Taiwan did even better at the 2006 iF awards, winning 66 prizes, one-third of which were taken home by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Toe to toe with the big guys Kiddie's Paradise, Inc., which built its business importing educational toys, recognized that with Taiwan losing its competitive advantage in manufacturing the company needed to establish a design and branding center.
2006 年在 iF 大獎中，台灣的獲獎總數更達 66 件，其中三分之一獲獎廠商為中小企業，譬如台南又新公司的壓克力彩色膠帶台、童心園的「太極球」、成貫企業委託大可意念設計的 LED 腳踏車燈等，顯見資源較少的中小企業，也感受到設計的魅力。