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2008 Design Competition

DESIGN QUEST DESIGN GALLERY


The Design Quest Gallery

CURRENT EXHIBIT

The Design Gallery features designs by Tord Boontje

Laser-cut metal Thinking of You vase covers with Fairy Tails greeting card on table in forground; Midsummer Light and Until Dawn Curtain displayed in background.

Tord Boontje: The Rainbow hues of the Shadow Light

This pendant halogen lamp projects multi-colored images on surrounding walls. The whimsy of Boontje's designs are highlighted here as singing birds and thoughtful squirrels perch in lofty tree branches while a curious bunny ponders a bloom.

Tord Boontje Table Stories Tord Boontje Icarus Light

Tord Boontje: Table Stories Dinnerware

Flowing, twisting flower and petal patterns are applied to Boontje's tableware collection, called Table Stories.

Tord Boontje: Icarus Light

Poetic, lightweight and immaculately white, Icarus reminds us of the human aspiration to flight: a link between us and the celestial light.

Tord Boontje: Close-up of Midsummer Light

Red/Yellow Midsummer Light featuring cascading layers of dazzling forest creatures and foliage. The recipientof multiple design awards, Midsummer Light is destined to become a design classic.

Tord Boontje: Close-up of Midsummer Light and Until Dawn Curtain

A close-up shot of the laser-cut Tyvek material used to create the white Midsummer Light. Red Until Dawncurtain in background

Tord Boontje: Close-up of Until Dawn Curtain

A close-up shot of the laser-cut Tyvek material used to create the red Until Dawn Curtain. The Elaborate flora-and-fauna panels play with light, creating intriguing shadows and textures in any environment.


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PAST EXHIBITS


  • First Prize - Dr. Seuss Modular Bookcase, Spencer Clark
  • Second Prize - Caldera Chair, Cameron Van Dyke
  • Third Prize - Everything is Rounded, Noor Ashikin Zakaria
  • Honorable Mention - Adrift Sofa, Alexander T. Kallio
  • People's Choice Award - Tolima Chair, William Oltman

The Design Gallery featuring The 35th Anniversary Design Competition

The inaugural design competition was a great success with 30 accepted entries from all over the United States and one international entry from Malaysia.

Opening Reception: October 18, 2007

Guests peruse the submissions during the opening reception and then cast their vote for the "People's Choice" Award.

Dr. Seuss Modular Bookcase, 2007
First Prize

Spencer Clark
Maple Grove, MN
MDF with maple and oak veneer,
maple edging

Tolima Chair, 2007
People's Choice Winner

William Oltman
Grand Rapids, MI
Molded Plywood

Caldera Chair, 2006
Second Prize

Cameron Van Dyke
Grand Rapids, MI
Fiberglass

Everything Is Rounded, 2007
Third Prize

Noor Ashikin Zakaria
Puchong, MALAYSIA
Recommended fiber glass or any suitable plastic

Adrift Sofa, 2005
Honorable Mention

Alexander T. Kallio
Rockford, MI
Cherry, steel, canvas

Dining Chair

Torben Krontoft
Grand Rapids, MI
Cherry and Cane

Orange Coffee Table, 2006

Joshua Watson
Kalamazoo, MI
Baltic Birch Plywood, Bronzed Glass


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