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---------------------------------------------------------------------------- DESIGN CONTEST An idea, an innovation The human being lives in a world littered with objects. These make up and run our daily life, while men do not stop producing new goods often copied closely on a definite pattern: larger quantities. Contemporary design must entail this perception of the object. It dares to think, transform the object, to imagine it with a liberated view of the social conformist. The creators have ambition to give an artistic dimension to the objects which surround us, to soften the frontier between what is acceptable and what is not. To assume a contemporary design is to seek to give the object a human and philosophical dimension by affirming that the object must respect qualities such as ergonomics or comfort as well as the correlation which ties it to its environment. The promotion of contemporary design also allows confrontation and exchange between the creators. It is also, for the user, the possibility to enlarge his horizon and his acceptance of the difference. It is in this way that two young people, passionately keen on contemporary art, have created PANIK. The architect Nicolas Van Eetvelde has been enriched by this exchange of opinions and artistic research based on the interactions between the human being and his built environment. At his side, Pierre-Axel Chabot brings together both his functions as a lawyer and his attraction for art, which suggest new emotions. Together they wish to share this infatuation for design. Presentation: Pierre-Axel Chabot (lawyer) and Nicolas Van Eetvelde (architect) have solidified their passion for contemporary design in the creation of PANIK, which aims at encouraging young creators to promote their talents as seekers and inventors as well as their abilities to express their perception of the world and of contemporary values. In this way, their objective is to contribute actively to putting young designers in contact with professionals in this area, whether they are inventors, manufacturers, editors or exhibitors. To achieve this goal, a competition has been organised. Each participant will present a model or a prototype of an object of contemporary design intended to the main living room of our homes to a jury of professionals. Members of the jury: Pierre Lallemand, Carine Bienfait, Xavier Lust, Matali Crasset, Olivier Gilson, Lydia Kumel To inscribe yourself and to read more info, visit the website: http://www.panik.be Candidates will be accepted until February 1, 2002. The organizers are at your disposal if you need more info: - Nicolas Van Eetvelde Rue Henri Wafelaerts, 17 B-1060 Brussels Tel. : +32.476.92.74.98 nve@panik.be - Pierre-Axel Chabot Rue des Minimes, 34 B-1000 Brussels Tel. : +32.477.30.83.45 pac@panik.be - Panik Rue Henri Wafelaerts, 17 B-1060 Brussels Fax : 02 374 27 07 info@panik.be www.panik.be ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- back to the newsstand
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