Modern Meyerhoffer Surfboard Wins Presitigious Design Award

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw_dBOyKoRf_83xZ6vCOvIDQfG0Po_AKjil4qE74v6o1LSmPoSOWNVp7FepyYw-XhCbozGecmckNlDImHd1GnSIrU5EL9Q3oX0NH8xdyVAZ6xbheOTR27F2WbOXh_ryhNtDpCJDuFeXKez/s1600/Meyerhofferboardhero.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480884674480675058" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw_dBOyKoRf_83xZ6vCOvIDQfG0Po_AKjil4qE74v6o1LSmPoSOWNVp7FepyYw-XhCbozGecmckNlDImHd1GnSIrU5EL9Q3oX0NH8xdyVAZ6xbheOTR27F2WbOXh_ryhNtDpCJDuFeXKez/s400/Meyerhofferboardhero.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 308px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">above photo by <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/14/sports/14surf.html?_r=2&ref=sports">Daniella Zalcman for NY Times</a></span></span><br /><br />American Thomas Meyerhoffer has won Australia's 2010 International Design Award for his groundbreaking surfboard design.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeovzsDEJhvMW5MjtEpKIF92fNgisfeaV7-mcKIJ46nT0sgY3MjpCYdXP0vLyc4hAks0Ov7MyXLoqLR_VdLrzEIgkiL-qYA5gHfoIEn1TbzvT8Ma9PX1yBIi7xMCTO_PhiC7UpWM-Zpbz2/s1600/from-quality-peoples.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480888832541398738" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeovzsDEJhvMW5MjtEpKIF92fNgisfeaV7-mcKIJ46nT0sgY3MjpCYdXP0vLyc4hAks0Ov7MyXLoqLR_VdLrzEIgkiL-qYA5gHfoIEn1TbzvT8Ma9PX1yBIi7xMCTO_PhiC7UpWM-Zpbz2/s400/from-quality-peoples.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 351px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">above image courtesy of </span><a href="http://www.qualitypeoples.com/" style="font-style: italic;">Quality Peoples</a></span><br /><br />Evolution? Revolution? Future surfing solution? The Meyerhoffer is possibly the most radical design innovation in longboarding for a generation.<br /><br />Maverick designer, Thomas Meyerhoffer, is renowned for his innovative product designs including the ground breaking eMate. His quest was to merge industrial design processes with his passion for surfing.<br /><br />Using the natural world as an inspiration, “the resulting shape is organic and fluid which seems to fit the wave better. Instead of surfing the wave, the wave surfs you. The board integrates with the wave seamlessly. You become one with the wave.”<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbebJd-8j0w0LC_8F4o351EMIiVmaNWjWpzKXuV_Aham3zL5-PDo0rdoC2_RgBdhYmwXFYSmp3GR7V0qyDwI4gnUaA6IlcPrjgfc9OgkCMthhBOWm5C24RmyGu6FzYYfAmqCZys_a0jIDL/s1600/jen-smith.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480882419581286658" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbebJd-8j0w0LC_8F4o351EMIiVmaNWjWpzKXuV_Aham3zL5-PDo0rdoC2_RgBdhYmwXFYSmp3GR7V0qyDwI4gnUaA6IlcPrjgfc9OgkCMthhBOWm5C24RmyGu6FzYYfAmqCZys_a0jIDL/s400/jen-smith.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 531px; height: 361px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">above: World Champion surfer Jen Smith on the Meyerhoffer board</span></span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhirAiG4nAEquzcwUK70dobMVwcN14HS36wi9yqINVG5XH1B098ROfY9r36Oz8bGZZYHKq_fAgbnSMUsGBRwxa34qXY1LlPUYjiIyBPrGp8VlYw6tOMqncnVCI9oPSz2ukchSBUNXNt7GDK/s1600/Picture+5.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480882752165062258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhirAiG4nAEquzcwUK70dobMVwcN14HS36wi9yqINVG5XH1B098ROfY9r36Oz8bGZZYHKq_fAgbnSMUsGBRwxa34qXY1LlPUYjiIyBPrGp8VlYw6tOMqncnVCI9oPSz2ukchSBUNXNt7GDK/s400/Picture+5.