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THE LEADING MAGAZINE OF ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN

CHARLES JENCKS:POST-MODERN MANOLAFUR ELIASSON:

WEATHERMANLONDON DESIGNFESTIVAL 2011

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IT’S BLUEPRINT AWARDS TIMEAGAIN. AT 100%DESIGN THIS YEAROUR PANEL (SEE LAST PAGE) WILL

BE SEEKING OUT THE BEST NEWPRODUCTS, USE OF MATERIALS AND

STAND DESIGN AS WELL AS THEMOST PROMISING NEW TALENT.

HERE IS OUR INITIAL SELECTION OF AWARD WINNERS AND AT THE

SHOW WE WILL BE ADDING TO THISGROUP AND CHOOSING OVERALL

CATEGORY WINNERS

BEST NEW PRODUCTNEST OF TABLESPAUL KELLYMost nests of tables err on the sideof delicacy, but this set from PaulKelly delights in its robustness andstrong use of colour.

BLUEPRINTAWARDS100%DESIGN

MOST PROMISING NEW TALENTCHARLIE CROWTHER-SMITHDesigner maker Charlie Crowther-Smith has produced a number ofimpressive pieces using a mixtureof traditional and brand newbuilding techniques and materials.

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BEST USE OF MATERIALS1000KGENDESIGNEndesign tried resin and it didn’tcut the mustard. So glass becamethe material of choice and eachlight in the series is named after itsweight.

BEST NEW PRODUCTTYPOGRAPHIC LOUNGE FURNITURE TABISSOLetter chairs in themselves are agreat idea, but these also lookextremely well realised. Chairsforemost letters second. Yes!

BEST USE OF MATERIALSFRED&FRED Fred&Fred’s red glass bricks wereused in last year’s SerpentinePavilion by Jean Nouvel. This yearthere are silver and gold versions.

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BEST NEW PRODUCTD*LIGHT D*HAUSCuboid when folded, the lightingsides also face inwards creating asculptural form. Unfolded the lightspills out and is brightness andcolour adjustable.

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BEST NEW PRODUCTDADDYLONGLEGSMARTIN SOLEMNorwegian Martin Solem hasdesigned these stools mainly in ashwith an ash or polypropylene seatoption. The footrest is powder-coated steel. Beautifully simple.

BEST USE OF MATERIALS1.3CHAIR H COMMAThe name is taken from the weight(see Endesign also), rounded upfrom 1.28KG. It’s so light because ituses balsa wood with an addedveneer for strength.

BEST NEW PRODUCTGRILLE RUG ADRIENNE CHINNIt’s very hard to produce new andexciting products for the world offloor coverings. Adrienne Chinn hasadded an edge to hers by involvingthe urban landscape from graffiti tothis drain covering.

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BEST NEW PRODUCTROCKERBY BAINES & FRICKERAn elegant rocking chair soundslike an oxymoron, but this fromBaines & Fricker, using Welsh elmand Harris Tweed, has a timelessquality about it.

THE AWARDS PANELGitta Gschwendtner, designerMartin Saxby, Northern European country manager, LG HI-MACSBenjamin Spriggs, associate editor, Sunday Times StyleAlison Stafford, director, MoooiRebecca Stewart, leader of global product design, ArupDeyan Sudjic, director, Design MuseumJohnny Tucker, editor, Blueprint

BEST STANDPCT UNSTUDIOLast year PCT drafted in Snohetta todesign its stand. This year it’s theturn of UNStudio, which is usingcarbon glass fibre and epoxy resinmoulded modules with a foam coreto create this.

BEST USE OF MATERIALSBONE X SKIN MAEZM The bone part of the chair, theframe, is Korean paper and thestrength of this product derivesfrom the epidermis covering ofcarbon fibre.

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