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Bombay Sapphire Design Discovery Award 2010
December 16th, 2010
December 16th:
One of the most impressive and iconic design structures of the modern era was the setting for the presentation of the 8th annual BOMBAY SAPPHIRE® Design Discovery Awards on Wednesday night. 200 design industry, media and VIP guests saw Daniel Emma win the top prize - a $30,000 cash prize and a trip to Milan to attend the international design fair Salone del Mobile in 2011 - for their ‘Basics' Collection - at the awards ceremony held at the Sydney Opera House on Wednesday night.
Guests included designer and 2004 award winner Adam Goodrum, boutique owner and fashionista Eva Galambos, DJ and eyewear designer Graz Mulchay, Australia's Next Top Model mentor Josh Flinn, Editor in Chief of belle Neale Whitaker, Editor of VOGUE Living David Clarke, designer Terri Winter of top3 by design and design expert Jennifer Sanders.
Framed by the magnificent view from the Northern Foyer of the Opera House Concert Hall, the innovate designs of the top 10 finalists were on display for guests to view as they enjoyed a delicious array of BOMBAY SAPPHIRE® cocktails that included the classics Bombay Collins, Bombay Blush, Bombay & Tonic plus the opportunity to "design your own fruit cocktail" from a choice of passionfruit, mixed berries, lychees and watermelon. Sophisticated canapés accompanied the cocktails, including tuna pops with yuzu and coriander, baby artichoke with smoked chicken and almonds, Alaskan crab with lemon mayonnaise and lightly smoked ocean trout with lime baravois. Musical act La Fiesta served up laid back jazzy grooves and Latin inspired electro funk, keeping the crowd entertained into the night.
Judged by a panel of industry experts, the award is offered annually to recognise outstanding work by emerging Australian designers and was this year presented by Neale Whitaker, Editor-in-Chief of belle Magazine. The BOMBAY SAPPHIRE® Design Discovery Award 2010 sees Daniel Emma receive $30,000 cash prize and a trip to Milan to attend the international design fair Salone del Mobile in 2011.
Reinforcing the award's reputation as Australia's most prestigious design competition, the BOMBAY SAPPHIRE® Design Discovery Award 2010 sees Daniel Emma receive a $30,000 cash prize and a trip to Milan to attend the international design fair Salone del Mobile in 2011. This year's four runners up, who receive $2,500 each, include Henry Wilson for ‘Factory Slide', David Knott for ‘Cantilabra', John Quan for ‘Flexible Desk Lamp' and Adam Cornish for ‘Monkey Grip'. Recipients of $1,000 prize money for being shortlisted finalists included designers Michael Hoppe for ‘Hitman', Andrew Simpson & Oliver Smith for ‘Stilla', Ben Edwards for ‘Offcut Stools', Toby Horrocks for ‘Flatform Shelves' and Nick Rennie for ‘labro' & ‘organis'. Gary Galego is the winner of the 2009 Vogue Living People's Choice Award for his design ‘Carbonwood'.
The BOMBAY SAPPHIRE® Design Discovery Award initiative is part of BOMBAY SAPPHIRE®'s continued commitment to reward and assist Australian designers in developing their careers. Guest judge Neale Whitaker, Editor-in-Chief of belle magazine says of the award, "The judges felt that the winners, Daniel Emma, were ‘the complete package', displaying a proactive independence of spirit, brand awareness, great interaction with their end-user and a reliance on local production. One of the judges commented on the simple ‘heart and emotion' of Daniel Emma's well-edited range which is both international and uniquely Australian in its appeal."
The BOMBAY SAPPHIRE® Design Discovery Award initiative is part of BOMBAY SAPPHIRE®'s continued commitment to reward and assist Australian designers in developing their careers. The BOMBAY SAPPHIRE® Design Discovery Award 2010 finalist designs will be on display at a public exhibition in early 2011.
