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100+ Buildings, Product Designs from 23 Nations Win Green Good Design 2009

Craig DiLouie August 11, 2009

The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design and The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies have announced the winning buildings and product designs from a special edition of the GOOD DESIGN Awards program for 2009.

Founded in Chicago in 1950 by Eero Saarinen and Charles and Ray Eames, GOOD DESIGN remains the oldest and most established awards program for the most innovative and visionary new product design worldwide.

Lighting winners include:

Kast LED Task Light
Designers: Tom Newhouse, Thomas J. Newhouse Design, Grand Rapids, Michigan
Manufacturer: Details, Inc, a Steelcase Company, Grand Rapids, Michigan

LEAF task light by Herman Miller

LEAF task light by Herman Miller

Herman Miller Ardea Personal Light
Designers: Yves Béhar, fuseproject, San Francisco, California
Manufacturer: Herman Miller, Holland, Michigan

Herman Miller LEAF Lamp
Designers: Yves Béhar, fuseproject, San Francisco, California
Manufacturer: Herman Miller, Holland, Michigan

Diffrient Work Light II
Designers: Niels Diffrient Product Design, New York, New York
Manufacturer: Humanscale, New York, New York

LUCE 3 Lamp
Designers:Souto Mora Arquitectos SA., Porto, Portugal
Manufacturer: Marmores E Granitos A. Sousa, Lta., Valango, Portugal

A list of all 108 GREEN GOOD DESIGN awarded building and product designs for 2009 can be viewed at The European Centre’s website here (PDF file).

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