Category: Awards
International Marianne Brandt Contest 2013: Winners
On Saturday September 7th the winners of the International Marianne Brandt Contest 2013 were unveiled at an awards ceremony in
International Marianne Brandt Contest 2013: Nominations and Awards Party
Having already been to Chemnitz once this year we really are loathed to go a second time. It somehow feels
Designpreis Halle 2014 – Water
Having recently publicly announced that the International Marianne Brandt Contest is “….without question one of our favourite international design competitions….”
DMY Berlin 2013: adream 2012
Normally we don’t pay any heed to design contest exhibitions at design fairs. It just doesn’t feel right, looking at
Depot Basel: Craft & Drawing
As we noted in an earlier post, the team behind Depot Basel were recently awarded a highly coveted Swiss Design
Swiss Design Awards 2013
If you thought you’d seen the epitome of kitsch, we give you….. An olive bowl in the shape of Celine
International Marianne Brandt Contest 2013: Interview with Co-Organisers Linda Pense and Stefan Hannig.
Despite a very personal, and very, very, old, aversion to all things Chemnitz – a situation we really should start
3 X iF Design Award 2013 for Delphin Design
As many of you know we officially gave up reporting on private design awards a couple of years ago –
A&W Designer(s) of the Year 2013: Ronan + Erwan Bouroullec
It being January, IMM Cologne once again provided the backdrop for the presentation of the A&W Designer of the Year
The Poetry of the Functional: The International Marianne Brandt Contest 2013
Older readers will be well aware of the high esteem in which we hold the Bauhaus educated designer Marianne Brandt.
Bauhaus Archiv Berlin: DMY Awards and Jury Selection 2012
Ever since DMY Berlin inaugurated their “Three from Ten” Awards in 2009 the Bauhaus Archiv Berlin has honoured the nominees
A&W Audi Mentorpreis 2012: Benjamin Hubert
Back in January Benjamin Hubert was awarded the A&W Audi Mentorpreis 2012. Presented in conjunction with the A&W Designer of
Designers’ Open Leipzig 2012: New Venue
As we always say one of the joys of visiting design festivals is the chance they offer to explore different
DMY Berlin 2012: Designpreis der Bundesrepublik Deutschland 2012 – Nominations
As already stated, DMY Berlin 2012 is hosting not only the Designpreis der Bundesrepublik Deutschland 2012 exhibition but also the
DMY Berlin 2012.
Although we know better, sometimes we could almost believe that this blog is planned. In our “Belgium is Design” post
Designpreis der Bundesrepublik Deutschland 2012: DMY Berlin Replace German Design Council As Organiser
A couple of years ago we were sat, late one Friday evening, in the kitchen in the Moormann Berge in
A&W Designer of the Year 2012: Patricia Urquiola
For a decade and a half the unofficial start to Cologne Furniture Week has been the honouring of the “A&W
Fuorisalone Milan Design Week 2011 Interview: Eckart Maise, Vitra Chief Design Officer
At the 2011 Milan Furniture Fair Vitra are presenting a range of new products from designers including Konstantin Grcic, Antonio
Jason Miller: Brooklyn Museum of Art Young Designer Award 2010
One of the worst things about being out on the road is that there is much news to catch up
Designers’ Open: Caspar Huckfeldt, Damensattel
At the 2010 Marianne Brandt Contest, Halle based designer Caspar Huckfeldt won the (smow)/Vitra Special Prize for his “Damensattel” In
“Welcome to the Jungle” Red Dot Design Award 2010
Not a word of a lie, we’re sitting here in Eindhoven planning an interview for later on today with some
Dutch Design Awards 2010: Winners
At a gala ceremony in the Eindhoven Muziekgebouw Frits Philips on Saturday evening the Dutch Design Awards 2010 were presented.
Danish Design Prize 2010/11
Timely to the end of our rantings against the current state of Danish design – the Danish Design Centre in
International Marianne Brandt Contest 2010 – Exhibition
Awards ceremonies are all well and good – but much more important is the exhibition to accompany the contest. And
International Marianne Brandt Contest 2010 – Awards Ceremony
Although the Marianne Brandt Contest is on the surface about Marianne Brandt, the awards ceremony in Chemnitz on Friday stood