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 Red Dot Presents Asian Design Excellence in ShenzhenIn the past ten years, Asia's economic landscape has been subject to serious changes.It has developed from a mere production site to a knowledge-based society. It is, for example, reflected in the continuous development of high-tech industry. Thanks to well-directed public promotion and private commitment, Asia's creative industries can report their greatest success. Today, Asia is one of the most important centers of design worldwide. Manufacturers have learned that design is of great significance for a company's commercial success, because design provides good ideas with a form and is indispensable for differentiation in the global market. Being competitive means striving for being best. The exhibition "red dot on tour - creative asia" presents the enormous potential of Asian design to a wide audience. From 15 May until 18 May 2009, the exhibition at the "City of Design" Creative Industrial Estate, Central Park, in Shenzhen, shows a selection of awarded Asian products from the internationally renowned red dot design award. event (ended) current design events more Red Dot Presents Asian Design Excellence in Shenzhen design directory Red Dot Design Award > Industrial Design Awards added by Levent OZLER |
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 AGATA Chair from Kokuyo Wins Prestigious German Design AwardThe new AGATA/D chair from Kokuyo has won the prestigious Universal Design Award 09.The award is judged by a panel of five professional designers and a cross section of 100 end users. Although sponsored by German organisations Universal Design GmbH and iF International Forum Design GmbH, the Award recognises international design excellence and Kokuyo becomes the first Japanese company to be honoured. The Universal Design Award was established to raise awareness of contemporary design issues to individuals, businesses, researchers and government. The programme is unique in that it invites the public to participate in deciding which products deserve an award. Judging decisions are based on key criteria such as accessibility, flexibility, intuitiveness, safety, affordability and sustainability. Although it scored highly across the board, the judges were particularly impressed with AGATA's ability to combine exceptional comfort with ease of use. more AGATA Chair from Kokuyo Wins Prestigious German Design Award added by Levent OZLER |
 School of the Art Institute of Chicago Exhibitions at SaloneShowcasing its young designers' ideas, the School of the Art Institute of Chicago is planning multiple exhibitions during the week of Salone del Mobile 2009.In conjunction with its SaloneSatellite exhibition, "Objects for the Age of Obama: New Objects Inspired by Change, Hope, Challenge and Allure," SAIC's second in three years, the School will be presenting two complimentary exhibitions - the only American school to do so. These include a series of projects developed with designer Jonathan Olivares and Danese, exhibited at the Danese showroom - The Expanding Classroom: New Ways to Live and Learn, and a series of speculative projects developed in the School's Motorola funded GFRY Design Studio, titled 2000 Watt Living: New Ways to Conserve and Generate Energy, developed to promote responsible energy usage. more School of the Art Institute of Chicago Exhibitions at Salone design directory Art Institute of Chicago > Art Museums added by Levent OZLER |
 Royal Botania at the Tribeca Film Festival, i Saoni and ICFFRoyal Botania, Belgian-based outdoor furniture manufacturer, will be all over the streets of New York over the course of the next month.First a selection of products from their NINIX collection including twelve NNX 55 white chairs and the NNX 360 black expandable table will be used to outfit the Press Lounge of the Tribeca Film Festival. Shortly afterwards, Royal Botania will hit the Javits Center for their first-ever showing at the acclaimed ICFF. There they will introduce an expansive line of sculptural outdoor lighting. In addition, they will debut the new introductions to the Sunday collection: Sunday 53, an elegant dining chair with a modern, classic silhouette; and Sunday 193, a matching lounger. Hospitality focused, these new additions have a timeless look that is designed to match with just about anything. more www.roy... (44) added by Levent OZLER |
 LG Design the Future CompetitionLG Mobile Phones is partnering with crowdSPRING and Autodesk to hold a new competition to define the future of personal mobile communication.Starting today, U.S. residents age 18 and over can have a chance to design their vision of the next revolutionary LG mobile phone and compete for more than $80,000 in awards. This year's competition is even bigger and better than last year's with first place awarded $20,000, second place awarded $10,000 and third place awarded $5,000. And to reward as many people as possible in the name of creativity, LG will be giving out a whopping 40 honorable mentions of $1,000 plus an LG U.S. phone! "We're very excited about this competition because it gives consumers, professionals, students and design enthusiasts all a chance to exercise their creative imaginations and have their ideas be heard," said Ehtisham Rabbani, V.P. of product strategy and marketing for LG Electronics MobileComm. "You don't have to work for LG to make an impact on the future of mobile phones." Autodesk will supply participating designers with a free 15-day trial of SketchBook Pro. The 15-day trial will give all competitors access to industry-leading professional design software and levels the playing field for professional and amateur designers alike to create the phone of their dreams. competition (ended) current design competitions more info www.cro... (519) design directory Industrial Design Awards added by Levent OZLER |
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