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26 Products Named 2010 Design Defined Honoree At International
Home + Housewares Show
Twenty Companies Recognized for Products Ranging from Cleaning Products to Clothing Care to Home Organization
ROSEMONT, IL (April 14, 2010)—The International Housewares Association has announced the honorees of its sixth annual Designed Defined product design recognition at the 2010 International Home + Housewares Show held at Chicago’s McCormick Place March 14-16. Twenty-six innovative products for cleaning and organizing the home were named as 2010 Design Defined Honorees.
The products were selected by Design Finders, teams of young designers, experienced practitioners and educators from the University of Illinois-Chicago’s Interdisciplinary Product Development Program. They scoured hundreds of exhibitors in the Clean + Contain Expo in the North Building searching for products that exemplified a commitment to design while achieving a solution to common household cleaning, storage and home décor issues.
“The purpose of the Design Defined program is to bring attention to those companies that have placed a premium on quality design,” said Phil Brandl, president of IHA, which owns and operates the Show. “We are pleased to announce the results of this much-anticipated program.”
“This year’s honorees have once again demonstrated commitment to design and innovation as a strategic competitive advantage in the marketplace,” said Stephen Melamed, IDSA, Designed Defined facilitator, a professor in the UIC industrial design department and president of Tres Design Group. “Additionally, exhibitors have moved beyond feather-weight ‘green design’. Now, every aspect of the product has been considered for its environmental impact; including materials, process, packaging and people. There is clear intent to address the triple bottom line- profits, people, planet.”
Design Finders evaluated products according to five standard design criteria:
- 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?
- Environment: How is the product ecologically responsible?
- Impact: How did or might the product impact the market and the company’s business?
Companies receive a Design Defined logo to use in their packaging and promotion for the life of the
selected product in the marketplace.
Recognized as Design Defined Honorees are:
AM Conservation Group Inc.
Dish Squeegee
Casabella Holdings LLC
Casabella BE Gourmet
Clear Choice Housewares, Inc.
‘Farberware’ Food Storage
Delta Design Company
‘Yube’ Storage Cube
Fertile Earth
Simple Garden
Full Circle
Come Clean Natural Cleaning Set
Crystal Clear Glass Cleaner
Reach Bottle Brush
Home Products International – North America, Inc.
Hamper Basket
Ironing Board
Ice Tubes, LLC/Koopeh Designs
Garlic Peel
Jokari / U.S., Inc.
Healthy Steps Product Line
Label Once
LC Industries
Bioserve
The NCC
Powerhorse
Neat-Oh! International, LLC
Zipbin Doll House Playpack
The Original California Car Duster
The Original California Dry Blade
Play, S.A.
go two
Rubbermaid, A Newell Rubbermaid Co.
Carafe
Rubbo International, Inc.
Q Knot
simplehuman
horizontal tension caddy
compost pail
Under the Roof Decorating
Hang and Level
Stoppy
UMBRA
Penguin Soap Pump
Unger Industrial, LLC
MAMBOO™ Cleaning Cloth
Go to www.housewares.org/ppt/dd/10/DesignDefined2010.ppt for a Powerpoint presentation of the honored products.
