Above: Johanna Schoemaker accepting her 2009 BraunPreis

Kronberg (Germany) - On 16 September 2009, the guest jurors attending the BraunPrize Forum selected by vote the 2009 BraunPreis winner. Johanna Schoemaker, from Bergischen Universität Wuppertal, Germany, with the project 'Clam I OLED Lamp', was pleased to accept the award for this Icsid endorsed event.

Over 160 leading representatives of the design sector from about 18 countries gathered at Braun's headquarters to see the project presentations given by the four finalists whom the five members of the BraunPrize Jury had selected from the original 1074 entries. The task facing the guest jurors at the Forum was all the more difficult as the finalists put so much care and effort into preparing and delivering their presentations.

Above: Dr Mark Breitenberg gives a speech to the audience

In his keynote presentation to the audience at the 2009 awards ceremony, Icsid President -Elect, Dr Mark Breitenberg stated: "Anyone who has served on the jury knows how hard you work, the deep analysis and debate, the integrity in every step of the process. From all my experiences on juries," he continued, "I say this to you not because we are here but because it is true: the Braun Prize is the best organised, most rigorous, most prestigious design competition for young designers in the world."
Award ceremony and opening of the exhibition
There was a real feeling of suspense in the run-up to the award ceremony at which Peter Schneider, Jury Charmain, announced the winner. More than 900 guests joined then the subsequent celebration.

The BraunPrize Event was a great success and provided an ideal opportunity for the participants to meet and exchange ideas with new acquaintances and to meet friends from all over the world.

The event videos and photo impressions are available on www.braunprize.com

The other finalists were:
Stephan Zimmermann with the project 'Anemone', from the University of Applied Sciences Darmstadt, Germany.

Tobias Stuntebeck with the project 'White Cane', from the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Hannover, Germany.

Karsten Willmann with the project 'Skylino', from the University of Applied Sciences HTW-Dresden, Germany.

These three finalists can also regard themselves as BraunPrize winners as they each receive a prize of EURO 5,000. Congratulations to all the winners and all the participants.

Overall winner got a prize of EUR 12,000 and in addition she can do a six-month internship in the Braun design department.

The Jury decided to give a prize of EUR 500 for each of the 18 projects with design model in the BraunPreis Exhibition.

One of the key benefits for winners and finalists is the publication of the results in the international design press and on the Internet as well as coverage by print and broadcast media.
BraunPrize traveling exhibition in Copenhagen
The BraunPrize traveling exhibition is on show from 9 October - 15 November 2009 at the Danish Design Center in Copenhagen.

Address:
Danish Design Centre
HC Andersens Boulevard 27
DK - 1553 København V
www.ddc.dk
Other Exhibition dates
2-5 December 2009 in the International Euromold Trade Fair, Frankfurt.
Links
See more images from the awards ceremony in the photo archive.
Read the complete keynote address made by Dr. Breitenberg.
Read a review of the awards ceremony on Core 77.

For more information, please contact:
Gerlinde Kress
BraunPreis Project Managaer
t: +49 6173 30 2266
f: +49 6173 30 1534
e:  info@braunpreis.de
w: www.braunpreis.de
About BraunPrize
When it was established in 1968, the BraunPrize was Germany's first international competition to promote the work of young designers. Braun's commitment to this cause has been highly regarded by the design world and the design-aware public ever since.

In sponsoring the BraunPrize, Braun seeks to highlight the importance of industrial design and innovative products and to promote ideas for consumer items which help people in all aspects of their daily lives.

The BraunPrize seeks to promote the work of young designers from all over the world, to recognise the work of design schools and to help develop a greater appreciation of the factors and criteria which make for good product design.

Furthermore, it serves to make the ingenuity and creativity of young designers accessible to the public and to provide a link between young designers and industry or potential clients.