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T H E W O R L D O F S WA P
GERMAN
DESIGN AWARD
NOMINEE 2016
Swap has been selected as German Design
Award Nominee 2016. This award recognises the
excellent design of this luminaire, endorsing its
reputation and commercial success. The German
Design Awards are only granted to products
that represent a significant contribution to the
world design scene. The prestigious international
jury that assesses the hundreds of candidates
guarantees this. The German Design Award is a
compendium of the latest and most outstanding
tendencies in the creation of new products, a
show where the cutting-edge of the design
world competes.
The German Design Council, the institution
that watches over the promotion of design
in Germany, is in charge of organising
these awards. This entity was founded by a
Bundestag (low chamber of Germany) mandate
in 1953. Since then, it has been responsible for
supporting and fostering the creation of added
value in industry through design. Based on its
work of more than 60 years, the German Design
Council is one of the most important design
promotion centres in the world. Its network of
members includes the most outstanding design
associations of reference all over the world.
