulted in a digital level that is easier to use, has a higher quality, lasts longer and offers a better all-around experience, demonstrating that innovation can, and should, be just as available to the construction worker as any other professional.

Designed by Tactile Design Team and Milwaukee Tools Design Group

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LG SIGNATURE OLED TV R9 UX Design For the UX design for the LG SIGNATURE OLED TV R9, the designers defined three key scenarios. Full view is when the TV is unrolled from the base. Zero view is when the hi-fi speakers are in use while the TV screen tucked away. In the 54:9 line view mode, it becomes an object and information hub with a minimalist form. It was designed to maximize space utilization and prevent the TV from becoming a black monster. It also extends the user experience from the concept of turning the TV on and watching it to enjoying the TV even when it is off.

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Philips Illumeo Illumeo changes how we see, seek and share clinical information. It is a new paradigm for clinically-intelligent software that augments the skills of clinicians and redefines how they interface with images. Designed to empower radiologists and work for them, Illumeo provides the technology and tools that enhance their expertise and efficiency. By improving their interaction with images and enabling a rich and dynamic output for referring physicians, it increases the value of the radiologist to the clinical care team.

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SAMSUNG, INSPIRED BY YOU Samsung Electronics needed to deliver its brand vision and philosophy for its IoT technology where every product is connected for smarter daily life. A key message of the campaign was “Samsung, Inspired by You” supported by a multimedia installation. Digital kiosks were designed to help people digest the idea of the IoT, a connected world created by and for consumers. It enabled visitors to create their own content and send it to their screens in real time and aroused the visitors’ curiosity about being a part of the IoT world.

Designed by Cheil Worldwide, Cheil MDLab, DaamDaam Samuso, Tamschick Media + Space for Samsung

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n the evening of August 21, 2019, Qin Li, IDSA’s Board of Directors Chair, announced a $5,000 donation to The Henry Ford Museum on behalf of IDSA and the International Design Excellence Awards (IDEA).

These funds will support The Henry Ford’s digitization and digital learning tool priorities as part of The Innovation Project: a $150 million comprehensive campaign to build digital and experiential learning tools, programs and initiatives to advance innovation, invention and entrepreneurship.

Through this campaign, The Henry Ford will achieve greater accessibility, inclusivity and exposure to unlock the full potential of the next generation.

IDSA’s ongoing partnership with The Henry Ford began in 2010, and each year since, the museum has hosted members of the IDEA jury on their sprawling campus in Dearborn, MI, for the round 2 judging portion of the IDEA program. The museum’s team of dedicated professionals meticulously catalogues and organizes hundreds of IDEA submissions in preparation for three days of on-site jury deliberation. This is a resource-intense process and requires weeks of planning prior to the arrival of our judges and continues well past our departure.

The Henry Ford name is synonymous with innovation, ingenuity and the pursuit of excellence. As such, we could think of no better organization to associate with the IDEA program. The Henry Ford provides unique educational experiences based on authentic objects, stories and lives, steeped in America’s traditions of resourcefulness and innovation.

Each year, Gold, Silver and Bronze IDEA winners are automatically added to the museum’s permanent collection and remain an ever-present symbol of ingenuity and mastery of craft. This donation is a token of our appreciation for The Henry Ford’s ongoing support of IDEA and a symbol of IDSA’s commitment to preserving the artifacts of our profession for generations to come.

Photo: Meredith Long, Senior Manager of Collections Operations at The Henry Ford accepts the donation from IDSA at the IDEA Ceremony in Chicago, IL.

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Visionary City for UIA (International Union of Architects) 2017 Seoul

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For its pavilion at the UIA (International Union of Architects) forum held in Seoul in 2017, SAMOO Architects & Engineers wanted to deliver a perceptive user-interactive experience.

Composed of actual projects designed and built by the firm collaged together on an imaginary nonlinear city, Visionary City invites audiences to walk around and interact with the city in person.

Headquartered in Seoul, South Korea, SAMOO Architects & Engineers have worked on numerous projects nationally and globally for the past 40 years. The design intent of Visionary City was to explore the relationship between these projects and their different programs, scales and contexts and what they might imply, rather than mundanely displaying realistic representations of the firm’s work. The challenge was how to juxtapose the projects and their urban contexts in a thought-provoking way within a given exhibition space.

UIA Seoul 2017 was an international forum of professionals and students that featured various speakers

and events to activate the architectural community and motivate future growth. The theme was “Soul of City.” By combining these 57 key projects from different cities and time periods in an Inception-like city scale model mounted on an unfolding wall (sized 6 meters by 6 meters wide and 4.35 meters tall), Visionary City provokes new synergies between buildings and cities.

The combined fragments of each city seek to find and respect the soul of each city, and through this fragmentation and reconfiguration, the cities and projects allow diverse interpretations. Furthermore, through multidimensional transformation, Visionary City visualizes a new future for the next 40 years while appreciating SAMOO’s endeavors of the past 40 years.

The pavilion’s simple yet non-linear design and shape represents an infinite ever-growing city. Spatial tension created by the standing contorted surface amplifies such experience to extremes. The components were made to accommodate future use, configurable to allow multiple ways of displaying. Since 2017, the pavilion has been adapted to three different installations, all in different shapes appropriate the venue.

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PRO/RATA Art Viewing Room The PRO/RATA ART Viewing Room functions as both storage and an exhibition hall for high-priced artwork. It was designed for a financial company that adopted a method of simultaneously storing and displaying art, rather than tucking it away in a vault.

The display technology includes security devices and the equipment to maintain constant temperature and humidity levels to keep the pieces safe and secure while protecting their longevity. The space was also designed to allow owners of the artwork to visit and appreciate their art and socialize with one another.

Designed by Eunwhan Cho, Jongmin Kim, Taeryeong Yang, Minwoo Kim and Jeeyoon Lee of Mootaa

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1. INTERSCOPE: SPACESHIP TO THE NEW EARTH INTERSCOPE: Spaceship to the New Earth is a remodeling project for the permanent exhibition at the Jeongok Prehistory Museum. The museum was built to commemorate the discovery of the first Acheulian hand axe in East Asia. The building was designed to resemble a spaceship consisting of an irregular streamlined form that bears similarity to an ancient life form. The design concept involves a spaceship returning to the Earth thousands of years after the planet recovers from severe environmental pollution.

Designed by Sungyun Lee, curated by Sungjun Lee, Jeongok Prehistory Museum. Architecture designed by Charles Jeon and Sanghwan Han 2. NATIONAL VETERANS MEMORIAL AND MUSEUM The National Veterans Memorial and Museum honors veterans past and present who have served throughout America’s history. The museum places veterans’ stories at the forefront and pays tribute to the sacrifices and contributions of both veterans and their families. Located on the Scioto Peninsula, it is a key part of the revival of downtown Columbus, OH. Designed by Ralph Appelbaum Associates 3. VISION PARK Vision Park is a support area in the entrance of an ophthalmic hospital intended for people with visual impairments. A series of steps divides the space and houses areas where various activities can be safely enjoyed.

Each area has information related to multiple fields such as medical care, welfare, education and hobbies. In addition, Vision Park offers a variety of ways to spend time, from benches and a kitchen to a bouldering wall, each a trigger to regain what was lost in daily life due to visual impairment.

Designed by Kentaro Yamazaki of YAMAZAKI KENTARO DESIGN WORKSHOP Co., Ltd., Taiji Fujimori of TAIJI FUJIMORI ATELIER inc.,Yoshitaka Haba of BACH, Sakie Uragami of IDE SOUND INSTITUTE and Shiho Shibaie of NIHON SEKKEI

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The Casper Glow is a bedtime light designed for better sleep. While most lights keep us up, Glow’s warm, relaxing light gradually dims over 45 minutes, lulling you to sleep. It cues your body for bed to help you establish healthy sleep patterns and better routines. The light is accompanied by the Casper Glow app for further customization, but is driven by wonderfully intuitive gestures so you can use it at your sleepiest.

Casper’s goal is to bring people better sleep. It started with one universally comfortable mattress, which is critical to a good night’s sleep, but is just one of many factors that impacts your rest. Glow is a step toward improving the sleep environment beyond the bed and addressing a top environmental factor—light—that often gets in the way of a good night’s rest.

Light influences our sleep-wake cycles and even impacts our mood and ability to relax. It is also a primary cue for setting our circadian rhythm. In the middle of the night,

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exposure to light—particularly blue light, which comes from your phone—is disruptive to sleep. Blue light enhances your alertness and actually suppresses your ability to fall back asleep. As technology increasingly becomes a huge part of our waking lives, Casper wanted to harness technology in a way that improves, but does not impede, our resting hours.

Glow was designed in-house by Casper based on R&D and years of expertise in sleep research and science. It uses a warm 2700K high-efficiency LED light that does not emit harmful blue light. Glow mimics a natural sunset and sunrise with a warm light that dims to lull you to sleep and a soft light that gradually brightens for an easy rise. Glow is also portable so you can take it with you when you need a midnight snack, allowing you to avoid any harsh light that may inhibit you from falling back asleep.

Many connected lights are overly complex and gadgety.

Glow is powered by nearly invisible technology that isn’t disruptive to sleep. The gestures are designed so you can use it at your sleepiest without having to fiddle with finicky knobs or fumble for pull strings. The underlying technology is sophisticated, but the interactions are intentionally simple, analog and macro. Glow evokes the nostalgia of a night light while creating a uniquely magical experience.

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—Michael DiTullo, IDSA

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eiling fans usually have a dead zone in the middle that is incapable of generating wind. The LG Dual Wing Ceiling Fan solved this limitation by placing dual blades at the center that enable the fan to provide more coverage than competing fans.

The biggest challenge was how to achieve the best possible performance while maintaining the beautiful blade shapes. Because the characteristics of a ceiling fan’s blades greatly effect performance, the design team had to invent dynamic character lines to minimize the air resistance, which made it possible to ensure it performance as well as aesthetics.

The dual blades in the center were made to be transparent, which reduces the visual footprint of the fan.

Once affixed to the ceiling, the LG Dual Wing Ceiling Fan does not look heavy and projects a sense of visual stability.

In addition, the seamless unibody design connecting the three main blades reduces wind loss and makes cleaning

easier since the blades can be cleaned all at once.

The “mosquito away” setting was designed to drive mosquitoes away by generating ultrasonic waves. This function is effective in reducing the occurrence rate of diseases caused by mosquitoes, such as dengue fever in tropical and subtropical regions, which are increasing every year.

Using recyclable ABS and steel as the main materials, the LG Dual Wing Ceiling Fan can be easily recycled at the time of disposal. All the components, apart from those that are metal powder coated, are finished with injection- or metallic-injection molding, which significantly reduces the possibility of environmental damage due to coloring.

The innovative dual-blade design generates 109% coverage compared to other products, securing a competitive edge in terms of performance. The ceiling fan’s shape became iconic for LG, successfully differentiating the fan in the market.

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LifeStraw Home Glass Water Filter Pitcher

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ive years ago, the quality of our drinking water would not have been questioned. A growing number of public health water crises (lead, toxins, boil-water orders) have brought to light challenges affecting our domestic water supply. Many people wrongly assume that municipal water companies actively filter and treat for all contaminants.

The fact is that few contaminants are even tested for at this time. For the last 15 years, LifeStraw’s powerful filtration technology has transformed contaminated water into potable water in some of the harshest environments around the world. That same technology has now been reconfigured and scaled for use in the home.

