2005 Industrial Design Excellence Awards Explained

The Industrial Design Excellence Awards is a program sponsored by BusinessWeek and the Industrial Designers Society of America ("IDSA").These are the awards which were given out for 2005.

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Business & Industrial Products

Gold Winners

1. Terabeam 3200i Optical Transceiver (indoor)

2. Nike ACG Search and Rescue CommVEST

3. TOPTURN X Self-propelled Compost Turner

4. Johnson Controls 9100 Series Environmental Room Control Sensors

Silver Winners

1. Samsung Techwin UF-80 Digital Presenter

2. Uvex FitLogic Safety Eyewear

Computer Equipment

Gold Winners

1. Mac Mini

2. NetGear Platinum II

3. Intous3

Silver Winners

1. PalmOne Zire 72

2. JBL OnStage iPod docking station

3. Alienware ALX Desktop Computer

4. Samsung M40

5. NYSE Wireless Handheld Computer

6. ASUS VENTO 3600 DESKTOP PC

7. Airport Express

8. Decru DataFort network security appliance

9. Panasonic TOUGHBOOK CF-R3 laptop

10. bUnit personal authentication device

11. Avid Mojo video editing tool

12. Asus SDRW 0804P-D External DVD Burner

Bronze Winners

1. BenQ LCD Monitor Crazy Arm

2. Levono Smartphone ET960

3. Siemens SINAMICS S120 Power inverter

4. HP3770 Scanner

Consumer Products

Gold Winners

1. Stanley FatMax Hacksaw

2. Motorola Razr V3 Mobile Phone

3. Gerber SippySnacker

4. Nike Considered Boot

5. Sony QUALIA016 Digital Camera

6. iPod Shuffle

7. Spring Roll - Fetch toy for dogs

8. CafeSolo coffee-maker

9. Barrel Grill

10. BYO lunchbag

Silver Winners

1. Hullavator Vehicle Roof Rack System

2. HP Photosmart 375 Portable Printer

3. ZARA 3 Stage Baby Transporter

4. Signature Series Strength Machines

5. JBL OnTour portable sound system

6. Siemens ultraSense laundry system

7. IRIVER IFP1000 Series MP3 Player & Digital Camera

8. Timberland Travel Gear

9. 3D Mechanical Puzzle

10. BRP / BV2S Helmet

11. Ambilight FTV Step Wrap Flat TV

12. Nokia 2650

13. Self-watering flowerpot

14. Hammerhead Sled

15. GlowBuoy Floating Pool Light

16. PUR Advanced Filtering Water Cooler by Kaz

17. Full Contact Spice Grinder

18. RKS Pop Series Guitars

Bronze Winners

1. Wilson nCode with new Triad technology tennis rackets

2. K2 T1 Boot with Boa Liner

3. Tupperware Flat Out

4. Leapfrog LeapPad Family

5. Hitachi DS18DMR 18 Volt Driver Drill

6. Virgin BoomTube Portable Speakers

7. Rubbermaid Paint Buddy

8. MINI_motion Watch

9. Samsung Miniket SC-M110 multifunctional pocket director

10. Whirlpool Fabric Freshener

11. Philips HS740 Lasso Fashion Headphones

12. Disposable, eco-friendly footwear, 'SOLEMATES'

13. PerfectDraft

14. iRobot Roomba Discovery Floorvac

15. Stanley S2 Laser Level Square

16. systemized tableware

17. Initech GEOLOGIC

18. Safety 1st Perfect Fit Gate

19. Gerber Truss Clip Knife

20. the iXi Bike

Design Explorations

Gold Winners

1. SHIFT Concept Bike

2. Toshiba Red Transformer laptop

3. Mitsubishi E Boost Concept Car

4. IBM Audio Video Speech Recognition System

5. Civic Exchange

6. The food experience

Silver Winners

1. MicroMedia Paper

2. Jeep Hurricane

3. Breathe CT concept

4. HP Masher concept

5. Nike eyeD - Device Singularity 2014

6. Lexus LF-A Concept Car

Bronze Winners

1. Origami DVD Player

2. SLIMFP

3. Mobile Concept PC for On-The-Go

4. Snap Bracelet Concept

5. DJammer concept

6. Microsoft Windows Home Center

Design Strategy

Gold Winners

1. MINI motion Strategy

Silver Winners

1. Open Architecture Electric Guitar

Digital Media & Interfaces

Gold Winners

1. Eastman Innovation Lab

Silver Winners

1. Nike ID

Bronze Winners

1. Vectra Multimedia Interface

Environments

Gold Winners

1. Ambient Experience for Healthcare

2. Rubbermaid 9s09 Folding Safety Cone (a.k.a. Mr. Twister)

3. Clinton Presidential Center

Silver Winners

1. ImageNet - Carrollton, Texas

2. Team America: World Police

3. Energy for the Future - DaimlerChrysler Corporate at Mondial de l'Automobile 2004, Paris

4. California College of the Arts Graduate Center

5. JetBlue Self-service Check-in Kiosk

Bronze Winners

1. Friend Store Interior

2. Kansas City Downtown Library Book Bindings

3. Head First!

4. Space for Outstanding Personalities

5. Cherry Blossom

Furniture

Gold Winners

1. Kohler Purist Hatbox Toilet

Silver Winners

1. Large and Small Swarovski Nest Chandelier

2. Leviton Acenti

3. LED-LENSER Lily Marleen

Medical and Scientific Equipment

Gold Winners

1. LifeSync Corporation (formerly GMP Wireless Medicine) Wireless ECG Monitor

2. VIOlight Toothbrush Sanitizer (Philippe Starck)

3. Cardiovations Ethicon, Inc., a Johnson & Johnson Company, Embrace Heart Stabilizer

4. Niton family of XRF Analyzers & Accessories

Silver Winners

1. Denco Personal Grooming Tools

2. Vicks Digital thermometer family - Baby Rectal

3. Canon CXDI-50G Digital radiography device

4. Allura Xper FD10 + FD20 Flat Detector Systems

5. Medtronic M4 Microdebrider

6. ZENON Environmental ZeeWeed 1000 v3 Municipal Water filtration system

Bronze Winners

1. Scholl Arch Supports

2. Dionex ICS-3000 Ion chromatography machine

3. ProPlus 2450 Scale, Health o meter Professional

4. NIOX MINO Monitor

5. Lumiphase LED System

6. Steth Reflex Hammer

Packaging & Graphics

Gold Winners

1. 1-2 Paint

Silver Winners

1. Method 3X Laundry Detergent

Bronze Winners

1. Clorox/Armor All Wipes Dispensing Closure

2. Echo by Davidoff

3. Tresdon - WineCase/WineRack System

Design Research

Gold Winners

1. Moen Revolution Showerhead

Silver Winners

1. Chicago PT KineAssist Research

Student Designs

Gold Winners

1. 'Spotlight the music and touch the light' - Audio system interfacing with Lighting

2. MOTUS: Integrated Automotive Interior for Active Paraplegics

3. I/O Brush

Silver Winners

1. In Search of Identity

Bronze Winners

1. Dyaun IV Pole

2. Hard shell backpack with locking system

3. ACORN manual coffee grinder

4. Family Class aircraft travel category

5. empower concept shoes

6. Sink Sponge

Transportation

Silver Winners

1. Goodyear Assurance Featuring TripleTred Technology

2. BMW Mini Convertible

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