OFFECCT’s Design Manager Anders Englund and designer Patrick Norguet travelled to Essen, Germany on 5 July 2010, in order to take part in the awards presentation of the “red dot award: product design,” one of the largest and major international design competitions.
 Red Dot Design Award 2010 |
 Fly Chair by Patrick Norguet |
 Geo Soundwave by Ineke Hans |
As mentioned in an earlier blog post, Patrick Norguet’s Fly chair, and the acoustic panel Soundwave Geo designed by Ineke Hans was chosen to receive the Red Dot Design Award for 2010 earlier this year, and now the awards were presented at the Aalto-Theater in Essen.
Since Essen and the Ruhr area is the 2010 European Capital of Culture, the award ceremony included cultural features such as Russian virtuoso pianist Nikolai Tokarev, and the Aalto Ballett Theater Essen performing pieces from the ballet “La Vie en Rose” by Ben Van Cauwenbergh.
The Red Dot jury about Norguet’s FLY:
“Fly presents itself in an organic design language. Because very little energy is necessary for making the fabric, the chair meets the demands for sustainable production.”
- The official Red Dot web site
- Fly and Geo Connecting the Red Dots: Design as an Investment and Driving Force for Growth and Value Creation
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