IDSA Announces IDEA 2010 Winners (Including 10 Lighting Products)

The Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA) recently unveiled the winners of the 2010 International Design Excellence Awards (IDEA®) competition—a celebration of the year’s most inventive and creative product and product concept designs. At least 10 lighting products were recognized.

This year’s awards were chosen from the following categories: commercial and industrial products; communication tools; computer equipment; design strategy; ecodesign; entertainment; environments; home living; interactive product experiences; leisure and recreation; medical and scientific products; office and productivity; packaging and graphics; personal accessories; research; service design; student designs and transportation. Submissions came from 29 countries, including Australia, Austria, Brazil, Botswana, Canada, China, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Romania, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, United Kingdom and the United States. Out of 407 finalists, 38 were honored with the Gold award; while 64 received the Silver and 88 won the Bronze.

The sponsors for this year’s awards were Fast Company (media sponsor), Dow Corning, global leader in silicon-based technology and innovation and The Henry Ford.

The lighting winners included:

Home Living Category – Gold Award: LED Light Bulb by Panasonic
Home Living Category – Gold Award: Herman Miller Ardea Light
Eco Design Category – Silver Award: Herman Miller Ardea Light
Home Living Category – Gold Award: LED Mini Star by Lei Yueh Enterprise Co., Ltd. (Taiwan)
Commercial Industrial Category – Bronze Award: T-Tech LED Dimmable Light Bulb/Nature by ACON
Environments Category – Silver Award: hei solar light Champ
Office Productivity – Gold Award: LIM (Light in Motion)
Office Productivity – Gold Award: Herman Miller Twist LED Task Light
Eco Design – Bronze: Herman Miller Twist LED Task Light
Student Designs – Silver: Write? Light!

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