The most prestigious world famous red dot award will be presented to the founder and director of Contraforma design studio Nauris Kalinauskas for the seating series LOGO.

„The aim of the red dot award is to make these products stand out from the ordinary, to award them a distinction to commerorate their quality...“ Professor Dr. Peter Zec.

The red dot design award, whose origin goes back to 1955, is one of the largest most renowned design competitions in the world today. It is divided into the “red dot award: product design” (Nauris Kalinauskas was nominated), the “red dot award: communication design” and the “red dot award: design concept.”

Its logo, the red dot, has a high identification value and is used internationally by award-winning companies as a quality label for good design. It is a symbol of quality recognized all over the world as the mark of an excellent design suitable for mass production.

Nauris Kalinauskas says that „such good news is unexpected. The red dot competition is specific because products submitted must be capable of mass production. The LOGO range was designed in 2005 and produced by the Lithuanian company Softimus. Since then it has been shown in several exhibitions including IMM Furniture exhibition in Köln. It is tremendous news that we have received such significant recognition“!

The international red dot design award ranks among the largest and most renowned design competitions in the world. The numbers speak for themselves: the red dot design award attracted almost 6,000 submissions from 52 countries in 2006 alone. The award-winning products are put before an international public in the red dot design museum.

Each year an international jury reviews and evaluates the submitted products according to criteria such as degree of innovation, functionality and quality. This ensures the seriousness of the competition and its international acceptance. The group of jurors is made up of renowned designers and design experts from all over the world who reach their decisions on which designs are good enough to receive a red dot award independently and impartially. The jury changes from year to year and guarantees a high degree of objectivity and independence.

The award is a seal of quality; it represents the best in both design and business. The winners receive the awards in person on the occasion of the gala ceremony in the Essen Aalto-Theater, which is attended by more than 1,200 guests. All products that have received a red dot will be exhibited in the red dot museum for at least one year.

Among the red dot winners are the most famous world industry leaders like Porsche, Apple, Loewe, Mercedes, Sony and others. From now on Lithuanian names will also stand proudly among these blue chip companies. It is a significant achievement not only for Contraforma, but for the whole country itself!

Source: www.red-dot.de
Contraforma

Designer Nauris Kalinauskas (1972) graduated Vilnius Technical University and later Vilnius Academy of Arts in 1996. After successfully showing up at the international exhibitions Litexpo baldai, he continues to work as a furniture designer. His works are well known worldwide, especially mutabor, quad, mild, wings... In 2000 he founded Contraforma Ltd. Every year he participates in the number of international exhibitions including annual presentation in London “100% design”. The most significant designer‘s acknowledgement worldwide is the red dot award for a seating series LOGO, to be received in June 2007.

LOGO
Seater. Design by Nauris Kalinauskas, 2005

Soft yet resilient, entertaining yet utilitarian. LOGO is the seating system for your home or office which can be flexible, functional and fun at the same time! Movable armrests can be adjusted to serve multiple purposes for work or relaxation. The modular design of the pieces allows them to be moved easily and combined to create a stylish atmosphere to suit any interior irrespective of purpose or style.

Settee is made of curvy plywood frame with latex foam padding and is covered with elastic parti-coloured tapestry.

Dimensions (h x w x d):
Logo1 chair: 732x850x740mm
Logo2 seater: 732x1300x745mm
Logo3 seater: 732x1700x745mm

Materials:
upholstery – Gabriel europost 100% wool

Colours:
broom yellow
traffic red
traffic purple
green blue
reed green
blue grey
olive green
grey brown