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Meet the Winners of the 20th Annual IHA Student Design Competition!

January 28, 2013

By Vicki Matranga, Design Programs Coordinator

2013 student judging
Judges look over submissions at IHA HQ

Be inspired by the young design talent at the student competition display in the Hall of Global Innovation in the Lakeside Center lobby. Visit with this year’s six winners who will be present to explain their concepts for products of the future. They will receive their awards on Sunday, March 3 at 4:30 p.m. in the Innovation Theater, Lakeside Center E350. The program will also celebrate the program’s 20th anniversary with the recognition of past winners, judges and participating instructors.

The annual International Housewares Association (IHA) Student Design Competition recognizes and rewards young design talent and encourages career opportunities in the housewares industry. Over the program’s 20 years, more than 4,200 entries have been submitted, 160 professionals have served as judges, and 125 students have kick-started their careers by appearing at the Show.

The Student Design Competition began in 1993 and is recognized by design practitioners and professors as a valuable contribution to industrial design education. Industrial design students submit projects that require user and market research, design thinking, engineering drawings and tested prototypes. The rigorous requirements prepare students for real-world employer expectations. Top winners come to Chicago to exhibit their product concepts at the International Home + Housewares Show and meet industry leaders.

At the end of January, ten professional designers met at the IHA office to review 256 entries from U.S. and international universities. They selected six top winners and five honorable mentions. The judging panel was composed of industrial design professors, design consultants, design managers at IHA member companies and the design manager of a noted consumer electronics manufacturer who had won this competition in 1999.

See the list of judges here: http://www.housewares.org/show/sdc/judges.aspx

Six excited students are now preparing to meet you at the Show! More information on their projects will be available here soon.

Two First Place  winners receive                $3,000 each

Heman Au

Duo Kitchenware

Arizona State University, junior

Juan Jimenez

Smart Measure

University of Houston, senior

Second Place                     $2,000 each

Yutong Wu

Dolly+ Cart

The Ohio State University, junior

Three Third Place winners receive $1,000 each

Cole Mishler

POR Painting Organization System

Cleveland Institute of Art, senior

Yunqi Yuan

Bella Maternity Posture Support

The Ohio State University, junior

Breanna Stachowski

The Neat Seat

University of Notre Dame, senior

IHA grants $2,500 to the industrial design departments at the winners’ schools.

$415 Arizona State University

$415 Cleveland Institute of Art

$830 The Ohio State University

$415  University of Houston

$415 University of Notre Dame

Five projects earned Honorable Mention status. Each student receives $250.

Xiaolei Mao

Go Grill

Arizona State University, junior

Alexander Bennett

Certain Spice Dispenser

Rochester Institute of Technology

Justin Bechstein

Pulbak Vehicle Roof Rack

The Ohio State University, junior

Morgan Perry

Duo Press Glucagon Kit

The Ohio State University, junior

Sunoh Choe

The Rack-Over Bathroom Organizer

University of Notre Dame, senior

Filed Under: All Posts, Show Tagged With: 2013, 20th anniversary, college, design, design students, hall of Global Innovation, IHA, industrial design, International Home + Housewares Show, judges, student design competition, vicki matranga

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