2008: CCS Winners | Michelin Challenge Design

MICHELIN ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF
19TH ANNUAL COLLEGE FOR CREATIVE STUDIES (CCS) DESIGN COMPETITION

Transportation Design 2017: Smaller. Safer. Better.

DETROIT, MI (Nov. 30, 2007) – Michelin announced the winning entries of the 19th Annual Michelin Design Competition for the College for Creative Studies (CCS) and presented $22,000 in scholarship monies at a reception held at Detroit’s historic Scarab Club Nov. 29, 2007. Four CCS transportation students received a total of six awards along with an invitation to display their winning designs in a special Michelin exhibit at the 2008 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) Jan. 13-27, 2008.

Twelve senior-level students entered this year’s challenge, each creating a vehicle design and a tire/wheel assembly they could envision driving in 2017 using the theme, “Smaller. Safer. Better.” The winning CCS students’ work will join 29 other designs representing 20 different countries selected in the global Michelin Challenge Design competition (www.michelinchallengedesign.com) at the prestigious auto show.

“The Michelin family and our business have celebrated ideas, vision, and innovation for 120 years,” said Damien Michelin. “Today we join the CCS faculty and our judging panel to celebrate the work, ideas and vision demonstrated by the CCS Class of 2008 and support their decision to pursue a career in transportation and industrial design.”

Judges for the this year’s event included Brandon Faurote from Chrysler Design and Ehab Kaoud, Aram Kasparian and Andy Fulford from the design studios at Ford along with Michelin North America’s Damien Michelin and Jim Anderson.

Michelin presented the first-place winners with $1,250 scholarships. Second-place winners received $1,000 scholarships, and third-place winners earned $750 scholarships. The tire company also made a $22,000 donation to the school’s Carl Olsen Scholarship fund that provides financial aid to CCS students based on need and merit.

Michelin – CCS Winners for Vehicle Design
1st – Matt Green, age 24, Doylestown, PA
2nd – Mahdi Chowdhury, age 21, Fayetteville, NC
3rd – Tyler Mars, age 22, Chili, NY

Michelin – CCS Winners for Tire and Wheel Concept
1st – Matt Green
2nd – Tyler Mars
3rd – Jonathan Kyte, age 33, Youngstown, OH

MCD was launched in 2001 as a way to showcase creativity and innovation in vehicle design on a global scale around a central theme. Each year, Michelin invites designers around the world, from individuals to small and large companies, to create and display significant design work that would normally not have an opportunity to be shown at a major auto show.

