Archive for 2008

Dave Franchino, president of Design Concepts and one of the founders of Sologear, LLC, recently spoke at the conference Beyond Firewood: Exploring alternative fuels and energy technologies in humanitarian settings. Beyond Firewood, an international research conference organized by the Women’s Commission for Refugee Women and Children, took place in New Delhi, India, December 11- 12, 2008.

Ami Verhalen, Design Concepts’ director of industrial design, was selected as a judge for the Sixth Annual Housewares Design Awards, presented by HomeWorld Business with the educational support of the International Housewares Association (IHA). Judging took place in mid-November in Chicago, IL

JohnsonDiversey’s ProSpeed floor finish applicator system was named the ISSA/INTERCLEAN North American 2008 trade show Innovation Award Winner. ProSpeed was one of 14 products selected by attendees of the conventino, held September 11, 2008 in Las Vegas, NV.

Learn more about ISSA/INTERCLEAN innovation award winners.

On July 17, 2008, Design Concepts was pleased to welcome Richard Lane, associate director of the Research Animal Resources Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Mr. Lane led a workshop on animal based testing in medical research and product development.

Dave Franchino, president of Design Concepts, was among 20 innovation experts worldwide invited by The Rockefeller Foundation to convene June 26-29, 2008, at the Bellagio Conference and Study Center, Bellagio, Italy.