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LAUNCH PAD 2011 FINALISTS ANNOUNCED
It’s a blockbluster line-up of Launch Pad finalists this year, and we’re excited to share the breaking news with you!
With over 100 entries into this year’s Launch Pad competition, the judges had their work cut out for them.
This year’s entries represented a wealth of skill and ingenuity in product design, further confirming that Australia is home to a rich source of design talent.
After much consideration the judges selected 53 prototypes to be shortlisted, and then whittled this down to just 15 finalists.
Finalist prototypes were selected based on superior aesthetic, a unique idea, well-developed concepts and beautifully resolved prototypes.
Congratulations to the Launch Pad 2011 Finalists are as follows:
- - Adam Weaver – Tip Stool
- - Alex Zander Lee – Belt chair
- - Chris Hardy – Triple stool
- - Cinnamon Lee – Long Life Bulb chandelier
- - Coco Reynolds – Thread light
- - David Hardwick – Miss Cesko table
- - David Knott – Bouquet lights
- - Dennis Abalos – Woven fruit bowl
- - Jonathon Logan – de Sade table
- - Julian Faelli/Vaughn Howard – Branch chair
- - Kristel Britcher – Suspension Bowl
- - Monique Joy De Souza – KIC school lunch bags
- - Neil Davidson – Signature Sheetmetal Series
- - Peter Biddulph – Tripod Guinomi
- - Robert Rulli – Embrace: Innovative Flatware
You can see the Launch Pad 2011 Finalists on display at the Living Edge showroom in Darlinghurst, Sydney during Saturday in Design Sydney.
This year, one talented person will win the Ultimate Launch Prize Package, including a $10,000 grant, retail support from Living Edge and media support from Indesign Group. The announcement will be made at the exhibition opening on 17 August.
The exhibition runs 17 – 20 August 2011.
2011 LAUNCH PAD SHORT LISTED FINALISTS ANNOUNCED
We’re really excited to announce the following short-list of entrants for the 2011 Launch Pad Program. These entrants will now go through to the Live Judging round where the top 15 finalists will be selected for the 2011 Launch Pad Exhibition which will be on show as a part of Saturday in Design.
- - Adam Weaver – Tip Stool
- - Alex Fitzpatrick – N.01 Plate
- - Alex Gilmour & Dominic Chong – Spun Light
- - Alex Zanda Lee – Belt Chair
- - Barry Horsfall – PSUN Lounge
- - Beth Deguara – Engaging Objects: Social Stools
- - Cesar Cueva – Lik Licht
- - Chris Hardy – Triple
- - Cinnamon Lee – Long Life Bulb chandelier
- - Coco Reynolds – Thread light
- - Dale Roberts & Josh Muller – LP Glass Coffee Tamper
- - Dallas Winspear – Incensed
- - Damien Hipwell – Lounge One
- - Daniel So – Spine – Clothes Rack
- - David Hardwick – ‘Miss Cesko’ Table
- - David Knott – Bouquet
- - Dennis Abalos – Woven fruit bowl
- - Edward Linacre – Weave lamp
- - Hayden Youlley – I.M Light
- - Henry Pilcher – Sam Sam & Three
- - James Hargraves – WEFT 056
- - Jason Klenner - Sprung
- - John Quan - Flexible desk lamp
- - Jonathon Logan – de Sade
- - Julian Faelli & Vaughn Howard – Branch Chair
- - Julian Mills – Flat Furniture
- - Kristel Britcher – Suspension Bowl
- - Mariel Penner-Wilson – Weave Chair
- - Maxie Navius – EM Stool
- - Melanie Aussel – +One Pelment
- - Monique Joy De Souza – Doodling Chaise Lounge & KIC school lunch bags
- - Natasha Babich – Diffusion
- - Neil Davidson – Blume Homeware Collection & Signature Sheetmetal Series
- - Nicholas Blackburn – Block Wall
- - Paul Conley – Luminescent
- - Peter Biddulph – Tripod Guinomi
- - Robert Rulli – Embrace: Innovative Flatware
- - Ross Gardam – Touch
- - Sam Adeloju & Marie-Claire McMahon – White Macchiato
- - Sebastian Clarke – Candy & 2 kilowatts
- - Simon Robinson – Lyt
- - Telesa Pirrello – Sity & Andy
- - Tim Geary – Curve
- - Tim Hunt – Cecil Lampshade
- - Toby Horrocks – Flatform shelf
- - Tram Tran – Tran’s Bentwood Stool
- - Troy Backhouse – Ane
- - Zeglar Fergus – Trellis Park Bench
Watch this space as the finalists will be announced in the coming weeks.
