# Dutch Furniture Awards

The Dutch Furniture Awards is a former annual furniture design competition in the Netherlands, organized from 1985 to 1998. This was an initiative of the Jaarbeurs Utrecht and the Vereniging van Vakbeurs Meubel (VVM).

## Overview

This design prize was awarded annually. In 1985 it started with three prices for furniture designs: the Award for the best Dutch furniture design, the Style prize, and the Furniture of the year. In the following year a fourth prize was introduced, the Prize for Young Designers. In recent years, the Style for Industrial Product Quality replaced the style prize.
In addition to a main prize, each category has already been awarded one or more honorable mentions each year. Also, with some regularity, a grand prize was not awarded in a certain category if the jury felt that the product quality in that particular category had not been sufficient that year.
The entries of the Dutch Furniture Awards were exhibited annually. This was for a longer time at an annual International Furniture Fair in the Utrecht Fair. In 1997 this was at the Kunsthal Rotterdam, and at the Woonbeurs in the Prins Bernhardhoeve in Zuidlaren. In 1998 the ceremony took place in the Naardense Promerskazerne. The last presentation in 1999 took place again in the Jaarbeurs during the Interdecor home exhibition in Utrecht.

## The jury

The jury usually consisted of three people per category with a well-known designer and a furniture manufacturer, regularly supplemented by past prize winners. Known permanent judges were Sem Aardewerk, Willem van Ast, Gerard van den Berg, Jan des Bouvrie, Rob Eckhardt, Ton Haas and Jan Pesman.
Other jury members included Thijs Asselbergs in 1985, and Karel Boonzaaijer

## Award winners 1985-1999

| Year | Award for best Dutch furniture design | Style price and more | Furniture of the year | Prize for young designers |
| 1985 | Chair 'Antilope', designers Karel Boonzaaijer and Pierre Mazairac, manufacturer Katinova | Not assigned | Chair 'DES 2021', designer Gerard van den Berg, manufacturer Rohe Design | Not applicable |
| 1986 | Not granted | Secretary desk, designer Theo Salet, manufacturer Kreos | Chair 'Turner', designer Jack Crebolder, manufacturer Dover Design | Chaise longue, designer Annelies de Leede |
| 1987 | Seating element 'Pouffe garni' by designer Rob Eckhardt, manufacturer UMS-pastoe | Armchair 'Gina', designer Bep van Mourik, manufacturer HF-style | 3-seat couch 'Cobra', designer Jack Crebolder, manufacturer Dover Design | Table with glass top, designer Ron Hermes, manufacturer Hennie de Jong |
| 1988 | Folding table 'Volante'; designer Peter Schreuder Goedheijt, manufacturer Hennie de Jong | Chair 'Bulusari-Sat 1-1', designer Henk de Vlies, manufacturer Modular systems | Bed 'Chailenge', designer Martin Haksteen, manufacturer Luimes & Wiggers | 'Divi-divi 890', designer Mark van Tilburg |
| 1989 | Armchair 'Pallone 001', designer Roy de Scheepmaker, manufacturer Leolux | Desk, design and manufacturer Jan Malschaert Price for Dutch classic furniture: not awarded in 1989 | Glass chair 'Xinix', design Theo Valk, manufacturer design Honorable mention for Boris van Koert for his set of banks 'Tulip 3' | Cocktail cupboard 'Diavolo in corpo', designer Erikjan Roodbol Honorable mention for room screen |
| 1990 | Seating furniture 'Disk', designer Pieter de Moor, manufacturer PM-Design Honorable Mention armchair '5470 F', designer Jan des Bouvrie | Armchair '5470 F', designer Jan des Bouvrie, manufacturer Meubelindustrie Gelderland Price for the Dutch classic furniture: cabinet drawer 'Column', design Dick Dankers, manufacturer the Frozen Fountain | Hit the road, designer William Brand Honorable mention Wim Bertram, movable work/meeting table 'Spinning Image' | Point closet; designer Margo Bockting |
| 1991 | Wall table 'Dakota', designer Jan Harm ter Brugge, manufacturer J.H. ter Brugge Design | Wall table 'Dakota; , designer Jan Harm ter Brugge, manufacturer J.H. ter Brugge Design Price for the Dutch classic furniture: dining Chair '9017 B', designer and manufacturer Hans van 't Leven | Children's cot 'Mels box', designer Yko Buursma. Manufacturer Yko Buursma | Table 'Gwydion', designer Jan Willem Vroom |
| 1992 | Not granted | Show case closet system 'Morph', designer Barro de Gast Price for the Dutch classic furniture: cabinet "Twist'n", designer Theo Salet, manufacturer Theo Salet Furniture design | Sitting and sleeping furniture '4-Play', designer Eric Djie, manufacturer Djie | Chair (without name) designer Hugo Timmermans |
| 1993 | Orange cabinet, designer and manufacturer Hugo Timmermans, manufacturer Hugo Timmermans | Extra table, designer Huub Looze Price for Dutch classic furniture: Demolition wood cabinet, designer and manufacturer Piet Hein Eek | Chair 'Welcome', designer Gerrit Schilder jr. | 'Cradle nr xx', designer Peter Bedner |
| 1994 | Not granted Honorable mention: seat 'Seasons' by Ulf Moritz and manufacturer Montis | Chair 'Toto' by Ellen Janssen Honorable mention: chair 'Zodiac' by Rik Tuithof Price for industrial product quality: chair 'Toto' by Ellen Janssen Honorable mention the 'Cross Closet' of Hugo Timmermans Honorable mention the lighting ornament 'La Mosca light' by Marcel Douwe Dekker Price for Dutch furniture design for foreign manufacturers: not awarded | Not applicable | Pulpit 'Lectern', designer Titus Hertzberger Honorable mention: chair 'Toto' by Ellen Janssen |
| 1995 | Table 'H10', designer and manufacturer Ben Hoek | Not applicable | Folding chair 'The four scissors', designer Marco Arwert | Box, Remke Brouwer |
| 1996 | Hanging bookcase, designer and manufacturer Ben Hoek | Not applicable Price for industrial product quality: a leaning cupboard by Marjolijn van Puffelen Honorable mention: pendant lamp by Ajo Smedema | Not applicable | Kirk Tijl for table 'Alive' Honorable mention: Kirk Tijl for portable seat 'Cling'. |
| 1997 | Armchair 'BOBO', designer Gerard van den Berg | Fluent design desk, designer Richard Hutten Price for industrial product quality: Thijs Korpershoek for first aid kit | Not applicable | Chris Slutter for wall lamp |
| 1998 | Armchair 'Lotus', designer René Holten Honorable mention coffee table 'Pebbles' by Marc Leeflang and Bint | Not applicable Price for industrial product quality: Martijn Ritzema for lamp 'Wiep' | Not applicable | Martijn Prins with Link, a switchable element for a bookcase Honorable mentions: Bar stool by Muriel Appel Honorable mention for table and screen by Rob Sprang |
| 1999 | Cube-like bench, designer Jan des Bouvrie, manufacturer Gelderland Honorable mention laundry basket with drying rack 'Butterfly' by Sven Schimmen (manufacturer: Made by Humans) Honorable mention for a laundry basket with drying rack and a standing lamp. | Not applicable Price for industrial product quality: not awarded Honorable mention for the stool 'Dreibein' by Simon Barteling. | Not applicable | Bob Copray and Stephan Scholten with their Project Unit. Shared with: Harm de Klein for his 'folding chair' |