Wallpaper magazine has just published the Design Awards 2008 in its latest issue, that is to say the complete list of top-drawer design: places, furniture, fashion, designers…

Wallpaper is the bible in the field of design and coolness, there is no doubt about that and we are fans of the magazine. Leafing through the list of Awards, two aspects in particular, stand out:

• Italy is still one of the most important countries in the world in terms of design: as well as the award for the best hotel (the Riva Lofts in Florence), many of the category winners have an Italian “soul”, as they have been designed or marketed by Italian designers or companies;
• Perhaps it is a coincidence, but none of the award-winning interior design projects has been realized using ceramic materials. Does this mean that ceramic is out? This doesn’t seem to be the case to us, looking at the market and the increasing interest in ceramics recently shown by designers. The only reference to the ceramic world is the nomination of Jaime Hayon, a promising young Spanish designer who has recently worked much with ceramic materials.

To find out more about the Wallpaper Design Awards 2008:

• The complete list of award winners on the magazine’s web-site, with comments and photos.
• Some other blogs which have recently dealt with this topic: Panorama Bellavita, Design Buzz, Elmanco, If It’s Hip It’s Here.

Have you read any of them? Do you agree with us?

Pubblicato il 22 January 2008 da Alberto in Miscellaneous | |