by Kate Cusack

Kate Cusack’s zipper jewelry is a culmination of her experiences transforming unusual materials in the world of costume design, window displays and sculptural/wearable designs. The pieces Kate creates are made from seemingly mundane materials and come to life when they are worn.

Kate crafts each piece by hand using nothing but zippers.
She is based in Brooklyn, New York.

Herrmann Trebsche's installation at the Rado Store in Vienna:

by Michael Szivos & Jose Gonzalez

Architects Michael Szivos and Jose Gonzalez believe the foundation for a good design is a great idea. Their studio, SOFTlab, was created as a place to incubate ideas, and their projects are created with the potential to adapt and grow. Michael and Jose like projects with personality, but they like projects that talk back even more.

Chromatex.me is a site-specific installation at Bridge Gallery in the Lower East Side of Manhattan. The instillation is made of 4600 panels. Each panel has a unique color and shape, and the structure is held together entirely by binder clips.

Kuala Lumpur, 29 October 2010 – For the first time in Malaysia, the Rado Young Design Prize, Malaysia 2010 was held at the Concourse of Suria KLCC, to honor the inspiration and work of outstanding young creative individuals in Malaysia.

The grand exhibition displayed a spectacular array of art in multitude of disciplines such as architecture, product design, animation, painting and illustration created by the Rado Young Design Prize, Malaysia 2010finalists. The backdrop of such an infusion of disciplines provided a one-of its kind ambience at the Concourse of KLCC.

The Top 3 winners of the Rado Young Design Prize, Malaysia 2010 walked away with cash prizes totaling RM18,000 and a r5.5 designed by Jasper Morrison each. The grand prize of RM10,000 and the Rado r5.5 were awarded to 24 year-old Shahrul Anuwar bin Mohamed, for his aesthetic creation of a unique piece of decorative yet functional furniture with a touch of Mother Nature reflected in the shape of a fern leaf – the ‘Fernature Chaise Lounge’.



This local initiative with international outreach to promote upcoming talents best describes the Rado Young Design Prize. Great ideas have no boundaries, but they need a platform in order to be successful. The Rado Young Design Prize provided the necessary elements to nurture Malaysia’s creative ideas and turned them into potential projects.

Also present at the glamour-filled soiree were renowned photographer and portrait painter Mr. Jen Siow, fine artist and educator Mr. Jalaini Hassan and established architect Dr. Ken Yeang, who have diligently handpicked the finalists and winners. Jalaini and Jen expressed their pleasure to be part of such an inspirational platform that Rado has brought to their local shores. It was a boost of encouragement to the Malaysian design scene. Moreover Dr. Yeang was amazed with the level of maturity embedded in the work of such young individuals.

October 22nd - Advanitas advanitatum et omnia advanitas

Nazareno Crea, a recent graduate from Royal College of Art who had previously designed the Rado windows at Harrods, illustrated the connection with design and continuous support Rado put into nurturing young talent through initiatives like radostar.com.

He set up a workshop producing creative colourful posters of the new advertising campaign, copying Vanitas-motives (revocation of transience) of the Dutch art scene of the 17th century and that way interpretating time in a different way, which guests were happy to take home.

Vienna, 30th October 2010 – during the opening ceremony of Vienna Design Week 2010 the first Rado Young Design Prize in Austria was presemted and Hermann Trebsche was announced as the first finalist from the design platform www.radostar.com.

This marks the start of the Rado Young Design Prize 2011 – a competition in which renowned jurors select outstanding young creative individuals from the www.radoyoungdesignprize.at platform each month and give them the opportunity to realize their projects in the Rado Store Vienna. After a year, the candidate with the most innovative and visionary project will be awarded the Rado Young Design Prize 2011 as well as € 5.000.

The focus of Hermann Trebsche’s work lies in the linkage of art, technology and society. Using design methodology for new areas enables him to create innovations outside the “creative industry.” Developing, analysing, abstracting and presenting design processes therefore constitutes one of the areas of focus in his work.

Register now for the RYDP, Austria 2011 at www.radoyoungdesignprize.at!

At the Vienna Design Week 2010, www.radostar.com presents a competition for young talent, where the winner will be awarded the Rado Young Design Prize 2011. The starting flag will wave for an artist from radostar.com, selected by Neigungsgruppe Design, with a collaborative effort with designers For Use/Numen in the Vienna Rado store.



Vienna Design Week is not like a trade show in character; rather, it covers a variety of locations and gateways specific to Vienna. In cooperation with a wide range of partners – from the Viennese museums, to manufacturers and commercial enterprises, to designers from around the world – the entire city of Vienna becomes a platform and showcase for design for ten days. International, but local – that’s the motto.

Not only “products” of design are on display; the creative and production processes are also shared and on-site experimental work is encouraged.

With exhibitions, localized installations, special themes, discussion venues, a film program, and plenty of opportunity for celebrating and networking, the Vienna Design Week is not only a center of attraction for the international design scene, but also explicitly for the general public of Viennese and visitors.

At the VDW 2009, the young designer Gabriela Chiccerio from the www.radostar.com community had the opportunity to exchange ideas with other international designers, and present her work to the media. Now, at Vienna Design Week 2010, another “young talent” will be given the opportunity to collaborate with For Use/Numen at the Vienna Rado store. This is the starting flag for a competition for young talent. Over the next few months, young creative people will be selected at www.radostar.com, and can implement their projects at the Vienna Rado store. After one year, the most innovative and visionary project will be awarded the Rado Young Design Prize 2011.

More information follows about the jury and the start of the competition.