The season’s most striking design news comes from Georg Jensen. It was unveiled Thursday morning at the opening of Formland Autumn 2011 in the MCH Exhibition Centre Herning. Here ,the Danish design company, was handed Formland Design Award for ALFREDO collection, with different products for the kitchen and dining table, created by Argentine Alfredo Häberli. The Dutch designer Piet Hein Eek was in charge of the ceremony.

- It’s a convincing winner of the Formland Design Award. Alfredo Häberli has managed to capture the Scandinavian design style and also added new. Georg Jensen is known for steel, and ALFREDO collection will be adding new materials such as porcelain, glass, wood and rubber. The collection’s various parts are beautiful together through form, the functionality is good and it is design to the table you can afford, says the jury in their justification of the winner.

ALFREDO collection is named after the designer and was launched in spring 2011 with a salt and pepper set, a towel rack, a decanter, a pitcher and salad bowls. This autumn’s collection has expanded with oil & vinegar in glass, an oak holder for salt and pepper or oil / vinegar – and a series of containers in glass, oak and stainless steel.

Besides ALFREDO collection was RIG-TIG decanter cleaner from Stelton and the multi functional kitchen tool “Funnel Friends” from Element+ nominated for Formland Design Award.

-       The city of Höganäs in Sweden used to be synonymous with pottery but today all the local brands have been purchased by internationals with production in the Far East and ”Made in Sweden” has become a thing of the past. With Höganäsgruppen we hope to gather the local vast manufacturing knowledge and experience of working with stoneware and once again offer beautifully designed and locally produced ceramic objects, said Catherine Djurklou, Head Designer at Höganäsgruppen.

Höganäsgruppen is a group consisting of nine artists and potters that have designed objects and series under the brand HÖGANÄSGRUPPEN. These exclusive and high-quality products have all been made by hand in local Swedish workshops in limited editions.

-       The artists and potters that have contributed to our first collection all have their own unique expressions which is precisely the way we want it to be. Höganäsgruppen is all about offering things of beauty that cater to individual tastes, the common denominators being highest possible quality and local manufacture, said Catherine Djurklou.

iF product design awardThe press coffee maker has been awarded the iF productdesign award 2011. More than 2.700 products from43 different countries was presented to the expert juryand once again we are very happy about recveiving thisaward for one of our products.

The evaluation criteria for the iF product design awardconsist of design quality, workmanship, choice of materials,degree of innovation, environmental friendliness,functionality,ergonomics, visualization of use, safety,brand value, branding and universal design.

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Geographically, the selected recipients for 2009 “Europe 40 Under 40®” hail from across 19 European nations: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, The Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Serbia, Slovania, Spain, and Switzerland—the best of the young best of Europe.

The “Europe 40 Under 40” program is sponsored by KONE Oyj.
An exhibition of work by the 2009 Laureates opens at Contemporary Space Athens (46-48 Megalou Vassiliou, Rouf-Athens, Greece) on Wednesday, September 16 and continues through November 1. A more formal exhibition and presentation takes place at the symposium, “The City and the World,” in Florence, Italy the second week of November 2009.

The 2009 “Europe 40 Under 40” Laureates are:

AUSTRIA
• Josef Saller, Architect, heri & salli, Vienna, Austria
• Herbert Wolfmayr, Architect, heri & salli, Vienna, Austria
BELGIUM
• Frederik Aerts, Industrial Designer, Berghoff Worldwide, Heusden-Zolder, Belgium
• Thomas Bercy, Architect, Bercy Chen Studio LP., Austin, Texas, USA
• Wim Goes, Architect, Wim Goes Architectuur, Gent, Belgium
• Pieter Jan Deblauwe, Industrial Designer, Brussels, Belgium
DENMARK
• Thomas Brinch-Møller, Architect, DOK54, Jordup, Denmark
• Anders Lendager, Architect, MAPT., Nørrebro, Copenhagen, Denmark
• Jacob M. Lund, Architect, DOK54, Jordup, Denmark
FINLAND
• Olli Komulaninen, Industrial Designer, Polar Electro Oy., Kempele, Finland
• Illka Suppanen, Architect and Industrial Designer, Studio Suppanen, Helsinki, Finland
FRANCE
• Charles Bessard, Architect, Powerhouse Company, Copenhagen, Denmark
GERMANY
• Alain Berteau, Architect and Industrial Designer, Alain Berteau Designworks, Brussels, Belgium
• Jens Bruenslow, Architect, Architecture Project, Valletta, Malta
• Kati Meyer-Brühl, Industrial Designer, Brühl & Sippold GmbH., Bad Steven, Germany
• Holger Kehne, Architect, Plasma Studio, London, Great Britain
• Claudia Schmidt, Architect, MIR Architecten, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
• Timm Schönberg, Industrial Designer, Kraus Schönberg, Konstanz, Germany and London, Great Britain
• Alexander Tränkle, Industrial Designer, Alexander Tränkle, Langenargen, Germany
• Constantine Wortmann, Industrial Designer, Büro für Form Designstudio, Munich, Germany
GREAT BRITAIN
• Simon Frommenwiler, Architect, HHF Architects GmbH., Basel, Switzerland
• Morten Villiers Warren, Industrial Designer, Native Design Ltd., London
GREECE
• Panos Parthenios, Architect, Parthenios Architects + Associates, Athens, Greece
ICELAND
• Erla Dögg Ingjaldsdótir, Architect, Minarc, Santa Monica, California, USA
ITALY
• Federico Bargone, Architect, Sbarch Associates, Rome and Folgno, Umbria, Italy
• Francesco Bartolucci, Architect, Sbarch Associates, Rome and Folgno, Umbria, Italy
• Franco Cervi, Industrial Designer, 27_9, Milan, Italy
• Alessandro Console, Architect, Console/Oliva Architects, Rome, Italy
• Francesco Iodice, Architect, IODICEARCHETTI, Aversa, Italy
• Daniele Lago, Industrial Designer, Lago SpA., San Giorgio in Bosco (Padova), Italy
• Orsola Pezone, Architect, IODICEARCHETTI, Aversa, Italy
• Marcello Silverstre, Architect, IODICEARCHETTI, Aversa, Italy
LATVIA
• Juris Mitenbergs, Architect, AB3D Ltd., Riga, Latvia
THE NETHERLANDS
• Nanne de Ru, Architect, Powerhouse Company, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
• Frederike Top, Industrial Designer, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
• Ronald Schleurholts, Architect, Architectenbureau Cepezed, Delft, The Netherlands
NORWAY
• Petter Knudsen, Industrial Designer, Petter Knudsen Design, Bergan, Norway
• Leif Steven Verdu-Isachsen, Industrial Designer, KODE Design AS., Oslo, Norway
POLAND
• Beata Goczol, Architect, Goczolowie Architekti Studio, Zabrze, Poland
• Barbara Grabczewska, Ovo Grabczewscy Architekci, Kracow, Poland
• Oskar Grabczewski, Ovo Grabczewscy Architekci, Kracow, Poland
• Marcin Kościuch, Architect, Ultra Architects SC., Poznań, Poland
• Tomasz Osięgłowski, Architect, Ultra Architects SC., Poznań, Poland
• Anna Siedlecka, Industrial Design, Studio Puff-Buff Design SC., Warsaw, Poland
PORTUGAL
• Camilo Rebelo, Architect, Camilo Rebelo Arquitecto Uniperssoal Lta., Porto, Portugal
SERBIA
• Branko Lukic, Industrial Designer, NONPROJECT, Palo Alto, California, USA
SLOVANIA
• Aljosa Dekleva, Architect, Dekleva Gregoric Arhitekti, Ljubljana, Slovania
• Tina Gregoric, Architect, Dekleva Gregoric Arhitekti, Ljubljana, Slovania
SPAIN
• Raul del Valle González, Architect, Maquinas Para Vivir, SL., Madrid, Spain
• Luis Suárez Mansilla, Architect, Suárez Santas Arquitectos, Bilboa, Spain
• Pablo Oriol, Architect, FRO-Rodriguez y Oriol Arquitectos, Madrid, Spain
• Fernando Rodriguez, Architect, FRO-Rodriguez y Oriol Arquitectos, Madrid, Spain
• Asier Santas Torres, Architect, Suárez Santas Arquitectos, Bilboa, Spain
SWITZERLAND
• Simon Hartmann, Architect, HHF Architects GmbH., Basel, Switzerland
• Tilo Herlach, Architect, HHF Architects GmbH., Basel, Switzerland
• Pascal Müller, Architect, Müller Sigrist Architects, Zurich, Switzerland
• Tanya Ruegg, Architect, Camenzind Evolution Architects, Zurich, Switzerland
• Peter Sigrist, Architect, Müller Sigrist Architects, Zurich, Switzerland
• Claude Zelleweger, Industrial Designer, One & Company, San Francisco, California, USA