The LifeStraw Home is a premium water filter pitcher that protects against harmful contaminants in water. It is the only pitcher that removes microplastics, bacteria and parasites; reduces heavy metals such as lead, mercury and chromium III; and reduces chemical contaminants such as herbicides, pesticides and chlorine. Comprised of a borosilicate glass pitcher containing LifeStraw’s innovative filtration technology, it removes contaminants and toxins while preserving health-essential minerals (magnesium, potassium and sodium).

The LifeStraw Home is the epitome of form and function, showcasing sleek lines, balanced weight, shatterresistant glass and an easily removed dual-stage filtration

system. Designed with numerous elements in mind, it is striking enough to sit atop a table or counter and is easily stored inside a refrigerator door to keep the water cool. A well-fitted silicon ring keeps the primary filtration system firmly in place to prevent spills or leakage, yet once the filter housing is removed, the pitcher is dishwasher safe for convenient cleaning.

The top-fill lid allows users to hold and fill the pitcher with one hand, while the thoughtful seven-cup design delivers multiple servings without bulkiness. Beyond its powerful filtration ability, ease of use and streamlined design, each pour from the pitcher serves as a reminder of the value of clean water and galvanizes consumers who care about one of the world’s most valuable natural resources: water.

LifeStraw’s commitment to design extends beyond visual aesthetics and high performance. Each LifeStraw Home contains a global commitment to impact. Through LifeStraw’s Give Back program, each LifeStraw product purchase ensures that one child in need receives clean water for an entire school year. To date, LifeStraw has provided more than 3 million children with a year of safe water. In addition, every Home filter replacement package will also provide the same benefit, increasing the impact of a consumer’s lifetime ownership of the product and expanding the results of LifeStraw’s work.

Designed by Mikkel Vestergaard, Alison Hill and Jean Luc Madier of LifeStraw and Soren Rose and Marcus Madsen of Soren Rose Studio for LifeStraw

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BES878 Barista Pro - Domestic Espresso Machine The Barista Pro - Domestic Espresso Machine was designed to give users all the key elements to easily make cafĂŠ-quality coffee at home: A fully integrated conical burr grinder with custom grind sizing and dosing that delivers freshly ground coffee.

A digitally controlled instantaneous heating system with two-degree precision and low-pressure pre-infusion for optimum espresso extraction. Plus powerful steam to create professional micro-foam-textured milk—all within a compact footprint.

Designed by David Davenport, Richard Hoare, Adam Fransen, Thomas Ren, Kenneth Lee and ZhiChen Li of Breville Global Design Design Team for Breville Group

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Helm Helm is a personal home computer server that allows people to take back ownership of their online data starting with email.

Collecting people’s data—and their family’s—is a massive industry with major social impact, yet few viable alternatives.

Helm features high-performance capabilities normally found in larger business-class hardware. The pagoda-style design was selected for its ability to create a solid-state cooling solution for the electronics—essential for longevity—combined with great expandability and a gentle cue for an icon of dwelling.

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Stagg EKG, Electric Water Kettle The Stagg EKG is an electric water kettle designed to live on your counter. The designers removed all superfluous elements, focusing on simple, functional details that are visually clear and easy to use. The goal was a kettle that could transition from the kitchen to the table and feel right at home. Coffee and tea require a wide variety of temperatures to extract the best flavors, so the Stagg EKG allows you to select the precise setting. It will also maintain the water at your desired temperature for up to 60 minutes.

Designed by Nick Cronan, Josh Morenstein, Drew Putterman, Florent Alexandre and Julian Bagirov of Branch Creative for Fellow

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Tetra Dishwasher The Tetra is an a compact countertop dishwasher that cleans in minutes using only 1 gallon of water. With its own water reservoir, no plumbing is required. Instead, water is manually poured into the unit, and dirty water is easily removed via a greywater reservoir. It can be placed on a countertop and plugged into a standard electrical outlet. Tetra uses 80% less water and energy than existing dishwashers while washing two full place settings, 10 plates or 12 pint glasses within minutes.

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Zip Top Reusable Containers Zip Top reusable containers are 100% platinum silicone containers that stand up, stay open and zip shut. They are all foodgrade quality and microwave, dishwasher, oven and freezer safe. Zip Top containers perfectly bridge the gap between a structural container with a lid and flexible zippered plastic bags. They are also free of plastic and can be used endlessly.

They come in nine shapes and sizes. The uses are endless.

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Designed by Breville Global Design Team 2. CALPHALONŽ PREMIER™ SPACE SAVING COOKWARE Calphalon Premier Space Saving Cookware securely stacks to save 30% more space during storage over traditional cookware sets. This brings a level of tidiness and organization to the kitchen not yet seen in the cookware market. The pans feature a long stainless-steel handle that remains cool while cooking on the stovetop. The stainless steel cookware features a heavy-gauge aluminum core that quickly and evenly distributes heat. The three-layer nonstick interior easily releases foods without using extra oil.

Designed by Newell Brands Design Team 3. CHP-7310R, OMBAK The CHP-7310R is a kitchen water filtration device that provides clean drinking water by filtering out harmful materials, such as fine particulates, rust residue, chlorine and heavy metals. It was designed to be intuitively used by anyone. The tap-height configuration enables you to fill differentsized containers. The separate hot water feature is convenient for people who consume a lot of hot water. It is also configurable to adjust water quantity and temperature. The white, minimal form projects a clean image and blends into various indoor environments both in the home and the workplace.

Designed by Hyungjoo Song and Karam Shin of COWAY Co., LTD.

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Designed by Sosuke Nakabo of Sosuke Nakabo Design Office for PLUS MINUS ZERO CO., LTD. 5. IOT DOORLOCK The IoT Doorlock provides IoT-based customized door-access services.

Using biometric data, it recognizes and analyzes user patterns to provide diverse access, security and care services optimized for users. It supports both the password input method and fingerprint biometrics, and users can select between the dead-bolt method and the lever method.

The lock can be remotely controlled in real time by linking to a mobile phone, and the status can be controlled from both inside and outside the house.

Designed by Ha Jeonghoon, Jung Daewoo, Maeng Chulho and Kim Youngkwon of Samsung SDS

6. JUNE INTELLIGENT OVEN The June Intelligent Oven solves the problem that has challenged cooks for years: unpredictable cooking. It’s a smart countertop oven that uses the latest in technology and machine learning to help people create perfect meals every time. Priced at $599, June is designed to replace several appliances—it’s a convection oven, air fryer, dehydrator, slow cooker, broiler, toaster and warming drawer all-in-one. From roasting salmon to reheating last night’s lasagna to cooking a 10-pound turkey, June heats up faster and cooks with more accuracy than traditional ovens.

Designed by Ammunition for June 7. THE TEA MAKER™ COMPACT The Breville Tea Maker™ Compact eliminates the guesswork so you can enjoy the perfect cup of tea. To achieve the best flavor and aroma without bitterness, water temperature and steep time must be just right, which can be difficult to achieve at home. The Tea Maker™ Compact is fully programmable for all types of tea, with set water temperatures and steep times. The fully automated tea basket uses a magnetic drive system to gently agitate the leaves for precise infusion. When the tea has finished brewing, a keep-warm feature ensures it stays at the perfect drinking temperature for up to 60 minutes.

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Project Better Project Better is a casual footwear collection that focuses on well-being. The design principles are rooted in consumer insights from research and ethnography studies in Amsterdam, an urban epicenter of the wellness lifestyle. “Better� means putting the human first, developing shoes from a new perspective, reducing materials and amplifying the benefits of natural ones. The shoes are made with only the essential elements, deconstructed without extraneous layers, to enhance the natural movement of the foot. The foot and heel are surrounded by the comfort of merino wool, and the entire foot bed is washable.

Designed by Stephanie Howard, IDSA, of HOW AND WHY and the VF Corp. Global Innovation Footwear Team

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ESSENTIALS SUITE FOR WHEELCHAIRS The Essentials Suite is a wheelchair-attachable lifestyle collection that fuses design and function. Developed alongside wheelchair users, the Suite consists of an array of products such as cup holders, wallets and bags that permit users to be as hands-free as possible. By placing people who have disabilities at the core of the design process, industrial design and fashion design can erase the societal barriers and stigmatization often associated with disability. Wheelchairs and mobility devices aren’t only vital modes of mobility and independence; they are fundamental factors of style and selfexpression—a message the Essentials Suite reinforces.

Designed by Lucy Jones and Joonas Kyöstilä of FFORA

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tatistics show that nearly everyone at some time in their life is likely to visit an operating room for a surgical procedure. In open surgery, the surgeon gains access to the patient’s internal tissues and organs by creating a long incision through otherwise healthy tissue large enough to allow manual access and line of sight. These open surgeries and long incisions can be physically traumatic to patients, and if their bodies can’t take the trauma, they may not be candidates for the procedure. In comparison, minimally invasive surgery enables surgeons to access the tissues and organs through much smaller incisions, causing minimal disruption to healthy tissue and ultimately minimizing the impact of surgery on the lives of patients.

The da Vinci SP® system allows surgeons to perform robotic-assisted minimally invasive surgery in areas where deep and narrow access to the body is challenging. The hallmark of da Vinci surgery is human augmentation where the system is guided by the surgeon as a natural extension of the surgeon’s eyes and hands through a combination of cutting-edge robotics technology, 3D high-definition stereoscopic vision and intuitive human-interface controls.

The first evolution of the da Vinci platform focused on multiport surgery: four robotic arms controlling an endoscope and three instruments that triangulate via four small incisions to gain access to the patient’s anatomy. This latest evolution

moves surgery forward again by introducing a technology that delivers the same benefits of computation, robotics and imaging through a single one-inch incision.

Many minimally invasive surgery procedures require intricate work within a constrained area. This is where the da Vinci SP excels: delivering fully wristed surgical instruments and the first fully wristed endoscope through a small one-inch access port. Some surgical procedures are especially challenging from an access perspective. With the instruments and camera consolidated in one arm, the da Vinci SP can reach anywhere within 360 degrees from one port placement, helping surgeons achieve broad versatility of access.

One look at the system, particularly as it is being used, conveys the simple truth that there is something remarkable about it. This uniqueness is not due to any embellishment by the designers—there are no visual tricks or trends employed to make the system seem extra special or unique.

Through a clean and concise design language, the focus is on what matters: the wristed robotic instruments conveying the precise movements of a master surgeon working to improve lives.

The da Vinci SP system is FDA cleared for urologic procedures, including prostate cancer, kidney cancer, and advanced urinary tract reconstruction surgery.

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“Human insight and medical skill meet surgical precision. This thoughtfully designed solution augurs the next generation in minimally invasive surgery.”

—Cia Mooney

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hree percent of the world suffers from scoliosis; half are teenage girls. Standard scoliosis braces are rigid, made of hard plastic resulting in pain for many. After wearing a brace for 18 hours a day, patients can experience side effects such as rib fractures, decreased musculoskeletal growth and unsanitary conditions, not to mention the psychological stress from the stigma of the armor-like appearance. As a result, they may not wear the brace for the full treatment time. The Spinamic scoliosis brace combats these shortcomings with a lighter and more comfortable vest-style design that encourages wear, increasing the effectiveness of treatment.

