Unfold awarded Designer of the Year
date
September 26th 2017We’re very honoured and thankful to be awarded Designer
of the Year 2017 by Weekend
Knack/Le
Vif magazines & Biennale Interieur in collaboration
with CID au
Grand-Hornu & Design Museum
Gent.
At the occasion of this award, a twin exhibition is organised
at Bank Delen in Antwerp and at Design Museum Gent:
'Objects' at Delen
Private Bank
Leon Stynen Tower, Jan Van Rijswijcklaan 162, Antwerp
Sept. 27 - Oct. 22
Monday - Friday: 8am - 6pm
'Narratives' at Design Museum Gent
Jan Breydelstraat 5, Ghent
Oct. 27, 2017 - Mar. 18, 2018
opinion of the jury:
“How do you introduce the human aspect in technology?
How do you marry man and machine? What are the boundaries of
authorship and intellectual property in a world full of copies?
These are some of the critical questions Unfold aims to integrate
in their work. They break with traditional design methods and often
engage in ambitious collaborations.”
Marie Pok, director CID Grand-Hornu
“Unfold challenges the classical roles of the
designer, author, producer and consumer. They succeed in
interweaving craft knowledge and new technologies in a pragmatic
and critical way.”
Katrien Laporte, director Design Museum Gent
“The techniques, materials and conceptual approach of
Unfold are different than those of industrial designers. Claire and
Dries perfectly embody the spirit of times: In search of innovation
in 3D technologies, without loosing the human
aspect”
Dieter Van den Storm, coordinator Biennale Interieur
