http://www.core77.com/...
1 Hour Design Challenge: Emergency Shelters
Core77 sponsors these one hour design challenges from time to time.
http://www.core77.com/...
Betacup Design Competition
The object was to replace the disposable cup.
http://www.taipeicycle.com.tw/...
international bike design contest
Annual event based in Taiwan.
http://www.electroluxdesignlab.com/
Electrolux Design Awards
Sponsored by the appliance firm and focused on the home.
http://nationaldesignawards.org/...
National Design Awards
Smithsonian Cooper-Hewitt National Design Week: October 9–17, 2010
Update: The link to the International Bike Design Awards was originally http://www.ibdcaward.org/ which turns out to dead end after one screen, although it led to the 2009 awards when tried before posting. Thanks to aoeu for pointing it out and finding the new link.
There are five models in this year's International bike competition that fit what I have in mind:
TRICI from Colombia
AutoVelo from USA
ONEYBIKE from Slovakia
Essence from Brazil
Solar Knight from Taiwan
What I have in mind is a bicycle wheelchair that is street and trail ready, can be folded up to travel, and light enough to carry up three flights of stairs. If a weather fairing can be added without too much weight and decent ventilation, all the better. I'd like to have the capabilities of the Copenhagen Wheel but I understand it's much too heavy to carry far.
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