Pasadena-based multi-disciplinary studio Bluelounge, known for such creative solutions as The SpaceStation, Cool Feet and the CableBox, has won the Bronze International Design Excellence Award (IDEA) from the Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA) and Businessweek, for The Sanctuary.  The IDEA competition is a celebration of the most innovative and exciting product and product concept [...]

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The Japan Design Foundation (JDF) will hold the International Design Competition 2008 under its basic principle of “Design for Every Being,” with its sights set on presenting visions for near-future lifestyles.
For the International Design Competition 2008, JDF has selected the theme “Earth Life” focusing on environmental awareness in our daily lives.
Open to participants internationally
Registration deadline: [...]

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Koelnmesse has commissioned the Rat für Formgebung also known as German Design Council to act as overseers and organisers of the young designers’ exhibition and prize at the International Furniture Fair, imm cologne 09, which is named [d3] contest since last year and was formerly known as Inspired by Cologne. Entries are sought from design [...]

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We are still recovering from the busiest weekend of this summer and we still haven’t had the chance to check out the fab sales in the city. We have heard there is an underground Vivienne Westwood sale with discounts of up to 50 per cent going on somewhere in the city. Our moles are hard [...]

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Calling all budding designers studying design/arts at any of the UAE universities! Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) takes an active interest not only in hotshot bankers but also the creative talent of the country. The financial hub of Dubai has launched a competition for student designers in UAE to come up with contemporary designs for [...]

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Michael Laude and the Bose Corporate Design Center were selected as the “design team of the year 2008″. Issued annually since 1988, the award honours design teams that set standards through continuous design innovation. Among the former recipients are the teams from BMW, LG Electronics, adidas, Pininfarina, Nokia, Apple, Siemens, and frogdesign. The Bose [...]

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MUJI, the Japanese brand that literally translates to ‘no brand’ and promotes unpretentious design with its minimalist and super-practical products has announced this year’s MUJI AWARDS Competition.
Here’s what one of the biggest design influences of 21st century have to say about the competition:
Its theme this time is Found MUJI. Since it was established in [...]

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The much-anticipated 2008 ICFF Editors Awards were bestowed on best-of-show products in a total of 16 categories. The ICFF Editors Awards Ceremony took place during the 20th annual International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF) at New York City’s Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. This year’s ICFF Editors Awards Committee included Anniina Koivu of Abitare, Catherine Osborne [...]

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This is definitely Jean Nouvel’s year. After winning the coveted Pritzker Prize earlier this year, the French architect has been selected to design a high-rise tower called the Signal Tower in La Défense business district on the outskirts of Paris. Nouvel who was chosen from among five finalists, including Norman Foster and Daniel Libeskind.

The building [...]

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The FX International Interior Design Awards are here again. The prestigious awards, in its 10th year, rewards the best in interior design industry globally. Organised by the leading UK interiors magazine FX, these awards are one of the most glamorous and coveted awards in the industry. The closing date for entries is 20 June 2008 [...]

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