When developing Spinamic, the design team’s main focus was on how to increase wear time. That was achieved by making it more comfortable. Spinamic features a vest-like design composed of neoprene, mesh and Velcro, flexible materials that allow the wearer greater movement. And unlike rigid braces that usually require another person’s help to put on, Spinamic is worn simply by slipping it on and zipping it up.

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Spinamic is custom made using the a patient’s X-ray data. It is also equipped with pressure regulators and Velcro bands that generate the appropriate pressure according to the patient’s spinal curvature, providing more accurate treatment.

The design is very intuitive and easy to use. After putting on the vest, engage the thoracic and lumbar regulator dials until they click and turn them clockwise to tighten the brace and apply pressure. Then tighten the short Velcro bands.

Slide the shoulder bands through the loop and affix the Velcro. Tighten the wide thoracic band over the chest and the lumbar band over the lower back by pulling forward.

Then go about your day. To loosen the brace, pull the dials up until they click, and pull the finger-size hook to unwind the wire.

With its thoughtful design and flexible materials, Spinamic minimizes the side effects of the treatment of scoliosis, improving patients’ quality of life.

Designed by Paul Roe, Aiden Cho, Jihye Song, Jake Lim, Zinie Park and Woogi Min of VNTC

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Dexcom G6 Continuous Glucose Monitoring System The Dexcom G6 Continuous Glucose Monitoring System enables people with Type 1 diabetes to make better treatment and management decisions with zero finger sticks and no calibrations. Rather than the snapshot-in-time reading that a traditional glucose meter provides, the Dexcom G6 continuously tracks glucose levels so that users can see trends and patterns. A tiny flexible sensor placed just under the skin takes a glucose reading every five minutes for up to 10 days at a time, providing dynamic data that can be accessed through a smart device. A small reusable transmitter shares the glucose readings wirelessly with an accompanying handheld reader or smartphone application.

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GE Air MRI Head Coil The Air MRI Head Coil is for patients who need an MRI during brain tumor surgery to determine if the entire tumor has been removed. The Coil is an antenna that collects signals that are converted into an image by the MRI system. The device satisfies the needs of both imaging and surgery personnel by using a minimum mechanical cross section to maximize access to the tissue for the surgeon while also placing the coil close to the tissue to optimize image resolution.

Designed by Joseph Burge, IDSA, of GE Healthcare

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I-neb Advance The I-neb Advance is an intelligent, portable breath-activated nebulizer that makes it easier to do multiple treatments per day.

It simplifies the experience for young and old patients while making treatments as effective and discreet as possible. Integrated sensors and software ensure medication is delivered at the right pressure and flow, and vibration feedback guides patient breathing. This reduces wasted medication and speeds up delivery. The handset is easy to set up and hold for the duration of treatment, and an intuitive interface guides patients through treatments. A streamlined filling process is much more natural and reduces the risk of errors.

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Philips Ingenia Ambition Ingenia Ambition is a first-of-a-kind sealed MRI scanner with touch control that upgrades the hospital workspace with its fresh, calming hygienic-looking color palette. The front color reduces the volume perception to decrease patient anxiety. The new control panels give operators more functionality at the scanner, and a ridge below the touch screen aids blind operation, ensuring maximum attention on the patient during movement. Built around the fully sealed BlueSeal magnet, the Ingenia Ambition was designed to simplify installation, reduce lengthy and costly disruptions in service, and help MR departments transition to productive helium-free operations.

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Venue – Ultrasound for the Critical Moment Venue is a high-performance diagnostic and guidance ultrasound system designed specifically for point-of-care physicians. It facilitates simple, fast and precise image acquisition from critically ill or injured patients. Its unconventional design may also be useful for traditional users in a variety of clinical settings. The multitouch gesture-recognition interface—great for quick clean up—has an automated set of tools to simplify and accelerate clinical workflow. Designed and tested for ease of use, the toolset minimizes training, helps reduce fatigue and has the familiar feel of contemporary consumer devices.

Designed by Robert Meurer, Ross Stalter, Craig Loomis, Alex Sokolovski and Cindy Owen for GE Healthcare Point of Care Ultrasound

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1 1. DISTEK BIONE 1250 BIOPROCESS CONTROL STATION The Distek BiOne 1250 is a laboratory instrument that controls bioprocess reactions in both mammalian and microbial models used in research and development for things like vaccine and pharmaceutical development. The actual reaction takes place in the accompanying vessel where variables such as temperature, pH, air composition and agitation rate are varied to achieve the desired outcome. The BiOne incorporates a series of rotometers or optional gas flow modules to meter gasses as well as one or two banks of peristaltic pumps to meter base or acid solutions into the reaction. All processes are programmed and adjusted via a touch screen interface.

Designed by Eric Schneider and Akiva Rubin of Phase One Design and Jeff Brinker, Shawn Craig, and Ryan Vrabel of Distek 2. DYNACLIP BONE FIXATION SYSTEM The DynaClip Bone Fixation System is an bone staple system that provides internal fixating fusion of small bones in fracture and osteotomy surgical procedures in the foot and hand. It includes a nickel titanium memory staple, an inserter tool and a universal drill guide. The surgeon creates an anchor hole in each of the bone fragments to be fused and bridges them with the staple. The superelastic properties of nickel titanium are leveraged by inserting the staple in an opened (strained) state, thereby applying continuous compression throughout the healing process even as the bone resorbs/retracts.

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3. EXPEDIUMŽ ADVANCE REDUCTION DEROTATION SYSTEM The EXPEDIUM Advance Reduction Derotation System is a streamlined instrument set used in spinal surgeries to correct spinal deformities and scoliosis. The instrument set works as part of the EXPEDIUM 5.5 Spine System to assist with both reduction and derotation, demanding surgical maneuvers that properly align a patient’s spine. EXPEDIUM combines formerly separate instruments into one system, eliminating multiple instrument exchanges. It also provides a secure locking feature, quick release tabs and a streamlined instrument set.

Designed by DePuy Synthes / J&J Medical Devices Companies 4. FUJIFILM CALNEO XAIR The CALNEO Xair is an ultralight portable X-ray machine that uses the weakest possible X-rays while weighing only 3.5 kilograms. These weak X-rays reduce the exposure to the necessary minimum during treatment aided by a high-sensitivity image receiver. The unobtrusive simplicity of the design belies a carefully crafted structure that balances ease of use with optimization of treatment to create an experience that facilitates examination. Crafted to reduce the physical and psychological burden on both doctor and patient, the machine broadens the range at which care can be provided in light of the increasing global need for expansive at-home care of aging populations.

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aperture The design of aperture arose as a response to frustrations with the open office. Current solutions require a compromise between an open environment with separate spaces dedicated to private work and enclosed workstations with separate collaborate zones. The aperture line of furniture and accessories resolves both. It can be configured organically and intuitively, tailored to the interactions and circumstances of each person and team. It liberates workspace planning to think about work environments more like neighborhoods in a city, each with unique layouts and personalities.

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1. BELKIN MULTIPORT® TO HDMI® DIGITAL AV ADAPTER One of the most common and nagging issues in any conference room is the need for adapters. Somehow, the one you need is never there, and precious time is wasted on trying to rig a solution. The Belkin Multiport solves that problem, making it easy to connect any laptop or other device to an HDMI projector or monitor. One end of the adapter features the four most popular output connectors: Mini DisplayPort, USB-C, HDMI and VGA for broad compatibility across many devices. The other end features an HDMI connector to input content to your projector or display.

Designed by Peter Schmidt, Barry Sween, Mitchell Suckle, Oliver Seil, IDSA, of Belkin Innovation Design Group 2. CESTO SEATING & TABLE ELEMENTS COLLECTION Cesto is a collection of interactive seating and table elements designed to address the dynamic, collaborative and social behaviors typical of today’s work environment. Spanish for “basket,” Cesto provides ultimate flexibility, freely reconfiguring and morphing into settings depending on users’ needs throughout the day. The Cesto family contains an upholstered base element and a variety of functional tops in numerous colorways and surfaces allowing extensive personalization. Lightweight and mobile with small handles and optional casters for easy relocation, Cesto is easily moved about.

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From an executive office to open workspaces, Elea keeps you in flow while you work.

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1. LOVINFLAME TABLETOP FIRE PIT Merging revolutionary fire technology with smart design, the Tabletop Fire Pit is clean-burning, portable and wind-resistant. Unlike ethanol burners, the Tabletop Fire Pit can be safely refueled via the fuel tank opening even when the fire is burning, markedly reducing the risk of injury. The glass inserts are precisely angled to stabilize airflow, amplifying fire’s natural aesthetics while simultaneously dissipating heat. It also includes Lovinflame Windshield Glass to guard against forceful winds, preserving the vibrancy of vividly brilliant flames.

Designed by William Home of Lovinflame Inc. 2. RYOBI HANDHELD LOPPER, DIGGING TOOL & ROBOYAGI Ryobi’s line of battery-powered tools makes yard work easier and safer.

The loppers allow users to prune safely and with ease with the 18-volt motor and high-quality bypass blades that provide 150 kg/m of torque and razor-sharp cutting. The Digging Tool is ideal for planting trees, shrubs and flowers; cultivating and preparing soil; and tackling DIY fencing and landscaping. The RoboYagi Robotic Mower works quickly, quietly and efficiently to give you a beautiful lawn so you can sit back and enjoy your garden, rather than spend time maintaining it.

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3. UCO WARE UCO Ware is a collection of easy-to-use spork utensils and mess kits specifically designed to work together to address the needs of camping meals and food storage or for taking your lunch to work. Each product has unique innovations. The nesting design of the utility spork allows you to stack multiple sporks together. The compact switch spork transforms into a dedicated full-sized spoon, fork and knife. It also telescopes together to form an extra-long utensil for tall food pouches. The lid of the mess kit doubles as a plate, and the premium bamboo version includes a cutting board integrated onto the outside surface.

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Xbox Adaptive Controller Packaging The goal of the packaging for the Xbox Adaptive Controller was to create an empowering unboxing experience for anyone who would be gaming with the controller. The designers worked directly with gamers who have limited mobility to understand how they could make the unboxing experience as frictionless as possible. They strove to make the opening experience for both the retail box and the online delivery box as painless as possible, so if a gamer ordered from Microsoft.com, they would have a great experience right from their doorstep.

Designed by Kevin Marshall and Mark Weiser of Microsoft’s Packaging Design Team

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1. DRINKWORKS HOME BAR The Drinkworks Home Bar makes cocktails, beers, ciders and sangrias at the touch of a button, chilled to the perfect temperature. The packaging was designed with the consumer in mind. The designers studied the entire consumer journey, from shopping at retail and the transport home to the un-boxing experience and recycling, in order to remove all pain points. Lifting and carrying can be accomplished via a top handle or two side handles. Unboxing is achieved by releasing two side-locks and simply lifting the top of the box off—no awkward lifting required.

Designed by Drinkworks, Clemson University, ZenPack and Motiv Design 2. GALAXY NOTE9 PACKAGE This packaging design expresses the characteristics of the Note9 in the simplest and most intuitive way. The most representative identity of the Note9 is the Pen. To emphasize that, the Pen is expressed in a bold but refined graphic on the front of the package in such way that the Note’s design can be seen at a glance. The compact size of the package ensures there is no wasted space. The designers prioritized paper as the main material for the interior and strove to stay away from excessive packaging or meaningless decoration to make the design minimal while also considering the environment.

