Twenty-seven schools entered the stiff competition with a total of 210 entries. Manuel also received an honorable mention in the same competition for his design of a new shaving razor. The result is a totally new and whimsical design that features a bouquet of seven daisies gently cascading out from the top of a small, gum-drop shaped container, which houses the filter, motor and fan.
Dirty air is drawn from the bottom, filtered and sent out through the center of each daisy.
This is Manuels' second, first- place award. Manuel also won the Grand Prize at the Greater New York Automobile Dealers Association's Safety Design Competition during the New York International Auto Show last April. Manuel is currently President of the Student Chapter of the Industrial Designer's Society of America. He is an excellent leader and has contributed many hours to the Department and his fellow students, according to Professor Jim Lesko. UB alumnus Dave Kaiser is Manuel's supervisor at the firm and says that Manuel far exceeds their expectations.