- Studio job
Studio Job is a design studio based in
Antwerp . Items designed by Studio Job have been shown in museums and galleries around the world [http://store.bisazzausa.com/about/co-marketing-design-news/studio-job/ Bisazza] , Retrieved October 10, 2008] , and have won many design awards.Designers
The lead designers of Studio Job are Job Smeets and Nynke Tynagel, who met while attending the
Design Academy Eindhoven . Studio Job was formed by Smeets after he graduated in 1998; Tynagel joined him upon her graduation in 2000. Studio Job also employs a team of young designers to assist Smeets and Tynagel. [Ed van Hinte, "Dutch Designers Do Furniture", 2005. Page 261.]Criticism
Studio Job's work is known for "cross [ing] boundaries between design and autonomous art"Marcel Wanders, "The International Design Yearbook 2005", 2005. Page 238] due to the way many of its items (such as clocks, chairs, and piggy banks [http://www.vividvormgeving.nl/vormgeverpagina/job.htm VIVID Gallery] . Retrieved October 10, 2008] ) demonstrate artistic design while also serving a functional purpose.
Awards
*’96 Nomination, René Smeets Prize,
Design Academy Eindhoven , NL
*’00 Nomination, Dutch Culture Prize 2000, NL
*’01 Nomination, Rotterdam Design Prize 2001, Rotterdam, NL
*’02 Nomination, Woonbeurs Pin 2002, Amsterdam, NL
*’03 Nomination, Harrie Tillie Prize, Stedelijk Museum, Roermond, NL
*’04 Nomination,Bombay Sapphire prize, London, UK
*’05 Panthéon selected for International Design Yearbook 2005, UK
*’05 Winner InternationalElle Deco Design Award, Milan, IT
*’05 Best breakthrough designers,Wallpaper* Design Awards, London, UK
*‘06 Biscuit selected for International Design Yearbook 2006, UK
*’06 Perished selected for International Design Yearbook 2006, UK
*’07 Winner InternationalElle Deco Design Award, lighting 2006, IT
*’07 Winner InternationalElle Deco Design Award, tableware 2006, IT
*’08 Architectural prize Gevel Totaal 2008, Rotterdam, NLProducts
Companies who have collaborated with Studio Job include Venini, Bisazza,
Bulgari ,L’Oréal , Moooi,Royal Tichelaar Makkum ,Rizzoli , andSwarovski .References
External Links
* [http://www.studiojob.be Studio Job Belgium]
* [http://www.studiojob.nl Studio Job The Netherlands]
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