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SXT Partner Notification Service More than 1 million sexually transmitted infections are acquired worldwide every day. A major challenge is getting diagnosed patients to notify their sexual partners, a conversation nobody wants to have. As a result, many clinics struggle to meet government targets for partner notification rates. The SXT Partner Notification Service enables patients to notify their previous sexual partners anonymously. Partners receive an SMS message telling them that they need to get tested and help finding a clinic nearby. When a partner gets tested, the SXT service automatically updates the originating clinic’s records, closing the loop between the original patient and their partner.

Designed by Laura Paplauskaite, Matthew Ford and Craig Priestman of Bit Zesty Ltd. and Dr. Anatole Menon-Johansson of SXT CIC

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HELLOPACKAGE - PACKAGE MANAGEMENT FOR MULTI-UNIT RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITIES HelloPackage is a hardware/software system that simplifies and expedites package delivery to multifamily communities. The system consists of package management, tracking and notification software paired with modular shelves and access-control hardware. To deliver packages, carriers enter the secure room, scan packages using a tablet or a handheld scanner, and place packages on any available shelf. A combination of label readers, weight sensors and computer vision allow the system to track where a package is located and who it’s for. For pick-up, residents are provided a code for room entry.

The system then uses lighting, audio and package imagery to guide the residents to their packages.

Designed by Alyssa Mellett, Julia Kemper, Russell Kroll, Thomas Cahoon and Will Borzon of Formation Design Group for Package Solutions Inc.

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n August 21, 2019, designers from around the world converged on Chicago for an evening of celebration of the very best designs of the year. IDEA 2019 Chair, Maaike Evers, IDSA, helped kick the festivities off by introducing the full IDEA 2019 jury. After all the awards had been handed out (including the 2019 IDSA Awards), the celebration continued via Instagram. Here are some of our favorites!

@fuseprojectsf @hectorius_ & @d2lo

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USee: Vision Screening and Prescription Glasses for All

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n developing regions an estimated 2.5 billion people have vision issues that are correctable with prescription eyeglasses. However, access to vision care is minimal, with roughly one optometrist for every 1 million people.

The USee Vision Kit is a portable self-refractive screening tool that works through existing local organizations and infrastructure to help people in remote regions with simple vision issues who lack access to eye care.

The USee vision screening process, nicknamed “Dial-SnapWear,” allows virtually anyone to be trained to prescribe glasses. The user turns the dial until the view through the aperture becomes clear while viewing an eye chart. With the assistance of a trained “refractionist,” the correct lenses are selected in correspondence with the color-coded lens bar, and ISO certified lenses are snapped into the frames of the customer’s choice.

The simple number and color-coding system makes it easy and intuitive to find the correct lenses in the kit.

This simplicity enables large-scale vision care by vastly expanding the number of individuals capable of identifying blurry vision and providing prescription eyeglasses. The end result is a standard pair of glasses—thin, lightweight lenses in durable frames. However, the USee Kit, which includes frames, lenses, eye charts and training information, delivers this solution rapidly and much less expensively than

with standard optometry equipment. The USee screening process takes 15 minutes, delivering prescription glasses for less than $5 per pair.

Unlike other self-refractive devices in which the tool is incorporated in the eyeglasses themselves, with USee patients dial in their best visual acuity using a separate device and the appropriate lenses are snapped into a set of frames on the spot. Current self-refractive devices are either liquid filled or an Alvarez lens.

Liquid-filled eyeglasses are large, heavy and prone to damage. Alvarez lenses create a peep-hole effect, as if you are looking through the security peep-hole of a door. Neither designs are as fashionable or as durable as the ISO-certified pair of conventional eyeglasses that USee delivers. The frames were designed to be rugged and easy to use, with a snug but comfortable fit for a wide range of users.

The USee Vision Kit is not language specific and does not require knowledge of optometry. Virtually any network (NGOs, missionaries, community healthcare workers, teachers, etc.) can diagnose eyesight and distribute custom corrective eyeglasses. The entire kit is highly portable, allowing it to be easily shipped and transported to remote locations. Since clinical trials began in 2016, the USee Vision Kit has delivered glasses to approximately 20,000 people in 21 countries.

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“What at first glance appears to be un-designed turns out to be perfectly designed and brings vision to hundreds of millions of poor people with no access to eyecare. Without

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SympfinyÂŽ SympfinyÂŽ is a system for dosing and oral delivery of multi-particulate, dry powder and microsphere drug formulations in low-resource settings. According to the World Health Organization, almost 3 million children needlessly die from pneumonia and diarrhea each year. Drugs for the treatment of pneumonia are available in developing countries, but not in the recommended dose or formulation. Multi-particulates, nano-sized bead-like drug formulations akin to microspheres, can solve this problem.

However, the delivery of multi-particulate drugs to children has previously required unfamiliar procedures and limited one-sizefits-all doses. Sympfiny eliminates these problems because it uses the same method of dosing as traditional oral syringes.

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1. HODOHKUN GUIDEWAY HODOHKUN Guideway is a soft rubber mat that guides visually impaired people through an interior space. They can recognize the route by using their foot or cane to feel the difference between the surface of the mat and the surrounding floor. Also, since the surface is flat and smooth, wheelchair and stroller users, people who have difficulty walking, the elderly and others can safely pass over it. The color of the mat can be modified to match the surrounding environment for people with low vision.

Designed by Takahiro Yamada of Ripple Effect Inc. for Kinjo Rubber Co., Ltd. 2. I-LINK In 2016, i-LINK founder Chen Shibin spent the summer with local children in the Naqu region of the Tibet Autonomous Region. He noticed that children wore unsuitable shoes, or even no shoes, which severely affected their foot health. Therefore, the i-LINK program was established.

Every Duozoulu store continuously donates shoes to a corresponding school in impoverished regions. The program hopes to break geographic distance and establish a true connection with the children to bring them closer to the world with love.

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ver the last 10 years the inventor of the YBell, Aaron Laurence, trained thousands of people on Australia’s famous Bondi Beach. He was using traditional training tools—dumbbells, kettlebells and medicine balls—to create his own brand of high-intensity resistance training. With his member numbers growing, it became impossible to keep incorporating multiple pieces of equipment into his sessions. The solution was the YBell.

One piece of equipment that does everything he was already doing and more!

With the YBell, trainers can add more variety to sessions, and programming is much easier. Using one device allows for quick transitions between exercises, which streamlines sessions. The same piece of equipment can be used for the entire session, whatever people’s ability level.

Set up and pack up are so much faster now. Whether for a class, individual gym workout session or at-home fitness use, YBell remains approachable, versatile, convenient and fun. A senior executive working for one of the world’s largest sporting goods retailers called the YBell “one of the most comprehensive innovations in free weights since the dumbbell and kettlebell.”

Making a hybrid product can mean making compromises in functionality and performance. Therefore, with every iteration of the design, the design team created a prototype and tested the ways it could be used as a dumbbell, kettlebell, double-grip medicine ball and push up bar. Making an improvement for one use mode meant prototyping and testing again for all modes so that there

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were no compromises. It was also important that transitions from one mode to another were seamless and intuitive.

The geometry of the YBell makes for an extremely stable dumbbell with weight distributed evenly around the hands. As a kettlebell, the soft form and finish make it more comfortable to use than a traditional kettlebell. Three outer handles allow for the transition from one hand to the other when performing swings for a unique YBell action that is more fluid than the same action with a kettlebell. The YBell is much easier to grip than a double-grip medicine ball, which usually has cramped handles. As push up bars, YBells provide a stable platform with a comfortable grip that doesn’t dig into your palms.

User-centered design was at the core of the YBell’s development. Many people entering a gym for the first time or who are new to working out can be intimidated by the variety of free weights, especially kettlebells. The goal was to make resistance fitness training easy and accessible to everybody, whether at home or in a gym or an athlete or first timer. The design team strove to create a universal piece of fitness equipment that is friendly, easy to use and ergonomic. The soft forms and finish allow the YBell to fit comfortably in the hand and against the body. Using one piece of equipment during a high-intensity workout means no hunting around for different bits of gear. For group training, everyone is doing the same exercise simultaneously; no need for stations. This makes for an intense workout.

Designed by Michael Hoppe of Hop Design and Aaron Laurence for YBell Fitness

“It’s very difficult to redesign something that is already very minimum and simple.

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Fliteboard The Fliteboard eFoil is an electric-powered hydrofoil surfboard that gives the sensation of flying over water. Fliteboard carves like a snowboard in fresh powder, but with the freedom to ride anywhere, anytime, without wind or waves. Fliteboard is emission-free and virtually silent. It can reach speeds of up to 45 kilometers per hour with ride times of over 90 minutes on a single charge. As riders glide effortlessly above the water, they can control their speed with the waterproof handheld Flite Controller remote.

Designed by Fliteboard Design Team, Katapult Design and Tekt Industries

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ZETA ZETA is a kayaking helmet designed to seamlessly blend beauty, performance, simplicity and, of course, a little attitude.

The designers were inspired by the style and swagger of sports athletes during the late 1960s, like Roberto Clemente and Muhammad Ali. Like them, ZETA was designed to be unique inside and out. The LRP™ (light reflection protection) minimizes glare, temple guards are die cast in aluminum for better protection, and advanced materials lend a more comfortable and less bulky fit, similar to a baseball cap. It may be the first helmet you don’t rush to take off.

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he 2019 International Design Conference, held August 21-23 in Chicago, IL, brought more than 400 attendees from around the world to celebrate industrial design’s place in a diverse, evolving and expanding design ecosystem. Topics unpacked onstage and in classrooms at Venue SIX10, a multistory event space on Chicago’s Michigan Avenue, included resilient design and sustainability, future connectivity and mobility experiences, the impact of AI and the importance of empathy, inclusivity and designing for all.

The experience began on Wednesday, August 21 with the IDSA Education Symposium, themed “Looking Ahead: The Future of Design Education,” and pre-conference workshops hosted by KeyShot and GROW. The 39th annual IDEA ceremony, held in the venue’s theater that evening, honored 19 IDEA Gold winners and an array of special IDEA and IDSA award recipients. The IDEA Gala that followed, sponsored by Samsung, took over the top two floors of the building with live music, drinks and hors d’oeuvres, a photo wall for winners to pose with their trophies and stunning views of Millennium Park and Lake Michigan from the outdoor terrace.

The next morning, emcee Mark Wilson, senior writer for Fast Company, kicked off the first full day of the IDC with a series of mainstage presentations, immersive breakout

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sessions and workshops. Early highlights included a talk by Brett Lovelady, IDSA, on soulful design and Cheryl Durst’s presentation on diversity and inclusion. The afternoon saw the 2019 IDSA Student Merit Award and Graduate Student Merit Award winners present their design projects onstage, followed by an inspirational keynote from artist and global activist Shannon Galpin. Later that night, IDC attendees flocked to the MNML x KeyShot afterparty at MNML’s expansive design studio in the Fulton Market District. Once there, the Chicago community came out in huge numbers to welcome IDC to the city and celebrate with dancing, food trucks, experiential exhibits and libations.

