Michelin Announces Winners of 15th Annual Michelin Design Competition For College for Creative Studies Students

Winning entries from competition will be displayed at the North American International Auto Show as part of the Michelin Challenge Design(TM) Display

DETROIT, Nov. 18 -- The 15th Annual Michelin Design Competition for the College for Creative Studies (CCS) Students was held last week at the Detroit Institute of Arts. CCS students in industrial and transportation design competed for scholarships and to have their works displayed at the 2004 North American International Auto Show.

The competition was based on vehicle designs that would be successful in meeting the accelerating demand for the emerging Chinese auto market and tire/wheel assembly based upon Michelin's PAX(R) System Technology.

This annual design competition is an important aspect of Michelin Challenge Design(TM) and Michelin's commitment to, and fostering of, design. This year, four students from CCS will have their designs on display together with 38 selected designers from 16 different countries at the 2004 North American International Auto Show as part of the Michelin Challenge Design presentation at Cobo Center.

"Michelin was founded by two brothers -- an artist and an architect," said Tom Chubb, vice president of marketing, Michelin Automotive Industry Division. "Edouard and Andre Michelin each had the ability to look at ordinary things and imagine the extraordinary. It is that spirit and vision that Michelin continues to cultivate through Creative Partnerships with CCS, the annual Michelin/CCS Design Competition and Michelin Challenge Design at NAIAS."

Michelin presented the first place winners with $1,250 scholarships. Second place winners received $1,000 scholarships and third place $750 scholarships.

Michelin - College for Creative Studies Design Winners for Vehicle Design Concept:

  1st - Nick Renner, Age 22, Senior from New Hartford, Iowa
  2nd - Yuri Ranum, Age 22, Senior from Boscovel, Wisconsin
  3rd - Jeff Hammoud, Age 23, Senior from Windsor, Ontario, Canada

Michelin - College for Creative Studies Design Winners for Tire and Wheel Concept Using Michelin PAX(R) System Technology:

  1st - Jeff Hammoud, Age 23, Senior from Windsor, Ontario, Canada
  2nd - Nick Renner, Age 22, Senior from New Hartford, Iowa
  3rd - Sung Yeah Song, Age 25, Senior from Korea

Works from the CCS winners and selected designs for Michelin Challenge Design can be seen at the 2004 North American International Auto Show during press and public days January 4-19, 2004 in Cobo Center and Michigan Hall, Detroit.

For complete information about Michelin Challenge Deign, including entry information and future event, visit www.michelinchallengedesign.com .

Michelin manufactures and sells tires for every type of vehicle, including airplanes, automobiles, bicycles, earthmovers, farm equipment, heavy-duty trucks, motorcycles and the space shuttle. The company also publishes travel guides, maps and atlases covering Europe, Asia, Africa and North America. Headquartered in Greenville, S.C., Michelin North America Inc. (www.michelinman.com ) employs 24,640 and operates 22 plants in 18 locations.