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 635px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">above: the radical board design has an hourglass shape</span></span><br /><br />The purpose? “The three main sequences of longboarding – turn, glide and nose riding – are pushed to a higher level. The shape with its different sections has been designed to give you something unique. The total experience is a board that is faster, turns better and delivers a higher level of surf experience”<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJEjpBkvIIN0rQRYpV96FhvVevPT3LTrBQS1VutPvyrbNGZh_2DqwT8bG6PBaMhatuAkvT6jOyLHVq60eJPwHo-yBVOWSEXJoXms6eUGFVjH9rpsR4nd5YIT8EqkIkis4OHf6uERW0XhEP/s1600/meyerhofferFeatures.gif" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480878036815629602" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJEjpBkvIIN0rQRYpV96FhvVevPT3LTrBQS1VutPvyrbNGZh_2DqwT8bG6PBaMhatuAkvT6jOyLHVq60eJPwHo-yBVOWSEXJoXms6eUGFVjH9rpsR4nd5YIT8EqkIkis4OHf6uERW0XhEP/s400/meyerhofferFeatures.gif" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 401px;" /></a><br /><br />All boards are constructed in SLX to ensure maximum responsiveness. We have glassed all boards with white tinted epoxy resin. They have 2 x 6oz on deck and 1 x 4oz bottom with a 6oz patch on the fin area. We give the boards the gloss polish finish and they come standard 6” or 8” Centre fin and FCS side fins.<br /><br />Thomas describing his design:<br /><object height="320" width="530"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/XL-SDgoi4WA&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/XL-SDgoi4WA&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="320" width="530"></embed></object><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhulQjNwbuAAOFhFIXgfOzPWYgJ_iGwzLsPCs5VkKlwAIKcOeRyL6xyrMK7F9_8gXlTroFsItJZ9WpPtumgWb0dTstXh02b9yUy8-27kAFHPOuMUv-JA_yVw6beiMMR5GI_wW4BDQCmVKCL/s1600/meyerhoffer+logo.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480878392752517010" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhulQjNwbuAAOFhFIXgfOzPWYgJ_iGwzLsPCs5VkKlwAIKcOeRyL6xyrMK7F9_8gXlTroFsItJZ9WpPtumgWb0dTstXh02b9yUy8-27kAFHPOuMUv-JA_yVw6beiMMR5GI_wW4BDQCmVKCL/s400/meyerhoffer+logo.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 184px;" /></a><br /><br />Designer Cynthia Rowley collaborated with Meyerhoffer for these limited edition versions of the Meyerhoffer board.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMsL6VEZvjoBfhaSuzSKK4YxURJma0XqO64oqKN8QdntEaFAnJIDAGzmwNIr7KWLv54q1E1WIsMCN-thWAWNt4kD8zHBih1o2Vc5rHS4JE_7RX4YAPosB5JS6Owgr-6_pQp6c1C0k24rXr/s1600/Picture-21.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480892648270519570" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMsL6VEZvjoBfhaSuzSKK4YxURJma0XqO64oqKN8QdntEaFAnJIDAGzmwNIr7KWLv54q1E1WIsMCN-thWAWNt4kD8zHBih1o2Vc5rHS4JE_7RX4YAPosB5JS6Owgr-6_pQp6c1C0k24rXr/s400/Picture-21.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 110px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZfXEPGuprqS-MQx3SZD26w9w483K-ac8Vb6GQVBLmlc0AGJ2SmBgIT9A_hqqvwEBXRzb70sw6fT5tqDddcRm54jWcPTrbj60yxUOCd2r1ACTTPms1qVlDy-IBfOQhQFQQaYYTHjXAknKy/s1600/Picture-16.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480892802758145778" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZfXEPGuprqS-MQx3SZD26w9w483K-ac8Vb6GQVBLmlc0AGJ2SmBgIT9A_hqqvwEBXRzb70sw6fT5tqDddcRm54jWcPTrbj60yxUOCd2r1ACTTPms1qVlDy-IBfOQhQFQQaYYTHjXAknKy/s400/Picture-16.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 531px; height: 288px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHKMdRcGc-mtdUyAFwL0Fi06xqBow60zNQ5pGbSblBWn0KRvBuDWr4AuU4e9lmZQ4iqTYt1v74t-VDXHfwt7lu2AvKhZKAqEykxTxPJDzKT97dMcHSvkw532mAYuO0PrVZvZv3WcJePlVw/s1600/Picture-17.