EGURTEK Awards 2016
The company Disaro: Wood Design award
At the 3rd edition of the Wood Architecture Awards, Design modality, the company Arquitectos y Diseñadores Asociados Disaro won the award for the street furniture project “Pedestrian fence Bilbao”. This award, under the Wood Design category, is part of the awards promoted by EGURTEK: International Wood Construction and Architecture Forum. The Jury’s ruling was announced last 10 June. The award ceremony will be held at Bilbao Exhibition Centre, the 21 October, 2016, during the 6th Forum, held every two years. Read more
National Design Award 2016, for “Professionals”
Mario Ruiz: “From the Inside Out”
Designer Mario Ruiz Rubio (Alicante, 13 August, 1965) won the National Design Award, in the “Professionals”category, granted by the Ministry of Economy and Finance. The jury highlighted his “timeless, enduring style, as well as his international projection.” Mario Ruiz, whose studio is in Barcelona, summarises how his work is oriented thus: “From the inside out” with the premise of adapting to "the client’s actual needs.” Read more
National Design Award 2016, for “Companies”
SIMON group: “Merging aesthetic and functionality”
SIMON: Manufacturer of interfaces, electric material and technological solutions, it has won the National Design Award, in the “Companies” modality, granted by the Ministry of Economy and Finance. The jury highlighted “the company’s ability to introduce Design into products for everyday use.” In the words of Luis Lopezbarrena (general manager of SIMON): “we are proud of being able to add this recognition to the celebration of our one hundredth anniversary. Our motto, Simon Light Up Emotions, allows users to create ambiances with our products that awaken all kinds of emotion through Design.” Read more