International Design Awards Announce 2008 Winners
Summary
Los Angeles, CA, February 04, 2009 --( Architects and designers of interiors, fashion, products, and graphics submitted over 1000 entries from 52 countries throughout the world, proving IDA’s global emphasis.“The International Design Awards remain focused on recognizing visionary artists spanning all disciplines of design,” said Hossein Farmani, IDA founder, “We’re thrilled to announce IDA’s second season drew in a record number of entries from almost twice as many countries as last year.The innovation and quality of this year’s submissions have truly raised the bar for future competitions.” The IDA jury, comprised of 50 members, includes; Qingyun Ma, Dean of Architecture, University of Southern California; Gwynne Pugh, Pugh+Scarpa Architects; Kahi Lee, Host, HGTVs "Design on a Dime" and Style Networks "My Celebrity Home”; Rido Busse, Chairman, German Industry and Trade Board; John Dunnigan, Chair, Department of Furniture, Rhode Island School of Design; and Brandusa Niro, Editor-in-Chief and Founder, Fashion Week Daily; and other leaders and editors in the design fields.2008 Professional First Place Awards Architect of the Year: PTW Architects with ARUP and CCDI, “The Watercube” New Residential Building: Correia/Ragazzi Arquitectos, “Casa no Gerês” New Commeical Building: Francine Houben, “FiftyTwoDegrees” Landscape: WXY Architecture + Urban Design, “The Battery Bosque & Carousel” Institutional: BGP Arquitectura, “Ave Fenix Fire Station” Conceptual: PTW Architects with ARUP and CCDI, “The Watercube” Urban Design: Rogers Marvel Architects, “Battery Park City Streetscapes” Renovation: Jonathan Kirschenfeld Associates, “Floating Pool” -- Interior Designer of the Year: Simone Micheli Architectural Hero, “New Urban Face” Residential: Marmol Radziner + Associates, “Vienna Way Residence Interiors” Office: Camenzind Evolution Ltd, “Google – EMEA Engineering Hub” Commercial: Pierluigi Piu, “Olivomare Restaurant – London” Renovation: Taryn Christoff, Martin Finio, Jeff Hong, Chris Mechaley, Mac Patoulas, John Szot, Vicky Yuan, “The Heckscher Foundation” Institutional: Simone Micheli Architectural Hero, “New Urban Face” Other: Greutmann Bolzern Design Studio, “Swiss First Class Check-in” Conceptual: Setmund Leung Design Ltd, “Magic Home” -- Fashion Designer of the Year: Toni Maticevski, “Maticevski Spring Summer 2009” Jewelry: Downstairs Studio, “Pilo Pilo Ring” Footwear: Shane & Shawn, “Women’s Spring 2009” Pret-a-Porter – Women: Institute of Dress, “Institute of Dress” Pret-a-Porter – Men: Quinn Thompson, “Gregory Quinn Holiday 2008” Avant Garde: Reba Dilbert, “Batabano” Lingerie/Intimates: Keep Me, “Keep Me” Sportswear: Kara Janx, “Kara Janx” Bags: Mollie Culligan, “The Jack Rabbit Collection” Haute Couture: Toni Maticevski, “Maticevski Spring Summer 2009” -- Product Designer of the Year: Stuart Karten Design, “SimpleTech SimpleDrive” Windows/Doors: Valli & Valli, “ZH Duemilacinque” Kitchen Appliances: Uutensil, “Stirr a Revolution in Your Pan” Kitchen Furniture: Magni Home Collection, “Metropolitan Barstool” Energy Conservation Equipment: Valli & Valli, “The Dyson Airblade” Rural Sustainable Design: Designnobis, “Aqua Trap” Outdoor Lighting: Esque Studio, “Life-like Predator Owl Light” Interior Furniture: Komplot Design, “Nobody & Little Nobody Chairs” Interior Lighting: Bocci, “14” Home Computers: Stuart Karten Design, “SimpleTech SimpleDrive” TV/Video/Audio Equipment: Phiaton Corporation, “Phiaton Moderna Series MS 400” Recycling Equipment: Fuseproject, “Coca-Cola Refresh Recycling” Urban Sustainable Design: RKS, “KOR ONE Hydration Vessel” Residential Sustainable Design: Stuart Karten Design, “SimpleTech [re]drive” Medical Furniture: FredMed, LLC, “Over the Bed Table” -- Graphic Designer of the Year: Iconisus, “Nip/Tuck Operation Table” Annual Reports: Mancini Duffy, “Mancini Duffy’s Year in Review” Announcements: FINE Design Group, “Fine/Chih Wedding