Events Archive

Join us for the final tradeshow of the Winter 2025 IPD Challenge!

Explore innovative student-designed solutions to water conservation and access challenges.

Design Challenge: To design and produce a tangible product that enables you to get outside and be well.

Number of Teams: 6 (student teams from Stamps Art & Design, Ross School of Business, College of Engineering, and School of Information)

Faculty: Sheldon Davis (Michigan Ross) and Stephanie Tharp (Art & Design)

Location: Winter Garden Ross School of Business

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Design Challenge: To design and produce a tangible product that enables people to go outside and be well.

Number of Teams: 6 (student teams from Stamps Art & Design, Ross School of Business, College of Engineering, and School of Information)

Faculty: Sheldon Davis (Michigan Ross) and Stephanie Tharp (Art & Design)

Location: online (visit product websites here)

Design Challenge: To design and produce a tangible product that enables hospitality in small spaces. 

Number of Teams: 4 (student teams from Stamps Art & Design, Ross School of Business, College of Engineering, and School of Information)

Faculty: Eric Svaan (Michigan Ross) and Stephanie Tharp (Art & Design)

Location: Lobby area of Robertson Auditorium (visit product websites here)

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Design Challenge: To design and produce a tangible product that enables hospitality in spall spaces. 

Number of Teams: 4 (student teams from Stamps Art & Design, Ross School of Business, College of Engineering, and School of Information)

Faculty: Eric Svaan (Michigan Ross) and Stephanie Tharp (Art & Design)

Location: online (visit product websites here)

Design Challenge: To design and produce a tangible product that lowers barriers to participation in outdoor activities by persons who have lost functional use of one or more limbs. 

Number of Teams: 5 (student teams from Stamps Art & Design, Ross School of Business, College of Engineering, and School of Information)

Faculty: Eric Svaan (Michigan Ross) and Stephanie Tharp (Art & Design)

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Location: Lobby area of Robertson Auditorium (visit product websites here)

Design Challenge: To design and produce a tangible product that lowers barriers to participation in outdoor activities by persons who have lost functional use of one or more limbs. 

Number of Teams: 5 (student teams from Stamps Art & Design, Ross School of Business, College of Engineering, and School of Information)

Faculty: Eric Svaan (Michigan Ross) and Stephanie Tharp (Art & Design)

Location: online (visit product websites here)

Join us for the 30th IPD Trade Show!

Design challenge: Healthy Women / Healthy World

Number of Teams: 6 (students from Stamps Art & Design, Ross School of Business, College of Engineering, and School of Information)

Faculty: Eric Svaan (Michigan Ross) and Deepa Butoliya (Art & Design)

Location: online (visit product websites here

Design challenge: Aging in Place Safely

Number of Teams: 6 (students from Stamps Art & Design, Ross School of Business, College of Engineering, and School of Information)

Faculty: Eric Svaan (Michigan Ross) and Stephanie Tharp (Art & Design)

Location: Robertson Auditorium Lobby (visit product websites here)

Read STAMPS News Blog here

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Design challenge: Aging in Place Safely

Number of Teams: 6 (students from Stamps Art & Design, Ross School of Business, College of Engineering, and School of Information)

Faculty: Eric Svaan (Michigan Ross) and Stephanie Tharp (Art & Design)

Location: online (visit product websites here)

Read STAMPS News Blog here

Design challenge: Self Sufficient and In Control

Number of Teams: 4 (students from Stamps Art & Design, Ross School of Business, College of Engineering, and School of Information)

Faculty: Eric Svaan (Michigan Ross) and Stephanie Tharp (Art & Design)

Design challenge: Reduce Isolation, Enhance Social Engagement in Pandemic

Number of Teams: 6 (students from Stamps Art & Design, Ross School of Business, College of Engineering, and School of Information)

Faculty: Eric Svaan (Michigan Ross) and Stephanie Tharp (Art & Design)

Location: online (visit product websites here)

Results >

Design challenge: Technology-connected household product to improve small living spaces
Number of Teams: 4 (students from Stamps Art & Design, Ross School of Business, College of Engineering, and School of Information)
Faculty: Eric Svaan (Michigan Ross) and Stephanie Tharp (Art & Design)
Location: online (visit product websites here)
Read Ross News Blog here

Design challenge: Products to Improve Young Adult Health Habits
Number of Teams: 7 (students from Stamps Art & Design, Ross School of Business, College of Engineering, and School of Information)
Faculty: Eric Svaan (Michigan Ross) and Stephanie Tharp (Art & Design)
Location: Robertson Lobby, Ross School of Business

Design challenge: Healthy Kids / Active Tech
Number of teams: 6 (students from Stamps Art & Design, Ross School of Business, College of Engineering, and School of Information)
Faculty: Eric Svaan (Michigan Ross) and Stephanie Tharp (Art & Design)
Visit product websites here
Location: Tauber Colloquium, Ross School of Business
Event photos: Flickr
Read the results here

Design challenge: One-handed Convenience Product
Number of teams: 6 (students from Stamps Art & Design, Ross School of Business, College of Engineering, and School of Information)
Faculty: Eric Svaan (Michigan Ross) and Stephanie Tharp (Art & Design)
Visit product websites here
Location: Tauber Colloquium, Ross School of Business
Event photos
Read the 2018 Results Here

Design challenge: Technology to Maintain Senior Health
Number of teams: 7 (students from Stamps Art & Design, Ross School of Business, College of Engineering, and School of Information)
Visit Product Websites here
Faculty: Eric Svaan (Michigan Ross) and Stephanie Tharp (Art & Design)
Location: STAMPS Gallery
Press: Industrial Designers Society of America
Event photos: Flickr
Read the 2018 results here.

Design challenge: Space saving product
Number of teams: 8 (students from Stamps Art & Design, Ross School of Business, College of Engineering, and School of Information)
Faculty: Eric Svaan (Michigan Ross) and Stephanie Tharp (Art & Design)
Press: U-M 2017 Annual Report, U-M Arts & Culture, Ross News Blog, Textile World, IDSA, and IDSA Member News 
Location: STAMPS Gallery
Event Photos: Flickr

Design challenge: Space saving product
Number of teams: 8 (students from Stamps Art & Design, Ross School of Business, College of Engineering, and School of Information)
Faculty: Eric Svaan (Michigan Ross) and Stephanie Tharp (Art & Design)
 

Design challenge: Wearable Technologies
Number of teams: 6 teams (students from Stamps Art & Design, Ross School of Business, College of Engineering, and School of Information)
Faculty: Eric Svaan (Ross) and Stephanie Tharp (Art & Design)

Design challenge: One-handed household device
Number of teams: 5
Team with the highest profits after paying for remaining inventory: Zip+
Faculty: Eric Svaan (Ross) and Stephanie Tharp (Art & Design)
Snapchat: https://youtu.be/_FHdQDWLaAE
Event Photos: View photos on Flickr
Location: Colloquium, Ross School of Business
Read the results from the 2016 Trade Show here

Design Challenge: Portable Electronics for College Students
Number of teams: 6
Team with the highests profits after paying for remaining inventory: Cordly
Event photos: View photos on Flickr
Video of faculty Bill Lovejoy and John Marshall
Location: Colloquium, Ross School of Business
Press: The University Record
Read the results from the 2014 Trade Show here