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Lighting designer Ingo Maurer
Curator of the EcoDesign Special Exhibition
Maurer started to design exceptional lighting and lighting systems in -66, which his company produces and distributes worldwide. In the same year he made his breakthrough with the table light Bulb. He's best known products includes Bulb (-66), YaYaHo (-84), Lucellino (-92), Zettel'z (-98) and Porca Miseria! (-94). A number of his lamps are included in collections of different museums for example in the MoMA, New York. He’s clients include companies such as Tiffany & Co, Galeries Lafayette, Chanel and Issey Miyake.
Ingo Maurer has held numerous exhibitions all over the world. He developes concepts and spectacular one-offs for private and public buildings with his team.
Maurer has received recognition for he's design by winning many design awards including The Fourth Oribe Award in 2003, Georg Jensen 2002 award in 2003, Collabs Design Excellence Award in 2002, Design Award of the Federal Republic Germany 2010. In the year 2006 He received conferment of the Degree of Doctor of the Royal College of Art honoris causa.
Curator of the EcoDesign Special Exhibition
Ingo Maurer - Maestro of light
Ingo Maurer was born in 1932 in Germany. In the beginning of the 60's he emigrated to USA. He worked as a freelance designer in New York and San Francisco. After a few years spent in the US he settled in Munich.Maurer started to design exceptional lighting and lighting systems in -66, which his company produces and distributes worldwide. In the same year he made his breakthrough with the table light Bulb. He's best known products includes Bulb (-66), YaYaHo (-84), Lucellino (-92), Zettel'z (-98) and Porca Miseria! (-94). A number of his lamps are included in collections of different museums for example in the MoMA, New York. He’s clients include companies such as Tiffany & Co, Galeries Lafayette, Chanel and Issey Miyake.
Ingo Maurer has held numerous exhibitions all over the world. He developes concepts and spectacular one-offs for private and public buildings with his team.
Maurer has received recognition for he's design by winning many design awards including The Fourth Oribe Award in 2003, Georg Jensen 2002 award in 2003, Collabs Design Excellence Award in 2002, Design Award of the Federal Republic Germany 2010. In the year 2006 He received conferment of the Degree of Doctor of the Royal College of Art honoris causa.
Next EcoDesign Special Exhibition 2010
Light as the theme of Habitare’s EcoDesign Special Exhibition
The second international EcoDesign Special Exhibition, held in conjunction with Habitare at the Helsinki Exhibition & Convention Centre on 1-5 September 2010, is set to present unique, ecological lights that have been specially designed for the exhibition. World-renowned lighting designer Ingo Maurer from Germany has been invited to be the curator of the exhibition.Ingo Maurer (b. 1932), maestro of light and winner of several design awards, made his breakthrough with the table light "Bulb" back in 1966. His designs are always both technically intelligent and visually intriguing. In addition to lights, Maurer has designed light installations and lighting for public spaces, and held several exhibitions. Ingo Maurer's influence in the new generation of designers is deemed significant.
Ingo Maurer will invite top-class international designers and young talents from Finland and abroad to take part in the EcoDesign special exhibition. New design and sustainable development form an interesting foundation for the designers’ visions of a more ecological tomorrow. The EcoDesign Special Exhibition will feature approximately 80 unique, ecological lights specially designed for the exhibition. Who knows, maybe a new classic is waiting to be discovered... The list of the EcoDesign 10 designers is now available here. We are very delighted to see that so many designers decided to participate the exhibition. We are looking forward to find out their solution for ecological light.
The EcoDesign Special Exhibition is produced by Advertising Agency Valo and organised by the Finnish Fair Corporation. The first EcoDesign Special Exhibition, held in September 2009 in conjunction with Habitare, showcased unique ecological chairs by over 80 designers from 16 different countries.
For more information regarding the EcoDesign Special Exhibition:
Advertising Agency Valo Oy, Managing Director Jari Pirhonen
tel. +358 50 525 70 62, Project Manager Linda Pirhonen
tel. + 358 45 136 6283 mail@mainostoimistovalo.fi
EcoDesign Special Exhibition 2009 continues
The first EcoDesign Special Exhibition in Scandinavia was held at Habitare in Helsinki Exhibition & Convention Centre 9.—13.9.2009 and it contained 97 ecochairs or some other product designed for sitting. Now 56 chairs are on display in Design Forum Finland in Helsinki, 16 chairs are at the same time in Helsinki Madrid Findesign Exhibition in Spain.The EcoDesign 09 Special Exhibition in Design Forum Finland is open between 16.12.2009 — 06.01.2010.
Following designers chairs are on display in Design Forum Finland click here.
You can also read more about The EcoDesign 09 Exhibition in Design Forum Finland here.
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EcoDesign 09 Special Exhibition
Please see photos of the EcoDesign 09 Special Exhibition here.