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480892728259417234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHKMdRcGc-mtdUyAFwL0Fi06xqBow60zNQ5pGbSblBWn0KRvBuDWr4AuU4e9lmZQ4iqTYt1v74t-VDXHfwt7lu2AvKhZKAqEykxTxPJDzKT97dMcHSvkw532mAYuO0PrVZvZv3WcJePlVw/s400/Picture-17.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 531px; height: 277px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguxcsKi2QMO2d7q16298DG24xKCDhtuedpOS6oR1XEJwOB-9vyCtWgqfrBJBXfNWVBDm0tM8yIhuJnJXofpWav-aqGF3WgapGUaL2pympLvp9coPe2szQox-mV8S4nJJOAy4zsWy8bq9M8/s1600/rowley-roxy2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480888422000043394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguxcsKi2QMO2d7q16298DG24xKCDhtuedpOS6oR1XEJwOB-9vyCtWgqfrBJBXfNWVBDm0tM8yIhuJnJXofpWav-aqGF3WgapGUaL2pympLvp9coPe2szQox-mV8S4nJJOAy4zsWy8bq9M8/s400/rowley-roxy2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 348px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.colette.fr/#/eshop/article/7728493/meyerhoffer-x-cynthia-rowley-x-roxy/275/">Purchase the Cynthia Rowley Roxy Meyerhoffer boards here.</a><br /><br />Other examples of some custom Meyerhoffer boards:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxPgOlvYJwO2e2QW36xyQ_Obgfzmf6RXBWmf7ecfeAJYcGTOKJZE1g7FORZD3D7zIBlNZaQBe7hiGgYkzOJYRcZpAzYtjK3Mt_2b-Z9abMS1s3YBjM65AHywcgx0hgF0KI7nxUTZKHm3s4/s1600/custom1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480888133838030690" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxPgOlvYJwO2e2QW36xyQ_Obgfzmf6RXBWmf7ecfeAJYcGTOKJZE1g7FORZD3D7zIBlNZaQBe7hiGgYkzOJYRcZpAzYtjK3Mt_2b-Z9abMS1s3YBjM65AHywcgx0hgF0KI7nxUTZKHm3s4/s400/custom1.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 380px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5m0LHAmUsYI0X6eDFtnft-557aAxzo-Zzcm8W3z4iG0MSI9ltCpiVKTsQ0gTV7IKxJQiI1fVxWUS8lZqUXVHBxBt-wT-LfYAoQS9CbdO5-jKJxmE7pBs6UHg6ZaQ9VI0ubESqa7fONXoO/s1600/custom2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480888066899430706" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5m0LHAmUsYI0X6eDFtnft-557aAxzo-Zzcm8W3z4iG0MSI9ltCpiVKTsQ0gTV7IKxJQiI1fVxWUS8lZqUXVHBxBt-wT-LfYAoQS9CbdO5-jKJxmE7pBs6UHg6ZaQ9VI0ubESqa7fONXoO/s400/custom2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 396px;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">The actual press release (with images added by me):</span></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Meyerhoffer Rides Away with The Australian International Design Award 2010</span><br />June 7th<br /><br />The most radical design innovation in longboarding for a generation - the Meyerhoffer Surfboard last night won a very prestigious Australian International Design Award!<br /><br />The Australian International Design Awards, a division of Standards Australia, is recognised by the Commonwealth Government and the International Council of Societies of Industrial Design [ICSID] as Australia's peak design assessment and promotion body, and for its important role in fostering a culture of design and innovation in Australia. The judges said the board was a ''major design innovation'' that would create ''global shockwaves''.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgtDDL0ihCK_kFZZf2-0CcH2fJxeQu9fsdqhDx5roB-egoyCzlyNgXa7_L9AEIsdFB6b4WbkA0feQzrx63pOsZHS5A8PgsbMmOYEbnlz1tSh8r-XO1NS0xqmBEXytLWs20aLZR4_21naDF/s1600/belinda-baker.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480881486138743122" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgtDDL0ihCK_kFZZf2-0CcH2fJxeQu9fsdqhDx5roB-egoyCzlyNgXa7_L9AEIsdFB6b4WbkA0feQzrx63pOsZHS5A8PgsbMmOYEbnlz1tSh8r-XO1NS0xqmBEXytLWs20aLZR4_21naDF/s400/belinda-baker.