The organisers of Design Miami have asked Dezeen readers to nominate upcoming designers for their 2008 Designer of the Future award.
The award, presented each year at the Design Miami Basel fair in Switzerland, goes to the most promising young designer, chosen from a shortlist of five nominees by a selection committee that includes design luminaries including Murray Moss, Didier Krzentowski of Galerie Kreo and Design Miami director Ambra Medda.
Nominees should have been practising for fifteen years or less. The five shortlisted nominees will all be invited to exhibit at Design Miami Basel from 3-5 June this year, while the winner will be celebrated at a VIP dinner in their honour and be given a commission for a new work.
Last year’s Designer of the Future award went to Swedish design group Front.
See all our stories from last year’s Design Miami Basel.
To nominate a designer: email your suggestions to Wava Carpenter (wava@designmiami.com) or leave a comment at the bottom of this story.
Here’s a bit more info about the award and the submissions criteria:
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The nominated candidate must be an emerging designer or collective who…
- Creates furniture design, architecture, decorative and applied arts, or design-oriented sculpture and installation
- Has been practicing for less than 15 years
- Has produced a body of work demonstrating promise in creative approach and quality of finish
- Exhibits an interest in working in experimental, non-industrial or limited edition design, or otherwise makes a noteworthy contribution to design discourse
Benefits: the Design Miami/ Designer of the Future Award recipient will receive…
- A commission to produce a new prototype
- An on-site installation of existing work in a prime location at Design Miami/ Basel
- A VIP dinner, in which Design Miami/ invites an exclusive group of design influentials and enthusiasts
- Substantial press exposure during the highly publicized Design Miami/ Basel events
- Immediate access to the most prominent designers, dealers, collectors, curators and critics shaping design commerce and culture today
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Posted by Marcus Fairs
January 15th, 2008 at 2:37 pm
I know Studio Libertiny just exhibited at Design Miami in December, but they seem perfect. Great potential. Good luck Tomas!
January 15th, 2008 at 2:44 pm
Aranda/Lasch!!!
January 15th, 2008 at 2:52 pm
kiki van Eijk !
January 15th, 2008 at 3:40 pm
I saw them making their paper vases. Its amazing how they thought to turn blocks of paper on a lathe. What about Stuart Haygarth?
January 15th, 2008 at 3:46 pm
I’d be ready to vote for Ransmeier & Floyd on the basis of their Crop Bookcase alone. It’s hard to achieve that whispered Wow factor but I feel they do it by sneaking up on you, creating things that you feel must have already existed. No gimmicks, just soft, simple, comforting.
January 15th, 2008 at 3:54 pm
Studio LIbertiny!
January 15th, 2008 at 3:54 pm
I also got to see Studio Libertiny at Design Miami, amazing work!
January 15th, 2008 at 3:57 pm
max lamb… he’s our man, if he can’t do it no one can.
January 15th, 2008 at 5:16 pm
Max Lamb!
January 15th, 2008 at 5:30 pm
Ransmeier & Floyd Rock !!! Are they still working together though ???
January 15th, 2008 at 5:31 pm
Dirk Winkel! minimal, witty and intelligent. need I say more…?!
January 15th, 2008 at 8:15 pm
Kenneth Cobonpue!
January 15th, 2008 at 11:38 pm
It’s the only interesting work of libertiny is it, lets nominate a a little more solid designer….. like aaahhh
January 15th, 2008 at 11:39 pm
Kiki makes wonderfull poetic work
January 16th, 2008 at 1:16 am
tobias wong
January 16th, 2008 at 2:54 am
Martino Gamper deserves to win!!!
January 16th, 2008 at 3:44 am
Maarten Baas, Peter Marigold
January 16th, 2008 at 3:52 am
Jonathan Nesci of Hale
January 16th, 2008 at 4:11 pm
Form Us With Love!
January 16th, 2008 at 4:23 pm
Sarah van Gameren (*****) or Joris Laarman
January 16th, 2008 at 4:27 pm
max lamb
aranda/lasch
January 16th, 2008 at 4:39 pm
Zaha Hadid
she has potential
January 16th, 2008 at 5:14 pm
Avril Korman.
January 16th, 2008 at 6:55 pm
max lamb!
January 16th, 2008 at 6:57 pm
Avril Korman.
January 16th, 2008 at 7:03 pm
Avril Korman
January 16th, 2008 at 7:40 pm
Second for Avril Korman (her company is Damned Good Design).
January 16th, 2008 at 7:42 pm
Avril Korman – her work on http://www.limeproject.org/ is very noteworthy!
