WALLPAPER* AND JAGUAR CARS ANNOUNCE THE WINNERS!

In case you hadn't noticed, I've been posting the shortlist nominees for some of the categories for the fabulous Wallpaper* Design Awards all week. Now the winners have been announced and below are the results.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUrtdn35PQMT-7LAAdvOnUQbjk6GVFPoDS1hYg0rZEE3UecHe2EVxhGIDuR38-ghubIzzrRIvXXBD4mma5MjSQvgSBdakJNa5bgcU_sqyyXdMUo57MiAXflZlwIo532HqIECuUSOhT5pKt/s1600-h/Picture+2.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5153888987840096002" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUrtdn35PQMT-7LAAdvOnUQbjk6GVFPoDS1hYg0rZEE3UecHe2EVxhGIDuR38-ghubIzzrRIvXXBD4mma5MjSQvgSBdakJNa5bgcU_sqyyXdMUo57MiAXflZlwIo532HqIECuUSOhT5pKt/s400/Picture+2.png" style="cursor: pointer;" /></a><br />Well, not only did they announce the winners to the Wallpaper* Design Awards last night, but they had a rockin' party to do so. This is the fourth year of the annual Wallpaper* Design Awards. The first awards were launched in the January/February issue of Wallpaper* in 2005.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">The international design, fashion and lifestyle magazine, Wallpaper,* and headline partner Jaguar Cars have dramatically transformed the Old Sorting Office on New Oxford Street, London, into a spectacular venue to host a dinner and drinks party celebrating the nominees and winners.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">This year the Design Awards are bigger and better than ever with 63 categories ranging from ‘Best City’ to ‘Best Stationery’ – a first peek at Tony Blair’s new graphic identity.</span><br /><p> In true Wallpaper* style they’ve gone one step further than simply opening an envelope to reveal the winners. Instead, they’ve teamed-up with digital animators, <a href="http://www.mainframe.co.uk/" target="_blank">Mainframe</a>, to produce animations for each winner of the Judges’ Awards.<br /></p><p><span style="font-size:85%;">Click on the winners below to see the animations.</span> </p><p> <img alt="" height="1" src="http://static.wallpaper.com/images/98_new_line_210.jpg" width="210" /><br /><b>Best domestic appliance</b><br /><a href="http://www.wallpaper.com/interiors/best-domestic-appliance/2030" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">‘Katamari 01’ speaker by Giyanze</a> </p><p> <a href="http://www.wallpaper.com/interiors/best-domestic-appliance/2030" title="View animation"><img alt="‘Katamari 01’ speaker by Giyanze" src="http://static.wallpaper.com/images/thums/98_01_winners_am10012008_i.jpg" /></a> </p><p> <img alt="" height="1" src="http://static.wallpaper.com/images/98_new_line_210.jpg" width="210" /><br /><b>Best furniture designer</b><br /><a href="http://www.wallpaper.com/interiors/best-furniture-designer/2031" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Tokujin Yoshioka</a> </p><p> <a href="http://www.wallpaper.com/interiors/best-furniture-designer/2031" title="View animation"><img alt="Tokujin Yoshioka" src="http://static.wallpaper.com/images/thums/98_02_winners_am10012008_i.jpg" /></a> </p><p> <img alt="" height="1" src="http://static.wallpaper.com/images/98_new_line_210.jpg" width="210" /><br /><b>Best new restaurant</b><br /><a href="http://www.wallpaper.com/food_drink/best-new-restaurant/2032" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Mathias Dahlgren, Stockholm</a> </p><p> <a href="http://www.wallpaper.com/food_drink/best-new-restaurant/2032" title="View animation"><img alt="Mathias Dahlgren, Stockholm" src="http://static.wallpaper.com/images/thums/98_03_winners_am10012008_i.jpg" /></a> </p><p> <img alt="" height="1" src="http://static.wallpaper.com/images/98_new_line_210.jpg" width="210" /><br /><b>Best new hotel</b><br /><a href="http://www.wallpaper.com/travel/best-new-hotel/2033" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Riva Lofts, Florence by Claudio Nardi</a> </p><p> <a href="http://www.wallpaper.com/travel/best-new-hotel/2033" title="View animation"><img alt="Riva Lofts, Florence by Claudio Nardi" src="http://static.wallpaper.com/images/thums/98_04_winners_am10012008_i.jpg" /></a> </p><p> <img alt="" height="1" src="http://static.wallpaper.com/images/98_new_line_210.jpg" width="210" /><br /><b>Best new private house</b><br /><a href="http://www.wallpaper.com/architecture/best-new-private-house/2034" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Ring House, Karuizawa by TNA</a> </p><p> <a href="http://www.wallpaper.com/architecture/best-new-private-house/2034" title="View animation"><img alt="Ring House, Karuizawa by TNA" src="http://static.wallpaper.com/images/thums/98_05_winners_am10012008_i.jpg" /></a> </p><p> <img alt="" height="1" src="http://static.wallpaper.com/images/98_new_line_210.jpg" width="210" /><br /><b>Best new public building</b><br /><a href="http://www.wallpaper.com/architecture/best-new-public-building/2035" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">New Museum, New York by SANAA</a> </p><p> <a href="http://www.wallpaper.com/architecture/best-new-public-building/2035" title="View animation"><img alt="New Museum, New York by SANAA" src="http://static.wallpaper.com/images/thums/98_06_winners_am10012008_i.jpg" /></a> </p><p> <img alt="" height="1" src="http://static.wallpaper.com/images/98_new_line_210.jpg" width="210" /><br /><b>Best city</b><br /><a href="http://www.wallpaper.com/travel/best-city/2036" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Los Angeles</a> </p><p> <a href="http://www.wallpaper.com/travel/best-city/2036" title="View animation"><img alt="Los Angeles" src="http://static.wallpaper.com/images/thums/98_07_winners_am10012008_i.jpg" /></a> </p><p> <img alt="" height="1" src="http://static.wallpaper.com/images/98_new_line_210.jpg" width="210" /><br /><b>Best fashion</b><br /><a href="http://www.wallpaper.com/fashion/best-fashion/2037" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Jil Sander A/W 2007 by Raf Simons</a> </p><p> <a href="http://www.wallpaper.com/fashion/best-fashion/2037" title="View animation"><img alt="Jil Sander A/W 2007 by Raf Simons" src="http://static.wallpaper.com/images/thums/98_08_winners_am10012008_i.jpg" /></a> </p><p> <img alt="" height="1" src="http://static.wallpaper.com/images/98_new_line_210.jpg" width="210" /><br /><b>Best grooming product</b><br /><a href="http://www.wallpaper.com/beauty/best-grooming-product/2038" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">TweezLight</a> </p><p> <a href="http://www.wallpaper.com/beauty/best-grooming-product/2038" title="View animation"><img alt="TweezLight" src="http://static.wallpaper.com/images/thums/98_09_winners_am10012008_i.jpg" /></a> </p><p> <img alt="" height="1" src="http://static.wallpaper.com/images/98_new_line_210.jpg" width="210" /><br /><b>Most life-enhancing item</b><br /><a href="http://www.wallpaper.com/technology/most-life---enhancing%20item/2039" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">$100 laptop by Yves Behar</a> </p><p> <a href="http://www.wallpaper.com/technology/most-life---enhancing%20item/2039" title="View animation"><img alt="$100 laptop by Yves Behar" src="http://static.wallpaper.com/images/thums/98_10_winners_am10012008_i.jpg" /></a> </p><br />Other winners include <a href="http://www.apple.com/">Apple’s iPhone</a>, <a href="http://www.johnpawson.com/">John Pawson</a>, <a href="http://www.ariklevy.fr/">Arik Levy</a>, <a href="http://www.gampermartino.com/">Martino Gamper</a>, <a href="http://www.liberty.co.uk/">Tamara Salman</a>, <a href="http://www.ralphpucci.net/">Ralph Pucci</a> and <a href="http://www.oma.eu/">OMA</a>.<br /><br />The full list of categories and winners are announced in Wallpaper’s Design Awards issue, available on 10 January 2008 and on <a href="http://www.wallpaper.com./">www.wallpaper.com.</a><br /><span><br />Judges Profiles:</span><br /><a href="http://www.wallpaper.com/travel/judges-profiles-andre-balazs/2007" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">André Balazs</a><br /><a href="http://www.wallpaper.com/interiors/judges-profiles-patricia-urquiola/2011" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Patricia Urquiola</a><br /><a href="http://www.wallpaper.com/architecture/judges-profiles-tadao-ando/2012" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Tadao Ando</a><br /><a href="http://www.wallpaper.com/art/judges-profiles-wong-kar-wai/2014" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Wong Kar-wai</a><br /><a href="http://www.wallpaper.com/fashion/judges-profiles-donatella-versace/2015" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Donatella Versace</a><br /><a href="http://www.wallpaper.com/art/judges-profiles-langlands--bell/2016" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Langlands & Bell</a><p> </p> Below is the press release- straight from the ultra hip digital director of Wallpaper* magazine, Kay McMahon, to yours truly complete with some pics of the bash.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Tony Chambers, Wallpaper*</span> editor-in-chief, says:<br /><span style="font-style: italic;">“It is always a pleasure and a privilege to give the Wallpaper* stamp of approval to the </span><span style="font-style: italic;">experimentalists, innovators and dreamers of the past 12 months. From the $100 laptop </span><span style="font-style: italic;">to the €200,000 cashmere carpet, we’re celebrating great design wherever and </span><span style="font-style: italic;">however it appears. With the assistance of our panel of international judges (see their profiles above) – Tadao </span><span style="font-style: italic;">Ando, André Balazs, Wong Kar-Wai, Langlands & Bell, Patricia Urquiola and Donatella </span><span style="font-style: italic;">Versace – and with Jaguar once again as our associate, it has been a stellar year.”