The “Europe 40 Under 40” program was initiated by The European Centre and The Chicago Athenaeum to spotlight and identify the next generation of European architects and design professionals who will impact future living and working environments, cities, and rural areas in Europe and around the world.

Presented annually, the program is open to all young European architects, landscape architects, urban planners,dustrial designers, graphic designers, and fasion and textile designers who are under the age of 40 who are working independently or in a firm or on a specific project where they are the lead designer.

In 2008, hundreds of architecture and design submissions for 2009 were received by The European Centre from across Europe (both Members States of the European Community and Accession States). “The jury selection and process was extremely difficult,” states Ioannis Karalias, Museum Vice President, The Chicago Athenaeum. “The jury was presented with hundreds of excellent projects and designs from skyscrapers and large-scale urban planning projects to the highest quality industrial design for commercial and consumer use. It was difficult to narrow the number down to simply 40 design firms (60 designers and partners of design firms in total).”
In the category of architecture, projects by the selected architects included corporate architecture, skyscrapers, institutional projects, religious buildings, civil and political structures, planning projects, urban renewal, restoration/renovation projects, sports and transportation centres, institutions, parks, monuments, and public environments.
In the category of industrial design, the latest products for furniture, lighting, household items, and bathroom and kitchen fixtures.
Projects were judged on the merit of design innovation with the emphasis on pushing the envelope on conventional methods and exploring new ideas, theories, and approaches to contemporary design.

The Chicago jury of distinguished architecture and design practitioners included:
• Brian Douglas Lee, Partner, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, Chicago
• Mark P. Sexton, Principal, Krueck & Sexton Architects, Chicago
• Richard Tomlinson, Partner, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, Chicago
• Christian K. Narkiewicz-Laine, President, The Chicago Athenaeum

The program is organized by Kieran Conlon, Director/COO, The European Centre and Lary L. Sommers, Director of Administration/Marketing, The Chicago Athenaeum.
“The success of this program, in identifying Europe’s most prominent emerging design talent, attests to the continuing strength of contemporary design in Europe today,” states Mr. Conlon. “The key,” he continues, “is to bring wider recogition to these 40 most promising architects and designers working in the European Union and other countries inside Europe, fostering and encouraging new talent and new creative thinking at the forefront of the profession today.”

Information about the winning architects and designers together with their works can be found at The European Centre’s website: www.europeanarch.eu.

The winner of the Formland Design Award, Josefine Bentzen, was overwhelmed when she received the award during the opening of Formland Autumn 2009 on Friday at MCH Messecenter Herning. The design award was presented to the designer and the ToddlerCompany for a new and modern version of children’s cutlery, which focuses on comfort, functionality and play.

- Winning the Formland Design Award is a great honour. We are here at the Formland fair for the first time and it is here that we begin marketing of our children’s cutlery. We could not have got off to a better start, says Josefine Bentzen, who was presented with the award by the Director of the Danish Design Association, Gitte Just.

