Winners of the 2010 Competition (return to top)
The six winners met the industry at the 2010 International Home + Housewares Show, in Chicago March 14-16. They explained their product concepts and demonstrated their models to an audience of 60,000 manufacturers, retailers and media attendees. Learn more about their innovative, problem-solving approaches to home products by viewing their submissions and clicking the
links to media coverage.
First Place $2,500 each
Trevis Kurz
The Ohio State University, junior
Sanas Smoke Alarm (PDF) |
Honorable Mentions, $250 each
Ella Isabella F. Ella
California State University, Long Beach, junior
Fruit Scoop |
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Teddy Lu
University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign, senior
Tub Tub (PDF) |
Andy Marogil
Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design, junior
Cura |
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Second Place, $1,900
Emily Maskey
University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign, junior
Fresco (PDF)
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Christopher Barnard
Purdue University, junior
EcoGauge |
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Third Place, $1,200 each
Jamie Perin
The Ohio State University, junior
EZ Lace |
Kayla Rosebrook
The Ohio State Universety, junior
Spout
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Colin Patrick Lake
University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign, senior
The Beacon |
Emma Sanders
The Ohio State University, junior
Tumble |
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Ryan David Francis
California College of the Arts, junior
Swivel Garden Cart |
Brian Moy
University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign
Stamp 'n Scrape |
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Grants to Schools
$830 The Ohio State University
$1,250 University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign
$420 to California College of the Arts |
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2010 Student Competition Judges (return to top)
Ann-Marie Conrado
Associate Professional Specialist
Dept. of Art, Art History & Design
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, IN |
John Phillips
Director of Design
Ignite USA
Chicago, IL |
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Mike Elwell
2005 competition winner
Industrial Design Instructor
University of Illinois/Champaign-Urbana
Champaign, IL |
Cliff Shin
Assistant Professor
Department of Interior Architecture & Product Design
College of Architecture, Planning & Design
Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS |
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Tyler Gilbert
Senior Industrial Designer
Pacific Market International
Seattle, WA |
Christopher C. White
Technical Design & Innovation Director
Housewares, Furniture and Decorative Accessories
J.C. Penney Purchasing Corporation
Plano, TX |
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Bill Lazaroff
Senior Vice-President
Product Development & Design
Lifetime Brands, Inc.
Garden City, NY |
Steven Wittenbrock
CEO
SoMA, Inc.
Portland, OR
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Kiersten Muenchinger
Director, Product Design Program
University of Oregon
Eugene, OR |
Michelle Wood
Industrial Designer
Sterilite Corporation
Townsend, MA
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2010 IHA Student Competition Participation Schools (return to top)
| Academy of Art University |
4 |
| Applachian State University |
2 |
| Arizona State University |
25 |
| Auburn University |
1 |
| California College of the Arts |
14 |
| California State University Long Beach |
6 |
| Cleveland Institute of Art |
11 |
| Columbus College of Art & Design |
17 |
| Kansas State University |
17 |
| Kean University |
7 |
| Kendall College of Art & Design, Ferris State University |
1 |
| Massachusetts College of Art |
1 |
| Metropolitan State College of Denver |
12 |
| Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design |
16 |
| Pratt Institute |
1 |
| Purdue University |
14 |
| Rochester Institute of Technology |
9 |
| San Francisco State University |
4 |
| San Jose State University |
26 |
| The Ohio State University |
20 |
| University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign |
53 |
| University of Notre Dame |
12 |
| University of Oregon |
9 |
| University of Washington |
1 |
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| 23 Participating Schools |
283 |
Media Coverage (return to top)