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 533px; height: 362px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">above: surfer Belinda Baker rides the Meyerhoffer</span></span><br /><br />Manufactured by Global Surf Industries (GSI), this ultra-modern take on the traditional Longboard by world renowned industrial designer Thomas Meyerhoffer brought design excellence into the realm of the everyday surfer last year, increasing the ultimate experience. The groundbreaking design propelled surfing into mainstream consciousness around the world.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizc6ljb4bqLyCSkk24L9wQVywBHYeNOnUFJWIpggSUb92bNZOQ3qRX5tclcC_Gxtszo57oXEDuSm2DiBPpDsxp95-mzkvNVgEl9hyMH5TP1Sb05tXK_Yj1Rqle7350-aLQ7HTVIWxS3AyK/s1600/michael-wallace.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480881732326612338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizc6ljb4bqLyCSkk24L9wQVywBHYeNOnUFJWIpggSUb92bNZOQ3qRX5tclcC_Gxtszo57oXEDuSm2DiBPpDsxp95-mzkvNVgEl9hyMH5TP1Sb05tXK_Yj1Rqle7350-aLQ7HTVIWxS3AyK/s400/michael-wallace.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 532px; height: 361px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">above: surfer Michael Wallace rides the Meyerhoffer</span></span><br /><br />Designer of this radical surfboard, Thomas Meyerhoffer, was "over the moon" about receiving the prestigious award. "To be recognised in a country where surf culture rules and is part of everyday life for so many people, is truly special", said Mr. Meyerhoffer.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8KMlO20FeFEO4dJ2Kpw9XGdItJLDKCXFkneF-RJKYAs4k02L3ZQ-iNl34TNLiIq0H9LEQyQlONZjACQ52uksygSFGxyUuWcugbGN4OhzE5yc1OD_oU1_xLadN9g3PHWrK0votgXF2KtvU/s1600/mark-kelly-sydney.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480888732560564866" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8KMlO20FeFEO4dJ2Kpw9XGdItJLDKCXFkneF-RJKYAs4k02L3ZQ-iNl34TNLiIq0H9LEQyQlONZjACQ52uksygSFGxyUuWcugbGN4OhzE5yc1OD_oU1_xLadN9g3PHWrK0votgXF2KtvU/s400/mark-kelly-sydney.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 640px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">above: Surfer Mark Kelly with the board, courtesy of Sydney's Daily Telegraph</span></span><br /><br />"I owe many thanks to Mark Kelly of GSI for his vision and surfing skills. Almost two years ago now Mark tried a Meyerhoffer prototype and was convinced that he was surfing better than ever! Now because of Mark, the board is surfed and enjoyed by many surfers worldwide. I'm a proud winner of an Australian International Design Award, but I ultimately hope that the endorsement from the award will make more people to try the board - open up their minds and get a fuller experience on their next wave."<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9h-dhUXjZyzxYZunGhtjkbTN92HPfdCByJCIRy0sR0tLh-QIZuDrEiLG_jPII8JzgGEnwmR_zYB7DeTYEbJQHzBE9iBcDJvKjglPxvb4-1ADzqsw_56KU_6vSxbW4p3y28_cmSe279HZB/s1600/grant-price.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480882031105928802" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9h-dhUXjZyzxYZunGhtjkbTN92HPfdCByJCIRy0sR0tLh-QIZuDrEiLG_jPII8JzgGEnwmR_zYB7DeTYEbJQHzBE9iBcDJvKjglPxvb4-1ADzqsw_56KU_6vSxbW4p3y28_cmSe279HZB/s400/grant-price.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 525px; height: 355px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">above: Surfer Grant Price on the Meyerhoffer board</span></span><br /><br />Each section of the board is optimised for maximum performance, the design evolving into an incredibly complex shape with three different bottom contours that transitions smoothly into one other with its own purified purpose in an organic and seamlessly effective shape. Just like nature itself. The evolution of the Meyerhoffer has been a process of taking away more than adding to traditional forms, enabling Thomas a greater opportunity to shape the board.