Award Winners 2010

28 January – 13 March 2011

Almost simultaneously with the Henry van de Velde Awards & Labels 2010, the Design Flanders Gallery exhibits a selection of the products from Flanders which have received an international design award or a significant nomination in the last two years.
Here at home, the Henry van de Velde Awards & Labels 2010 were presented very recently in the Flemish Parliament. The laureates are Marc Van Hoe (Award for Career), Diane Steverlynck (Young Talent Award), Curana (Company Award) and Pars Pro Toto (OVAM Ecodesign Award PRO ). Seven products were awarded the Henry van de Velde Label. The exhibition at ‘De Loketten’ of the Flemish Parliament confirms the high quality of the products.
But how are Flemish products perceived abroad? Exceptionally well, so it appears. The iF Product Design Award and the Reddot Design Award are clearly the frontrunners among the most sought after design awards, but our designers and companies also seem to score well with other awards.
Interieur 2010 (Kortrijk) has already presented a selection of Flemish products with a Reddot Design Award.
Design awards are much in demand, not only among the designers but also currently among product and marketing managers in companies, who have realised the importance of these awards over the last few years and are using them as marketing tools. Logos are appearing everywhere, on packaging, in brochures and advertisements, and proud references are made to the awards in the press.

The designers
Frederik Aerts | Leo Aerts (Alinea Design Objects) | Paul Ameloot | Achilles Associates | Klaas Arnout & Sandra Maes | Bart Baccarne | Alain Berteau | Dion Boodts | Geoffrey Brusatto | Raphaël Charles |Xaveer Claerhout & Barbara Van Biervliet | Leen Depooter (Quod) | Gert Dooreman | Geert Buelens (EER Architectural Design) | Adriaan Debruyne (Saflot Creative Consultants) | Enthoven Associates | Davy Grosemans (Das Ding) | Camille Jacobs | Rembrandt Jordan | Lodewijk Joye | Joris Laarman | Lut Laleman | Jurgen Maelfeyt | Alain Monnens (idam) | Nathalie Perneel | Hugo Puttaert (visionandfactory) | Erik Sijmons | TAL Laboratories | Johan Vandebosch (ziezo) | Inge Van Gheel | Ann Van Hoey | James Van Vossel | Sander Vermeulen & Olivier Lamy | Sylvain Willenz | Dirk Wynants

The Companies
Aluci | Baru | Basalte | Berghoff | Borgerhoff & Lamberigts | Cypres | Dark | De Eenhoorn | Delta Light | Durlet | Established & Sons | Etap Lighting | Extremis | Freecom Technologies | Jaga | Punch Graphix | Samsonite | TAL | TossB

Design Flanders Gallery
Kanselarijstraat 19, 1000 Brussels
Open: Tuesday to Friday from 12 noon to 5 pm, Saturdays and Sundays from 1 pm to 5 pm. Closed on Mondays and public holidays