On Friday, emcee Marcelle van Beusekom, design director at IDEO San Francisco, led another round of engaging presentations, educational sessions and rapid-fire talks. The annual IDSA Business Meeting took place in the afternoon, and the day culminated with a much-anticipated keynote from renowned industrial designer J Mays. IDSA Executive Director Chris Livaudais closed the conference by announcing that the IDC 2020 will be in Seattle, WA—but the 2019 festivities didn’t stop here. “The Chicago Experience” of studio tours, ending with an afterparty at TEAMS Design, allowed attendees yet another opportunity to network with other creatives and explore one of the world’s top design cities from a design perspective.

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1. EASYRIDER MULTISPORT UTILITY TRAILER & HD TRUCK RACK COLLECTION The Yakima EasyRider is a lightweight multisport utility trailer that hauls cargo on two levels: boats and kayaks up top with gear underneath. It is equipped with the widest, burliest HD bars Yakima produces. The crossbars accept any bar-mounted product and are also T-slot compatible.

Built-in shock absorbers smooth out the ride, and an integrated handle converts the trailer to a convenient handcart. Optional accessories are available as well: The SpareTire is a replacement tire, wheel and mounting hardware kit. The TentKit converts the trailer to a stable stand-alone tent platform.

Designed by Yakima Products Inhouse Design 2. GARMIN INREACH MINI Utilizing Iridium’s true global coverage satellite network, the Garmin inReach Mini features off-the-grid two-way messaging, GPS tracking/ sharing, weather updates and life-saving 24/7 SOS access anywhere in the world, all packed into a device no bigger than the palm of your hand.

Built for maximum portability and durability, the Mini gives outdoor professionals and enthusiasts alike the freedom to roam while staying connected with loved ones, ensuring their peace of mind. From backcountry pursuits to international travel and search and rescue efforts, you can be certain that help is always within reach.

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lying can be a stressful experience for any traveler, but older adults in particular often face additional psychological and physiological challenges that complicate their ability to travel. Deep vein thrombosis (DVT), a potentially life-threatening condition, is one such challenge.

Older adults are at a higher risk of developing DVT within an airplane cabin than the average passenger. The ELEVATE Economy Class Active Seating System addresses this issue through tracking a person’s movements, informing them of long periods of inactivity and providing movement methods to increase blood flow, resulting in a reduced risk of DVT not only for older adults but the broader passenger population as well.

An array of force-sensing resistors embedded in the seat pan allow the system to accurately monitor passenger movement and pinpoint periods of inactivity. Once the system recognizes a long period of inactivity, it notifies the person through a gentle haptic pulse and either a notification via the inflight app or the dot matrix information bar located on the seat back in front of them. Such redundancies ensure that it is accessible to people with specific impaired sensory modalities or those without a paired device.

Once notified, passengers are provided with various methods to increase blood flow to reduce the risks associated with DVT. Passengers paired with the app can either mimic seated exercises viewed on-screen or play interactive games. One such game involves the person

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steering a car through lifting and lowering their legs, making use of the sensors embedded in the seat as a controller.

The game aspect of the design also opens ELEVATE to the broader demographic of passengers, who could all benefit from increased movement and the resulting refreshed feeling. For passengers without a paired device, the dot matrix display will use arrows to guide their attention to an information card in the seat pocket with various exercises to follow.

Studies have estimated that the number of travelers over the age of 65 is set to double within the next 30 years, meaning DVT is likely to be more prevalent and affect a greater percentage of flyers. With this statistic in mind, there exists a significant opportunity for airlines to adopt the ELEVATE system to meet the needs of current and future travelers. In addition, with the lack of existing solutions currently implemented by airlines, ELEVATE is poised to disrupt the market and position the airline that adopts this system as an innovator in healthy travelling. Implementing ELEVATE would tap into this increasing customer base by integrating a system that meets their needs, ideally increasing flyer satisfaction and the likelihood of repeat customers. By preventing the occurrence of DVT, airlines could also reduce the likelihood of legal action against them from customers who experience the condition during or directly after a flight.

Designed by Robert Shudra of Carleton University

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Milwaukee Tool: Future of Connected Tools

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his conceptual project outlines a family of products designed for the construction site of the future in which robots and connected tools will work together to support the efforts of their human counterparts. A central challenge was how to integrate emerging technology with a profession steeped in tradition. New technology brought to a jobsite will likely be met with skepticism, and any perceived distraction, interference or extra work a new tool may cause would be grounds for it to be abandoned before it ever sees meaningful use. For this reason, great care was given to making certain that the four tools, and the ecosystem as a whole, each function as truly assistive devices, operating autonomously in the background until their direct use is needed.

Construction sites are often kept well-lit to deter theft, which is costly, and the associated light pollution can be a pain point for surrounding communities. The security lighting system offers a less invasive solution. It is motion activated, lighting a path to ensure a passerby’s safety while deterring a would-be intruder. If an intruder breaks through the light’s invisible wall, an alarm is activated and managers are notified. Each unit locks quickly to the fence along the site’s perimeter, where it stays charged via solar power. With a simple interface, emergency egress routes can be designed and programmed, transforming the lights into beacons to guide workers to safety.

GPS tracking can feel intrusive to those being monitored, but the safety wearable device was designed to put power back in the hands of the worker. It mounts to the underside of a worker’s hardhat bill, landing in the wearer’s peripheral vision. It’s out of the way yet easily accessible

in case of emergency and does not interfere with regular tasks or other hardhat attachments. In addition to being a management tool that tracks employee location, when an accident occurs individuals can press and hold the wearable to alert managers. In the event of a serious fall, the wearable would automatically notify a foreman.

The movement system leverages drone technology to survey the site and ensure delivery of just-in-time construction materials and tools to workers. As the ground and aerial drones supply tools and consumables where they are needed, workers are freed to focus on their jobs rather than retrieving and transporting the materials themselves.

When not assisting in material delivery, the aerial drone can survey the site and collect important data related to the construction process.

In tying all of this together, the communication system acts as a central hub allowing individuals on-site to receive information critical to their tasks. Managers can access safety records, deliveries being made by drones and the status of each security light on-site. Progress information lives under one roof, and access is streamlined without the need to jump between multiple systems or programs. This keeps everyone abreast of critical live information necessary for their job.

This product ecosystem is intended to increase the safety, productivity and ultimately the profitability of the companies that implement it. Likewise, it represents a shift in the traditional approach to construction—using new technology applied seamlessly to make the lives of those performing some of the world’s most demanding work just a little more pleasant and less dangerous.

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“Such a strong design voice that did not lose sight of the Milwaukee brand.

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Edge Edge is a combined hair dryer and iron for business travelers. When traveling for business, people usually prefer to bring a small bag that they can easily carry, but that rarely leaves room for a hairdryer or iron. Edge solves that dilemma. It has three modules: hair dryer, iron and the handle that powers both.

Designed by Park Chanhong, Lee Taekkyung and Cho Yonghun of Konkuk University, Seoul

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Loupe / American Museum of Natural History This project involves the Loupe magnifying device, a digital experience, a visual identity, environmental graphics, a mobile app and a website for the expanded American Museum of Natural History. With Loupe, the museum comes alive, generating a whole new layer of experience. Use it to get a thorough description of an exhibit and save it to your personal collection to enjoy later at home. Visitors can also use it to update their finds to their Instagram Story. With the audio and video guide you can watch and listen to experts explain the unknown to help you learn.

Designed by Han Jun Kim and Prof. Hoshi Ludwig of School of Visual Arts

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Vivi - The CPR training system for workplaces to maintain employees’ skills Sudden cardiac arrest outside the hospital is a leading cause of death worldwide. Early CPR provided by a bystander can double or triple a victim’s chances of survival. Yet despite training efforts, 70% of people cannot perform it correctly three months after being trained. Vivi is a training system that helps companies maintain their workers’ CPR skills. It consists of a mannequin, interactive app and service to ensure more frequent and relevant training in the workplace.

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1. AV CYCLING JACKET CONCEPT New technology paradigms often collide with established behavior norms. The AV Cycling Jacket looked at how to increase the detectability, visibility and safety of cyclists by autonomous vehicles as this emerging technology moves toward maturity. The answer is the AV Cycling Jacket Concept, an apparel-based solution. Worn by cyclists, the jacket features integrated machine-readable retro-reflective bar codes that are detectable to AV camera sensors in situations where visibility and correct identification would normally be hindered: at night and in heavy rain, fog or snow.

Designed by Philip Siwek 2. HEART VEST The number of patients who suffer from sudden cardiac arrest increases year after year, but fewer than 1 out 10 of those patients undergoes CPR. If a person receives CPR within six minutes of a cardiac arrest, the chance of survival increases three-fold. But if done inaccurately, it puts the patient in jeopardy. Heart Vest is an auxiliary CPR device that ensures everyone can perform CPR easily and accurately, even without training. Sensors and lighting on the vest intuitively guide the user through administering CPR. Designed by Kang Yejin and Kim Seyeon of Heart Vest Design for Gwangju Design Center KDM 3. ODYSSEY Odyssey is an augmented reality (AR) product and platform designed to nurture kids’ spirit of adventure and imagination. Many children pass the day inside passively immersed in digital content. Odyssey entices them to play outside with their friends and family with exciting stories and activities that let them become the main hero in exciting AR adventures.

They can explore their surroundings by searching for hidden objects using sound and interact with the objects when they finally locate them.

Parents can set up the game to exclude unsafe areas from the play zone, such as the road, and receive notifications when a child steps outside the designated area.

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4. PENCIL SHARPENER When sharpening pencils, the shavings are usually ignored or discarded.

This pencil sharpener celebrates them. It was designed with a hood at the end that cradles the shavings as they unfold like a blossoming flower.

Once your pencil is sharp, the sharpener, with its long central shaft, can stand on your desk like a vase, proudly displaying your pencil flower.

Designed by Di Lu and Junfeng Wang of Southwest University of Science and Technology 5. REGRESSION Regression is a set of fashionable travel bags that incorporate Chinese culture. Rattan made using Nanhai weaving techniques from the South China Sea comprises the main elements of the suitcase and backpack.

The rattan is sprayed to enhance its toughness and durability. Lycra is also used; it flexes to conform to the shape of the contents, allowing users to stuff more in. Adjustable buckles secure the contents, and Italian leather straps comfortably hold the backpack on your shoulders.

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It represents Hyundai’s new focus on creating emotional value using proportion, styling and technology. Designed by Hyundai

3. Urban Urban is a compact two-seater electric vehicle that targets urban youngsters. It is affordable at only $8,800 and is very compact and light, which increases the range. Designed by Yun-woo Jeong, Kyo-hwe Goo, Ga-eul Han, Cho-eun Park and Seung-hoon Lee of DisegnoT9, UNIST

2. Hyundai Le Fil Rouge Concept Car The Le Fil Rouge is a reinterpretation of Hyundai’s 1974 Coupe Concept. It marks the beginning of the Sensuous Sportiness era, a design theme that will appear on all future Hyundai vehicles. Designed

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4. YADEA G5 The YADEA G5 is an electric scooter that combines high-end intelligence with environmental performance. Its simple design and comfortable riding experience make it ideal for daily commuting.

