For 2008, Michelin Challenge Design asked participants to explore vehicles and design concepts that contribute to making smaller vehicles safer, particularly in urban environments. Billed as “Smaller. Safer. Better” the theme recognized that rising energy costs, urban congestion and environmental concerns contribute to increased interest in smaller vehicles, but that consumers are also hesitant to go small due to safety concerns.
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Scale Models on Display at Michelin Challenge Design™
1.
Rubem de Floriani Pozza Ferreira
Entry:
Drop
Design Team:
Rubem De Floriani
Country:
Brazil
2.
Niels G. Iversen & Marcus H. Madsen
Entry:
2+
Design Team:
Marcus Hannibal Madsen & Niels Grubak Iversen
Country:
Denmark
3.
Shouzheng Ming
Entry:
MSZR
Design Team:
Shouzheng Ming
Country:
China
4.
Thijs van der Zanden & Frans Hegge
Entry:
Chess
Design Team:
Thijs van der Zanden & Frans Hegge
Country:
Belgium
5.
Xinyun He
Entry:
Frog Prince
Design Team:
Xinyun He (designer)
Haocong Wu
Hua Gong
Gewa Gongben (clay modeler)
Country:
China
6.
Robert Marvin
Entry:
Webr
Design Team:
Robert Marvin
Country:
USA
7.
Tilmann Schlootz
Entry:
Audi Snook
Design Team:
Tilmann Schlootz
Country:
Germany
2D Renderings on Display at Michelin Challenge Design™
1.
Peter Drazdiak-Hansen
Entry:
Mars
Design Team:
Peter Drazdiak-Hansen
Country:
USA
2.
Stefano Marchetto
Entry:
Smooth²
Design Team:
Stefano Marchetto
Country:
Italy
3.
Kobi Goorwich
Entry:
C-naptiK
Design Team:
Kobi Goorwich, Sleeparalysis Design
Country:
Israel
4.
Gabriel Wartofsky
Entry:
Vespa Barchetta
Design Team:
Gabriel Wartofsky
Country:
USA
5.
Thierry Dumaine
Entry:
transforMiss
Design Team:
Thierry Dumaine
Country:
France
6.
Arturo Michel Lopez
Entry:
Aspis
Design Team:
Arturo Michel Lopez
Country:
Mexico
7.
Jiho Youn
Entry:
Sanho
Design Team:
Jiho Youn
Country:
USA
8.
Terry C. W. Wong
Entry:
Neutron
Design Team:
Terry C. W. Wong
Country:
Canada
9.
Jason Insperger
Entry:
G.R.U.
Design Team:
Jano Insperger
Country:
Hungary
10.
Goran Marinkovic
Entry:
Embryo
Design Team:
Goran Marinkovic
Country:
Serbia
11.
Lei Liu
Entry:
Airwaves
Design Team:
Lei Liu
Country:
China
12.
Kazunori Inomata
Entry:
FbD-Concept
Design Team:
Kazunori Inomata
Country:
Japan/UK
13.
Ralph Panhuyzen
Entry:
Space Efficient Vehicle
Design Team:
Ralph Panhuyzen (project lead and inventor)
Steven van der Veen (visualization)
Country:
Netherlands
14.
Daniel L. Lu
Entry:
The Pupple
Design Team:
Daniel L. Lu
Country:
Canada
15.
Michal Cerva
Entry:
CERVA MC08
Design Team:
Head of Design Team: Michal Cerva
Design Team: Jiri Bicik, Jana Kunstova,
Marketa Schindlerova, Jan Zof