Trophée Up Design 2008

Posted on June 7, 2008
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until September 30th 2008

THE POLE ENFANT SEARCHES THE BEST YOUNG DESIGNERS IN CHILDREN’S PRODUCTS TROUGHOUT THE WORLD.

After having studied over 120 projects sent in by nearly 250 art and design school students, the 2006 “Trophée Design” is ‘growing up’ and is now the “Trophée Up Design”.
The aim is to spot the best projects in art and design schools throughout the world!

An educational snuggle blankie or cuddly toy, futuristic clothing, Zen furniture, ever-evolving food packaging, or a fun concept store … The 2008 “Trophée Up Design” allows your imagination to run free for any aspect of 0-12 year old children’s products (agri-food, furniture and furnishings, health and hygiene, clothing, toys and games, childcare equipment or children’s living areas …). Entrants for the 2008 Trophée Up Design should put forward a concrete realisation of an innovative idea with an original design and/or original functions that contributes to the well-being of 0-12 year olds.

20 competition projects will be selected by a jury composed of designers, sociologists and companies from the Pôle Enfant (Children’s Products Cluster). A total of €8,500 will be shared by the top three entries as follows:
- 1rst prize : 5 000 euros
- 2nd prize : 3 000 euros
- 3rd prize : 1 500 euros.
The “Trophée Up Design” is open to all students from art and design schools from all around the world. Participants must complete the online registration form as fully as possible on the website trophee-updesign.com.

About:
Awarded the ‘Pôle de compétitivité’ (Competitive Cluster) label by the French Government in July 2005, the Pôle Enfant brings together all those involved in children’s products to work for a common aim: act and innovate to increase child well-being. This project was set up by the Maine-et-Loire Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and the Pôle Enfant was officially launched on 16 November 2004 with the 1st Innovation Forum for children’s products.

A few facts and figures about the Pôle Enfant:
Nearly 60 leading, innovative businesses (Bébé Confort, Brioche Pasquier, Charal, Groupe Salmon Arc-en-ciel, Eram, Meubles Gautier, etc.) in the world of 0-12 year old children’s products,
10 business sectors with unique transversal expertise (agri-food, manufacture of clothing and footwear, toys and games, furniture and furnishings, childcare products, etc.).
20 partner schools and research centers (Ecole de design de Nantes, Lycée de la Mode, Sciences Com’, etc.)
A large team of qualified experts advising the Pôle Enfant (Hospitals, the French Education Nationale, designers, nutritionists, stylists, architects, sociologists, etc.).

Breakthrough for Life-improving design

Posted on June 5, 2008
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Today Singapore’s Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts, Dr. Lee Boon Yang, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in Copenhagen, Denmark with the Danish Minister for Economic and Business Affairs, Bendt Bendtsen. This MOU will see the establishment of a Singapore-Denmark Cooperation program on Design to Improve Life. The signing of the MOU is a part of an official visit by Dr. Lee Boon Yang to Denmark hosted by INDEX: Design to Improve Life.

INDEX, focuses on Design to Improve Life worldwide

Through collaborative development, the MOU will generate a greater understanding of the human, social, environmental and economical impact of Design to Improve Life. Singapore and Denmark will also share statistics and research studies within the field of the co-operation program and develop links and joint programs between educational institutions and the design industry.
INDEX: and The DesignSingapore Council will be the implementing agencies in Denmark and Singapore respectively.

DesignAndDesign.com unchains design!

Posted on May 31, 2008
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Since January 2008, at the initiative of agence marc praquin, DesignAndDesign.com website has enabled designers from all over the world, to have their voices heard, finally liberated from the monopoly of major publishers. DesignAndDesign.com offers them a free opportunity to present their work in the first book entirely devoted to the best of graphic and product design.

The “2008 Design and Design Book of the Year” shows the 730 award-winning designs which were honored each day on DesignAndDesign.com homepage.

