the FSC Design Awards 2019
/Yesterday the FSC Design Awards for 2019 were announced.
Fifty-four students in design and architecture entered forty-five works for the awards including chairs, tables, bookcases and other designs that were made using FSC-certified sustainable timber.
The FSC placed a strong emphasis on the UN 17 Sustainability Goals and this year their award ceremony took a new format as it was part of and followed a conference on designing for sustainability in the furniture industry and textile industry. This covered a broad range of subjects in talks and discussions but focused on the impact of sustainability on commercial production.
The event was held at the headquarters of Aller Media in Havneholmen in Copenhagen as their magazine - Mad & Bolig - co-sponsored the awards.
The FSC - the Forest Stewardship Council - is an international organisation that was founded in 1994 by a group of businesses, environmentalists, and community leaders after the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio failed to produce an agreement to stop deforestation.
They promote "environmentally appropriate, socially beneficial, and economically viable management of the world’s forests."
The main FSC design prize was awarded to Morten Schnedler Jørgensen from Via Design & Business with his design for multi-functional furniture called Arabesque that can be a stool, a table or storage and is made with FSC-certified oak.
His prize is a trip to ScanCom International in Vietnam to work with their technical team.
Mad & Bolig magazine published photographs with information for all the entries for the award and readers were asked to vote for their choice and that prize was awarded to Oliver Bank Termøhlen from VIA Design & Business with his design called OT02 …. an elegant shelf for an entrance hall that incorporates a slim and ingenious draw for keys or phones and so on.
FSC - Forest Stewardship Council - Denmark
Mad & Bolig
after the awards were announced designers and guests relaxed
left: SILENT by Lasse Cha Pedersen
above: EIGIL by Emma Malte Larsen and Mathias Tage Falkenstøm - two benches that can interlocked to form a single seat and shelf - and, in the background, ATLAS - a bench designed by Kasper Kyster
Arabesque - designed by Morten Schnedler Jørgensen
OT02 - designed by Oliver Bank Termøhlen
As part of this event, Aller presented Mad & Bolig design awards
Best product:
Bolia for their Cosh-armchairs along with the rest of the 2020 collection
the other contenders for the award were:
TAKT for their Soft Chair
Mater for Ocean
Wehlers for R.U.M. chair.
Best initiative:
Holmris for giving used furniture a new life either for resale or to be donated to associations and institutions
the other contenders for the award were
Skagerrak recycling platform Reclassic
IKEA for cooperation with Space10 that pushes the unthinkable in sustainability
Troldtekt for their focus on indoor climate, certification, glue and colours
Best brand:
FDB Møbler for their uncompromising approach to materials
the other contenders for the award were:
Alton & Heim for bringing life to sustainable production
Rug Solid for their policies on up cycling and shipping in production
Thors Design for creating sustainable furniture from up-cycled maritime bulwarks from Danish ports and ferry berths
