Watercone® Awards

Exhibitions
(Awards see below at this page)

BMW Design Exhibition in Berlin and Munich, Germany from 4th February until 10th May 2008. Download press release as PDF		During the EXPO 2008 in Zaragoza, Spain, the Watercone will be exhibited as a sample for simple desalination. June 14th - Sept. 28th More information will follow soon.

August 26 - December 3, 2006 www.entry-2006.com ENTRY2006 will take place on the grounds of the world heritage site at Zollverein in Essen Germany, which used to be Europe’s largest mining facility. The focus of ENTRY2006 is on design, the motor of the creative sector and a competitive and innovative economic factor of the future. The Watercone will be shown at the exhibition: »Open House – Intelligent Living by Design« presents innovative and highly promising developments from the fields of architecture, interior design, and communication design.		Massive Change: The Future of Global Design in the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago September 16, 2006—December 31, 2006.

October 16, 2005-January 2, 2006 MoMA SAFE: Design Takes On Risk features a carefully selected array of more than 300 contemporary design objects and prototypes from all over the world designed for a variety of reasons: to protect body and mind from dangerous or stressful circumstances; respond to emergency situations; ensure clarity of information; and provide a sense of comfort and security. The objects displayed in the exhibition address the spectrum of human fears and worries, from the most exceptional to the most mundane, from the dread of earthquakes and terrorist attacks to fear of darkness and loneliness. The exhibition is organized by Paola Antonelli, Curator, and Patricia Juncosa Vecchierini, Curatorial Assistant, Department of Architecture and Design, The Museum of Modern Art The Watercone® has now been selected to be part of the permanent collection of the MoMA NY.		From June 29th 2005 - October 17th 2005 the Centre Pompidu in Paris presented the Watercone® in the exhibition D-DAY, modern-day design. View catalogue pages here as PDF file. The Watercone® has now been selected to be part of the permanent collection of the Centre Pompidu in Paris.

The Hypo Kunsthalle in Munich held an art exhibition with the theme "Mythos und Naturgewalt Wasser" form June 3rd until August 21st.		Other Exhibitions of Watercone® at:

Awards

National winner of ENERGY GLOBE Award 2007 It is an honor to announce that the International Jury of the Energy Globe 2007 has judged the Watercone® submission as the national winner for Yemen. The ceremonious presentation of the winner’s certificate is planned prior to the international television gala for the ENERGY GLOBE World Awards and will take place on 26th May 2008, 11:00 in the European Parliament in Brussels. For more information look at http://www.energyglobe.info

The Watercone® has won the "Design Award of the Federal Republic of Germany 2004" with a recognition in Frankfurt, Germany on Friday 27th of August 2004. German Design Council Pictures will be pubished soon. See award ceremony as Quicktime Movie 22MB		"The Watercone has been awarded an Honorable Mention in the Consumer Products category of this year's Annual Design Review 2004" ID Magazine International Design Magazine, USA, has been published in I.D. ' s July/August 2004 issue. See article click here

Materialica Design Award 2003 On September 17th 2003 the Watercone® received the "Materialica Design Award" in Munich, Germany for its outstanding concept and design and for the intelligent and innovative use of material.		Good Design Award 2003 Japan, Tokyo On October 30th 2003 the Watercone® received the "Good Design Award 2003 in Tokyo, Japan" and was nominated as one of the finalists for the "Ecology Award" Go to award wep page Download award wep page as PDF

IDEA Design Award GOLD The IDEA Design Award organized by the IDSA is one of the most important Design Competitions for Industrial Products in the world. Sponsored by Businessweek the results of this years competition where published in the 07 July issue and in the Internet. The Watercone® received the Gold Award in the Consumer Products category. The Award Ceremony was on August 16th in New York. "The Watercone® is a highly innovative solution to one of the most basic needs in developing countries. The design developed by Augustin is one of the most compelling examples of design I have seen......It's beautifully simple, functional and intuitive. The Watercone® demonstrates how design can play a key role in improving the lives of many around the world." -Duncan Paul, I/IDSA, Global Design Leader of Fabric and Homecare, Procter and Gamble Eurocor NV. Go to IDSA article Go to Businessweek article Download articles as PDF file Download the video from the award speech: Quicktimeplayer required to play MP4 Small MP4 Movie2,8MB Large MP4 Movie 7,4MB or Small Quicktime Movie 3,4MB		Finalist in Kyoto The year 2003 was announced as "The International Year of Freshwater" by the UNESCO. The aim of the year is to raise awareness of the importance of protecting and managing freshwater. For this reason we are proud to announce that the Watercone® was one of 150 finalists (more than 800 entries) invited to the 3rd World Water Forum`s "Water Action Contest" in Kyoto, Japan. It was an honour to be invited to such a significant event in the beautiful old imperial capital of Japan. Meeting such a great amount of Delegates from most countries of the world was instrumental in receiving professional feedback for future Watercone® endeavours. The Forum was held from March 16th-23rd, 2003 Pictures of this event can be seen here.

IF Award Winner The iF design award in Hannover, Germany is one of the best-known and most prestigious design contests in the world, also dubbed as the "Design Oscar" for industrial products. On March 12th the Watercone® received the Silver Award. It was the only award given by the jury in its category. Pictures of this event can be seen here.		Kortrijk Xpo Award 2002 The Watercone® received the "Kortrijk Xpo Award" at the "design for europe" competition in the category of "Survival Objects". The award ceremony took place in Kortrijk Belgium at Oct. 18th 2002. Pictures of this event can be seen here.

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