<br /></span><br />Now, about that party:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt9P95PS60VSiZqUzpEkx6F9489sjLnbEr6o2tKBURzb8UBUK08Z7t2CSRVloTeZBqh9QyKYyWB4LsNzG1pNSZviGGAagc2mnUPf9wJeoiX9T-laf6V4q3LMVdLJMTy6TYKzGMKNJgVWsz/s1600-h/w-party-1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5153890194725906194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt9P95PS60VSiZqUzpEkx6F9489sjLnbEr6o2tKBURzb8UBUK08Z7t2CSRVloTeZBqh9QyKYyWB4LsNzG1pNSZviGGAagc2mnUPf9wJeoiX9T-laf6V4q3LMVdLJMTy6TYKzGMKNJgVWsz/s400/w-party-1.jpg" style="cursor: pointer;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Venue </span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Wallpaper* and Jaguar have dramatically transformed the Old Sorting Office on New Oxford Street, London, into a spectacular venue to host a dinner and drinks party celebrating the nominees and winners. Production of the event was managed by My Beautiful City, headed up by Robin Scott-Lawson.</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin9J0MzRSNWwjp9oiU4gDAJReUCi88aJo1LqRJJYntT-MsbCP9aGBsuOl1cSx9vw_a5ddgJvaVmWa2L2MIWZrAyNewZplAw_jhIZunfoJHvCH4HzF6DMitoU8HTLOfK76OcdoWZC-xMO5I/s1600-h/w-party-2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5153890259150415650" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin9J0MzRSNWwjp9oiU4gDAJReUCi88aJo1LqRJJYntT-MsbCP9aGBsuOl1cSx9vw_a5ddgJvaVmWa2L2MIWZrAyNewZplAw_jhIZunfoJHvCH4HzF6DMitoU8HTLOfK76OcdoWZC-xMO5I/s400/w-party-2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Guests </span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">250 guests accepted invitations to the dinner. Guests included the winners and nominees of all categories, the international panel behind the Judges’ Awards, as well as fashion designers, architects, interior designers and friends of Wallpaper*.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Best cocktail menu:<br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cocktail 1 </span>– Ten Fresh Martini<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Tanqueray No 10, lemon juice, gomme, shaken with ice and strained into a martini glass, garnished with lemon peel<br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cocktail 2 </span>– Rosie Ten Collins<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Tanqueray No 10, lime juice, elderflower cordial, apple juice, topped up with soda, built with ice into a cocktail glass, garnished with slivers of apple<br /></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cocktail 3</span> – Red Heaven<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Wallpaper* Design Awards: Best cocktail </span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">A unique blend of chilli, cucumber, apple, sugar, lime juice and fresh mint added to Smirnoff Black, pomme verte and apple juice, shaken with ice and a secret ingredient</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Goodie bag contents:</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Wallpaper* Design Awards issue<br />Wallpaper* Los Angeles City Guide<br />Jaguar pen and magazine<br />Givenchy Rouge Interdit lipstick<br />Prada Infusion d’Iris miniature<br />TweezLight tweezers</span><br />------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /><span>My personal big thanks to Kay McMahon and the following people and companies who continue to support, encourage, promote and reward great design in all aspects:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Wallpaper* </span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">www.wallpaper.com</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Jaguar </span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">www.jaguar.com</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Production: </span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">www.mybeautifulcity.com</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Drinks sponsors: </span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">www.tanqueray.com<br />www.smirnoff.com<br />www.icelandicglacial.com</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Goodie bags: </span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">www.wallpaper.com<br />www.jaguar.com<br />www.parfumsgivenchy.com<br />www.prada.com<br />www.tweezlight.com</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"></span>

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