Designed by YADEA TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD. Industrial Design Center

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BRANDING 5. Fincap Law - Brand Identity Design This project updated the law firm’s former conventional logo into a stylized contemporary theme that provides a benchmark design for the legal and financial sector. Designed by Dongho Kim and Yunyoung Lee of Wallstreetdocs for Fincap Law LLP 6. Haruharu WONDER Brand Identity Design Haruharu, meaning “everyday” in Korean, is a natural cosmetic brand pursuing honest beauty in basic skincare targeted to those in their early 20s. Designed by Jaewon Jeong, Wha Kyung Su, SaeBom Kim, KyoungJin Yoon and BaeJeong Park of DSF Company

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7. the Green Created under the slogan “My First Luxury,” the Green is Hyundai Card’s entry-level premium credit card. It was developed for culturally hip and trendy millennials emphasizing the notion of an upscale lifestyle. Designed by Richard Ahn, Kyeongha Lee, Doonam Lee, Noah Shin of Design Lab of Hyundai Card CHILDREN’S PRODUCTS 8. Clova Friends mini The Clova Friends mini smart speaker uses friendly characters to appeal to children. It comes with children’s favorite content such as storytelling, music, language learning and more. Designed by NAVER Corp. and LINE Corp.

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9. Gokart kit The Gokart kit is like a racing game in the real world. It features precision control, exhilarating speed and adjustable chassis. And it’s not just for children; adults love to ride it too. Designed by Ji Lin and Yongjie Li of Segway-Ninebot 10. Landscape Sofa Landscape Sofa was designed for kindergartens, children’s libraries or other public spaces for children. Children can rearrange the different components to create their imagined land.

Designed by Mr. Chung Pin Lai, Mr. Ming Hong Yeh and Mr. Ming Chieh Yeh of Hank Maxwell Studio for Taiwan Order Furniture Corporation

COMMERCIAL & INDUSTRIAL 11. ERIF ERIF is a user-friendly fire extinguisher with a horn that enables you to point directly to a fire while holding the body with one hand and squeezing the levers with the other. Designed by Jae Hwa Moon and Da Yung Im of rndplus for SAMWOO INSTRUMENT, Inc. 12. Ingersoll Rand W7152 ImpactWrench The W7152 impact wrench is a cordless industrial power tool for fastening and disassembly. It targets heavy equipment repair applications for the professional mechanic. Designed by Dennis Naksen, IDSA, Scott Price, IDSA, and Joshua Johnson of Ingersoll Rand

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13. KUKA KMP 1500 The KMP 1500 mobile platform supplies robots and machines with perfectly timed material and makes flexible production possible to an extent that has been unimaginable before. Designed by Mario Selic of Selic Industriedesign and Andreas Alberter, Erich Block and JĂźrgen Wachhaus of KUKA AG for KUKA AG 14. KUKA LBR iisy The LBR iisy is a sensitive, precise, easy-to-use robot that makes automation intuitive. It is certified and tested for direct collaboration with people and, therefore, requires no safety fence. Designed by Mario Selic of Selic Industriedesign and Melina Nasradini, Markus Theiler, Volker Schmirgel, AndreReekers and Martin Riedel of KUKA AG for KUKA AG

15. Siegmund Pipe Clamp Universal The Siegmund Pipe Clamp Universal enables flexible clamping of workpieces. It can be mounted on welding tables and workbenches with standardized bore holes. Designed by Mario Selic of Selic Industriedesign, the Siegmund Inhouse Design Team and Bernd Siegmund GmbH 16. Siegmund Workstation The Siegmund Workstation was designed as a very flexible system. It functions as a welding table, a workbench or a mobile workshop trolley with optional wheels. Designed by Mario Selic of Selic Industriedesign, the Siegmund Inhouse Design Team and Bernd Siegmund GmbH

17. Smart Curtain Motor Kit-Double power supply methods This smart curtain motor kit has two power supply modes: an AC wall outlet or DC battery that lasts six months. The built-in ZigBee Communication Module let’s the motor interact many smart devices.

Designed by Jack Chen, Meng Meng and Sian Lin of Lumi United Industrial Design Team 18. Smoke Alarm This fire detection and alarm device unites safety and art. By pairing it with the Hub you can access more configurations on the mobile phone app and stay connected wherever you are. Designed by Jack Chen, Meng Meng and Minzhen Jiang of Lumi United Industrial Design Team

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19. Tektronix 5 series mixed signal oscilloscope This mixed signal oscilloscope uses a capacitive pinch-zoom-swipe touch screen, front panel controls or a mouse to analyze and manage multiple signals. Designed by TACTILE Design Team and TEKTRONIX Internal Management Team

CONSUMER TECH 21. Drip Drip is an advanced pour-over coffee machine that consistently delivers a perfect cup. It’s ideal for busy cafés, allowing baristas to create recipes and customize parameters for each pour. Designed by Wilson Zhang of Bubble Lab Co., Ltd.

23. GFX50R system The GFX 50R is a slim, lightweight, low-cost medium-format camera for amateurs looking for advanced functionality and professionals seeking improved portability and performance. Designed by Masazumi Imai, Keita Kamei, Haruka Ikegame and Takeharu Omata of FUJIFILM Corporation

20. Wire-cut Electrical Discharge Machining MX Series The MX Series uses the latest technology and craftsman techniques for large-form high-precision mold processing for automobile drive motors that require continuous automatic operation of over 100 hours. Designed by Naoya Tsukamoto of Industrial Design Center for Mitsubishi Electric Corp.

22. Drop Drop is an intelligent dispenser that provides beverages quickly and easily. Place a jug or glass underneath the elegant looking tap and a precise amount is dispensed—all automatically. Designed

by Wilson Zhang of Bubble Lab Co., Ltd.

24. h G2 True Wireless Sports Bluetooth Earbuds The h G2 is a pair of wireless sports Bluetooth earbuds designed for multiscenario needs. It offers three wearing modes: wireless in-ear, wireless earmounted and neck hanging. Designed by Bi Zhao, Jiahua Qiu, Jianwei Ou, Linfang Ou and Wanping Li of Designest Industrial Design Co., Ltd. for Havit Technology Co. Ltd.

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by HP GxD, Home Business Team 26. Instax SQUARE SYSTEM The Instax SQUARE features two instant cameras and a smartphone printer that deliver the enjoyment of square-format photography across a range of analog and digital combinations. Designed by Masayuki Sakai, Keita Kamei, Haruka Ikegame and Rina Fujino of FUJIFILM Corporation

27. JL Audio VXi Mobile Amplifiers VXi are mobile vehicle audio amplifiers that utilize advanced amplifier technology and a powerful digital signal processor to deliver unprecedented tuning power and flexibility via an app. Designed by LDA design team 28. Lenovo Smart Display The Lenovo Smart Display controls all your smart home devices that work with the Google Assistant.

Do it all hands-free, using only your voice to ask your Assistant questions and tell it to do things.

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29. Lenovo YOGA A940 all-in-one desktop The YOGA A940 was designed for digital content creators and their workspace. It redefines the creative process as an all-in-one computer with digital multi-input devices. Designed by Lenovo Experience Design Group 30. MINE MIRS Desktop Smart Lighted Mirror MINE MIRS mirror solves the problem of insufficient light when applying or removing makeup. The dual-hinge design makes it adaptable to tables of different heights and convenient for travel.

Designed by Bo Jing, Zhibo Chen, Junyi He, Xue Zong and Cuican Zhang of MINE

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31. OPPO Find X The OPPO Find X smartphone features a fullscreen display, boasts a 93.8% screen-to-body ratio, has zero openings on both the front and rear, and integrates 11 components within the sliding structure. Designed by Guang Dong OPPO Mobile Telecommunications Corp., Ltd. (Shenzhen)

33. QSAN XCubeNAS Series (XN3002T, XN3004T, XN5006T, XN5008T) This brand-new network attached storage unit offers storage solutions for small and enterprise business to store their most valuable data.

Designed by Frankie Cheng, Jethro Tsai, Angie Liao and Tommy Peng of QSAN Technology Inc.

32. Peloton Tread The Peloton Tread is your own private full-body fitness studio, allowing you to take live and on-demand group fitness classes from the comfort and convenience of your own home. Designed

by Jason Poure, Mark Kruse, Nigel Alcorn, Lee Hendrickson and John Consiglio of Peloton

34. The Cube The Cube is a hands-free voice-controled set-top box that lets you watch TV shows and movies and provides news, weather and other information— instantly. All you have to do is ask. Designed by Li Haopeng (team lead), Yu Lu, Chen Yuanjun, Song Jian, Li Minyang, Liang Mingfu, Yang Jingjing and Zheng Desheng of Shenzhen Skyworth Digital Technology Co., Ltd.

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39. XGIMI-Play XGIMI Play is a 720p portable theater home projector that creates an immersive viewing experience for young people and young families.

Designed by Yaxun Xia, Qiang Li, Shi Xiao and Bo Zhong of Chengdu XGimi Technology Co., Ltd

41. Yoga C930 The Yoga C930 2-in-1 convertible laptop features Dolby vision, a rotating sound bar hinge, a garaged pen and a camera shutter that is blocked when not in use. Designed by Lenovo Experience Design Group

38. UYAS Play UYAS Play is a smart speaker with a refined design on the outside and exceptional sound quality on the inside. It integrates major music services such as KKBOX, Spotify and YouTube into one device. Designed by Rock Wang of Studio Qiao for Sixnology Inc.

40. Yoga Book C930 The Yoga Book C930 is an ultra-slim and light dual-display laptop, one LCD and one e-ink, that can be used in laptop, tablet, tent or e-book mode.

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DESIGN STRATEGY 42. around This online learning platform provides communication-based learning to employees at Enterprise. As employees use the platform, it builds an informal educational foundation for them.

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DIGITAL INTERACTION 44. Everland S-Ticket The Everland mobile application delivers an integrated experience from purchasing and scanning admission tickets to making attraction reservations. Designed by Heejoung Kim, Dongmin Shin, Kyeamin Jeon, Taesun Yoo and Kwangyong Jeong of Samsung SDS for Everland

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45. Mi AI Speaker-S GUI+VUI User interface The Mi AI Speaker-S helps users play music, control smart home devices, make phone calls, set customized alarms and play electronic photo albums. Designed by Xiaomi Intelligent Hardware Design Group 46. Mi POS The Mi POS application enables most NFC phones to be used as point-of-sale terminals for small and micro businesses in China. Designed by Xu Zhang, Linlin Pan and Shaoqiang Yang of Xiaomi Finance Design Team for Xiaomi Finance Next Pay Team

47. ShinhanPlus The ShinhanPlus mobile application integrates all of Shinhan Financial Group users’ scattered financial information, curates it and provides users with an intuitive, easy-to-use experience. Designed by Seunghun Yoo, Seunghee Yang and Seulbi Yi of COUX Design Lab, Korea University, and Kiboum Kim and Eunhye Yoo from Media4th & Company  ENVIRONMENTS 48. Aekyung Tower For the Aekyung Tower, which contains hotel, office and commercial spaces situated atop a subway station, the designers developed an integrated design concept focused on the concept of weaving. Designed by INNOCEAN Worldwide, CA PLAN, HLD and Exhibit Korea

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51. Backpacker Backpacker is a chair designed for public spaces, such as restaurants, cafés and libraries, that provides integrated storage that doesn’t protrude from the chair. Designed by Mr. Chung Pin Lai, Mr. Ming Hong Yeh and Mr. Ming Chieh Yeh of Hank Maxwell Studio for Uwood Order Furniture Corporation 52. Chair in Shelf Chair in Shelf is a thin, light and flat chair ideal for tiny spaces. It is easily stored on a shelf or tucked behind furniture. When it is need, simply open it like a book. Designed by Mr. Chung Pin Lai, Mr. Ming Hong Yeh and Mr. Ming Chieh Yeh of Hank Maxwell Studio for Uwood Order Furniture Corporation

53. Hup The Hup task chair embraces the idea of flexibility through the four arms holding the backrest, providing absolute comfort. Its first-class ergonomics will change how you look at office furniture. Designed

by Sunon Team/Claudio Bellini Lab 54. Moon Shadow Ceiling Light The Moonlight Ceiling Light’s modular design makes it easier and faster for users to install it.

