DESIGN for HEALTHCARE

	“Design: Design that Means Business” highlights the functionality & human factors, user needs, and aesthetics of designing both consumer and professional/commercial appliances. Bryce Rutter contributes to the Appliance Design article by emphasizing the importance of ethnographic research when analyzing appliance design, “Ethnographies connect the designer of a professional/commercial appliance with the end user in the context of day-to-day use of the product.”
	Bryce Rutter appeared on KWGN-TV-Denver (7-3-08) to discuss his design of "The Green Grill". The grill uses 75% less charcoal and can grill, cook and steam an entire meal.
	"BEHOLD THE FUTURE OF GRILLING" is a featured article in the GLOBE & MAIL, Style Section - August 2, 2008. "The First Truly Ergonomic grill uniquely user-friendly, eco-conscious VCS (Vertical Cooking System) grills, cooks and steams, using (up to) 75% less charcoal than conventional grills with considerable style and ease of use to boot."
	"NEW CHARCOAL GRILL OFFERS SMART DESIGN." HEARTH & HOME Magazine — August 2008 "From the premier design ergonomics & design firm, Metaphase, comes the First Ergonomic Charcoal Grill. One of the most innovative features is a swing-out cooking chamber, which can be rotated to the side of the grill, away from the heat that eliminates the need to tend food over high heat. The innovative design retains heat and moisture making it possible to use 75% less charcoal, ensuring better flavor, than ordinary grills."
	Bryce Rutter, Founder & CEO Metaphase Design Group Inc., and his design of a new GREEN GRILL are the subject of a major Cover Story in the BUSINESS Section - Sunday, July 6, 2008 - St. Louis Post-Dispatch. "A Different Kind of Grill - friendly to the environment and ergonomically designed." The Green Grill is for Bryce Rutter's own line of Branded Products. To read the article, click here.
	Bryce Rutter, Founder & CEO Metaphase Design Group, Inc., is the subject of a major profile in the GLOBE & MAIL, Style Section (August 2, 2008). Bryce talks about bringing ergonomics to cool consumer products - like his GREEN BBQ GRILL which is getting rave reviews from the major press. He also talks about bringing ergonomics to luxury products, wellness and healthcare products. The GREEN GRILL is for Bryce Rutter's new line of branded products.
	The Reichert Tono-Pen AVIA Applanation Tonometer is Gold Award Winner in the Medical/Test & Measurement Equipment category for Appliance Design's Twenty-First Annual Excellence in Design Awards.. To read the Appliance Design article, click her e.
	METROPOLIS magazine asked Metaphase to "develop a portable workplace that would carry a laptop, cell phone, camera, iPod, a tape recorder, cables, backup batteries and chargers, a currency converter, a memory stick, notebooks, pens, and a passport and paper documents in a shoulder bag--that's 18 lbs. of stuff." The objective was to "streamline this clutter eliminating as many items as possible without sacrificing any function." Metaphase's GO design appeared in the April 2007 issue of METROPOLIS.
	Metaphase's design of the Polish Prep Nail Smoother for REVLON was selected by Oprah's O magazine for the magazine's feature, "Love That", which appeared in the May 2007 issue.
	Bryce Rutter, founder & CEO of Metaphase Design Group, is profiled in BUSINESS 2.0 (December 2005/January 2006): "Metaphase blends aesthetics with ergonomics to design products that look good, work better - and sell more." Read the complete major featured story, "Fresh Breath, Fresher Packaging", here.
	Metaphase Design Group Inc. is the subject of a major featured story in The Wall Street Journal. This is the largest profile ever done on a design, ergonomics & research firm by The Wall Street Journal. "A clear strategy, Metaphase has stuck to its gold-standard plan, and they are thriving." Read the complete story here.
	Bryce Rutter, founder & CEO of Metaphase talks about hand-held design in a interview on CNN.
	Bryce Rutter, founder & CEO of Metaphase Design Group Inc., is the subject of a Cover Story in the BUSINESS Section of the Chicago Tribune. The story looks at Metaphase's work for some of the world's most prestigious brands. It also looks at the diversity, depth and influence of Metaphase's work around the world.
	Metaphase is featured in the current issue of AZURE magazine (March/April 2006), "North America's Most Inventive Industrial Design." The article cites Metaphase's work on Solo's Traveler Plus^TM: "It's a best seller -- because it works the best."
	KRYSTAL LIVE, Canada's #1-rated MOJO Radio Show invites Bryce Rutter to talk live and take live call-ins on "What is Good Design".
	Bryce Rutter was one of the speakers at ideaCity04. The prestigious annual international event presents some of the world's leading thinkers and innovators discussing important issues facing the world. Speakers have included: Robert Kennedy Jr., Peter Jennings, Mers Kutt, Sook-Yin Lee, Second City, Alexandre Trudeau, John Perry Barlow and Jean-Michele Cousteau.
	Canada's #1 morning breakfast show invites Bryce Rutter to talk about "Products That Drive Us Crazy."
	I.D. recognizes Metaphase's design of SOLO's ergonomic no-spill Traveler Plus^TM coffee cup lid with the prestigious Annual Design Review Best of Category award for Packaging Design Excellence.
	Metaphase's design of the SoloGrips Cup really stacks up. In the June/July '04 issue, Real Simple Magazine said, "They are sturdy yet flexible. The new cups from SoloGrips won't crack if you grip them too tightly. The indentations up the side of the cup keep it from slipping through sweaty fingers... These make the competition look like cups you get out of a vending machine"
	"Even paint brushes are getting smarter... designed by Canadian Bryce Rutter."
	Bryce Rutter is profiled in a Cover Business Section story, "The Hand that Rocks the Product"; "...he's enjoyed a wildly successful career, helping in the design of several award-winning, breakthrough products, including the first ergonomic sewing machine and paint brush, and Microsoft's famous ergonomic mouse."
	Bryce Rutter makes a series of 3 guest appearances on CTV's "Balance" to discuss great design.
	"Solo Traveler Plus^TM is the zenith of current coffee cup design."