7 - 9 June 2013
Karlsruhe Trade Fair Center
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Materials in focus: JUST GLASS
This year, the special exhibition at EUNIQUE will focus on one kind of material again: glass. After the exhibition about ceramics last year, there now follows glass in every facet. Since the early modern era, this material is inspiring artists from all over the world.
The partner country The Netherlands impress with outstanding quality and variety of Dutch Design at EUNIQUE 2013!
Dutch Design, that means experimental, minimalistic, innovative product design. Focused is the material itself and therefore stands out from the well-known principle "form follows function" with its new credo: "form follows concept".
Exhibition Dutch Design Awards
Exhibition Dutch Design Awards on view at Eunique Karlsruhe.
The exhibition of the Dutch Design Awards (DDA) is on its way to Karlsruhe, where a selection of the works by the finalists and winners of 2012 is shown during Eunique, the internationally renowned exhibition for design and applied arts. This year, the Netherlands is the partner country of the Eunique fair, a fact which has generated much extra attention for Dutch design. The MINI Young Designer Award winner, Borre Akkersdijk, and the winning consumer product, Colour Porcelain by designer duo Scholten & Baijings, are together with other finalists and winners exhibiting at Eunique. The fair takes place from June 7 through June 9, 2013. Every year, the organisation of the Dutch Design Awards aims to show the work of the finalists a d winners at important design events abroad. This travelling exhibition presents the best of Dutch design on an international scale. The DDA exhibition was previously on view during the Business of Design Week (Hong Kong 2008), Design Yatra (Mumbai 2009), Red Dot Design Museum (Essen 2010), the Shanghai International Creative Industries Week (Shanghai 2010) and Istanbul Design Week (2011).
DUTCH DESIGN AWARDS
Dutch Design Awards (DDA) are internationally renowned annual prizes for the best achievements in the field of Dutch Design.The Awards Ceremony together with an exhibition during Dutch Design presenting the work of all finalists and winners, and the publication of the ‘Dutch Design Yearbook’ in collaboration with nai010 Publishers form a platform for the full range of Dutch design. DDA is produced by Capital D.
CAPITAL D
Capital D, the Design Cooperation of the Brainport Regio Eindhoven, stimulates and connects cre ative initiatives to strengthen the (inter)national reputation in the field of top technology and top design. More information: www.capitald.nl.
INFORMATION
Website: www.dutchdesignawards.nl Twitter: @designawards / #DDA13 Facebook: www.facebook.com/dutchdesignawards
