Winners of the 2011 Competition (return to top)

The six winners met the industry at the 2011 International Home + Housewares Show, in Chicago March 06-08. 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, $3,000 each
First Place   $3,000 each
Wesley York
Southern Illinois University, Senior
Illumine—The Pathway to Safety (PDF)
   
Second Place, $2,000 each
Chet Larrow
University of Cincinnati, junior
Barnacle Air Purifier (PDF)		 Katlyn Ross
Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design, Senior
Quick-Fix
   
Third Place, $1,200 each
Kevin Wu
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Junior
Eiffel (PDF)
 Yu Zou
Arizona State University, Junior
The Block (PDF)
   
Brendan Joyce
Purdue University, Junior
SafeGuardian (PDF)
   
Honorable Mentions, $250 each
Kathryn Asad
North Carolina State University, graduate
Pino: Measuring Tools for Low-Vision and Blind Users,		 Gene Friend
California College of the Arts, Junior
Mollie Food Waste Dehydration System
   
Ryan Geraghty
University of Notre Dame, junior
Bol Nesting Stacking Bowls
 Shingo Mamiya
Arizona State University, Junior
Raiser Laundry Lift Bag/Hamper
   
Grants to Schools, $415 to each school

Arizona State University

Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design

Purdue University

Southern Illinois University—Carbondale

University of Cincinnati

University of Illinois at Urbana—Champaign

 

2011 Student Competition Judges (return to top)

Barbara Ayon
Vice President, Product Development and Sales
Tabletops Unlimited
Carson, CA

 Mike Elwell
Industrial Design Instructor
University of Illinois/Champaign-Urbana
Champaign, IL
   
Thomas M. Edwards
Chair, Industrial Design
Kendall College of Art & Design
Grand Rapids, MI		 John Phillips
Director of Design
Ignite USA
Chicago, IL
   
Maury Fredricks
Fredricks Design, Inc.
Grand Haven, MI 		Steven Wittenbrock
CEO
SoMA, Inc.
Portland, OR
   
Jason O. Germany
Product Design Program
University of Oregon
Eugene, OR 		Michelle Wood
Industrial Designer
Sterilite Corporation
Townsend, MA
   
Michael Kahwaji
KitchenAid Brand Studio
Global Consumer Design
Whirlpool/KitchenAid
Benton Harbor, MI 		Christopher C. White
Technical Design & Innovation Director
Housewares, Furniture and Dec Accessories
JCPenney Purchasing Corporation
Plano, TX

2010 IHA Student Competition Participation Schools (return to top)

Appalachian State University

Arizona State University

California College of the Arts

Carleton University (Canada)

Carnegie Mellon University

Cleveland Institute of Art

Columbus College of Art & Design

Georgia Institute of Technology

Kean University

Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design

North Carolina State University

Purdue University

San Jose State University

Southern Illinois University—Carbondale

The Art Institute of Portland

The Ohio State University

University of Cincinnati

University of Illinois at Urbana—Champaign

University of Notre Dame

University of Oregon

University of Wisconsin—Stout

Vilnius Academy of Art (Lithuania)

Virginia Polytechnic University

Media Coverage (return to top)

About Trevis Kurz:
http://poland.vindy.com
www.thelantern.com
 About Jamie Perin:
http://chronicle.northcoastnow.com
www.core77.com
   
About Teddy Lu:
www.news.illinois.ed
www.faa.illinois.edu		 About Colin Lake:
www.mysuburbanlife.com
   
About Emily Maskey:
www.faa.illinois.edu		 About Ryan David Francis:
www.cca.edu
www.core77.com