3rd CAESARSTONE DESIGN AWARD COMPETITION is a true icon for design
The final set of entries showcased in CaesarStone’s 3rd Design Award unearthed the dynamic and innovators designers of South Africa’s design future. Students excelled in honing their acquired design skills to create an ICON to Earths Wellbeing. CaesarStone, leading quartz surface pioneers, announced the winner of the competition on 19th August 2010 at The Venue in Melrose Arch.
A trophy, Designed by Darren Bester of IT IS DESIGN, manufactured from CaesarStone, was presented to the winner, Van Wyk Oosthuizen, student from the University of The Free States Department of Architecture. Winning lecturer is Madelein Markram. The winner and the lecturer of the winning student will be winging their way to Israel, home of CaesarStone. The prize, handsomely valued at R50,000.00 each, includes airfare, accommodation and spending money.
A merit award of R5000.00 was the prize for the second prize winner. This year the merit award winner was a joint entry, the winners being, Antje Pluntke & Chloe Johnson from The Design Time School of Interior Design. The lecturer of these students is Katherine Mann.
The trophy was manufactured by Afrigran of Durban, master fabricators of CaesarStone.
The brief for ICON TO THE EARTH’S WELLBEING was conceptualized by Juri Abbott of Urban Edge Architects. As the original inventor and first global company to use natural quartz, CaesarStone’s brief had to reflect the perfect harmony between sustainability and style. In addition it stimulated a conscious response towards the global initiative of environmental responsibility. In the brief, students were challenged to engage in an exacting process that both assimilates and activates the site. The brief did not dictate maximum or minimal usage of the CaesarStone product but asked students to create spatial and visual solutions by breaking preconceptions. The entries received from tertiary design institutions surpassed the judges’ expectations and showcased true design talent.