As a new reference, benefiting the universal community of designers, design and design project integrates contributions by active members from over 100 countries.

My Deer

Posted on May 27, 2008
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My Deer is a fun stool designed by Jeroen Wesselink wich can be placed as a hunting trophy seems like a colourful mural decor.

Pools and Poof

Posted on May 20, 2008
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These Leather elements has been designed by Robert Stadler as three-dimensional forms, of differing sizes, which are laid on the floor or affixed to walls, looking like pools of water.

“…are we dealing with a piece of furniture, a work, or a mutant?…”

The missing Chair

Posted on May 16, 2008
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Nobody&Co presents a collection of seven chairs, each one different from the other, with which it is also possible to obtain angular compositions and a bench.

Nobody&co is the trademark of a creative team, Alisée Matta, copywriter and Giovanni Gennari, art director.

Pacifier-style thermometer

Posted on May 14, 2008
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The pacifier-style thermometer with an orthodontic nipple makes it easy to take baby’s temperature in a natural and noninvasive way.

Pacifier-style thermometer by SONIC design

While working for top design firms in the US and Germany SONIC Design has developed many medical products, and received highly renowned design awards including IDSA silver.

Bolido

Posted on May 13, 2008
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Bolido is a suspension lamp in silkscreened and curved glass. Supporting metal structure with two white glass diffusers.

Peugeot Design Contest 08

Posted on May 10, 2008
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“IMAGINE THE PEUGEOT IN THE WORLDWIDE MEGALOPOLIS OF TOMORROW”
Create a Concept Car which is designed to evolve within the cities of the future, whilst retaining the key values of the 21st century. The projects should bear Peugeot’s stylistic codes and must contain the following four aspects included in this design competition: environmental awareness, social harmony, interactive mobility and economic efficiency.

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Manta Chair

Posted on May 9, 2008
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Manta Chair has been designed by Rodrigo Torres for Poliform.

Rodrigo Torres lives and works in Milan.

Samsung Young Design Award

Posted on May 8, 2008
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The multinational company Samsung Electronics Italia is taking off for the second time with its competition aimed at students of Italian design schools, the Samsung Young Design Award.

Milan, April 8th, 2008. Samsung Electronics Italia presents the second edition of the Samsung Young Design Award, a competition aimed at all Italian design students. After the success of the first edition in 2007, this afternoon the multinational company presented the schedule and activities at the De Carli room at Politecnico di Milano.

The 2008 edition of the competition began last March 15th with the opening of the first phase dedicated to the sign-up of students and to the presentation of their projects. In addition, the website dedicated to this initiative, www.samsungyoungdesignaward.com, was put online in order to allow interested youth to sign up and find all relative information on the competition. The first phase will end June 18th, at which point the finalists will be chosen, whose projects will be presented to the public at the big final event this fall.

Also this time around, the jury is composed of great and important figures of the design world. Back to judge the projects this year are: Richard Sapper, Industrial Designer, Michele De Lucchi, Industrial Designer, and Stefano Casciano, Design Editor. Accompanying them will be Alberto Meda, Industrial Designer and Ezio Manzini, Industrial Designer. Finally, there will be two other world famous jurors: Donald D. Powell, Interior Designer, and Fritz Frenkler, Designer.

This year, the theme of the SYDA competition as well as of the students’ projects is “Digital Solutions for a Sustainable Life”; this project regards all digital solutions that can be used to improve the quality between people and the space that surrounds them.

The presented projects can range from solutions for the end user to the field of Health, with the objective of creating environmentally-oriented solutions and that favor energy conservation. Among the evaluation criteria are:
-Innovation, aesthetic and ergonomic
-Interaction and usability for the user
-Respect for the environment
-Analysis of the context in which the product is used
-Quality of the visible materials and of contents

The launch of the second edition of the competition will be accompanied by a series of activities in the different Italian universities, involving promotion and several workshops open to the students to better explain the competition.
All information and news will be published on samsungyoungdesignaward.com