November 4th, 2010, Shanghai – For the 2nd time, the Rado Young Design Prize was awarded at 100% Design Shanghai on November 4th. The prize with the theme “Designed in China” aims to introduce vibrant and new products to the market and encourages Chinese designer to present original works that express China’s creative potential in the realm of interior design.

Among the 325 student and 97 professional submissions in 2010, 11 student and 12 professional projects were selected by a renowned jury consisting of Kenya Hara, Chairman of the Japanese Design Center and consultant at Muji; Donna Loveday, Head of Curatorial at the Design Museum; Sheila Levrant de Bretteville, Professor of Graphic Design and President of Yale University School of Art; Julia Chiu, President of the Japan Industrial Design Promotion Organization; Ben Hughes, Course Director of MA Industrial Design at Central saint Martins College of Art and Design; Rossana Hu and Lyndon Neri, co-founders of Design Republic and NGDRO. Half of the finalists projects were displayed at the 100% Design Shanghai Exhibition from November 4th to 6th. The grand prize winning projects of the Rado Young Design Prize 2010 in each category were displayed at the Rado Design Booth.



The grand prize for the best student project went to the chair design “Addiction” by Sun Jing and Guan Ning. The grand prize for the best professional project was awarded to Xu Gongwei, also for a chair design. The “Scroll Chair” concept comes from the traditional Chinese scroll of painting, providing good elasticity and support through its involute curve structure and expresses Chinese good wishes at the same time. Both winners walked away with a r5.5 high-tech ceramic watch designed by famous British industrial designer Jasper Morrison for Rado. Each grand prize winner also received a cash prize of 20.000 RMB.

The winning projects were displayed in the Rado booth of 100% Design Shanghai, which was also subject of an invitation to upcoming Chinese designers to submit ideas on how to build it. Among the submitted projects, the design of Zhou Yingying was actually realised and he also received a Rado r5.5 as prize. He integrated the Rado Ceramic Exhibition and design watch showcases in a gigantic watch shaped booth, reflecting elements of the brand, such as polished surfaces, tapered links and distinguishable shapes.

The day was rounded off by a Design Workshop with the theme “Less Is More” held by famous Chinese designer Jamy Yang, inviting guests to interact and create installations on their own, developing unlimited spirit.