The top ten finalists in the 2009 Bombay Sapphire Design Discovery Award have been announced.
September 2nd, 2009
Offering Australia’s biggest prize for design, the Design Discovery Award – now in its 7th year – has announced the top ten finalists, whittled down from a record 90 entries.
This year’s short-listed young designers are:’¨’¨
Adam Cornish – ‘Twist’ (hero image above)
Daniel.Emma – ‘Solids’
David Knott – ‘The Daily Grind’
Gary Galego – ‘Carbonwood’
Helen Kontouris – ‘Breathe’
Joseph Ormrod – ‘Genus- Side Table’
Kain Lucas – ‘Victoria Side Table’
Marcel Sigel – ‘Weddell’
Rohan Nicol – ‘Peppered Sunlight’
Tomek Archer – ‘PegLeg’
These ten finalists will present to the Award committee – including Liane Rossler of Dinosaur Designs, UTS Professor of Design Kees Dorst and Top3 by Design’s Terri Winter – on 14 October for the second round of judging.
The winner will receive a $30,000 grant and a trip to Salone del Mobile furniture fair in Milan. Four runners up will get $2,500 each and the five remaining finalists will receive $1000
With the aim to take the award outside a ‘traditional gallery space’ and bring design to a wider audience, the finalist designs will form part of the Design Discovery Award Exhibition to be hosted at Establishment, Sydney, in November this year – going on to travel to Melbourne and Brisbane in 2010.
The Award ceremony will be held in Sydney, presented by a VIP international guest, yet to be announced.
bombaysapphire.com/designdiscoveryaward
Daniel.Emma – ‘Solids’
Helen Kontouris – ‘Breathe’
Gary Galego – ‘Carbonwood’
Tomek Archer – ‘PegLeg’
Rohan Nicol – ‘Peppered Sunlight’
David Knott – ‘The Daily Grind’
Kain Lucas – ‘Victoria Side Table’
Marcel Sigel – ‘Weddell’
Joseph Ormrod – ‘Genus- Side Table’
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