The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design recently announced the Museum’s annual GOOD DESIGN™ Awards for 2006, which recognize industrial design firms and manufacturers in more than 25 countries. The Awards elevate the best and finest new design and design innovation for products and graphics designed and manufactured as of 2004 to the present. Numerous facility-related products were recognized by the Museum this year.
Founded in 1950, the GOOD DESIGN Awards bestow international recognition upon designers and manufacturers for advancing new and innovative product concepts and for stretching the envelope beyond what is considered standard product and consumer design.
The Awards for 2006 were given in the following categories: electronics; sports equipment; children’s products; furniture; office products; industrial equipment; medical equipment; fabric/textiles; automotive/transportation; urban furniture/architecture; tabletop; kitchen and bath; household appliances; household products; lighting; hardware/tools; personal products; and graphics and packaging. Over 250 products and graphic designs were selected by a distinguished jury of recognized architects, designers, and authorities in the design world for recent designs worthy of the Museum’s GOOD DESIGN Award, attesting to the design energy, vitality, and current innovation in global design today.
The Jury for GOOD DESIGN based their decisions on aesthetic criteria stated in the original 1950 Program–criteria which measures innovation, form, materials, construction, concept, function, and utility. Product appearance and aesthetic appeal is also considered. The Museum allows and encourages winning designers and manufacturers to use the GOOD DESIGN logo through a special license, the design by the late Chicago industrial designer, Mort Goldsholl in 1950, on product packaging, marketing, and promotions.
A sampling of the 2006 winners:
Electronics
Panasonic eXpress Portable Media Player (PMP) User
Interface, 2005
Designers: Drew Bamford and Sam Hoang, Teague,
Seattle, Washington, USA and Andy Johnson, Panasonic
Corporation of North America, Bothell, Washington, USA
Manufacturer: Panasonic Corporation of North America,
Bothell, Washington, USA
Hewlett-Packard Data Center Communications Vision of
the Future, 2005
Designers: Sebastian Petry, Scott MacInnes, and Drew
Bamford, Teague, Seattle, Washington, USA and Keith
Kuehn and George Daniels, Hewlett-Packard Company,
Vancouver, Washington,USA
Furniture
Await Product Line, 2006
Designers: EOOS Design, GmbH, Vienna, Austria
Manufacturer: Brayton International, High Point,
North Carolina, USA
VIVO™ Interiors Systems Furniture, 2005-2006
Designers: Douglas Ball, Douglas Ball, Inc., Ste.
Anne DeBellevue, Quebec, Canada
Manufacturer: Herman Miller, Inc., Zeeland, Michigan,
USA
My Studio Environments™ Interiors Systems Furniture,
2006
Designers: Douglas Ball, Douglas Ball, Inc., Ste.
Anne DeBellevue, Quebec, Canada
Manufacturer: Herman Miller, Inc., Zeeland, Michigan,
USA
Celle Seating Group, 2004-2005
Designers: Jerome Caruso, Jerome Caruso LLC., Lake
Forest, Illinois, USA and Herman Miller, Engineering,
Herman Miller, Inc., Zeeland, Michigan, USA
Manufacturer: Herman Miller, Inc., Zeeland, Michigan,
USA
Shelton Mindel Wood Side Chair, 2006
Designers: Peter Shelton and Lee Mindel, Shelton,
Mindel & Associates, New York, New York, USA
Manufacturer: Knoll, Inc., New York, New York, USA
Maya Lin Stones in Molded Plastic, 2005-2006
Designers: Maya Lin, Maya Lin Studio, New York, New
York, USA
Manufacturer: Knoll, Inc., New York, New York, USA
Adagiato Guest Seating, 2005-2006
Designers: David Allan Pesso and Douglas Prickett,
Kimball Office Design and Engineering, New Studio
LLC., Kimball International, Jasper, Indiana, USA
Manufacturer: Kimball International, Jasper, Indiana,
USA
Cinto Stacking Chair, 2006
Designers: Manuel Saez, Lachezar Tsvetonov, and Dan
Curtis, Humanscale Design Studio, Humanscale, New
York, New York, USA
Manufacturer: Humanscale, New York, New York, USA
Textiles
Palladium & Hardrock Panel Fabrics, 2006
Designers: Suzanne Tick, Suzanne Tick Inc., New York,
New York, USA
Manufacturer: Knoll Textiles, East Greenville,
Pennsylvania, USA
HD 9/20 MX High Pressure Cleaner, 2006
Designers: Kärcher Design Team, Alfred Kärcher GmbH &
Co. KG., Winenden, Germany
Manufacturer: Alfred Kärcher GmbH & Co. KG.,
Winenden, Germany
Tools
The Mobile-Shop System, 2005-2006
Designers: Edward Guirlinger, Mobile-Shop in House
Design Department, Mobile-Shop Company, Columbus,
Ohio, USA
Manufacturer: Mobile-Shop Company, Columbus, Ohio, USA
Kitchen/Appliances
Pascal™ Culinary Faucet with Smart Technology™ by
Brizo, 2004-2005
Designers: Judd Lord, Joanne Oliver, Iain Sandmael,
Garry Marty, Bob Rodenbeck, Jeff Moore, Tim Sailors,
Spencer Stohler, Delta Faucet Company, Indianapolis,
Indiana, USA and Hans Haenlein, IDEO, Palo Alto,
California, USA
Manufacturer: Delta Faucet Company, Indianapolis,
Indiana, USA
Floorcoverings
Cub’s and Bamboo Textile in Rubber Stair Treads, 2006
Designers: Johnsonite, Chagrin Falls, Ohio, USA
Manufacturer: Johnsonite, Chagrin Falls, Ohio, USA
Apregio (Broadloom Version) Carpet, 2006
Designers: Kristen Braddon, Technical Design,
Mannington Commercial, Calhoun, Georgia, USA
Manufacturer: Mannington Commercial, Calhoun,
Georgia, USA
Lighting
Herman Miller Leaf Lamp, 2005-2006
Designers: Yves Béhar, fuseproject, San Francisco,
California, USA
Manufacturer: Herman Miller, Inc., Holland, Michigan,
USA
For a full list of Good Design Award winners, visit www.chi-athenaeum.org/gdesign/2006/winners06.htm
GOOD DESIGN is organized by The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design, one of the Chicago area’s most prestigious cultural institutions and the only museum of architecture and design in the United States in conjunction with Metropolitan Arts Press, Ltd.
