Citroën drain-cover by Roland Kaufmann (made from a C4’s alloy rim)

Started back in November 2007, Citroën’s International competition, C-Design (Combine, Connect, Create) invited participants to design products for everyday use by combining existing parts of Citroen models, provided as 3D files.

The winning project is the Citroen Sledge by Ognyan Bozhilov from Bulgaria.

The eye-catching toboggan concept is constructed from car parts including a C4 Picasso’s rear seat, a C3 steering wheel, a C3 Pluriel’s roof pillars and the spoiler from a C4 Coupe.

Ognyan Bozhilov will receive the €10,000 first prize.

A prestigious jury of senior design figures including Citroën’s Head of Styling, Jean Pierre Ploué poured over thousands of design submissions.

Handle Phone by Giulio Baiocco	Aileron Stair by J.L. Gomez Vaiz	C-Zero by Francesco Castiglione Morelli

ç-parè by Valerio Stramaccioni

Entries included a telephone made from a door handle, a staircase constructed from rear spoilers and a seat made from the bonnet of a C1 city car.

The judges singled out Bozhilov’s sledge design from the other finalists, praising its innovation, visual impact and functionality – words synonymous with Citroën’s own design ethic.

Second place went to Roland Kaufmann from Austria, for his Citroën drain-cover concept made from a C4’s alloy rim.

The third place went to Italian Valerio Stramaccioni, for his design which uses recycled glass from Citroën side windows to create a free-standing sculpture of glass sheets covered with special filters that play with the ambient lighting to create different optical effects.

La Citronette by GP Design Partners	Touch Me! by Stefano Arduini	FW_c2.0 by Oriol Barri

The ten finalists had their ideas prototyped and exhibited at Milan’s International Design Exhibition, I Saloni.

(Source: Citroen)