Bullseye Gallery would like to congratulate Bullseye artists Dafna Kaffeman, Silvia Levenson, and Jeffrey Sarmiento on being shortlisted for the 2008 Bombay Sapphire Prize. The award is among the most prestigious contemporary glass competitions in the world.
London, UK/March 2008 - The Bombay Sapphire Foundation is counting down to the final of the world’s biggest annual international glass award, the Bombay Sapphire Prize 2008.
The annual £20,000 Prize was launched by the Foundation to reward and promote the outstanding achievements of international artists, designers and architects working with glass.
Now in its sixth year, the finalist exhibition will be showcasing the inspiring work of 33 artists and designers from around the world, where the winner will be announced during the Salone del Mobile, Milan, April 2008.
Awarded for excellence and innovation in the use of glass, the Prize has celebrated the work of some of the world’s most talented artists and designers including: Lena Bergström, Jaume Plensa, Tord Boontje, Barber Osgerby, Paul Cocksedge, Thomas Heatherwick, Foster and Partners and Ross Lovegrove.
The Foundation also awards an additional £5,000 for the ‘Best Newcomer’ to highlight the work of emerging new talent.
The Foundation was set up in 2001 with the aim of supporting and rewarding the best in contemporary design and in particular glass design. Members of the Foundation who will be judging the finalists for the Prize 2008 include the following international designers and glass experts: Ron Arad, Tom Dixon, Thomas Heatherwick, Lesley Jackson, Dan Klein, Karim Rashid and Nadja Swarovski.
The finalists short-listed for the Prize will be showcased in the Bombay Sapphire Prize exhibition at MyOwnGallery, Superstudio Piu, Via Tortona, during Milan Design Week (April 16th – 21st 2008), where the final judging will take place. The winner will be announced by Karim Rashid at a special awards event on Thursday, April 17th 2008 at 17.00hrs.
The exhibition will subsequently tour overseas until Spring 2009.
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Download: Bombay Sapphire Prize November 19, 2007
