International Design Excellence Awards

The International Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) is a program co-sponsored by BusinessWeek and Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA), and "is dedicated to fostering business and public understanding of the importance of industrial design excellence to the quality of life and economy" [http://www.idsa.org/idea Untitled Document ] ] . The program was established in1980. The IDEA winners are honored at annual ceremonies (such as the Icsid/IDSA CONNECTING'07 World Design Congress in San Francisco, CA). The name was changed from Industrial Design Excellence Awards to International Design Excellence Awards in 2007.

The judging criteria are the following:

*Innovation: how is the design new and unique?
*Aesthetics: how does the appearance enhance the product?
*User: how does the design solution benefit the user?
*Earth: how is the project ecologically responsible?
*Business: How did the design improve the client's business?
*Design Research: What validation is given that the design solved the problem?

Top Corporate Gold Winners 2001–2006

[ [http://bwnt.businessweek.com/idea_winners/2006/index.asp Top IDEA Winners 2001-2005 ] ]
#Samsung (20)
#Apple Computer (18)
#IBM (15)
#Hewlett-Packard (13)
#Nike (13)
#Art Center College of Design (11)
#Philips Design (10)
#BMW (9)
#Logitech (9)
#DaimlerChrysler (8)
#Microsoft (8)
#Motorola (8)

2006 Results

"Main article:Industrial Design Excellence Awards/2006 Results" [ [http://images.businessweek.com/ss/06/06/idea2006/index_01.htm IDEA 2006 Award Winners ] ]

2006 Winning Corporations

#Panasonic (6)
#Samsung (3)
#The Timberland Co. (3)
#Art Center College of Design (2)
#BRP (Bombardier/Learjet) (2)
#DECATHLON (2)
#Eastman Kodak (2)
#Lenovo IDC (2)
#Philips (2)
#Pratt Institute (2)

2006 Winning Design Firms

#ZIBA (4)
#Formation Design Group (3)
#Antenna Design NY (2)
#blueMap design (2)
#Davison Design & Development (2)
#Design Continuum (2)
#designafairs (2)
#Ergonomic Systems Design (2)
#fuseproject (2)
#Karim Rashid (2)
#Keen Design Studio (2)
#Lunar Design (2)
#Newdealdesign (2)
#Stuart Karten Design (2)
#Tricycle Inc. (1)

2005 Results

"Main article:Industrial Design Excellence Awards/2005 Results" [ [http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/05_27/b3941404.htm Online Extra: Top 2005 Winners ] ]

2005 Winning Corporations

#Hewlett Packard (6)
#Nike (4)
#Philips (4)
#Samsung (3)
#Apple Computer (3)
#Art Center College of Design (3)
#BMW (3)
#California College of Arts (3)
#Daimler Chrysler (3)
#Eva Denmark (3)
#Siemens (3)
#ASUS (2)
#Harman (2)
#IBM (2)
#KAZ (2)
#Motorola (2)
#RKS Guitars (2)
#The Stanley Works (2)
#Built NY Inc (BUILT) (2)

2005 Winning Design Firms

#IDEO (7)
#Design Continuum (5)
#Fuseproject (5)
#Antenna Design (4)
#Tools Design (3)
#Altitude (3)
#Smart Design (3)
#Alto Design (2)
#Astro Studios (2)
#Atelier Markgraph (2)
#Cesaroni Design (2)
#designafairs (2)
#Herbst LaZar Bell (2)
#Karim Rashid (2)
#Kauffmann Theilig + Partner (2)
#Lakeside Product Development (2)
#One & Co. ID (2)
#RKS Design (2)
#Whipsaw (2)
#ZIBA (2)

References

External links

* [http://www.idsa.org/galleries.htm IDEA Galleries]
* [http://www.idsa.org/ IDSA home]