premio vico magistretti

deadline for submission of entries: june 30th, 2007
published october 4th, 2007

theme:
living simplicity in furniture design
combine simplicity with playfulness, elegance,
freshness, and contemporary spirit in home and office furniture design.

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the jury was composed of
norman foster, architect and designer (UK)
patricia urquiola, architect and designer (SPAIN / ITALY)
carlo forcolini, architect and designer (ITALY)
paola antonelli, curator of MoMa department of architecture and design (USA)
paolo imperatori, studio vico magistretti (ITALY)
birgit lohmann, editor-in-chief designboom
and
maddalena depadova, founder of depadova company (ITALY)
luca depadova, engineering/depadova
valeria depadova, director showroom/depadova

see the award ceremony and exhibition

co-organized by designboom and depadova, italy

5402 designers from 98 different countries participated.

... and the winners are

1st prize

'borrod' design by:
line depping from denmark

2nd prize

'teo stool' design by:
luciana gonzalez franco + cristian mohaded from argentina

3rd prize

'yuki' design by:
enrico fratesi + stine gam from italy

honorable mention
(unforseen art commendation)

'boox' design by:
han li + yan hu from china

honorable mention
(unforseen art commendation)

'prop' design by:
peter marigold from uk