Rocket is a competition for Ontario’s graduating industrial designers hosted by ACIDO. Graduates nominated at the top of their class from Carleton University, Humber College, OCAD University, and Sheridan College have the opportunity to pitch their final year thesis projects to a jury of select industry professionals with the top winners announced at the Rocket Awards Ceremony.
Congratulations to our 4th-year student’s Rocket 2020 Nominees and Award Winners!
The School of Industrial Design had 12 nominees (https://acido.info/rocket-winners-2020/).
| Allison Kachala | Brennan Chiu | Tatum Dietrich | Patrick El Sayegh |
| Sophie Nakashima | Jenna Mcmulllen | Kaj Hallgrimsson | Vivian Lee |
| Denise Pong | Andy Valiente | Yasimine Riachi | Alex Young-Davies |
The Rocket’s awards are broken down into two areas, 3 awards of excellence and 13 sponsorship awards. We took first place for the awards of excellence and won five of the sponsor awards. Congratulations on amazing projects!
1st Place Tatum Dietrich
Project: Moshi Inje Stove
Sponsorship Awards:
| Prototyping Award Yasmine Riachi Project: Cove |
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| Market Ready Award Tatum Dietrich Project:Moshi Inje Stove |
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| Sustainability Award and Design for Good Award Alex Young-Davies Project:TROVE |
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| Design for Manufacturing Award Kaj Hallgrimsson Project:Ceramic Water Filter |
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