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Winners of Volvo SportsDesign EcoDesign Awards 2008 AnnouncedThe results for the 4th annual Volvo SportsDesign Awards are in.
Winners hail from France, Italy, Austria, Germany, Sweden and the U.S.
At a grand ceremony at the ICM centre in Munich, the honorees received the internationally acclaimed design awards as part of the Volvo SportsDesign Forum.
The theme for the 2008 edition of the award is "EcoDesign - Form follows Sustainability."
More than 300 internationally renowned companies and designers had submitted their works for consideration for the most acclaimed international awards in sports design.
This year's edition focused on innovative ideas in the eco design sector.
Speaking on behalf of the entire jury, the head of the German Design Council, Andrej Kupetz, praised "all the submitted works for their internationality as well as their great amount of diversity that is unusual for a design award for sporting equipment.
From an ecological perspective, the sports industry has made great progress.
People are getting the message behind the EcoDesign theme.
The blend of sustainability and design will continue to range high on the future agenda of designers and the entire industry."
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