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Samsung Electronics said Friday that five of their products won the 2004 Industrial Design Excellence Award (IDEA), presented by the Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA).
During the 25th IDEA this year, Samsung's 17" liquid crystal display SyncMaster173P and the palm-size circular printer received gold awards. The SyncMaster173P's dual hinge design allows the monitor to lay flat.
The DPL projection TV SVP-50 and 56L7, and the MD1000 microwave oven won silver awards. The screen wallpaper, Samsung Smart Screen, achieved a bronze award.
In including this year's achievements, 19 of Samsung Electronics products have won IDEA awards over the past five years. Samsung Electronics is the most frequent winner of IDEA award, along with the U.S. computer maker Apple.
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Ziba, a Portland design and branding consultancy, has received an industrial design award for its work for Umpqua Bank's Pearl District store.
The design firm won a 2004 gold Industrial Design Excellence Award. IDEA is co-sponsored by the Industrial Designers Society of America and BusinessWeek, and its awards edition hits newsstands today.
This is the second year in a row that Ziba has won a gold award in IDEA's research and design category for a Portland-area client. In 2003, the agency won for its design of Vancouver, Wash.-based Logitech's Cordless Headset line.
In addition to its IDEA win, Ziba's work for Umpqua Bank also won a regional design award, securing a silver at IDSA's 10th Biennial Northwest Design Invitational, announced last month. In all, Ziba won a gold, two silvers and three bronzes at this competition.
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Cooper Lighting, a division of Cooper Industries, Ltd.(NYSE: CBE - News), today announced that it has won a Silver 2004 Industrial Design Excellence Award (IDEA) for its ICON, SLIDE, and FLITE architectural luminaires. These luminaires were introduced in February 2004, as part of Cooper's new outdoor architectural lighting system, INVUE(TM). Presented by the Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA) and sponsored by BusinessWeek, the IDEA is widely regarded as the premiere award for industrial design.
"We are honored to receive this prestigious award," said Dave Feldman, president of Cooper Lighting. "INVUE luminaires are truly innovative in both style and construction. Blending effortlessly into traditional or contemporary architectural settings, these fixtures are designed to withstand a lifetime of harsh outdoor conditions. In addition, a superior reflective surface helps ensure that light is used in the most efficient and effective way possible. This leading edge feature not only reduces energy costs, but also diminishes light pollution and light trespass, a growing concern among communities and a growing focus of legislative action."
This year's IDEA judges evaluated more than 1,294 entries. Thirty-seven entries received a Gold award; forty-five received Silver; and forty-eight were given a Bronze award. INVUE's
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Logitech, the world's leading manufacturer of computer peripherals, today announced it has been awarded two 2004 Industrial Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) from the Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA).
The Logitech(R) KeyCase(TM) Keyboard, a PDA QWERTY keyboard that doubles as a protective cover, was named a Gold winner in the computer equipment category, while the Logitech(R) diNovo(TM) Media Desktop(TM), a combination keyboard, mouse and multifunction MediaPad(TM), received a Silver award in the same category.
The winners were announced in the July 5 issue of BusinessWeek, which hit newsstands today. Logitech has now won eight IDEA awards in the past two years.
"We're thrilled that IDSA has honored our products," said Guerrino De Luca, president and chief executive officer of Logitech. "Emphasis on product design is a defining characteristic of the Logitech culture and brand. These awards certainly help validate our team's hard work and focus in that area."
Logitech continues to partner with premier industrial design firms that balance cutting-edge style and practicality in their designs. In working with its partners, Logitech has been able to continually introduce innovative products that are visually appealing, comfortable, intuitive and personal.
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Samsung's design expertise is gaining increasing attention around the world. Each year the Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA) selects the best new product designs from specific industry categories for the Industrial Design Excellence Award, or IDEA. The winners are then published in BusinessWeek magazine. Five Samsung products were honored in IDEA 2004, more than any other company. As a result, Samsung has won a total of 19 Industrial Design Excellence Awards over the past five years, tying with Apple for first place.
A Samsung 17'' LCD monitor (model: SyncMaster 173P) and portable circular printer (concept product) each won the Gold Award at IDEA 2004. Two of the company's 50'' DLP projection TVs (models: SVP-50 and SVP-56L7) and a microwave oven (model: MD1000) received Silver Awards, while the Samsung Smart Screen (a background computer screen that automatically organizes icons) got a Bronze Award.
The foldable 17'' LCD monitor has only a "Power On" button (all adjustments are performed with the mouse), and the cable connection is hidden in the back. This exquisitely simple design won not only at IDEA 2004 but also at this year's iF Design Awards and Red Dot Design Awards.
Senior Vice President Chung Kuk-hyun at the Samsung Electronics Design Center says, "We currently have over four hundred specialist
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