Design recognition in 2003

The idea for the product came in 2003, when Josefine Bentzen created children’s cutlery as a study project at the Danish Design School in Copenhagen. In the same year the project was shown at the Formland fair, where it came first in the DesignSpot competition for young design students.

- The children’s cutlery looked a lot different back then, not like it does today. But the idea was the same. To create a product, which makes everyday life easier for families with young children, says Josefine Bentzen.

After Formland the idea was returned to the drawer – and five years would go by before it was taken up again. Josefine Bentzen has spent the past year working on functionality, form and design in cooperation with Fabrikators, who are the company behind ToddlerCompany. Production is now ready to begin in Skive – and from 1 November the product will be shipped to both Danish and foreign stores.

Launch in 30 countries

- ToddlerTable Cutlery is being launched in more than 30 countries around the world and we are expecting a great deal of our children’s cutlery. It has been really well received so far. Japan in particular has been really interested in the product. Now we have won a design award in Denmark and are moreover nominated for an innovation award in Germany, says Peter Andersen, partner in ToddlerCompany.

ToddlerTable Cutlery consists of a knife, fork and spoon in four fashionable colours – orange, blue, green and red. The cutlery is aimed at toddlers and small children above the age of six months. The recommended retail price is DKK 299. From spring 2010 the series will be expanded. ToddlerTable Cutlery will also offer a cup, plate and bowl in the same colours and design.

ToddlerTable Cutlery is designed by Josefine Bentzen. The designer has placed emphasis on creating cutlery that supports the children’s development of motor skills. The cutlery was designed on the basis of the special way children grasp things. The Scandinavian Award Committee who are responsible for the choice of winner gave the following reasons:

“This is the child’s own cutlery. The design is good with a handle that fills the whole hand. The design, combined with an anti-slide material on the handle, means that the child has a good grip on the cutlery, which can quickly help to make eating themselves a good experience. The colours are spot on and the expression is unique. The cutlery is playful, practical and very attractive – it looks good on a well-laid table. And it is also made of environmentally friendly material. A new, obvious idea for a christening present.

The recommended retail price for ToddlerTable Cutlery is DKK 299. The children’s cutlery can be seen at stand C2710 at the Formland Fair.

The other nominees for the Formland Design Award were EGO with a bamboo collection, Eva Denmark with Eva Trio kitchenware, PK Design – Design House Stockholm with the Arrow hook and Hornvarefabrikken with the Anines vases. A total of 70 products were submitted for judging at the Formland Design Award – Autumn 2009.

On the occasion of the anniversary, we decided to take a walk down memory lane: the Vipp 70th Anniversary Edition has been produced according to the specifications of the very first Vipp bin, created in Holger Nielsen’s workshop 70 years ago. The miniature bin comes with the original ears, logo and wavy lid.

The first Vipp bin saw the light of day in 1939 when Holger Nielsen created it for his wife Marie’s hairdressing salon. Much has happened over the past 70 years – the Vipp bin has been dressed in a variety of colours, it has been exhibited at the Louvre, and many international personalities in the worlds of fashion, design and music have sprinkled stardust on the Danish design icon. And yet, the Vipp bin remains just the same.

Down-to-earth and practical – timeless, elegant and designed to last the next 70 years.

The Vipp 70th Anniversary Edition is available in selected shops.

Retail price: GBP 80 / Euro 95

Meet Jette Egelund – the woman behind Vipp

Jette Egelund grew up with Vipp, and even as a little girl, she loved to watch the production of the bin – at first by looking over the shoulders of the employees and later by taking part in the production herself. It was a tough job in a man’s world, but she managed to get by. And so began the love for her father’s business, which she has headed since 1993.

The Vipp collection has been expanded significantly in recent years and now comprises everything from pedal bins through laundry bins to a complete series for the bathroom with a towel bar, toilet roll holder and much more. Find out more at www.vipp.com.

Price: £ 80 / EUR 95

Design: Holger Nielsen / Vipp Design Lab

Dimensions (cm): Ø 6 x H 10,4

Materials: stainless steel, rubber