The Surge’s Design, Dine, Make A Difference 2017 Gala event has come to a celebratory end on with the anticipated reveal of its 2017 winners. The competition had its biggest winners’ announcement yet in front of a packed audience at the The Address Hotel, in the Dubai Marina. Like every year, the submissions blurred the line between experimentation and innovation. The Design, Dine & Make a Difference Gala is a unique event born out of a synergy between the driven team at Surge and the A+D community’s commitment to sustainable design. Each year, selected design firms compete to design a unique, one of a kind product made completely from sustainable materials, and this year the theme was ‘lighting’. So without further ado, the winners are:
Overall Winner of The Surge Design, Dine Make a Difference Gala 2017
TUBO – MAJA KOZEL & HERNAN HOENTSCH The concept of the light is to have a vertical floor lamp made out of the Geberit drainage pipe. The lamp is segmented into separated parts, which are linked together, in this way the light distribution is on different levels in which you have the opportunity to link the light as tall as you like. Designers/Build Partners: Maja Kozel of Maja Kozel Design & Hernan Hoentsch Material Sponsor: Geberit
Winner of The Highly Commended Design 2017 and the Keith Kindell People's Choice Award 2017
RAHAAL – DWP Inspired by history and heritage of UAE and GCC in general, Rahaal is your locally inspired friend that sheds light on poems that were told under the moonlight with a cup of coffee and great company. Each component is designed to showcase the passion of this place, movement of the moon has always been vital for travel, time and religion…. Using stained Anigre that depicts the glistening of the sand dunes. One must not forget the geometric pattern inspired from the interlocking weaves a long lasting tradition across the local craftsmanship. Designers: Rawaa Abdulkarim & Emmy Taimour – Design Worldwide Partnership Build Partner: Khansaheb
Winner of The Master Craftsman Award 2017
FEMALE – WILSON ASSOCIATES The Women of Today: Through time and self-discovery we have evolved and embraced the dichotomies within us; strength, resilience, ambition, talent, nurture, care and leadership are among many other unwavering characteristics. Predisposed boundaries are broken and/or have been transformed. We have grown to see beauty in our imperfections and learn to celebrate them. IMPERFECT = I’M PERFECT Designers: Isabel Pintado, Hilda Impey, Maud Capet, Sunni Wu, Maria Economides, Ana Marcos and Alika Dobie from Wilson Associates Build Partner: Scenic Genius and Tarrab Trading
Winner of The Most Sustainable Design Award 2017
EVERY DROP COUNTS – DESIGN BY MARISKA Water is such a valuable resource that many people take for granted every day. For a lot of us, access to clean water is as easy as opening a faucet. However, for around 600 million people this is not the case, as they have to travel long distances to get access to water that still needs to be cleaned. For these people EVERY DROP COUNTS. This is the main inspiration behind the ambient floor fixture lamp. Often we find that pipes or buckets might have leaks and leaves a small puddle and with every drop, you often find a ripple effect. Designer: Mariska Nell from Design by Mariska Build Partner: Nexus 54