January 16th, 2008 at 7:48 pm
Avril Korman’s work is top dollar.
January 16th, 2008 at 8:48 pm
max lamb (period)
January 16th, 2008 at 8:49 pm
max lamb
January 16th, 2008 at 9:17 pm
I nominate Avril Korman — her work simultaneously seems retro and modern to me: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bronxelf/sets/1161423/
January 16th, 2008 at 9:30 pm
Stuart Haygarth, how he can create such beauty boggles the mind.
January 16th, 2008 at 10:32 pm
MAX LAMB or ARANDA/LASCH
January 16th, 2008 at 11:46 pm
Max Lamb
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Martino Gamper
January 17th, 2008 at 12:36 am
Avril Korman does some excellent work!
January 17th, 2008 at 1:06 am
I vote Avril Korman
January 17th, 2008 at 1:11 am
Avril Korman’s work is amazing
January 17th, 2008 at 1:51 am
Avril Korman
January 17th, 2008 at 2:40 am
Avril Korman
January 17th, 2008 at 9:03 am
very exciting…classic lines with the future in focus
January 17th, 2008 at 9:15 am
Go Tim!
January 17th, 2008 at 9:19 am
timothy schreiber definitely.
January 17th, 2008 at 12:21 pm
Avril Korman…. beyond amazing
January 17th, 2008 at 4:43 pm
I vote for Avril!
January 17th, 2008 at 5:19 pm
Studio LIbertiny ftw!
January 17th, 2008 at 6:52 pm
Avril Korman, of Damned Good Design in NYC is phenomenal; versatile and talented.
2 sequential Bachelor of Fine Arts from FIT in NYC in Design (2006) and Restoration (2007), both Magna cum Laude…
Some related work: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bronxelf/sets/1161423/
Kitchen redesign (photo intensive) – http://bronxelf-ag001.livejournal.com/418340.html
I know she has her thesis materials available online as well. I’ll see if I can’t get those links for you to review.
She makes my jaw drop with her transformations. Her design work is so clean yet rich and elegant and never boring. I think we’ll see her influence in years to come if she gets the right kind of exposure.
Many thanks for your thoughtful consideration,
Ivy S.
Dallas, TX
January 17th, 2008 at 11:19 pm
My admiration and vote is for Avril Korman…her work is tops and she has a big heart
January 18th, 2008 at 4:56 am
My vote’s on the work of Jonathan Nesci (Hale Furniture).
Already he has created a small collection of design items for the furniture company Hale. Very pure, focused and restrained design. I am anxious to see his future contributions to the design world.
January 18th, 2008 at 5:00 am
Avril Korman has my vote for Designer of the Future.
I have worked on projects with Avril for about 7 years now and she never ceases to amaze me or our clients with her designs.
Avril is intelligent , innovative, and one of the most talented people I have ever met. A clear choice for this award.
Mike Karolewski, Owner
You’ll Be Floored
E. Brunswick, NJ
January 18th, 2008 at 8:40 am
Okay we get the message about Avril Korman, you can stop suggesting her now!
The designers proposed here will be forwarded to the Design Miami team so it doesn’t make any difference how many times a designer is suggested…
Marcus
January 18th, 2008 at 9:19 am
Katrin Greiling, Big Game, Sylvain Willenz, Max Lamb and Fulguro
January 18th, 2008 at 9:31 am
Please note the nomination for Timothy Schreiber above was submitted by myself and friends….accidentally placing his name so he is not voting for himself!! thanks
January 18th, 2008 at 9:51 am
Shortlist of five nominees – five names.
January 19th, 2008 at 7:36 pm
Most sexiest designers from the “Design Miami Basel” Hometown: zmik
January 20th, 2008 at 12:58 pm
Max Lamb rocks my world
January 21st, 2008 at 2:14 pm
Chris Bosse
January 21st, 2008 at 10:38 pm
what can i say, no question about that theme. most marvelous design by zmik designers. http://www.zmik.ch. go for it.
January 28th, 2008 at 3:40 pm
MARCUS TREMONTO
Innovative materials; functional novelty
http://phillipsdepury.com/exhibitions.aspx?sn=NY021207
February 4th, 2008 at 9:32 am
Buchegger, Denoth, Feichtner / Austria
http://www.bdf-id.com/
February 14th, 2008 at 7:20 pm
thanks roxy for linking zmik. just visited the webpage. very fresh but yet inteligent. zmik think about the first picture! the frogy style looks pretty dorky. continue on being successful. hope to see you at «Design Miami Basel».
March 1st, 2008 at 11:20 am
Amron Experimental
http://www.amronexperimental.com/