IDSA awards 2007

This design for an exercise machine accommodates both disabled and able-bodied users. (All photos courtesy of International Designers Society of America)

This Premium Edge safety harness and tool-belt system from Kent, Wash.-based Guardian Fall Protection and Seattle design firm General Assembly sell for $230-$430.

This $5 PalmPeeler vegetable peeler from Seattle-based Chef’n Corp. slips onto a user’s finger. Kool Corp. in Shenzhen, China, makes the product.

This head-mounted, light-operated mouse and computer keyboard system has a motion-sensitive laser pointer and a specially designed keyboard positioned at a 70-degree angle with a laptop in an adjustable stand. The unit was designed by New Zealand's peterhaythornthwaite//creative lab for people with physical impairments.

South Korea's Samsung Electronics worked with the Palo Alto, Calif., office of IDEO to create this monitor, which is designed for recycling.

Many parts on Crown Equipment’s electric walk-behind lift trucks incorporate plastics. The trucks are designed for smaller warehouses and retailers.

Product developer and strategist Kerr & Co. and Hahn Smith Design Inc. won for this flatware package that has a partially open, clear PVC front to allow customers to handle the products without removing them.

The Smart Opt soldering station concept is designed by college student Natalie Schraufnagel to be adjustable.

Carbon Design Group of Bothell, Wash., and Nanopoint Inc. of Honolulu won a gold award for this $1,000, injection molded polycarbonate cellTray microscope slide.

Aliph’s Jawbone headset for mobile phones features packaging that offers a 360-degree view of the contents. The package consists of a clear plastic cube and cardboard sleeve, and a yoke suspends the Bluetooth-enabled headset and reduces the need for the usual cushioning.