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Tuesday, 24 July 2007 | Levent OZLER
Prix Emile Hermès
 With a creative tradition reaching back to 1837, Hermes is pleased to present the Prix Emile Hermes. This triennial prize will be awarded to the best and most innovative design on a chosen theme. In its inaugural year, this will be "la legerete au quotidien - everyday lightness", as applied to objects for travel and the home.
A member of the third generation of the family, Emile Hermes took up the reins of the House after the Great War and held them until 1951. An imaginative visionary with an insatiable curiosity and a keen intuition, he knew how to recognise and identify, during his many travels, the inventions of his time and adapt them to the creations of the House. Since then, Hermes has continued to innovate, while preserving the attention to quality that has always guided it. Rigor of thought in creating the object, its meaning and use, and careful consideration of the smallest details are still the core concerns of the House today.
The Prix Emile Hermes is open to:
- independent professional designers, graduates of schools of design, architecture, visual arts or applied arts;
- people without degrees who have a minimum of three years' certified experience in the field of design;
- students in their final year at a school of design, architecture, visual arts or applied arts.
The upper age limit of participants is 40.
The Prix Emile Hermes welcomes applicants from the following European countries:
Austria, Belgium , Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Portugal, Spain , Sweden, Switzerland , the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.
These countries are grouped into eight geographical zones, each of which has its own selection committee and chairman:
- Austria / Czech Republic / Germany Ingo Maurer
- Benelux and Denmark /Sweden (two zones) - Hella Jongerius
- France Marc Berthier
- Greece / Switzerland Alfredo Haberli
- Ireland / United Kingdom Ron Arad
- Italy Massimo Morozzi
- Portugal / Spain Marti Guixe
Enzo Mari will chair the final jury.
The steps of the selection process are as follows:
- from 15 September to 30 November 2007: registration for the Prix Emile Hermes;
- from 1 December 2007 to late January 2008: candidates submit dossiers;
- March 2008: first selection of three candidates - based on dossiers - for each one of the eight geographical zones;
- mid-June 2008: candidates selected in the first round send in prototypes of their projects;
- late June 2008 : final selection of the winners based on the prototypes.
The Award
- 1st prize € 50000
- 2nd prize € 25000
- 3rd prize € 15 000
The complete rules and conditions of participation for the Prix Emile Hermes will be available 15 September 2007 at http://www.prixemilehermes.com
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