<br /><br />From the wide tail through a minimal waist and into a more classic nose, the design brings short board elements into a longer board to maximize speed and turning, provides paddling ease and high performance nose riding. Every element of the board provides the ability for a smooth transition from front to back.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhboSt7aW_cHxND2RetGRSvCSBNIyWA35U2oHWExW-5aRRw9iUcfMqJbSd3UJUI0Q_J3NQGjMKN5yrJ3n2p7G9SYDIcouveKHQLIel16nPBkgYFgdoiICcO_RBlo_5EiN67nC8RtwPB1z2T/s1600/Mike-Tabling.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480883081814784962" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhboSt7aW_cHxND2RetGRSvCSBNIyWA35U2oHWExW-5aRRw9iUcfMqJbSd3UJUI0Q_J3NQGjMKN5yrJ3n2p7G9SYDIcouveKHQLIel16nPBkgYFgdoiICcO_RBlo_5EiN67nC8RtwPB1z2T/s400/Mike-Tabling.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 532px; height: 365px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">above: surfer Mike Tabling rides the Meyerhoffer board</span></span><br /><br />GSI'S Managing Director, Mark Kelly, was also in high spirits about being named the winner of the Australian International Design Award. "I am absolutely stoked that we have won this award", he said. "Surfboard design for years has been via fine tuning processes, some so small they can hardly be noticed. Thomas Meyerhoffer helped take surfboard design a giant leap forward".<br /><br />Evolution or revolution? "I think a bit of both. I am very proud to be part of this design and its launch into the marketplace around the world. The feedback has been great and this award tops it off.<br /><br />"Global Surf Industries is a company for recreational surfers, and I cannot wait to give every surfer out there the opportunity to ride this innovative piece of modern design," concluded Mr. Kelly.<br /><br />The Meyerhoffer surfboard is also one of 10 winners and finalists that will be part of a special exhibition at the Powerhouse Museum from July 3rd 2010.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJeD5-ZzBP3LdaQsfLsTxpIe1Jho701wNmvrROxxkozB8TfYMvxA5v-3a2Dvy_SGFfTGStZC7qrakLetaafVOKuCTqfwYwbBG92nb58asVasywlzD_xyYwIN3GXcjkXuFDKf1AAKm5KqXH/s1600/GlobalSurf-Meyerhoffer.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480878762578159234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJeD5-ZzBP3LdaQsfLsTxpIe1Jho701wNmvrROxxkozB8TfYMvxA5v-3a2Dvy_SGFfTGStZC7qrakLetaafVOKuCTqfwYwbBG92nb58asVasywlzD_xyYwIN3GXcjkXuFDKf1AAKm5KqXH/s400/GlobalSurf-Meyerhoffer.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 532px; height: 262px;" /></a><a href="http://www.surfindustries.com/googleMaps/dealers.php"><br />Find a dealer for the Meyerhoffer Modern Surfboard.</a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">images courtesy of </span><a href="http://meyerhoffer.tumblr.com/" style="font-style: italic;">Thomas Meyerhoffer</a><span style="font-style: italic;">, </span><a href="http://meyerhoffersurfboards.com/" style="font-style: italic;">Meyerhoffer Surfboards</a><span style="font-style: italic;">, </span><a href="http://www.surfindustries.com/" style="font-style: italic;">Global Surf Industries</a><span style="font-style: italic;">, and other cited sources.</span></span>

Modern Meyerhoffer Surfboard Wins Presitigious Design Award

above photo by Daniella Zalcman for NY Times American Thomas Meyerhoffer has won Australia's 2010 International Design Award for his gro...