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by Xunjue Xu, Jiahui Fan, Song Ba, Zhenghang Xu and Jinhao Hu of Hangzhou PANNELLO Lighting Technology Co., Ltd.

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57. Twinkle: A Flying Lighting Companion for Urban Safety Twinkles are curious aerial animals that rest on urban light posts during the day charging their solar panels. At night, they light up as pedestrians pass by increasing urban security. Designed by Honghao Deng and Jiabao Li of Radical Department

56. SMART MINITRACK The SMART MINITRACK lighting system was developed for retail, high-end sales and art settings. The modular components can be adapted according to the needs of the space. Designed by Liu Xiao Yun of SELF Electronics Co., Ltd.Â

HOME 58. Air+ air conditioning This air conditioner was designed with a runway circular air outlet to maximize the area that is cooled. It can be installed horizontally or vertically, giving users more possibilities. Designed by Zhong Xu, Li Baoyu, Han Xu, Guo Benhui, Huang Yiqi & Gu Tangtang of Ningbo Aux Air Conditioning Co., Ltd.

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59. Ambi Chopsticks& Holders The Ambi Chopsticks and Holders are a set of nondisposable wood chopsticks held together by silicone leaves that during a meal double as a chopstick rest. Designed by Oscar de la Hera Gomez of Delasign for The Museum of Modern Art 60. Anjou Essential Oil Diffuser The Anjou essential oil diffuser provides consistent aroma and oil diffusion for up to 15 hours with a noise level less than 30dB. Designed by Tianyu Xiao, Youlai Liang, Dengkun Yan and Xuncheng Wu of Shenzhen NearbyExpress Technology Development Company Limited

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61. Arnos Arnos is a smart home security system. When one of its sensors is triggered, the alarm will sound and users will get immediate alerts on their smartphone.

Designed by Leedarson IDC Department 62. Beitou Intelligent Shower The Beitou Intelligent Shower System takes showering to a refreshing new level with smart functions that ease the inelegance of operating the shower. Designed by Sophie Su, Chew Kor Han and Lee Chia Ying of Kohler Design Studio

63. Chapter Basin and Faucet Combination Water is a necessity of life. This stylish design combines the concept and imagination of Western and Eastern water containers in a simple and beautiful product. Designed by JUSTIME Design Team

65. Component Faucet The Component collection invites you to be your own designer by combining different spout and handles, allowing you to bring a touch of your personality to your bathroom. Designed by Jimin Niu, Sophie Su, Lee Chia Ying, Bruno Chenesseau and Jean-Hugues Soulier of Kohler Design Studio

64. C by GE Smart Dimmer Switches C by GE Smart Switches are a family of hubless Wi-Fi/BLE switches featuring dimming, third-party integrations, custom automations, motion and ambient light detection, and quick setup with an intuitive interface. Designed by Mason Hall, Tom Stimac, Hongbin Xu, Logan Wanner and the BALANCE Innovation and Design team

66. CXW-200-27X6 CXW-200-27X6 is a large side-suction electric range hood developed for the Chinese cooking environment. It automatically detects odors and turns itself on. Designed by Suping Zhong and Benqiang Zhao of Hangzhou ROBAM Applicances Co., Ltd.

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67. CXW-260-700X The 700x is a wall-mounted range hood developed for Chinese cuisine. Its ultra-thin body gives users more space to enjoy cooking and a more ergonomic experience. Designed by Suping Zhong and Benqiang Zhao of Hangzhou ROBAM Applicances Co., Ltd.

69. HDE7001 smart toilet The HDE7001 smart toilet combines the latest technology and design for intuitive and comfortable use. It uses ultraviolet sterilization technology to effectively kill harmful bacteria. Designed by Cunsong Dong, Wei Wei and Yaoyi Tang of Huida Sanitary Ware Co., LTD

71. JZ(Y/T/R)-666B This stove is targeted to third- and fourthgrade county and township markets in China, accommodating a variety of pot materials and diameters from milk pans to larger diameter iron pans. Designed by Suping Zhong and Benqiang Zhao of Hangzhou ROBAM Applicances Co., Ltd.

68. Easy Plus Air-conditioner This modular air conditioner not only cools air but purifies it too. It can filter 99.9% of the harmful particles in the air. Designed by Yu Wei, Li Baoyu, Mei Qifeng, Guo Benhui, Huang Yiqi and Gu Tangtang of Ningbo Aux Air Conditioning Co., Ltd.

70. Interior Design Series(AP-1019E/F, CHP-7200N) This series of interior water and air purifier products was designed to blend naturally into any space with unique CMF variations never before seen in water or air-purifier product groups. Designed

by Hyungjoo Song, Gahee Kim and Nari Lee of COWAY Co., LTD.

72. KZQC-40-C906 KZQC-40-C906 is an all-in-one steaming and baking machine specially developed for the Chinese cooking environment. Designed by Suping Zhong and Benqiang Zhao of Hangzhou ROBAM Applicances Co., Ltd.

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73. Lenovo Smartlock X1 The X1 is a revolutionary keyless entry for your home. There is no need for a door handle or knob.

Users can operate the door with fingerprint, pin code, RF card, connected app or Bluetooth censor.

Designed by Catherine Wong and Ryan Yang of Lenovo 74. LEXY Magic M12 Cordless Vacuum Cleaner M12 is a wireless 2-in-1 vacuum cleaner that easily switches modes. Combined with multiple accessories, it can completely clean areas such as the ground, sofa, bed, cabinet top, curtains and gaps. Designed by Ruoya Zhou, Jingzhe Li, Guoqiang Yi, Xinxin Li and Zhijuan Zhang of KINGCLEAN ELECTRIC CO., LTD.

75. Mijia Mosquito Repellant Mijia repels mosquitos with pyrethrum extract, the most effective and safe ingredient against mosquitos. One cartridge (working eight hours per day) lasts three months. Designed by Ma Xiaokang, Zhang Lei, Li Ningning and Shen Ying of Xiaomi Inc. 76. Mosquito Barrier Place the Mosquito Barrier near doors and windows to keep mosquitos out of your house. It releases a tiny amount of pyrethrum extract, the most effective ingredient against mosquitos. Designed by Zhang Feng, Nakayama Koji, Wang Zhiyao and Yinwei of Zimi Corporation

77. Motorization Shutters - Dial Remote Control Homeowners can tilt a single window covering, a custom group of coverings, or all coverings in their house with just one Dial Remote Control. Designed

by Michael Nien and Raymond Jao of Nien Made Enterprise 78. Motorization Shutters - Hub Hub allows you to command a house or building full of window coverings with custom programed schedules and scenes using an iPhone/iPad or an app. Designed by Michael Nien and Raymond Jao of Nien Made Enterprise

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79. NIB3000 / Nobby by TESCOM The NIB3000 hair dryer reproduces salon hairstyles at home. Its high-power motor and fan, found in professional models, offers powerful drying.

Designed by Tescom Denki Co., Ltd. and acinc. corporation 80. Nooie Cam 360 The Nooie Cam 360 indoor security camera provides 360 degrees of protection and captures the critical moments you don’t want to miss when you can’t be at home. Designed by Sasha Tseng of Nooie Inc.

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81. NUMI 2.0 smart toilet The Numi 2.0 smart toilet offers exceptional water efficiency, personalized cleansing and dryer functions, a heated seat, and high-quality built-in speakers. Designed by Luncheak Tan, Chinghua Chen, Hanchung Huang, Celina Yan and Lisa Hsieh of Kohler Design Studio

83. Pandora’s box This water purifier sits under the kitchen sink.

It purifies municipal water by reverse osmosis technology to provide users with completely pure drinking water. Designed by Eugene Lin, EdisonFan, Elan Chen, Bin Chen and Haipeng Zhou of Kemflo (Nanjing) Environmental Technology Co., Ltd.

82. Ocheck The Ocheck smart wireless door and window sensor can detect the status of doors and windows and trigger security system alarm devices. Designed

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84. Portable Mosquito Repellant This portable device repels mosquitos with pyrethrum extract, the most effective and safe ingredient against mosquitos. One cartridge and battery (working up to eight hours per day) lasts 30 days. Designed by Zhang Feng, Nakayama Koji, Wang Zhiyao and Yinwei of Zimi Corporation

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85. Rainduet Multifunction Handshower The Rain Duet Multifunction Handshower features rain, komotion and massage spray functions activated by a single press of the desired button.

Designed by Sophie Su and Lee Chia Ying of Kohler Design Studio 86. Shell Air-conditioner The Shell Air-conditioner is easy to disassemble and wash in only four simple steps. Its marine soft wind technology and marine-blue profile make people refreshed and happy. Designed by Yang Yan, Li Baoyu, Ma Chuang, Guo Benhui, Huang Yiqi and Gu Tangtang of Ningbo Aux Air Conditioning Co., Ltd.

87. Smart air conditioning controller This smart plug turns an ordinary air conditioner into a smart one in seconds, allowing you to monitor and control and your air conditioner with your mobile phone. Designed by Jack Chen, Yixi Lai and Meng Meng of Lumi United Industrial Design Team

89. Smart clothes drying rack This drying rack features four functions: electric lifting, lighting, heating and intelligent automation. It reduces drying time and accommodates a variety of clothes and bedding. Designed by Jack Chen, Yixi Lai and Meng Meng of Lumi United Industrial Design Team

88. Smart brewing coffee machines This commercial-grade machine automatically makes hand drip coffee with a consistent taste, eliminating the fluctuations that can occur among different baristas. Designed by Bumjeong Baik, Sohee Bae and Jihoon Joo of designoasis

90. Smart Home Package The Smart Hub is the center of the smart home package. It is capable of smart security, light control, remote turning on/off of appliances, networked appliance control and other functions.

Designed by Jack Chen, Meng Meng and Su Ping of Lumi United Industrial Design Team

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91. Stages Accessory Kohler’s Modular Accessories feature over a dozen modules—from shelving frames to boxes to trays—and a diverse array of finishes to suit distinct lifestyles and habits. Designed by Chew Kor Han and Lee Chia Ying of Kohler Design Studio, Shanghai, China

93. The embedded air conditioner This air conditioner features air outlets that are hidden when not in use, helping the device to harmonize within its environment and preventing dust accumulation. Designed by Zhang Jin, Li Baoyu, Zhao Jing, Guo Benhui, Huang Yiqi and Gu Tangtang of Ningbo Aux Air Conditioning Co., Ltd.

92. STRAYT Hygienic Hub Hand Dryer With its elegant sculptural appearance, STRAYT is the central hygienic hub for public toilets. It drys hands while rapidly purifying the air. Designed by Lisa Hsieh, Tsungyu Lu and Celina Yan of Kohler Design Studio

94. Waterfall The Waterfall water purifier was designed for small and medium-sized families. Placed under the kitchen sink, it purifies municipal water through advanced reverse osmosis technology. Designed by Eugene, Edison, Yili Shang, HaoZhang and Jason of Kemflo (Nanjing) Environmental Technology Co., Ltd.

