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Commerce Design Brussels Announces 2009 Jury Grand Prizes
The names of the winners of the first Commerce Design Brussels contest have recently been announced at a gala event held at the Fondation pour l’Architecture in Brussels, Belgium. Developed based on an original concept from the Ville de Montréal, the contest aims to reward merchants in the Brussels region for the overall quality of their establishment’s design, and to showcase the work of the architects and designers who were employed to create it.
In addition to the Belgian capital, the Commerce Design Montréal concept has been taken up, since 2003, by the French cities of Saint-Étienne, Lyon and Marseille, by the Times Square district in New York City, and more recently by Luxembourg and by the Brainport-Eindhoven region in the Netherlands.
Boomba Hair Designer (2005) by Marcella Schiepers, Broekx-Schiepers architects
BozarShop (2007) by Pierre et Pablo Lhoas, Lhoas & Lhoas
Cook & Book / Wolubilis (2006) by Karel Van Beek et Gert Verhees
Cospaïa (2005) by Marcel Wolterinck
OwnShop (2005) by Pierre et Pablo Lhoas, Lhoas & Lhoas
Pulp Rogier (2007-2008) by Christian Dehaas & Pauwels, Dehaas Architecten
Now that the winners named by the expert jury have been announced, members of the public are invited to vote for their favorites until June 2009. The voting for the people’s choice award and for the Grand Prix des Enseignes Commerce Design Brussels (for commercial signage) will take place on site at the award-winning business locations as well as online at http://www.commercedesignbrussels.be. The public’s favorites will be announced this fall during the Design September festival.
Drawing inspiration from the benefits of Montréal’s experience in terms of the revitalization of commercial arteries, Brussels hopes in turn to improve the quality of its urban living environment, its image and its appeal, by providing a stimulus for creativity and innovation in commercial design. The winners will serve as ambassadors for design quality and as sources of inspiration for merchants who wish to call on the services of an interior architect or a creative designer for the design of their businesses.
SuperGreen Me! (2008) by Grégory Marot, L.O.A.D. Architecture
Waffles Sneaker Delicacies (2007) by Mimy Dorpmans, Beaverhausen
Zaabär Mega Factory Shop (2008) by John Vande Walle, Hightitude sprl - Laurent Dewerpe, Abdo Khouri - Atelier 96
The Commerce Design Brussels contest is produced by Pro Materia and Design September with the support of the Région de Bruxelles-Capitale, Atrium, Brussels Louise, the Ville de Montréal, the Fondation pour l’Architecture and the Archives d’Architecture Moderne.
Source: Bustler |
