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Design student winners. International home & housewares 2012.

Mar 20, 2012

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photo: back l>r alex broerman, patrick fiori, vicki matranga: h/idsa, design programs director iha, samuel cheng | front l>r jeannette ralyea, mariel z. piña, elizabeth reuter

2012 marks the 19th year that the International Housewares Association has been recognizing design students. The winners, the judges, the awards are listed below. DesignApplause has asked the winners to present their winning effort and we would post it. If you wish to contact the students, please contact Vicki Matranga at IHA or DesignApplause. [ international housewares association ]

[ 2012 student design competition winners ]
First Place $2,500
Samuel Chen
Cyclone Kitchen Fire Extinguisher
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, junior

First Place $2,500
Mariel Z. Piña
Ambos—A Greater Colander
University of Houston, senior

 Second Place $1,500
Patrick Fiori
Heart Start Infant CPR Assistant
Purdue University, junior

Second Place $1,500
Jeannette Ralyea
Visio Home Safety Guides for the Visually Impaired
Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design, senior

Third Place $1,000
Alex Broerman
Slivr Home Meat Slicer
University of Cincinnati, senior

Third Place $1,000
Elizabeth Reuter
PoshPaw Pet Nail Clippers
Purdue University, junior

[ grants to the winners’ schools ] $415 to Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design
$830 to Purdue University
$415 to University of Cincinnati
$415 to University of Houston
$415 to University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

[ honorable mentions $250 each ] Richard Beien
Edge Adjustable Cane
Purdue University, junior

Jennifer Clark
Leverage Door Knob Lever
The Ohio State University, junior

Laura Cioffi
Beck Cutting Board with Measuring Flute
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, junior

Michael MacLean
Safe Step Ladder
The Ohio State University, junior

Breanna Stachowski
Winturn Ergonomic Snow Shovel Handle
University of Notre Dame, senior

Evan Trickey
ZipCord
The Ohio State University, junior

Michael Young
The X-Zip Cord System
Columbus College of Art & Design, senior
 Kevin Wu
Tilta Garden Cart
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, senior

[ 2012 student competition judges ]
David Angel
Technical Design & Product Innovation Manager: Hard Home
JCPenney Corporation

Barbara Ayon
Vice President, Product Development and Sales
Tabletops Unlimited

 Thomas M. Edwards, IDSA Chair, Industrial Design Kendall College of Art & Design
 Maury Fredricks  Fredricks Design, Inc.

Michael Kahwaji, IDSA KitchenAid Brand Studio
Global Consumer Design
 Jonathon Kemnitzer, IDSA
KEM Studio

Jon Lindholm, IDSA
Director, Business & Product Development