2008 YODEX: The first-ever "Wow! Taiwan Design Competition" announced

Sunday, May 18, 2008

On the opening day of the 2008 Young Designers' Exhibition (May 15), the Council for Cultural Affairs of Executive Yuan announced the first-ever "Wow! Taiwan Design Competition" at the Taipei World Trade Center. It will take place in conjunction with the main show (2008 YODEX). The winners from the Professional and Student classes were announced and awarded in an ceremony yesterday.

According to official information from the Taiwan Design Center (TDC), this first-ever design competition was designed for local participants to construct creative products with internationalizations and traditional cultures, and market them worldwide.

"EasTea / WesTea" and "Window & Box" also won the championship in the professional and student groups in this competition.

Highlights in images

Champion of Professional Group: EasTea / WesTea.
Image: Rico Shen.
Runner-up of Professional Group: Bamboo USB Driver.
Image: Rico Shen.
3rd Place of Professional Group: As Water Wish.
Image: Rico Shen.

Final results

Ranking	Product Name	Designer
Professional Group
	EasTea / WesTea	Jen-feng Chen.
	Bamboo USB Driver	Ying-da Lu
	As Water Wish	Wen-chun Chung
Student Group
	Window & Box	Chun-shan Yu
	Roll of Chinese Top	Shaw-yu Huang Wang-ting Liao
	Festival	Hsiao-yau Hwang

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