Article: Winners run applications gamut: Part 1 of 2; Use of plastic abounds among IDEA champs.(International Design Excellence Awards )

Byline: Roger Renstrom

An electric-powered roadster, a high-performance safety harness and a Best of Show student-designed exercise machine concept each used plastics in winning 2007 International Design Excellence Awards.

Plastics figured into the designs of numerous gold award winners in the annual contest, sponsored by the Industrial Designers Society of America in Dulles, Va., and BusinessWeek magazine.

Ruth Soenius headed the panel of 18 designers and critics who reviewed 1,691 entries from 30 countries to select the award winners - 20 gold, 19 silver and 42 bronze. Soenius is director of user experience for Siemens Corporate Research in ...

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