The annual International Design Excellence Awards (IDEA), produced by the Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA) and sponsored by Fast Company, honor outstanding industrial design projects worldwide. A jury of business and design executives select winners from categories ranging from commercial and industrial products to interactive product experiences and service design. Gold, silver, and bronze awards are granted. www.idsa.org
2012 Gold Winners
Commercial & Industrial Products
36X/37X/38X Clamp Meter Family
Fluke Corporation
B/E Aerospace Essence Inserts Collection
TEAGUE
Crown RM 6000S MonoLiftTM Reach Truck
Crown Equipment Corporation
Communication Tools
Lumia 800
Nokia Design (Finland)
Lumia 900
Nokia Design (Finland)
Design Strategy
GE User Experience Strategy and Capacity Building
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Digital Design
Teagueduino/teagueduino.org
TEAGUE
Entertainment
Barnes & Noble Nook Simple Touch
Ammunition
Beats by Dr. Dre Beats Mixr
Ammunition
Beats by Dr. Dre Beats Wireless
Ammunition
Propellerhead Balance
Propellerhead Software (Sweden)
Environments
THINK: An Exploration into Making the World Work Better
IBM; Ralph Appelbaum Associates Inc.
Kitchens
One-burner portable induction hob (CTN431SC01)
Samsung Electronics (South Korea)
OXO Tot Seedling Youth Booster Seat
Smart Design
Leisure & Recreation
Nike+ FuelBand
Nike Digital Sport Design Team; Astro Studios; RGA
Living Room & Bedroom
LED Clear Bulb
Panasonic Corporation (Japan)
Medical & Scientific Products
Cocoon Open MRI Chair
GE Healthcare (France)
DISCOVERY IGS 730
GE Medical Systems (France)
Samsung XGEO GC80
Samsung Electronics (South Korea)
Samsung XGEO GU60
Samsung Electronics (South Korea)
Samsung X-ray System User Experience
Samsung Electronics (South Korea)
sleepTooTM
Sauder MFG
Office & Productivity
Horizon LED Task Light
Humanscale
TAS Collection
aruliden
Packaging & Graphics
Ecologic Brands Paper Bottle
DW Product Development Inc (Canada)
Social Impact Design
Embrace Infant Warmer
Embrace (India)
UNICEF Project Mwana: Using Mobile Technologies to Improve the Lives of Underserved Children
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Student Designs
Balde a Balde: Safe Agua
Designmatters at Art Center College of Design
C-thru Smoke Diving Helmet
Umea Institute of Design (Sweden)
DIGIFI: Audionauts
Art Center College of Design
GiraDora: Safe Agua - Washer and Spin Dryer
Designmatters at Art Center College of Design
Medical Toolkit for Surface-Mount Micro dialysis
Umea Institute of Design (Sweden)
Nursing Kit
National Cheng Kung University (Taiwan)
Smart Squeeze
Emily Carr University of Art & Design (Canada)
The Campus Mini Velo: Redefining Utility
University of Oregon
2011 Gold Winners
Commercial & Industrial
APX™ 7000XE P25 Portable Radio
Motorola Solutions Inc.
Crown WT 3000 Series Pallet Truck
Crown Equipment Corporation; Design Central
Wildfire Truck Concept
Morita Holdings Corporation
Communication Tools
HTC Droid Incredible
One & Co
Tom Tom Go Live 1000
Native Design Ltd. (UK), TomTom International B.V. (Netherlands)
Computer Equipment
Microsoft Arc Touch Mouse
Microsoft; One & Co
Design Strategy
Boeing 787 Dreamliner
The Boeing Co.; TEAGUE
Entertainment
Jawbone JAMBOX
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TDK Life on Record 2011 Audio Line
Ziba Design; TDK Life on Record
Environments
Science Storms
Evidence Design
Splash! How Good Water Works
ZAGO
Interactive Product Experiences
Windows Phone 7
Windows Phone Design Team
Medical & Scientific
Mindray V Series Patient Monitor
Continuum; Mindray
Speed-Sheet
Stryker; CTI Industries
Packaging & Graphics
Packing for TATUNG Electric Cooker of the 50th Anniversary Limited Version
GIXIA Group (Taiwan)
PUMA Clever Little Bag
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Personal Accessories
Bespoke Fairings
Scott Summit; Christopher Campbell
Research
Air New Zealand Long-Haul Innovation Program
IDEO; Synovate; Optimal Usability; Colmar Brunton; Society (New Zealand)
Li-Ning - Rediscovering Sports in Modern China
Ziba
Service Design
Bedsider for the National Campaign for Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy
IDEO
Design Empowerment for the Underprivileged (Microcredit + Design)
Joon Oh!; Hyundai Card (South Korea)
Student Designs
Cadence Prosthetic and Pedal for Cyclists
Seth Astle, Art Center College of Design
COMMON SENSE
Craig D. Stover and Karl C. Sluis, College of Creative Studies
POETREE
Margaux Ruyant, DSK ISD International School of Design (India)
Tent Water Collector
Haimo Bao, Zelong Wang, Yunfei Zhao, Huan Liu, Kui Zhang, Feng Zeng, Yu Fu, Song Qiao and Kun Xu, School of Design, Dalian Nationalities University (China)
The Empowerment Plan
Veronika Scott, College for Creative Studies
Transportation
Boeing 787 Dreamliner
The Boeing Co.; TEAGUE
Source: Industrial Designers Society of America