July 9, 2004—The Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA) has announced the 130 winners of the 2004 Industrial Design Excellence Awards (IDEA), an international competition presented by the IDSA and sponsored by BusinessWeek magazine. The awards honor the year’s best product designs.
The annual competition, which this year received 1,294 entries, includes everything from small desk accessories to giant mechanical equipment. For the first time the competition was open to all international entries, which resulted in 345 submissions from 25 countries. Thirty-three designs from 14 countries outside the US earned awards.
The Gold Winners in the 12 categories are listed below:
- Business & Industrial Products
- Argus3 Thermal Imaging Camera
- ApproTech MoneyMaker Deep Lift Pump
- Vocera Communications Badge
Computer Equipment
- 17″, 19″ LCD Monitor—SyncMaster 173P, 193P
- Power Mac G5
- Logitech KeyCase
- HP Scanjet 4670
Consumer Products
- iPod Mini
- DeWalt 735 Heavy Duty 13″ Thickness Planer
- Kestrel Airfoil Pro Triathlon Bicycle
- Built NY BYObag
- Infinity Climber
- Ensalada
- Nokia 7600
Design Explorations
- Circular Printer
- Kabe
- Heimspiel
- DEVO Underwear & Packaging
- Ford Shelby Cobra Concept
- Florence Concept
- Umpqua Bank Research
Design Strategy
- Birkenstock Footprints: The Architect Collection
Digital Media & Interfaces
- Mohawk Paper Mills Web site
Environments
- Vodafone Interactive Cube
- Mission: SPACE
- Progress Begins with an Idea—Mercedes-Benz at the IAA 2003
- Ship of Ideas—Frankfurt Museum Bank Festival 2004
Furniture
- Contessa
Medical & Scientific Equipment
- Intelect Advanced & Mobile Electrotherapy Range
- Vicks Underarm Thermometer by Kaz, Inc.
Packaging & Graphics
- simplehuman Packaging & Brand Identity
Student Designs
- UnBathroom
- AMUN—The Pulse of the House
- EXCEL (aquatic assistant for the disabled)
Transportation
- Chevrolet Super Sport Roadseter
- Toyota Prius
- BMW R 1200 GS Motorcycle
- Upper Class Suite
The complete IDEA Awards report, including an in-depth analysis of the winning entries, appeared in BusinessWeek editions on newsstands July 5. The IDSA monthly newsletter, Design Perspectives, also contains a wrap-up in its July 2004 issue.
Detailed descriptions and photos of all 130 award winners are featured on the IDSA Web site.
