| Dutch Furniture Awards | |
| Location: | Jaarbeurs Utrecht |
| Origins: | Held from 1985 to 1998 |
| Region: | The Netherlands |
| Key People: | Vereniging van Vakbeurs Meubel (VVM) |
The Dutch Furniture Awards is a former annual furniture design competition in the Netherlands, organized from 1985 to 1998.[1] This was an initiative of the Jaarbeurs Utrecht and the Vereniging van Vakbeurs Meubel (VVM).[2]
This design prize was awarded annually. In 1985 it started with three prices for furniture designs: the Award for the best Dutch furniture design, the Style prize, and the Furniture of the year. In the following year a fourth prize was introduced, the Prize for Young Designers. In recent years, the Style for Industrial Product Quality replaced the style prize.[1]
In addition to a main prize, each category has already been awarded one or more honorable mentions each year. Also, with some regularity, a grand prize was not awarded in a certain category if the jury felt that the product quality in that particular category had not been sufficient that year.
The entries of the Dutch Furniture Awards were exhibited annually. This was for a longer time at an annual International Furniture Fair in the Utrecht Fair.[3] [4] In 1997 this was at the Kunsthal Rotterdam,[5] and at the Woonbeurs in the Prins Bernhardhoeve in Zuidlaren.[6] In 1998 the ceremony took place in the Naardense Promerskazerne. The last presentation in 1999 took place again in the Jaarbeurs during the Interdecor home exhibition in Utrecht.
The jury usually consisted of three people per category with a well-known designer and a furniture manufacturer, regularly supplemented by past prize winners. Known permanent judges were Sem Aardewerk,[7] Willem van Ast, Gerard van den Berg, Jan des Bouvrie, Rob Eckhardt, Ton Haas and Jan Pesman.[1]
Other jury members included Thijs Asselbergs in 1985, and Karel Boonzaaijer
| Year | Award for best Dutch furniture design | Style price and more | Furniture of the year | Prize for young designers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Chair 'Antilope', designers Karel Boonzaaijer and Pierre Mazairac, manufacturer Katinova[8] | Not assigned | Chair 'DES 2021', designer Gerard van den Berg, manufacturer Rohe Design | Not applicable | |
| 1986 | Not granted | Secretary desk, designer Theo Salet, manufacturer Kreos[9] [10] | Chair 'Turner', designer Jack Crebolder, manufacturer Dover Design | Chaise longue, designer Annelies de Leede | |
| 1987 | Seating element 'Pouffe garni' by designer Rob Eckhardt, manufacturer UMS-pastoe[11] | Armchair 'Gina', designer Bep van Mourik, manufacturer HF-style | 3-seat couch 'Cobra', designer Jack Crebolder, manufacturer Dover Design | Table with glass top, designer Ron Hermes, manufacturer Hennie de Jong | |
| 1988 | Folding table 'Volante'; designer Peter Schreuder Goedheijt, manufacturer Hennie de Jong | Chair 'Bulusari-Sat 1-1', designer Henk de Vlies, manufacturer Modular systems | Bed 'Chailenge', designer Martin Haksteen, manufacturer Luimes & Wiggers | 'Divi-divi 890', designer Mark van Tilburg | |
| 1989 | Armchair 'Pallone 001', designer Roy de Scheepmaker, manufacturer Leolux[12] | Desk, design and manufacturer Jan Malschaert
| Glass chair 'Xinix', design Theo Valk, manufacturer design
| Cocktail cupboard 'Diavolo in corpo', designer Erikjan Roodbol[13]
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| 1990 | Seating furniture 'Disk', designer Pieter de Moor, manufacturer PM-Design
| Armchair '5470 F', designer Jan des Bouvrie, manufacturer Meubelindustrie Gelderland
| Hit the road, designer William Brand
| Point closet; designer Margo Bockting | |
| 1991 | Wall table 'Dakota', designer Jan Harm ter Brugge, manufacturer J.H. ter Brugge Design | Wall table 'Dakota;, designer Jan Harm ter Brugge, manufacturer J.H. ter Brugge Design
| Children's cot 'Mels box', designer Yko Buursma. Manufacturer Yko Buursma | Table 'Gwydion', designer Jan Willem Vroom | |
| 1992 | Not granted | Show case closet system 'Morph', designer Barro de Gast
| Sitting and sleeping furniture '4-Play', designer Eric Djie, manufacturer Djie | Chair (without name) designer Hugo Timmermans | |
| 1993 | Orange cabinet, designer and manufacturer Hugo Timmermans, manufacturer Hugo Timmermans[15] [16] | Extra table, designer Huub Looze
| Chair 'Welcome', designer Gerrit Schilder jr. | 'Cradle nr xx', designer Peter Bedner | |
| 1994 | Not granted
| Chair 'Toto' by Ellen Janssen
Price for industrial product quality: chair 'Toto' by Ellen Janssen
Price for Dutch furniture design for foreign manufacturers: not awarded | Not applicable | Pulpit 'Lectern', designer Titus Hertzberger
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| 1995 | Table 'H10', designer and manufacturer Ben Hoek[17] | Not applicable | Folding chair 'The four scissors', designer Marco Arwert | Box, Remke Brouwer | |
| 1996 | Hanging bookcase, designer and manufacturer Ben Hoek | Not applicablePrice for industrial product quality: a leaning cupboard by Marjolijn van Puffelen
| Not applicable | Kirk Tijl for table 'Alive'
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| 1997 | Armchair 'BOBO', designer Gerard van den Berg | Fluent design desk, designer Richard HuttenPrice for industrial product quality:
| Not applicable | Chris Slutter for wall lamp | |
| 1998 | Armchair 'Lotus', designer René Holten
| Not applicablePrice for industrial product quality: Martijn Ritzema for lamp 'Wiep' | Not applicable | Martijn Prins with Link, a switchable element for a bookcase
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| 1999 | Cube-like bench, designer Jan des Bouvrie, manufacturer Gelderland
| Not applicablePrice for industrial product quality: not awarded
| Not applicable | Bob Copray and Stephan Scholten with their Project Unit. Shared with: Harm de Klein for his 'folding chair' |