Velonet is a female-specific cycling experience that protects and connects. It is a helmet as well as a social network for riders of all levels. When purchasing the helmet, customers are registered in a network of local riders. Riders can download an app and organize their rides, find friends, set goals and meet new people on the road.

Contact: Katherine Bennett: kbid@mac.com

Credit: Christine Purcell of Art Center College of Design

The GlideTV Navigator is a handheld home theater and media PC controller. It combines the functionality of a keyboard, mouse and AV remote into an elegant product that fits in the palm of your hand. It is designed for intuitive and friendly use and works seamlessly with the GlideTV GUI to create a rich multimedia experience that the whole family can enjoy.

Contact: Gadi Amit: info@newdealdesign.com

Credit: Gadi Amit, IDSA, Brandon Warren, Yoshi Hoshino of NewDealDesign LLC for Glide TV, Inc.

Pie Face is an Australian retail pastry chain with a unique bakery-café format. It is well known for its signature pies, each with a face hand-piped on the crust to indicate its flavor. The company’s new cutting-edge web site captures its unique personality to further develop its distinctive brand and provides visitors with a unique, entertaining experience.

Contact: Alex Mustkov: alex@holycow.com.au

Credit: Alex Mustakov, Kara Bishop and Melissa Webber of Holy Cow! Design & Advertising (Australia)

The Flex FOCUS was designed to improve the experience for the doctor and the patient alike. It has a simple and customizable user interface, and the large easily adjustable screen facilitates improved patient dialogue and work ergonomics. Because of its small size, it’s ideal for cramped quarters, such as emergency rooms, a private clinic or a bedside.

Contact: Ole Christian Jensen: ocj@bkmed.dk

Credit: Anders Smith of anders smith design (Denmark)

MicroEdge creates a fit that leaves virtually nothing between sink and surface. It was designed to change the notion that sinks are simply Spartan elements in a kitchen. The technology produces a virtual flush-mount appearance without the challenges of complex fabrication techniques.

Contact: Lori Dolnick: ldolnick@frankadvertisingus.com

Credit: STEEL ART Division of BLANCO (Germany)

The Discovery 975 Bluetooth headset offers a blend of elegance and advanced technologies to keep you connected clearly, comfortably and easily. A striking, minimalist design offers the simplicity of one-touch controls, while dual-mic AudioIQ2 and WindSmart technologies keep your conversations clear, even in harsh conditions.

Contact: Sara Nixon: snixon@hoffman.com

Credit: Darrin Caddes of Plantronics, Inc.

Blomo is a pair of devices for detecting diseases and recording health information in seniors that turns annoying home-health monitoring into a fun experience. By blowing into the devices, grandparents and grandchildren can play a series of Web-based games. Meanwhile, Blomo can analyze their breath in order to detect a series of diseases, such as asthma, lung cancer or diabetes.

Contact: Pentago Yu: pengtaoyu@gmail.com

Credit: Pengtao Yu, Nicolas Lehotzky, Lydia Chan and Mas Rukminto of Art Center College of Design for GE Healthcare

Design for Total Cost of Ownership re-established the company’s market leadership in the mobile computing category. The design strategy drove business innovation that would not have been identified if the focus had been on straightforward product design. It shifted the corporate culture beyond product design and development to address the customers’ true business needs.

Contact: JaeHo Choi: jaeho.choi@motorola.com 

The Stryker Bone Mill is an electrically powered device used in the sterile field during surgery. It is designed to reduce bone graft material harvested from the patient into appropriately-sized particles. Its single-pass cutting action enables consistent bone particulate reduction with a low temperature bone exposure.

Contact: Paul J. Noble-Campbell: pnoblecampbell@m3designinc.com

Completely customizable, the SkyLoft can be designed around business or pleasure, and can feature anything from private sleeping quarters to an open multimedia room, conference area, business center, bar or lounge. Traditionally used to house air conditioning ducts and wiring, with SkyLoft the crown space could be reconfigured to provide additional revenue for airlines.

Contact: Sarah Matheny: smatheny@teague.com