New Designer's London Design Fair Associate Prize Winners
Longstanding supporters of the freshest design industry talent, this year we took to New Designer's once again to select our two Associate Prize winners. With sustainability the driving force behind our choices, we awarded our annual Associate Prize to two brands championing the cause in two very different industries.
WEEK 1: SIT STILL STUDIO
Designed and made in Wales Sit Still Studio design and manufacture distinctly playful pieces. Employing Welsh makers and manufacturing with organic sheep's wool and locally sourced Ash, the brand prides themselves on production methods that embody their design process: "honest, local and decidedly not trend led; favouring a timeless and enduring aesthetic."
WEEK TWO: HIGH SOCIETY
Hemp, wine and tobacco: fairly unconventional material choices for lighting. Italian-based High Society specialise in plant-based lighting, the materials taken from industrial waste streams and hydroformed to create shades. To top it off, each light sold supports initiatives against drug dependency in collaboration Forum Prevention in Bolzano.
HIGHLIGHTS
As always, selecting our winner's proved difficult from such a wealth of forward-thinking talent. Below are some of our unofficial 'runner's up'...
MATT CANHAM
Disrupting the clinical aesthetic of healthcare products, user experience focused designer Matt Canham has created a set of personal health monitoring devices with ease of use and simplicity of form in mind.
MODU FURNITURE
Solid timber "Furniture to last a lifetime", Modu Furniture pride themselves on creating investment pieces that are designed to disassemble and travel with the user - a welcome approach to consuming.