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imagineering design competition - 2002 edition - --- organized by DuPont engineering polymers http://www.dupont-imagineering.com --- in this sixth edition, DuPont’s imagineering competition demonstrated the high level of creativity of young designers - who also revealed their sensitivity in the way they responded to the 2002 competition theme 'safety in recreation and leisure'. --- each of the 5 european countries selected their winning projects and their special recognition awards. the winners of the five regions competed for the european award. (the criteria ... innovation / commercial potential / use of polymers / project presentation / 'fit the brief') --- the european jury members : - jacques bonnaval - ecole des beaux-arts de saint-etienne (france) - francesco carreras - bureau of european design associations (spain) - henning horn - design center stuttgart (germany) - birgit lohmann - designboom.com (italy) - mike woodhall - IDC (uk) - stewart daykin - DuPont engineering polymers (switzerland) - dave marx - DuPont engineering polymers (switzerland) --- the european prize goes to germany. for the innovation, the commercial potential and the presentation of his project, alexander jabs won the 5000 euro grant awarded to the european winner. a grant of 3000 euros are also offered to his college, the academy of arts in berlin - weissensee.	the european prize goes to alexander jabs the jury the european awards ceremony : and the winner is …alexander jabs. (left to right: g. strehl - prof. of berlin academy of arts, alexander jabs -winner, michel thiolliere - lord mayor of saint-etienne, steward daykin - research and global creativity manager of DuPont)
--- alexander jabs / germany academy of arts, berlin-weißensee. an uneven floor and unsteady ladders are the cause of many accidents. just place the ladder on the floor and it will automatically adjust so that all four feet are supported safely and the ladder will remain level on the uneven floor. when weight is put on the ladder, the arc will lock automatically. the notched surface connects and meshes with the matching profile on the guide rail – further sliding is prevented. the suggested material for the arc and guiding rail is a rigid thermoplastic polymer with high impact strength, such as DuPont™ Zytel® ST (super tough) polyamide. see the movie --- it's important to give students a chance to verify a project in real life I enjoyed the competition very much. quicktime clip (804 kb.) --- PATENT PENDING	--- video presentation of the winning entry. level adjustment for aluminium ladders by alexander jabs, academy of arts, berlin-weißensee, germany ---
--- adam slawson, uk south bank university college london. this credit card-shaped device, designed to fit in wallets and purses, allows sufferers of anaphylaxis (a severe and often fatal allergic reaction to food, insect stings and drugs) to immediately inject themselves a rescuing dose of adrenaline. --- PATENT PENDING	--- ‘ad-card’, ready-to-use, portable syringe system by adam slawson, south bank university college london, uk ---
--- eduard puertas anfruns , spain esdi school of design, sabadell (barcelona). country and mountain wire fences and cables are often difficult to see against the countryside background. this rotary signal is activated by the wind and can thus be perceived by walkers, cyclists and skiers. see the movie --- quicktime clip (64 kb.) --- PATENT PENDING	--- 'make it visible' visual signal by eduard puertas anfruns, esdi school of design, sabadell (barcelona), ---
--- generoso parmigiani , italy la sapienza school, rome. this accessory offer users the possibility to safely go up and down stairs as well as to go through crowded areas or where skating is forbidden. it is easily applied, even when standing up, to every model of in-line skates. --- PATENT PENDING	'stop wheels' device for blocking wheels of in-line skates by generoso parmigiani, la sapienza school, rome, ---
--- cédric ragot , france ENSCI les ateliers, paris. its “exoskeleton” architecture and rigid but articulated form moulds itself to the biker’s foot to offer real protection for the tibia, foot and ankle joint. --- PATENT PENDING	--- ‘corrod’, articulated motocross boot cédric ragot, ENSCI les ateliers, paris ---
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