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 Gem Essence of Bulgari Designed by Dragon RougeThe Bulgari jewellery brand is extending the expertise it has developed in the luxury goods market to the world of cosmetics with the launch of Gem Essence, a range of skincare creams, and appoints Dragon Rouge to create its packaging.A jeweller since 1884, Bulgari is one of the leading players in the luxury goods market and enjoys international recognition for the outstanding quality of its precious stones. Having established its reputation, above all, in the world of fine jewellery, the brand has gradually expanded the scope of its activities to watchmaking, accessories and fragrances and, more recently, to the world of luxury hotels and cosmetics. With the launch of Gem Essence, Bulgari wants to create a revolutionary context: a premium range of skincare creams where the raw material itself is "precious" and allows the skin to retrieve its original youth and radiance. Bulgari Gem Essence is a unique combination of four precious stones: sapphire, malachite, citrine and tourmaline. The brand wants to assert its credibility in the cosmetics industry and confirm the sincerity of its promise. To achieve these objectives, the brand turned to Dragon Rouge for the creation of its packaging range. more Gem Essence of Bulgari Designed by Dragon Rouge design directory Dragon Rouge > Logo and Branding Design Studios added by Levent OZLER |
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 Floating Chairs: the Know-how of the Italian Chair DistrictThe Naviglio Grande Canal was the unusual and striking stage chosen by the Italian Chair District, the Italian and international heartland of the chair industry - 800 highly specialised companies responsible for 30% of world production, to present its products during the Salone Inernazionale del Mobile held in Milan last April.A 40-metre walkway hosted an installation of seating models representing the extraordinary manufacturing skills of the Friulian seating sector, a network of small and large companies displaying an impressive combination of keen craftsmanship handed down through generations, design research and technological innovation, supported along the way by international designers to whom the design of chairs has always represented a not easy challenge and a significant test. Together, these companies depict the history and productive nature of a world-unique sector that markets tens of millions of seating models a year, satisfying the most diverse demands in terms of use, life-style and taste, and winning prestigious international contract projects to furnish the world's leading hotels, the headquarters of major car manufacturers, luxurious cruise ship staterooms, fashionable venues, airports and high-brand stores. more Floating Chairs: the Know-how of the Italian Chair District added by Levent OZLER |
 Australasian Student Design Awards ResultsThe DIA's hotly contested 2009 Australasian Student Design Awards (ASDA) concluded recently, with design students from Australian and New Zealand tertiary institutions submitting their best final year work for judging by some of the industry's most experienced designers.The calibre of the work submitted resulted in the Overall Winner's Award being declared a tie - the first ever - judges being presented with eight category- winning entries, and a very difficult choice. The judges commented that "while the two winning projects were widely different in their presented solutions, the quality of the work was outstanding in both, and the judges found it difficult to separate them." Nazia Kachwalla (Interior Design) from the Victorian University of Wellington, New Zealand, and Ching Tan (Industrial Design) from Swinburne University in Melbourne, both received Awards of Excellence for their entries, with each student receiving an Eco-Design Internship at WSP Group and a $1,500 design travel grant to further their careers. Caroline Benzie, DIA National Program and Events Officer, said that overall entries for the 2009 ASDAs were up sixty-three per cent on last year, a reflection of ASDA's rapidly increasing profile amongst design institutions throughout Australasia."ASDA is a program that rewards design excellence and proudly promotes the region's top tertiary students, the future of innovation and sustainable design practice," she explained. more Australasian Student Design Awards Results design directory Design Institute of Australia > Design Organizations added by Levent OZLER |
 EESC Design ZeroNine AwardTo mark the European Year of Creativity and Innovation, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) is launching a design competition to create, and later produce, an innovative and sustainable design product, including packaging, with a strong civil society message.The EESC, in cooperation with the Belgian design organisation, Designed in Brussels, represented by Olivier Gilson, and the independent design curator, Giovanna Massoni, is launching EESC Design ZeroNine in all 27 EU Member States. The purpose is to create an innovative design product with packaging for a modern, mobile and international audience, aged 30+, which will be officially adopted by the EESC as a promotional gift for its President, Vice-Presidents and Members to be used during official visits and on other designated occasions. The winning design will be awarded 10.000 Euro and will be produced in a limited edition in 2010 as part of the EESC's communication strategy. The competition is open to professional designers and design students, either as individuals or teams, who are born or resident in one of the 27 European Union Member States. competition (ended) current design competitions more info www.des... (617) design directory Design Awards added by Levent OZLER |
 Hans Robertus: New Director for Dutch Design WeekHans Robertus will succeed John Lippinkhof as the new director of Dutch Design Week.He will fulfill this position next to his role as Senior Director Research, Development & Innovation at Philips Design. "We are very exited to have Hans Robertus on board as Director of Dutch Design Week," said Ad van Berlo, chairman of the board of Dutch Design Week. "In this way we can make full use of his visions towards Dutch design and the experience he has built at Philips Design. We believe he can get this platform to the next level." "I am very delighted with this position," commented Hans Robertus about his new position. "My objective is to really make Dutch Design Week the week of the Dutch Design community. In my vision the Dutch Design Week will be a platform for Design in total and that the week will be the start of a New Year cycle. Together with the 'Design Academy', 'The Faculty of Industrial Design of the Technical University Eindhoven', 'Design Platform Eindhoven' and 'Philips Design', 'VanBerlo' and many other design consultancies, this region has become a pivot point for design in the Netherlands and Europe." more Hans Robertus: New Director for Dutch Design Week added by Levent OZLER |
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