Fiori Press Release
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Pat Rodden, Fiori
503.248.4764
Fiori Wins Five 2003 GOOD DESIGN Awards!
PORTLAND, Ore. —
May 31, 2004 —
Fiori, winner of more than 25 international design awards over the last 3 years, announces their acceptance of five new design awards from the 2003 GOOD DESIGN International Design Competition. GOOD DESIGN, the world's oldest and most prestigious awards program bestowing international recognition to designers for advancing new and innovative product thinking and originality announced today that Fiori is the recipient of five design awards for their work on the HP Photosmart 7960 and 7270 printers, HP Deskjet 5550 printer, InFocus High Definition LP650 Projector and the Bigha Recumbent bicycle. "GOOD DESIGN," states Loannis Karali, Museum Vice President, Director of Design, The Chicago Athenaeum, "is truly an incomparable design presentation, representing hundreds of manufacturers and clients working with hundreds of designers from so many countries. The exhibition works on many levels-to stimulate designers; encourage manufacturers and inform the public about the merits of GOOD DESIGN." More information on the 2003 Good Design Awards can be found at www.chi-athenaeum.org/gdesign/gdesign0.htm.
About Good Design and the Chicago Athenaeum
The Chicago Athenaeum is an International Museum of Architecture and Design, appropriately based in the world's first city of modern architecture and design, Chicago. Founded in 1988, the Museum is dedicated to the Art of Design in all areas of the discipline: architecture, industrial, and product design, graphics, and urban planning. The Museum's mission is the advancement of public education about the value of Good Design—from the “spoon to the city”—and how design can positively impact the human environment. As the nation's only independent Museum of architecture and Design The Chicago Athenaeum has demonstrated leadership and innovation in bringing the subject of design and its impact on the quality of life before a national and international audience. At the same time, the Museum has expanded its international programs by presenting significant exhibitions on architecture and design to cities through the United States, as well as Europe, Asia, and the Americas.
About Fiori
Fiori, an innovative contextual research and product design firm, working with clients in the US, Europe, and Asia, is the leader in gaining consumer insight and developing innovative solutions for complex consumer products and communications. Fiori is dedicated to providing clients with the consumer insight, strategic thinking and the innovative solutions necessary to create high value, enduring relationships between brands, products and consumers. More information on Fiori is available at www.fioriinc.com or contact Fiori Partner Steve Rodden at 503.248.4764.
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