 2008 IDEA Winners: Ecodesign
IDEA 2008 Silver Winners
Greencard
These original and unique business cards express the company's identity and show its commitment to sustainability and ecoinvention. The concept behind the design is focused on reuse and recycling of long-life packaging and other cartonboard. The water drop logo reflects the company's brand identity,... [more] 
LR6 - LED Recessed 6" Downlight Module
The LR6 is a dimmable LED lighting retrofit product for residential or commercial use. The LR6 installs in most incandescent 6" recessed cans and provides greater light output than a 65-watt incandescent bulb with equivalent or better light quality, while consuming only 12 watts of power and without... [more] 
Treepac shipping system
Treepac is a reusable shipping container intended to replace cardboard boxes for shipping. The pack is meant to be used like a cardboard box, but it is designed to enable and encourage people and companies to improve their personal environmental footprint. The more times each pack is used, the... [more]
IDEA 2008 Bronze Winners
Chulha - low smoke biomass stoveMost households in rural India depend on biomass fuels for cooking, which leads to indoor air pollution, causing respiratory diseases among women and children. Traditional stoves are inefficient; they blacken interior walls while indoor smoke kills more than 1.5 million people globally. The Chulha... [more] 
Lite2go Lamp
The lite2go is a sustainably-designed household lamp that sheds the excess of packaging by eliminating it all together. The packaging becomes the shade for the energy-saving light bulb and electric cord contained within. It is designed to be versatile, used as either a pendant or a table lamp.... [more] 
Mobility Vision Integration Process
The Mobility Vision Integration Process (mVIP) investigates ways that expert designers can support and accelerate dialogue about the future of sustainable mobility. These mVIP cards are an experimental tool that supports rapid future scenario development on the topic of sustainable mobility so... [more]
Ecodesign Category Finalists
360 Paper Bottle
The 360 Paper Bottle is a container that is versatile in its range of consumer applications. It is made from food-safe and fully recyclable materials. It strategically decreases energy consumed throughout the product life cycle without sacrificing functionality, and enhances everyday consumer usage... [more] 
AndalayAndalay is the first radical improvement in rooftop solar system design, packaging and installation in more than a decade. Resulting from the R&D efforts of Akeena Solar, a leading solar installer in the US, Andalay delivers extensive reliability, aesthetic and cost benefits to mainstream solar customers.... [more] 
Aquaduct Mobile Filtration Vehicle conceptAquaduct is pedal-powered vehicle that transports, filters and stores water for use in the developing world. A pump attached to the pedal crank draws water from a large tank, through a filter and into a smaller, clean tank. A clutch engages and disengages the drive belt from the pedal crank, enabling... [more] 
Ardea
The Herman Miller Ardea is a new task light inspired by nature. Named after the great heron, Ardea displays similar a similar versatility to an ardea's neck, which flexes for hunting. Ardea's fabric sheathed joints, range of motion and light output give users flexibility and personal control over... [more] 
BigBellyThe BigBelly is a compacting trash receptacle that is completely self-powered using solar power. The unit takes up as much space as an ordinary receptacle but can hold up to five times more waste. The increased capacity reduces collection trips and can cut fuel use and greenhouse gas emissions from... [more] 
CleanWell Hand Sanitizer and Foaming Hand WashThe CleanWell hand sanitizer and foaming hand wash are all natural, alcohol free, safe for kids, nontoxic and derived from rapidly renewable resources. Packaged in convenient pocket sprays, desktop bottles, pumps and individual wraps, CleanWell products contain ingenium, a patented formulation of... [more] 
Ditto HangersDitto's PET clip hanger is an environmentally friendly solution to the estimated eight billion plastic and wire hangers annually sent to landfills. Our single material design is made out of the most recycled plastic world-wide: PET (the same material water bottles are made of). The traditional clip... [more] 
Dual Flush Valve
Ecologically correct valve with two flushing options: Fast mode (liquid wastes) and intensive mode (solid wastes). This valve saves up to 40% more water when compared with conventional flushing systems. Features an intuitive and functional design. [more]
Herman Miller LEAF Lamp
LEAF is an advanced LED light that offers cool task lighting and warm ambient light as well as dimming capabilities -- all controlled by running a finger back and forth over an arc molded onto the base. It is remarkably energy efficient, using 40 percent less energy than a compact fluorescent with... [more] 
Hiya SeriesThe Hiya Series meets the needs of parents looking for well-designed, eco-focused modern children's furniture. The line offers parents clean, sustainable designs at a reasonable price point without compromising quality, safety, the environment or personal style. [more] 
Light Generator environment conceptLight Generator is a concept for a sustainable street lighting system. It also happens to be a mechanism for uniting communities in the effort to conserve energy. It is composed of a network of street lamps that collect energy from proactive pedestrians who willingly take a turn at the crank-wheel... [more] 
LINC Lifecycle Phone
LINC is a sustainable phone concept that reclaims and recycles hazardous e-waste without sacrificing style or functionality. LINC is leased to the user as a service, not a product. The phones are fully functional smart phones, but after a year they are returned to the manufacturer for reuse and... [more] 
Millenia SC100The Millenia SC100s are lightweight, contractor-installed units that lock together to create earth retaining walls for commercial or residential use. Made from 100 percent pre-consumer recycled resins, each Millenia SC100 unit has a patented confinement cell that, during the construction of a retaining... [more] 
Pano Logic 'Zero Client' Computer
Pano is a new type of server-based computer designed to replace corporate desktop PCs. Called a "Zero Client," it is a tiny hardware-only device, containing no software, no operating system, no CPU, no memory and no moving parts. The user plugs in their keyboard, display and mouse into Pano, and... [more] 
REUSE sustainable shopping bags and systems conceptREUSE is a conceptual exploration of sustainable alternatives to paper and plastic shopping bags. One concept devised a compostable bag design that encourages the return of all bags to a public compost bin, initiating community-based composting efforts. Another bag is made of recycled rubber. The... [more] 
The Protons lamp conceptThe Protons are a set of playful toy monster lamps that both educate and animate. They only light up and glow when they are charged to do so by way of human-powered interaction. To operate, the user must pull a cord repeatedly for one minute, which yields three hours of illumination. Each Proton is... [more]  |