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95. WATERFOIL Lav WATERFOIL is an innovative solution for handwashing in public restrooms that integrates the faucet, soap dispenser and dryer into the sink.

Designed by Kohler Design Studio 96. ZQB135-SZ01 ZQB135-SZ01 is an electric steamer that innovates the traditional steaming method and creates a bamboo steaming cooking mode for the Chinese kitchen. Designed by Suping Zhong and Jiawei Ru of Hangzhou ROBAM Appliances Co., Ltd.

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97. ZQB400-S228 The double U-shaped heating belt of the ZQB400-S228 ensures that the steam is not condensed, producing more delicious food; the fast steaming mode combined with slow stewing makes the perfect soup. Designed by Suping Zhong and Lili Tian of Hangzhou ROBAM Appliances Co., Ltd. LIFESTYLE & ACCESSORIES 98. 90FUN Puppy1 The 90FUN Puppy1 suitcase is embedded with an auto-following chip and a precise positioning system so it can easily move through airport terminals, bumpy sidewalks and other complex conditions. Designed by Difei Wu of Shanghai Runmi Technology Co., Ltd

99. Level™ smart glasses The Level smart glasses seamlessly integrate proprietary activity-tracking technology into a collection of beautifully designed eyewear.

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101. Sensor Mirror Compact The Sensor Mirror Compact is an innovative portable makeup mirror for people on the go.

Designed by LDA Design Team and Simplehuman Design Team

100. ring sharing ceremony With the ring sharing ceremony, a couple can personalize their wedding rings by splitting one ring into two with their own hands. Designed by Masaki Takahashi and Tomohiro Okaue of Mokumeganeya Co., Ltd.

MEDICAL & HEALTH 102. AtellicaÂŽ Solution Atellica Solution is a multi-analyzer system for in vitro diagnostic testing of clinical specimens. It offers flexibility and scalability with more than 300 supported configurations. Designed by Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Industrial Design Team

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103. Axonics r-SNM System The Axonics r-SNM System is a rechargeable sacral neuromodulation system to treat bladder and bowel dysfunction, allowing patients to manage symptoms without medication. Designed by Karten Design

105. Gmate® smart insuline pen The Gmate is a digital insulin injector that controls doses with a 1-inch screen and digital driving unit.

All complicated functions were excluded, and the pen was designed for single button operation.

Designed by Ho Sul Lee of Philosys Co.Ltd.

104. Centrella Smart+ Bed The Centrella Smart+ Bed is a hospital bed that provides a comprehensive solution to the daily challenges of the patient experience and safety while improving caregiver safety and efficiency.

Designed by Rick Heimbrock, Mark Zerhusen, Todd O’Neal, Xuan Teng and Nick Mann, IDSA, of Hill-Rom

106. Gmate® smart with USB type-C The Gmate blood glucose monitoring system checks blood sugar levels and other factors anytime, anywhere. Designed by Ho Sul Lee of Philosys Co.Ltd.

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107. i500 The i500 system is a 3D intraoral scanner for digitally recording topographical characteristics of teeth and surrounding tissues for use in designing and manufacturing dental restorations.

Designed by Jinpyo Chun of i500 Design for MEDIT Corp.

108. Immunotherapy Bioprocessing Device This device combines four bioprocesses into one system, reducing these procedures to one-tenth of the original time and reducing the cost to one-fifth.

Designed by Jordan Nollman, Rich Orsini, Matt Bettencourt of Sprout Studios and Robert de Saint Phalle for Draper

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109. Omron HeartGuide™ Wearable Blood Pressure Monitor Omron HeartGuide is a wearable blood pressure monitor that enables people to measure their blood pressure anytime, anywhere at the touch of a button. Designed by OMRON HEALTHCARE Co., Ltd.

OFFICE & ACCESSORIES 111. DTEN D7 With the 55-inch D7 touch screen, video conferencing integrates with digital whiteboarding.

A 4k wide-angle camera and 16 directional microphones provides an enhanced experience.

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110. Re-Fill Re-fill is a robotic finger prosthesis for partially amputated patients who lost their thumb and index finger. It replicates finger movement by interpreting the body’s EMG signals. Designed by Yeo-eun Kim, Gu-cheol Jung, Gang-yong Gu and Kee-hoon Kim of KIST

OUTDOOR & GARDEN 112. TR-PS001 Outdoor Portable Energy Storage Power Supply The TR-PS001 solves the common problems of mobile power supply: small battery capacity, limited functionality, a narrow application range and a harsh outdoor environment. Designed by Zhen Guofu, Ye Liangwen, Yu Xueliang, Long Hanqing and Wu Along of Shenzhen Trendwoo Tech. Co., Ltd.

PACKAGING 113. The 56 Ethnic Group of Symbols Chinese This design combines traditional and modern design methods to upgrade new national symbols to promote national culture. Designed by Miaohua Chen of FUJIAN PROVINCIAL HUAYI DESIGNING CO., LTD. 114. Xiamen Kaoliang liquor The Xiamen Kaoliang liquor packaging emphasizes the high quality and unique flavor of the product and showcases the brand’s cultural affinity to Southern Fujian. Designed by Miaohua Chen and Mingyu Chen of FUJIAN PROVINCIAL HUAYI DESIGNING CO., LTD.

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SOCIAL IMPACT DESIGN 115. Microplastics-Sensing Autonomous Underwater Vehicle This drone can detect and analyze microplastics and enable scientists to understand where they are originating from, where they are most prominent and how to prevent them from contaminating our waters. Designed by Jordan Nollman, Jason Wilbur, Rich Orsini, Matt Bettencourt of Sprout Studios and Robert de Saint Phalle for Draper 116. Mobile thermoelectric refrigerator This cost-efficient low-energy mobile refrigerator allows villages in India (the world’s leading milk producer) to store their milk overnight and transport it up to 15 miles to pasteurization facilities. Designed

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SPORTS, LEISURE & RECREATION 117. Peloton Dumbbells The Peloton Dumbbells are a system of weights from 5 to 30 pounds made using premium materials to create a uniquely sculpted form that is both aspirational and ergonomic. Designed by Jason Poure, Lee Hendrickson, James Connors, Heidi Farrel and Ben Schultz

119. QFgift Smart Safe Helmet The QFgift helmet forces users to wear the helmet for safety, and the pressure sensor detects accidents and notifies the police and insurance company for help. Designed by Qinglang Chen, Fengming Chen, Yujie Chen, Shaolong Chen and Fan Lin of inDare Design Strategy Limited for Shenzhen GFgift Digital Technology Ltd., Co.

118. Phlex EDGE The Phlex EDGE is a swimming tracker that uses machine-learning technology to enable swimmers of all levels to improve their workouts.

Designed by Danielle Feldman, Ed Mitchell, Chris Phelan and Mark Clark from Bresslergroup for Phlex

120. Trident Underwater Scooter This battery-driven scooter cruises through water at speeds of up to 1.8 meters per second and dives up to 50 meters, letting people experience the water like never before. Designed by Jiaxing Qin, Jiaxin Liang, Hong Zhang and Binzheng of Innozen Product Design Co., Ltd. for Geneinno Ltd.

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Designed by Wan Kairui of Wuhan University of Technology 122. Breath&Play Breath&Play is an intelligent nebulizer mask for children. With the mask, children can interact with iPad games during treatment. Designed by Bo Liu, Xiaofang Li, Hua Tan, Wei Liu and Monica Calista

123. CandyABC Candy ABC is a children’s mobile educational game that teaches the English alphabet through tactile feedback. Designed by Bo Liu, Xiaofang Li and Monica Calista of Shanghai Jiaotong University 124. Grape Museum The design of this museum symbolically translates its volume and abstractness based on inspiration from grapevines and reveals its beauty and grace through curves and color. Designed by Shim Keun Young of Architects601

125. HORMONGRAPHY This outdoor lounge chair was design for people who experience problems with the secretion and inhibition of serotonin hormone, which makes you feel comfortable and cozy. Designed by Hanju Seo of Korea Polytechnic University 126. LIFT LIFT is a lamp for nighttime readers. The dual-light system simultaneously creates a focused but gentle high-quality lighting condition for reading and a soft, comfortable environment. Designed by Yu Huang & Jie Liu of ArtCenter College of Design

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127. Nature Steps Nature Steps combats the sedentary lifestyle by delivering continuous physical and sensorial stimulation that encourages you to move.

Designed by Joonyeon Cho and Song A Lee of Royal College of Art 128. Nostalgia Designed for people experiencing expectation and romance over the dream of rebuilding their lives, this design conveys a sense of newness and pleasantness imbued with warmth. Designed by Shim Keun Young of Architects601

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129. Nurture Nurture keeps parents with gestational diabetes aware and in control with an ear-clip sensor that measures blood glucose level, a mobile app for dad and a tablet app to review the data.

Designed by Yin Wang, Christin Carolina and Mady Bucher of ArtCenter College of Design 130. OmmO OmmO was designed to increase grip strength to make lifting windows effortless regardless of age and physique. Designed by Jeongbin Im of Pratt Institute

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STANLEY BLACK AND DECKER

CRAFTSMAN We Build Pride – 2018 Brand Relaunch

Silver

68

TACTILE

Milwaukee Redstick Digital Level

TEAGUE

Oman Air Elite Suite

Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd. The Wilson School of Design at KPU THOUGHTFULL DESIGN

Airbow Framer

Tralala Ltd

Lalaboom educational beads

Umeå Institute of Design

Vivi - The CPR training system for workplaces to maintain employees’ skills

Hongkik University Feiz Design Studio VNTC

Gold

70

Silver

44

Ryobi Handheld Lopper, Digging Tool & RoboYagi

Bronze

108

AV Cycling Jacket Concept

Bronze

131

Silver

54

Bronze

50

Silver

130

Odyssey

Bronze

131

Cesto Seating & Table Elements Collection

Bronze

107

Spinamic for scoliosis patients

Gold

98

WAYB

WAYB Pico Car Seat

Gold

48

Western Washington University

Milwaukee Tool: Future of Connected Tools

Gold

126

Yakima Products

EasyRider Multisport Utility Trailer & HD Truck Rack Collection

Bronze

123

YBell Group

YBell

Gold

118

Zip Top

Zip Top reusable containers

Silver

91

IDSA.ORG

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT! INTERNATIONAL DESIGN CONFERENCE 2019 – CHICAGO, IL Autodesk SketchBook

Milwaukee Tools

Azure Magazine

Models Plus Inc.

breadware

Model Solution

Core77

MNML

Covestro

Newell Brands

Designcraft Prototypes

Partners Lab

#Designdrives

PepsiCo Design + Innovation

dezeen

PopFoam

Fellowes

Radius

Fuzzy Math

#RealDesignersShip

GE Healthcare

Samsung

Governor Cup Industrial Design Competition

Senex

Grow IA Collaborative Honpe Prototyping KeyShot Lextant LVTHN Metropolis Magazine mHub

Sherwin-Williams Solstice SolidWorks Sticker Mule Stratasys TEAMS Design Wacom Wanted Design

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• Tour the Dymaxion House • Walk through Edison’s lab • Explore a working auto factory • Sit on the Rosa Parks Bus • Ride in a Model T