Design awards
An overview of projects, products and exclusive articles about design awards
Product • By Phos Design GmbH • Floor doorstopper with handle
Floor doorstopper with handle
Free-standing heavy doorstop with handle bar made from a single piece of solid stainless steel. Brushed and matt polished with a pleasant feel. Outstanding in terms of material and quality, accentuated by a radially polished surface.
Timelessly classic, modern design is emphasized by a fine shadow gap, which creates a visual separation and gives the door stopper an elegant and impressive appearance despite its heaviness. With 2 wide, impact-resistant Viton® bumpers, this unusual doorstop is authoritative.
It is free-standing and requires no assembly. The design combines timelessness, simple aesthetics and a classic design language.
(The model was originally designed for the Motel One Group hotels and was therefore given the name Mote... More
UP&DOWN
The unique asymmetric up & down fitting allows, by simply changing the position on the door, to completely transform the original look of the handle and its operation."The uniqueness of up & down fittings is the choice. It can be up and down at the same time. It's up to each individual to decide which option they prefer and how they want to mount the handle on the door leaf," says the design duo Herrmann & Coufal.
DOOR HANDLE UPDesign: Herrmann & CoufalAn exceptional design concept, where the change of position on the door can completely change the distinctive expression of the handle, its feeling and handling.Massive brass handle with a choice of 6 finishes & colours, with a 3-15 year warranty depending on the... More
Product • By Gispen • SETT CE couch
SETT CE couch
Circular designGispen’s Sett CE is not simply a designer sofa; this sofa is made of 95% recycled material!
In order to reduce the production of plastic waste, Gispen has taken its own plastic waste and has made a sofa out of it. We 3D printed packing materials to create the shell of Sett CE, for example.
When you reuse materials, you must always make sure that they are separable again, ensuring that they can be reused in future production processes. All materials of the Sett CE sofa are separable and the innovative technology ensures that every single component can be reprocessed into a new product. More
Project • By Western Architectural Openings • Private Houses
Taking Home the Gold
Praised for its visually appealing, modern yet comfortable design, this Scottsdale residence took home the gold in the 2014 Design Awards from Professional Builder magazine. Built by Calvis Wyant Luxury Homes, the 5,877-square-foot residence features an open floor plan that includes Western Window Systems’ multi-slide pocket doors to allow for optimal inside-to-outside flow. Tropical influences such as covered patios, a pool, and reflecting ponds give the home a lush, resort-style feel. More
Product • By rosconi GmbH • tendo - design chair
tendo
“tendo” is a chair with delicate elegance, created by the designers from Delugan Meissl Industrial Design. The filigree wooden design of “tendo” blends with the stainless steel support structure, thereby combining graceful elegance and stability. The combination of the materials employed is the decisive design element giving “tendo” a special touch of lightness. Materiality and form combine into a shell chair of high comfort and simple handling for row linking, transport and storage.Precise balancing of the material properties for their respective functions enables the eco-friendly configuration of all the components and facilitates economical manufacturing of the final product. For its outstanding design, “tendo” was awarded with the iF de... More