IMAGES FROM THE 19TH ANNUAL
COLLEGE FOR CREATIVE STUDIES (CCS) DESIGN COMPETITION

A dozen senior CCS Transportation Design Dept. students entered the 19th Annual Michelin Challenge Design Competition at the Center for Creative Studies. This year’s competition challenged students to create a vehicle design and a tire/wheel assembly they could realistically envision driving in 2017 with the theme, “Smaller. Safer. Better.” Student participants pictured (L to R) include Matt Green (24, New Town, PA); Bo-yeun Park (25, Seoul, Korea); Sarah Montgomery (27, Vassar, MI); Josiah Lacolla (21, Rome, NY); Jonathan Kyte (33, Youngstown, OH); Tyler Mars (22, Chili, NY); Victor Fernandez (22, Hialeah, FL); John Michie (22, Chesterfield Twp., MI); Tim O’Donnell (21, Winter Park, FL); Mahdi Chowdhury (21, Fayetteville, NC) and Chris Robles (22, Tomball, TX).	Damien Michelin (L) and Bob Miron from Michelin North America present Rick Rogers, president, Center for Creative Studies (CCS), a $22,000 donation to the school’s Carl Olsen Scholarship Fund that provides financial aid to CCS students based on need and merit.
Matt Green, 24, a CCS Transportation Design student from New Town, PA received 1st place trophies and $2,850 scholarship monies for his “A>R>V” Autonomous Rescue Vehicle concept and a wheel/tire assembly design in the 19th Annual Michelin Design Competition. Green is pictured with Damien Michelin and Jim Anderson from Michelin North America.	Matt Green, 24, a CCS Transportation Design student from New Town, PA received two 1st place trophies and $2,850 scholarship monies for his “A>R>V” Autonomous Rescue Vehicle concept and a wheel/tire assembly design in the 19th Annual Michelin Design Competition. Green is pictured with Damien Michelin, Michelin North America. Green’s work will join 29 other designs representing 20 different countries selected in the global Michelin Challenge Design competition at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Jan. 13-27, 2007.
Tyler Mars, 22, CCS Transportation Design student from Chili, NY receives a 2nd place trophy for wheel/tire assembly, a 3rd place for his motorcycle-inspired “E-Gear” concept and $2,100 in scholarship funds in the 19th Annual Michelin Design Competition. Mars is pictured with Damien Michelin and Jim Anderson from Michelin North America. Mars’ work will join 29 other designs representing 20 different countries selected in the global Michelin Challenge Design competition at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Jan. 13-27, 2007.	Mahdi Chowdhury, 21, CCS Transportation Design student from Fayetteville, NC receives 2nd place and $1,100 in scholarship monies for his “Katana 2017” concept vehicle in the 19th Annual Michelin Challenge Design Competition. Chowdhury is pictured with Michelin North America’s Jim Anderson (L) and Damien Michelin. Chowdhury’s work will join 29 other designs representing 20 different countries selected in the global Michelin Challenge Design competition at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Jan. 13-27, 2007.
Jonathan Kyte, 33, CCS Transportation Design student from Youngstown, OH accepts a 3rd place trophy and $1,100 in scholarship monies for his 2-seat sports car concept in the 19th Annual Michelin Challenge Design Competition. Kyte is pictured with Damien Michelin (L) and Jim Anderson from Michelin North America. Kyte’s concept will join the 29 other designs representing 20 different countries selected in the global Michelin Challenge Design competition at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Jan. 13-27, 2007.	Steve Lash, Michelin North America, delivers judging instructions for the 19th Annual Michelin Design Challenge.Judges pictured (from left) are Jim Anderson, Michelin North America; Brandon Faurote, Chrysler Design; Damien Michelin, Michelin North America; Andy Fulford, Ford Design; and Aram Kasparian, Ford Design (not pictured Ehab Kaoud).
(Pictured L to R- 2nd Row) Steve Lash, Michelin North America; Damien Michelin, Michelin North America; Andy Fulford, Ford Design and Brandon Faurote, Chrysler Design.(Pictured L to R-1st Row) Aram Kasparian, Ford Design; Jim Anderson, Michelin North America; Ehab Kaoud, Ford Design and Bob Miron, Michelin North America.	Ehab Kaoud, Ford Design; Bob Miron, Michelin North America and Brandon Faurote from Chrysler Design. Kaoud and Faurote served as judges for the 19th Annual Michelin Design Competition for the College for Creative Studies (CCS).
Matt Green, 24, New Town, PA presents his winning “A>R>V” Autonomous Rescue Vehicle concept in the 19th Annual Michelin Challenge Design Competition for the College for Creative Studies (CCS) at the historic Scarab Club in Detroit.	Tyler Mars, 22, Chili, NY presents his “E-Gear” concept in the 19th Annual Michelin Challenge Design Competition for the College for Creative Studies (CCS) at the historic Scarab Club in Detroit.
Mahdi Chowdhury, 21, Fayetteville, NC presents his “Katana 2017” concept in the 19th Annual Michelin Challenge Design Competition for the College for Creative Studies (CCS) at the historic Scarab Club in Detroit.	Jonathan Kyte, 33, Youngstown, OH presents his 2-seat sports car concept in the 19th Annual Michelin Challenge Design Competition for the College for Creative Studies (CCS) at the historic Scarab Club in Detroit.