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The Winners of Graalglass: Eighth International Design Contest Trieste ContemporaneaOn the 12th and 13th June, in the CEI - Central European Initiative General Secretariat seat, after the greetings of the Ambassador Pietro Ercole Ago, the international jury of "GRAALGLASS International Design Contest Trieste Contemporanea" selected the winners of the Eighth edition choosing the best original projects for a drinking vessel, that will be realized in glass, inspired by the symbols and tradition of the Holy Grail.
The competition, promoted by the Trieste Contemporanea Committee, was open to all the designers coming from the 18 countries of the Central European Initiative, Baltic States, Germany and Turkey and its aim was promoting the most original design expressions of Central European Countries.
The first prize "Gillo Dorfles" was given "for its innovation" to the project of the Roman Architect Stefano Suarez: the shape of a rigorous and geometric goblet is hollowed out in a block of class and is colored by the light filtering from the outside.
The prize CEI (3000 Euros), for the best designer coming from one of the CEI countries outside of the European Union, was given to the Serbian artist Vladimir Stankovic, who proposed a cone with a spiral inserted in a cubic base.
The prize BEBA (1000 Euros), for the youngest selected artist, was given to the young Turkish artist Aysenaz Toker (born in 1984) who designed an original teacup/goblet.
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