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2009 Corrugated Board Chair Design Competition
Applachian State students Jacob Wolfe, Tucker Wilson, and Justin Fox won an innovation merit award for their "Chai-aw" chair design at this years AIAS Chair Affair Design Competition.
Sponsored by the ICPF and administered by the AIAS, the program challenged students, working individually or in teams, to explore a variety of issues related to the use of corrugated board (a non-traditional building material) in design and construction and production.
2009 Chair Affair
NCSU cleans house at the NY International Auto Show’s World Traffic Safety Symposium Design for Safety Competition
Industrial Design graduate student Matthew Gilbride won 2nd place at the New York International Auto Show’s World Traffic Safety Symposium Design for Safety Competition. Industrial Design graduate student Michael Laut won 3rd place and Industrial Design graduate student Kathryn Asad won Fourth Place with her design Flashback. Under the direction of Associate Professor of Industrial Design Bong-il Jin, NC State students have placed in the safety competition for six consecutive year.
Source: Design life news April 9th 2009
Industrial Design Student Michael Rall (NCSU) Selected as Grand Prize Winner in LG Surfaces Beyond Student Design Challenge
Second year graduate industrial design student Michael Rall was selected as one of three Grand Prize winners from the U.S. in LG Surfaces inaugural LG Surfaces and Beyond Student Design Challenge.
Posters at the College of Design and an e-mail sent to students brought the LG Surfaces International Design Competition to many industrial design students. LG contacted five schools in the U.S. and held information sessions to explain the design competition, whose purpose was to create new uses for three lines of LG Surfaces (Spectrum, Eden and Hi-Macs). Although LG had held the contest in Europe before, this was the first time the challenge included students from the U.S. and from Korea. Continue...
Congratulations!!!!
A big congrats goes out to our very own Carolina Chapter Treasurer, Mike Garten with Bolt Design in Charlotte, NC for being elected to Southern District VP!!
Appalachian State Portfolio Review - 1 Hour Design Challenge
To break the day up a bit, the students at App. State held a 1 hour design challege, Redesigning the Ping Pong Paddle. All the ideas were great, and the judges had a hard time picking just one, so hear are the top four.
The multi use paddle
Four the ping pong ball player who wants to get a game in before breakfast, the Paddle Skillet.
Congrats to Steven Valenziano
Most likely to run over cost & budget "managed to overly complicate a simple concept" paddle
For the player looking to add alittle "english" to their game, the Spin Pong Paddle
Congrats to Korry Richards
The most, umm...well...interesting shaped paddle
Check out http://www.davidairey.com/is-your-logo-design-phallic/ and you'll get the idea.
Congrats to Taylor Leaf
Consumer ready, "Ergo" paddle
And the $125 (thanks to Monte @ Monte Design for the prize money) prize for the most consumer ready ergo paddle goes to Chris Gill from Virgina Tech.
Congrats Chris.
Local 2008 IDEA Award Winners
IDEA Gold Award
This is a three-in-one towable vehicle that morphs from a compact, traveling profile to a rugged toy-hauler mode to a spacious and comfortable camping configuration. The integrated, lightweight unit can be pulled by almost any vehicle and can carry up to 800 lbs. of gear. It can also accommodate top-mount racking systems for bicycles, kayaks and more. For its toy-hauler mode, GO's control-tilt deck releases at the front, angling the deck toward the rear for loading. The tilted deck lowers gradually back to level with a hydraulically-controlled return. The camping configuration features a weather-proof tent system and a sleeping surface equivalent to a king-and-a-half sized bed.
"This trailer can turn a compact car into a weekend-only SUV… instead of one for the daily commute. The designers thought through many uses and tuned this trailer to adapt elegantly to seemingly endless outdoor needs."
IDEA Silver Award
Cree - LED Lighting Solutions
Durham, NC
The LR6 is a dimmable LED lighting retrofit product for residential or commercial use. The LR6 installs in most incandescent 6" recessed cans and provides greater light output than a 65-watt incandescent bulb with equivalent or better light quality, while consuming only 12 watts of power and without using toxic mercury. The LR6 was designed to last for 50,000 hours (up to 25 years of typical residential use) while maintaining at least 70 percent of its initial light output. It is easy for everyday consumers to install as it does not require an electrician.
IDEA Silver Award
Techtronic Industries Concept Center International
Anderson, SC
Designed with both the serious DIY-er and professional in mind, this innovative Ridgid compact drill utilizes a patented combination chuck and clutch which enables users to easily fit into tight workspaces. The full-sized, 3/8-inch chuck provides the flexibility to use a variety of standard drill and driver bits. The drill’s 12v cartridge-style lithium-ion battery boasts a long run time and is integrated into the handle for improved balance and compact footprint.
Local Funiture Design Winners
Congrats to both Hugh Owings (ID senior ASU) and Jessica Konawicz (1st year ID grad NCSU) on their recent chair design awards.
Hugh won first place for his chair design titled “One Man’s Treasure” in the Fifth Annual Berkline BenchCraft LLC Chair Design Competition sponsored by the university’s Department of Technology. Read more by clicking here. It also doesn't hurt to mention that he was awarded the Celia Moh scholarship to boot.
Jessica won the One Good Chair Design Competition for her Pandanus Lounge Chair. For more info and pictures click here.