ANGELS IN DESIGN
It’s a talented group of people and organisations – otherwise known as Launch Pad’s Angels in Design – who are working behind the scenes to bring the Launch Pad 2011 program together.
We wanted to take the opportunity to share the diversity of skill and expertise that’s being put to good use in this year’s program of exhibitions, networking events and mentoring sessions.
Supplying beautifully designed furniture to the Australian market, Living Edge is the number one place to source timeless furniture pieces from the likes of Herman Miller, Walter Knoll, Established & Sons, Andreu World and more.
Living Edge has long supported Launch Pad and this year joins as Major Sponsor, contributing a wealth of expertise in the fields of retail and distribution, and offering Launch Pad finalists the opportunity to bring their prototype to fruition and possibly retail their product under the Living Edge name.
How We Create is a website that is well worth the visit.
It is an online inspiration and content forum, connecting and supporting the Australian industry across manufacturing, designing and architecture.
As Major Sponsor of Launch Pad, How We Create brings valuable knowledge and networks to this year’s LP participants – not to mention the $10,000 How We Create Grant, as part of the “Launch” prize package.
The annual Launch Pad exhibition of finalists’ prototypes is a major drawcard at every Saturday in Design, and couldn’t happen without the integral support of GOALS Office Solutions and AN Relocations (Goals A+N).
Relocation (across situations of every size and nature) is just one of their many services, and Goals A+N will this year be responsible for the transport of Finalists’ prototypes to and from the Launch Pad exhibition venue, located at the Living Edge showroom in Sydney.
Whether it’s presenting your prototype, conversing with the judges, or stepping up to receive an award, all will be visually recorded by talented Sydney photographer Fiona Susanto.
Fiona’s specialty lies in her ability to capture unprecedented moments.
She is vibrant and creative in her photographic approach, producing exciting and meaningful images – making her the perfect photographer to capture everything from the prototypes, to the people, the events and the memorable moments.
Providing Launch Pad participants with ongoing media support is DQ magazine.
DQ brings readers the very latest on the People, Products and Parties in design, and regularly engages with past and present participants, offering them continued support through news coverage, profile pieces and larger feature stories.
ATTENTION ALL DESIGNERS LOOKING TO ENTER LAUNCH PAD 2011!
You now have until FRIDAY 20 MAY to submit your furniture, lighting or object prototype into the 2011 Launch Pad Program.
Launch Pad offers you the perfect opportunity to gain important industry exposure, win invaluable career-boosting prizes, and take the next step in your design practice.
All Launch Pad entrants are in the running to win the ULTIMATE “LAUNCH” PACKAGE:
• $10,000 grant from Major Sponsor, How We Create
• 12 month advertising campaign with Indesign Group
• Green Certification
• Opportunity to have your product retailed through Major Sponsor, Living Edge
• Legal Guidance
The Launch Pad program is heating up, with the announcement of the 2011 Judging Panel.
Each year a panel of esteemed judges, comprised of local and international design professionals, comes together to review the Launch Pad entries.
Representing a broad spectrum of design specialties and areas of expertise, these judges apply their industry experience and professional know-how to select a list of Finalists, who will show their work in the Launch Pad Finalists’ Exhibition as part of Saturday in Design (19 – 20 August 2011).
With the wealth of talent and quality of work entered into Launch Pad ever year, making the final selection is not always the easiest of jobs.
And so we would like to extend a warm welcome, and special thanks (in advance!), to our Launch Pad Judging Panel for 2011.
