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Young Talent: Interior Design Awards <strong>2012</strong> Kick-start for design talent The <strong>Biënnale</strong> <strong>Interieur</strong> jury recently announced the winners of the Interior Design Awards. These awards are known to be an excellent way for young, talented designers to kick-start their career and that reputation has been proven again this year. Apart from this, the Awards once again stressed their international reach. The 241 entries came from 33 countries, including far off places such as Russia, Japan and Nigeria. The jury also consisted of a broad international team, with Belgians such as artist Jan De Cock and Sara De Bondt as well as the Pole Oskar Zieta and, from Kuwait, Majed Al-Sabah, who has been called ‘the Sheik of Chic’ by Time Magazine. This year, the Interior Design Awards focused on our living space, today and tomorrow. The pamphlet ‘Klein Duimpje en de Zevenmijlslaarzen’ (‘Tom Thumb and the Seven-League Boots’) by architect Bruno Vermeersch was the starting point. Prizes were awarded in two categories, namely ‘Space’ and ‘Object’. The jury made a unanimous decision in both categories, and in particular considered the entries from Asian countries to be of an excellent level. Attention to the walls In the ‘Space’ category, the instruction was to furnish a small living space of 30 m 2 . Based on Belgian 1 2 3 legislation, this is the largest space that can be built without a building permit. In his pamphlet, Bruno Vermeersch advocates that beginning architects start with this kind of limited space, instead of venturing to start with visualisations of mega projects. Young creative people were challenged to translate their vision to this compact space. The prize went to the Japanese platform ‘Sandwich’, in association with the Swiss Blue Architects. Their ‘Deformable Wall’ project focuses on the walls around us instead of the objects inside. A double membrane makes the wall look as if it’s full of bulges, making the shapes of the furniture inside visible from the outside. This causes an interaction between the inside and the outside, between the object and the wall. Mocking gravity Finnish Elisa Honkanen was the winner in the ‘Object’ category. Participants had to design practical objects that improve daily life. Her design, ‘Purist’, consists of a simple wooden chair, the legs of which are kept together with a rope. The chair seems to be mocking gravity, because the same rope is also the back of the chair. Purist reminds the viewer of the famous ‘Windsor’ chairs, albeit in a modern, trimmed down version. The minimalist ‘Kishu’ by British jeweller and silversmith Maya Selway, won the second prize in this category. The restful game of metal lines reminds the viewer of vases and bowls, but is, in a way, a subtle optical illusion. The focus is on what isn’t there, rather than on what can be seen. Zascha Petkow, a German designer, also won a prize. His installation, consisting of rings on the wall, can be used as a clothes hanger, but also to put away shoes. In other words, the rings are much more than mere eye candy. All these designs, together with a selection of the other entries, can be seen at <strong>Interieur</strong> <strong>2012</strong>. This fair takes place from 20 to 28 October <strong>2012</strong>, at Kortrijk Xpo. � 15 15 15 1 De ‘Purist’ - Elisa Honkanen (Alle images: <strong>Interieur</strong> <strong>2012</strong>) 2 ‘Deformable Wall’ - Sandwich and Blue Architects 3 ‘Kishu’ - Maya Selway
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