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Top Nominees
for INDEX: AWARD 2007 to Be Announced on February 28, 2007
DENMARK, Feb. 14, 2007 /INDEX:/ -- The international INDEX: Jury has
now made their choice and INDEX: will announce the Top Nominees for
INDEX: AWARD 2007 on a press conference in Copenhagen and on
indexaward.dk on February 28, 2007.
This year’s submissions for INDEX: AWARD have been truly global in
scope, finding applications on all continents. The field of top
nominees includes tangible as well as intangible designs.
The top nominees are the finalists for this year’s INDEX: AWARD, and
are all in the running for the award worth a total of €500 000 in
the categories BODY, HOME, WORK, PLAY and COMMUNITY.
The top nominees are selected by the international INDEX: Jury on
the basis of nominations submitted by 188 of the world’s leading
professional design institutions. Due to the INDEX: focus on Design
to Improve Life, the awarded designs will not only be evaluated
according to form - as most traditional design is - but also
according to the impact and the context of the design.
For the press, high resolution pictures and additional information
can be downloaded from indexaward.dk.
All submitted nominations can be viewed on indexaward.dk
For further information please contact Head of Press Helena Lowskij
hl@indexaward.dk, +45 4061 7810.
INDEX: is a global non-profit network organization that focuses on
Design to Improve Life – e.g. design that substantially improves
important aspects of human life – worldwide.
Through a wide range of activities and events, INDEX: is the
catalyst for Design to Improve Life: an organization that spurs
public and professional awareness of the great – and too often
unnoticed – human and commercial potential of Design to Improve
Life.
The five awards will be presented at an official ceremony in
Copenhagen at August 24, 2007.
INDEX: DESIGN TO IMPROVE LIFE
HRH The Crown Prince of Denmark is patron of INDEX: 2007
Main Partners – The Danish Ministry of Economic and Business
Affairs, The City of Copenhagen, The Capital Region of Denmark,
Georg Jensen A/S, Illums Bolighus, DI.
Foundations – The Tuborg Foundation, Nordea Danmark-fonden,
JL-Fondet, Politiken-Fonden, The European Social Fund, The Oticon
Foundation.
Supply Partners – Damgaard-Jensen A/S, The Square Hotel Copenhagen,
Dansikring A/S, Seelite A/S, Vink AS.
Source: INDEX
CONTACT: Source:
INDEX:
Helena Lowskij
Pressechef
T: +45 3389 2005
M: +45 4061 7810
Website:
www.indexaward.dk
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