The Chair Bertus by Belgian designer Alain Monnens grabbed a 2010 Red Dot Award.
It is on show in Kortrijk up to today. Sadly, again I couldn’t attend this Biennial.
Via IDAM, Industrial Design Alain Monnens.
Category: chair design awards
Thomas Heatherwick wins London Design Medal 2010
Thomas Heatherwick, known from his extruded benches has been awarded the London Design Medal 2010 at the occasion of London Design Festival 2010. It’s
given to a designer who has made a significant contribution to design and London having achieved international acclaim for their work. This year, Thomas Heatherwick has been awarded the Medal in recognition of his outstanding contribution to design.
The bench was a contender for the 2010 Brit Insurance Award as well.
via Dezeen.
White Books Chair Installation Awarded
Last year I posted about the White Books Chair project of Enzo Iorio. Yesterday I received an e-mail from Enzo informing me that the installation had won the honors of the Cartasia Biennial of contemporary art, held in Lucca, Italia, with main focus on paper art. Congratulations Enzo!
Bretz introduces their 2010 Kautsch sofas by Carolin Fieber
Check out these amazing retro sofas that won the Reddot Design Award in 2010 by Carolin Fieber. I’ve always loved Bretz‘s boldness and modernness yet staying perfectly comfortable.
The Chair Affair Competition
Via funpresident.com I came across the 2009 corrugated board chair design competition: The Chair Affair of The American Institute of Architecture Students (AIAS). The Corrugated Cardboard Chair of the Photo was one of the finalists.