Invitation” Print Advertising: Graffiti, “HAS HALI” Calendars: Samsung Electronics Co., “2007 Samsung Home Appliance” Catalogs: Scott Mellor, “Haidace 2008 Summer Catalogue” Collateral Material: Ferroconcrete, “Pinkberry Menu” Corporate Identity: Brash Brands, “Mardan Palace” Direct Mail: AdmCom, “Y.O.C.The innovation and quality of this year’s submissions have truly raised the bar for future competitions.”The IDA jury, comprised of 50 members, includes; Qingyun Ma, Dean of Architecture, University of Southern California; Gwynne Pugh, Pugh+Scarpa Architects; Kahi Lee, Host, HGTVs "Design on a Dime" and Style Networks "My Celebrity Home”; Rido Busse, Chairman, German Industry and Trade Board; John Dunnigan, Chair, Department of Furniture, Rhode Island School of Design; and Brandusa Niro, Editor-in-Chief and Founder, Fashion Week Daily; and other leaders and editors in the design fields.2008 Professional First Place AwardsArchitect of the Year: PTW Architects with ARUP and CCDI, “The Watercube”New Residential Building: Correia/Ragazzi Arquitectos, “Casa no Gerês”New Commeical Building: Francine Houben, “FiftyTwoDegrees”Landscape: WXY Architecture + Urban Design, “The Battery Bosque & Carousel”Institutional: BGP Arquitectura, “Ave Fenix Fire Station”Conceptual: PTW Architects with ARUP and CCDI, “The Watercube”Urban Design: Rogers Marvel Architects, “Battery Park City Streetscapes”Renovation: Jonathan Kirschenfeld Associates, “Floating Pool”--Interior Designer of the Year: Simone Micheli Architectural Hero, “New Urban Face”Residential: Marmol Radziner + Associates, “Vienna Way Residence Interiors”Office: Camenzind Evolution Ltd, “Google – EMEA Engineering Hub”Commercial: Pierluigi Piu, “Olivomare Restaurant – London”Renovation: Taryn Christoff, Martin Finio, Jeff Hong, Chris Mechaley, Mac Patoulas, John Szot, Vicky Yuan, “The Heckscher Foundation”Institutional: Simone Micheli Architectural Hero, “New Urban Face”Other: Greutmann Bolzern Design Studio, “Swiss First Class Check-in”Conceptual: Setmund Leung Design Ltd, “Magic Home”--Fashion Designer of the Year: Toni Maticevski, “Maticevski Spring Summer 2009”Jewelry: Downstairs Studio, “Pilo Pilo Ring”Footwear: Shane & Shawn, “Women’s Spring 2009”Pret-a-Porter – Women: Institute of Dress, “Institute of Dress”Pret-a-Porter – Men: Quinn Thompson, “Gregory Quinn Holiday 2008”Avant Garde: Reba Dilbert, “Batabano”Lingerie/Intimates: Keep Me, “Keep Me”Sportswear: Kara Janx, “Kara Janx”Bags: Mollie Culligan, “The Jack Rabbit Collection”Haute Couture: Toni Maticevski, “Maticevski Spring Summer 2009”--Product Designer of the Year: Stuart Karten Design, “SimpleTech SimpleDrive”Windows/Doors: Valli & Valli, “ZH Duemilacinque”Kitchen Appliances: Uutensil, “Stirr a Revolution in Your Pan”Kitchen Furniture: Magni Home Collection, “Metropolitan Barstool”Energy Conservation Equipment: Valli & Valli, “The Dyson Airblade”Rural Sustainable Design: Designnobis, “Aqua Trap”Outdoor Lighting: Esque Studio, “Life-like Predator Owl Light”Interior Furniture: Komplot Design, “Nobody & Little Nobody Chairs”Interior Lighting: Bocci, “14”Home Computers: Stuart Karten Design, “SimpleTech SimpleDrive”TV/Video/Audio Equipment: Phiaton Corporation, “Phiaton Moderna Series MS 400”Recycling Equipment: Fuseproject, “Coca-Cola Refresh Recycling”Urban Sustainable Design: RKS, “KOR ONE Hydration Vessel”Residential Sustainable Design: Stuart Karten Design, “SimpleTech [re]drive”Medical Furniture: FredMed, LLC, “Over the Bed Table”--Graphic Designer of the Year: Iconisus, “Nip/Tuck Operation Table”Annual Reports: Mancini Duffy, “Mancini Duffy’s Year in Review”Announcements: FINE Design Group, “Fine/Chih Wedding Invitation”Print Advertising: Graffiti, “HAS HALI”Calendars: Samsung Electronics Co., “2007 Samsung Home Appliance”Catalogs: Scott Mellor, “Haidace 2008 Summer Catalogue”Collateral Material: Ferroconcrete, “Pinkberry Menu”Corporate Identity: Brash Brands, “Mardan Palace”Direct Mail: AdmCom, “Y.O.C.