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Interior Motives Design Awards 2004 Announces Judging Panel

LONDON, May 10, 2004 --

- The Interior Motives magazine has announced its judging panel for the 2004 Interior Motives Design Awards.

This year's judges include some of the world's finest and most respected senior automotive designers and design managers from carmakers and interior suppliers.

The Judges are: Olivier Boulay, Senior Executive Officer & Corporate General Manager, Product Design Office, Mitsubishi Motors Corp; Guy Burgoyne, Studio Chief Designer, Product Design, Volvo Cars; Simon Cox, Design Director, GM Advanced Design - UK; Bill Fluharty, Vice-President Industrial Design - North America, Johnson Controls Inc; Steve Lewis, Design Manager, Seat Cars; Justyn Norek, Design Manager, I.D.E.A Institute; Sarah Maynard, Interior Designer, Aston Martin; Roberto Piatti, Managing Director, Stile Bertone; Marek Reichman, Director Interior Strategy Product and Design Process, Ford Motor Company; Rus Shafer, Director, Industrial Design, Intier Automotive; and Andreas Wlasak, Director of Industrial Design - Interior Systems, Faurecia.

This year's awards - which will take place during the Paris Motor Show on 24 September 2004 - have already attracted almost 200 registrations from students of transportation and industrial design from 20 countries. The submission of students' projects will be closing on 31 May 2004.

The Interior Motives Design Awards 2004 ceremony will be held at Le Cab, the colorful Parisian restaurant-club with its retro-futuristic interior design (www.cabaret.fr)

Organisers recommend pre-registration (free of charge) to avoid disappointment, as there are a limited number of tickets available. Pre-registration is now open online at www.interiormotivesawards.com (VIP Fast Track).

The Interior Motives Design Awards 2004 is supported by Intier Automotive as a premier sponsor and, as gold sponsors: Alcantara SpA, Corus Automotive Engineering, Rieter Automotive Systems, Seton Leather, Technicon International Management Services and Waeco International.