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GX200 and GRDII: iF product design award 2009

When everyone was busy preparing for the Christmas, a piece of good news was quietly let slip (by us ;>). In addition to the previous design awards, RICOH announced in December 2008 that its GRD II and GX200 received the iF product design award 2009 for outstanding design. Organised by German company iF International Forum Design GmbH, the iF design awards are among the most respected in the world. This year 802 products have been awarded. 2,808 products from 1025 contestants submitted from 39 different countries, competed for a coveted iF product design award. With a new total of 16 categories, this international competition is geared to all entrepreneurs, designers and manufacturers who are dedicated to high-quality design and eager to communicate this fact. The several awards received by Ricoh speak volumns for the fact that the two Ricoh cameras are a style and joy to use apart from the great IQ it affords the users. The awards ceremony announcing the winners of the 50 iF gold awards will take place on March 3, 2009, the opening day of CeBIT. The date also coincides with the release of the iF yearbook product 2009 and all winning products will be on public display in the large exhibit on the Hanover exhibition grounds from now on until August.

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