2012 MICHELIN CHALLENGE DESIGN™ SHOWCASE

Michelin Challenge Design Finalists

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1.		Elizabeth Pinder
		Entry:	"nix"
		Design Team:	Elizabeth Pinder
		Country:	United Kingdom

2.		Liwen He
		Entry:	"snake"
		Design Team:	Liwen He
		Country:	China

3.		Ian Kettle
		Entry:	"Neuron"
		Design Team:	Ian Kettle
		Country:	United Kingdom

4.		Sebastian Toddenroth
		Entry:	"Volkswagen Beach Rescue Rio De Janeiro "
		Design Team:	Sebastian Toddenroth
		Country:	Germany

5.		Geeho Cha
		Entry:	"Geeho Cha"
		Design Team:	Geeho Cha
		Country:	United States

6.		Peixin Li
		Entry:	"CALI"
		Design Team:	Peixin Li
		Country:	China

7.		Yeon-Woo Seong
		Entry:	"X2"
		Design Team:	Yeon-Woo Seong
		Country:	South Korea

8.		Maximilian Mandl
		Entry:	"eSTEAM"
		Design Team:	Maximilian Mandl Ulisse Tanzini Slavche Tanevski
		Country:	Germany

9.		Oliver May
		Entry:	"Shanghai Sphere 2046"
		Design Team:	Oliver May
		Country:	Germany

10.		Fabien Pace
		Entry:	"EVO"
		Design Team:	Fabien Pace
		Country:	France

11.		Tejas Purohit
		Entry:	"STACK"
		Design Team:	Tejas Purohit Kunal Kulkarni Divyanshu Mittal Rushikesh Galande Amruta Ghosalkar Nischint Gavate
		Country:	India

12.		Kyu Han Choi
		Entry:	"Icehicle"
		Design Team:	Kyu Han Choi
		Country:	United Kingdom

13.		Daisuke Iguchi
		Entry:	"2046Parsonal commuter in Paris"
		Design Team:	Daisuke Iguchi
		Country:	Japan

14.		Xin Zhechen
		Entry:	"H2P"
		Design Team:	Xin Zhechen
		Country:	China

15.		Zhang Mingyang
		Entry:	"INTERTANDEM"
		Design Team:	Zhang Mingyang
		Country:	China

16.		Lucas Lopez
		Entry:	"RThropod"
		Design Team:	Lucas Lopez
		Country:	Argentina

17.		Thierry Dumaine
		Entry:	"Jeweline"
		Design Team:	Thierry Dumaine
		Country:	France

18.		Mayank Bhandari
		Entry:	"JEEVA sanskrit for LIVING ORGANISM"
		Design Team:	Mayank Bhandari
		Country:	India

19.		Kayvan Naderi
		Entry:	"Four Walled Car"
		Design Team:	Kayvan Naderi
		Country:	Iran

20.		Hao Huang
		Entry:	"Taihoo Concept 2046"
		Design Team:	Hao Huang
		Country:	China

21.		Harvey Rabenjamina
		Entry:	"BMW Pario 30"
		Design Team:	Harvey Rabenjamina
		Country:	France

22.		Mu Cong
		Entry:	"Smart Ball"
		Design Team:	Mu Cong, Dai Wei
		Country:	China

23.		Cristian Polanco
		Entry:	"Exodus"
		Design Team:	Cristian Polanco
		Country:	Guatemala

24.		Nicolas Cabrera
		Entry:	"Carioca"
		Design Team:	Nicolas Cabrera
		Country:	Argentina

25.		Narayan Subramaniam
		Entry:	"ECLIPSE"
		Design Team:	Narayan Subramaniam
		Country:	India

26.		Emre Gurel
		Entry:	"Soleil "
		Design Team:	Emre Gurel Caghan Engin Cesmeci
		Country:	Turkey

27.		Ebru Guzelderen
		Entry:	"KONEWHEEL"
		Design Team:	Ebru Guzelderen Baris Cengiz
		Country:	Turkey

About Michelin
Dedicated to the improvement of sustainable mobility, Michelin (www.michelin.com) designs, manufactures and sells tires for every type of vehicle, including airplanes, automobiles, bicycles, earthmovers, farm equipment, heavy duty trucks and motorcycles. The company also publishes travel guides, maps and atlases covering Europe, Asia, Africa and North America. Headquartered in Greenville, S.C., Michelin North America employs more than 21,400 and operates 18 major manufacturing plants in 16 locations.

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