Local Judges
Kirsten Stanisich
Director, SJB Sydney
Brandon Gien
Chair Australian International Design Awards,
Norman Johnson
Co-founder, How We Create
Louise Olsen
Co-founder & Director, Dinosaur Designs
Adain Mawhinney
Director, Living Edge
International Judges
Ken Koo
President, Asia, Red Dot Design Award
Nathan Yong
Nathan Yong Design
Benjamin Hubert
Benjamin Hubert design studio
President of Red Dot Design Awards joins Launch Pad
We are excited to announce the addition of Ken Koo, President of the Red Dot Design Awards, to the Launch Pad International Judging Panel for 2011.
Since 2005, Ken has been the Asia President of the Red Dot Design Award, one of the largest and most prestigious design awards in the world. Ken is passionate about young designers and assisting them in developing their design concepts into market-ready products. In 2006, he initiated MAAD a weekend market for artists and designers. MAAD is a platform for young designers to experiment and test market their ideas easily.
We look forward to working with Ken, and drawing on his vast experience and knowledge of the industry within an interntional context, during the Launch Pad 2011 program.
Launch Pad Photographic Sponsor – Fiona Susanto photography
We’d like to extend a warm welcome to our Photographic Sponsor for 2011, Fiona Susanto of Fiona Susanto photography.
Fiona Susanto photography is known for crafting beautiful images, achieved through capturing unprecedented moments. Fiona is vibrant, creative and authentic, comfortable in her approach to photographing across myriad situations, and committed to producing beautiful images.
Events and design are two of Fiona’s favourite subjects, encapsulated perfectly by the Launch Pad program. In teaming up with Launch Pad this year, Fiona will capture all those visually exciting and meaningful moments through out the program of event, incorporating through this the essence of each Judge’s, Mentor’s and Finalist’s values and design.
Nathan Yong Joins Launch Pad
We are very pleased to announce the first of our International Judges for the 2011 Launch Pad Program – Nathan Yong of Nathan Young Design.
Nathan has won several awards for his work, including the prestigious Red Dot Concept Design Award in 2006 and 2007. His work is inspired by simple visual memories from everyday life, but pared back with the lightness of restraint. Instead of superfluous details, Nathan captures the poetry of products through rigorous research and engineering, creating fresh styles and functions that fit effortlessly into the user’s life, as though they were nothing new.
We look forward to working with Nathan throughout the Launch Pad 2011 program.
It’s a match made in heaven…
It’s a match made in heaven How We Create has teamed up with us to become a major sponsor of Launch Pad 2011.
How We Create will be offering $10 000 to help develop the winning designer’s idea and bring it from prototype to production.
Co-founding director of How We Create, Norman Johnson, was on the judging panel for Launch Pad in 2010. Recognising the significance of this annual initiative and the opportunities it offers emerging designers, Johnson and the rest of the team at How We Create will be even more involved this year in supporting young Australian talent.
Through its web portal, How We Create is committed to connecting, supporting and driving the growth of the design and manufacturing community. We’re proud to have them on board as a major sponsor of Launch Pad 2011 in our shared quest to nurture and promote emerging Australian designers.
Launch Pad Teams Up with Transport Sponsor
Launch Pad is very pleased to welcome GOALS A+N, to the Launch Pad team as an Angel in Design, providing valued support to Launch Pad participants throughout the program. Launch Pad is very excited to have GOALS A+N as their official Transport Sponsor for 2011!
Calling all designers!
We hope you have your prototypes in the pipeline, because Launch Pad 2011 is rolling out and ready to go.
Online applications are now open; simply head to the Launch Pad Entry page where you can fill out the online application, and read the 2011 Terms and Conditions.
This year’s program has been refined to focus on what Launch Pad does best: facilitate introductions and build relationships between emerging designers and key industry figures from areas of manufacture, retail, media, marketing and business development.
Don’t miss out on your opportunity to pitch your product to major suppliers, receive a profile in DQ magazine, plus a host of other prizes.
Entries close Friday, 6 May 2010
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