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The 2007 Wallpaper Design Awards

If you're not familiar with the beautifully produced and informative magazine about global art and culture, Wallpaper, you ought to be. Below are their picks for the best in design for the year 2007. It's a wonderful and useful compilation of everything from best hotels to speakers.<br /><br />Read On:<br /><br /><div id="contents"><div id="main_pane"><div id="content_block1"><img alt="Design Awards: the winners" src="http://www.wallpaper.com/images/98_07_best_win_f.jpg" /></div> <div id="content_block2"> <div class="amplitude_black_11pt"><img src="http://www.wallpaper.com/layout/header_11pt_news.gif" /> </div> <div class="amplitude_black_18pt"><img alt="DESIGN AWARDS: THE WINNERS" src="http://www.wallpaper.com/layout/image_cache/amplitude_black14px_DESIGN_AWARDS:_THE_WINNERS_.gif" title="DESIGN AWARDS: THE WINNERS" /></div> </div> <div id="content_block3"> <div class="column1"> <p>The International Judges' Awards</p> </div> <div class="column2"> <p> It was a tough choice but here they are: the ultimate in global design, architecture and style, as selected by this year's elite panel of international judges, designer Naota Fukasawa, hotelier Ian Schrager, designer Ron Arad, fashion designers Viktor and Rolf, actress Jane Birkin, and MD of Charme Matteo do Montezemolo. </p><p> <img alt="" height="1" src="http://wallpaper.live.ipcignite.com/images/98_new_line_210.jpg" width="210" /> </p><p> Best new hotel<br /><b>Home, Buenos Aires</b><br />Located in Buenos Aires’s hip Palermo Viejo neighbourhood, Home was designed by architects Rodrigo Cunill and Juana Grichener. The exterior may be austere, but the rest of the hotel is warm, light and airy thanks to a 300 sq m garden and heated swimming pool. All 17 rooms have their own distinct style with a retro theme, mixing vintage European wallpapers, Chilean wool rugs and custom-made native watambu wood beds with CD and book libraries, MP3 players and Wi-Fi. Room rate: from $115<br /><i><a href="http://www.homebuenosaires.com/" target="_new">www.homebuenosaires.com</a></i> </p><p> <a href="http://wallpaper.com/design/1246">View best new hotel nominees</a> </p><p> <img alt="" height="1" src="http://wallpaper.live.ipcignite.com/images/98_new_line_210.jpg" width="210" /> </p><p> Best new public building<br /><b>Morgan Library & Museum extension, by Renzo Piano</b><br />Working in collaboration with New York architect firm Beyer Blinder Belle, the Renzo Piano Building Workshop masterfully inserted contemporary structures into a historic context. The expansion, which includes a new underground space and three glass-and-steel pavilions set around a central court, also adds an auditorium, a striking new entrance and an exquisite reading room, doubling the library’s floor space. </p><p> <a href="http://wallpaper.com/design/1248">View best new public building nominees</a> </p><p> <img alt="" height="1" src="http://wallpaper.live.ipcignite.com/images/98_new_line_210.jpg" width="210" /> </p><p> Best new fashion collection<br /><b>Prada</b><br />While Miuccia Prada might seem an obvious choice, being a fashionista favourite and having a keen interest in art and architecture, her autumn/winter collections were especially strong. Shown against a Rem Koolhaas backdrop, the theme was urban guerrilla. These were tough, sensible yet flattering clothes, ideal for the boardroom dweller, streetwise reveller and permanent traveller. A tempting mix of glamorous sophistication and urban grit.<br /><i><a href="http://www.prada.com/" target="_new">www.prada.com</a></i> </p><p> <a href="http://wallpaper.com/design/1250">View best new fashion collection nominees</a> </p><p> <img alt="" height="1" src="http://wallpaper.live.ipcignite.com/images/98_new_line_210.jpg" width="210" /> </p><p> Best new grooming product<br /><b>Serge Lutens cosmetics</b><br />Serge Lutens is a master when it comes to giving make-up a timeless elegance. He defined Shiseido’s image in the 1980s and 1990s, and he has now launched his own line of cosmetics, combining old-fashioned glamour with contemporary design and hi-tech formulas. The weighty black lacquer cases are a nod to old Hollywood movie star chic, but, for a modern twist, Lutens has replaced traditional curves with clean, linear contours.<br /><i><a href="http://www.salons-shiseido.com/" target="_new">www.salons-shiseido.com</a></i> </p><p> <a href="http://wallpaper.com/design/1251">View best new grooming product nominees</a> </p><p> <img alt="" height="1" src="http://wallpaper.live.ipcignite.com/images/98_new_line_210.jpg" width="210" /> </p><p> Best new private house<br /><b>Baron House by John Pawson</b><br />John Pawson’s design for creative guru Fabien Baron’s house draws on the local Swedish vernacular, but uses cement blocks and timber detailing to create a contemporary sense of abstraction. This country home is in total harmony with its surroundings, its visible lines synchronised with the landscape. The house is divided into two lofty, light-bathed volumes, separated by a courtyard with views in every direction.