Back in 1999 I worked on a project called Millenium Products based at the Design Council (page includes link to PDF with all submissions). Great team to work with I should say first and foremost, as there’s no such recognition on the Design Council’s site. And a nice logo, now only really seen on some black cabs in London for a new cab design. I remember one top engineering product who’s concise prize submission admitted, “it ain’t beautiful but it works” which still makes me smile. 
To attain Millennium Products status, products and services had to:
- Open up new opportunities
- Challenge existing conventions
- Be environmentally responsible
- Demonstrate the application of new or existing technology
- Solve a key problem
- Show clear user benefits.
It was some job to go through all the entries, edit to word length, consult, and produce to time.
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