<br /><i><a href="http://www.johnpawson.com/" target="_new">www.johnpawson.com</a></i> </p><p> <a href="http://wallpaper.com/design/1247">View best new private house nominees</a> </p><p> <img alt="" height="1" src="http://wallpaper.live.ipcignite.com/images/98_new_line_210.jpg" width="210" /> </p><p> Best domestic appliance<br /><b>Ceramic speakers, by Broberg Ridderstråle</b><br />Mats Broberg and Johan Ridderstråle, graduates of Stockholm’s Konstfack University, moved away from the traditional black, box-shaped speaker and created a set of white ceramic speakers, using the symbol of sound as their inspiration. ‘It’s the universal icon of noise,’ says Ridderstråle of the truncated cone shape, which sits at the perfect angle to produce optimum sound.<br /><i><a href="http://www.brda.se/" target="_new">www.brda.se</a></i> </p><p> <a href="http://wallpaper.com/design/1243">View best domestic appliance nominees</a> </p><p> <img alt="" height="1" src="http://wallpaper.live.ipcignite.com/images/98_new_line_210.jpg" width="210" /> </p><p> Best furniture designer of the year<br /><b>Hella Jongerius</b><br />Dutch designer Hella Jongerius and Swiss furniture manufacturer Vitra may seem like an odd pairing; one is known for a naive, idiosyncratic approach, the other for slick, hi-tech furniture. But the collaboration speaks volumes about Jongerius’s talent and Vitra’s commercial nous because everyone wants design with a quirky, homespun feel, and Jongerius provides it in spades with pieces such as this ‘Worker’ chair. From vases for Ikea to a solo exhibition at Galerie Kreo in Paris, her design covers a wide spectrum.<br /><i><a href="http://www.jongeriuslab.com/" target="_new">www.jongeriuslab.com</a></i> </p><p> <a href="http://wallpaper.com/design/1244">View best furniture designer of the year nominees</a> </p><p> <img alt="" height="1" src="http://wallpaper.live.ipcignite.com/images/98_new_line_210.jpg" width="210" /> </p><p> Best city<br /><b>Istanbul</b><br />Having carved out a niche as an art city, with its new modern art gallery and Sakip Sabanci Museum, Istanbul’s latest incarnation is as a shopping paradise and chic nightspot. A host of new stores and bars have opened in Nisantasi, not to mention design specialist Addresistanbul. But perhaps most impressive has been the emergence of a daring design scene. Derin Design and Gaia & Gino are already stars, while Autoban points to Istanbul’s exciting design future. The city is rapidly turning into an elegant party capital. </p><p> <a href="http://wallpaper.com/design/1249">View best city nominees</a> </p><p> <img alt="" height="1" src="http://wallpaper.live.ipcignite.com/images/98_new_line_210.jpg" width="210" /> </p><p> Best new restaurant<br /><b>Müzede Changa, Istanbul</b><br />Six years after opening the ever-popular Changa, restaurateurs Tarik Bayazit and Savas Ertunc have opened an equally slick sequel, Müzede Changa. Architect Aysen Savas dreamt up the ‘glass cube’ that houses the restaurant; the 1960s- and 1970s-inspired interiors were designed by the award-winning Autoban design team; and chef Peter Gordon has given traditional Turkish fare a modern twist.<br /><i><a href="http://www.changa-istanbul.com/" target="_new">www.changa-istanbul.com</a></i> </p><p> <a href="http://wallpaper.com/design/1245">View best new restaurant nominees</a> </p><p> <img alt="" height="1" src="http://wallpaper.live.ipcignite.com/images/98_new_line_210.jpg" width="210" /> </p><p> Most life-enhancing item<br /><b>Google earth</b><br />The earth is getting smaller. And so there is something so perfectly right about Google Earth, the rapid zoom from space to your own back yard and off again, sweeping across oceans and continents to land wherever you wish (security concerns allowing), to see streets and beaches and the places where other people live, work and play. Thrilling and disquieting in equal measure, there is an idealistic charge to the Google Earth project.<br /><i><a href="http://earth.google.com/" target="_new">earth.google.com</a></i> </p><p> <a href="http://wallpaper.com/design/1252">View most life-enhancing item nominees</a> </p><p> <img alt="" height="1" src="http://wallpaper.live.ipcignite.com/images/98_new_line_210.jpg" width="210" /> </p><br /></div><div class="column3"><br /><a href="http://www.jaguar-design.com/" target="_blank"><br /></a></div></div></div></div>

The 2007 Wallpaper Design Awards

If you're not familiar with the beautifully produced and informative magazine about global art and culture, Wallpaper, you ought to be. ...

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