Tord Boontje

Tord Boontje (b. Oct. 3, 1968 in Enschede, Netherlands)^[1] is an industrial product designer. He graduated from the Design Academy Eindhoven in 1991 and earned a master's degree from the Royal College of Art in London in 1994. In 2006 he created a special holiday collection for Target Department stores.^[2] In 2009 he was appointed professor and head of design products at the Royal College of Art.^[3]

Awards

• 2002 – Bombay Sapphire Prize for Glass Design
• 2003 – Designer of the Year, Elle Decoration
• 2003 – Best Lighting Design, Elle Decoration
• 2003 – Reader's Choice for Future Classic, Elle Decoration
• 2004 – Best product, New York Gift Fair
• 2004 – Dedalus Design Award
• 2005 – Innovation Prize for textile collection, Cologne Fair
• 2005 – Dutch Designer of the Year
• 2006 – IF Product Design Award
• 2007 – Red Dot Design Award
• 2008 – Elle Décor Design Award
• 2011 – Wallpaper* Design Awards
• 2013 – Red Dot Design Award

Milestones

• 1991 – Graduated Eindhoven Design Academy
• 1994 – Graduated Royal College of Art
• 1996 – Established Studio Tord Boontje in Peckham, South London
• 2002 – Designed the Garland for Habitat
• 2004 – Happy Ever After installation at Moroso’s Milan showroom
• 2005 – Moved to Bourg-Argental, France
• 2007 – Monograph published by Rizzoli New York
• 2009 – Returned to London to take up position at the Royal College of Art
• 2012 – Moves studio to Shoreditch, East London and opens his first retail space
• 2013 – Steps down as Head of Design Products
• 2015 – ORIGINALS selling exhibition at Sotheby’s London with Emma Woffenden

References

1. ↑ http://www.artecnicainc.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=30&Itemid=14
2. ↑ http://mocoloco.com/archives/003330.php
3. ↑ http://www.dezeen.com/2009/06/19/tord-boontje-appointed-professor-and-head-of-design-products-at-the-royal-college-of-art/

External links

• http://www.tordboontje.com/
• http://shop.tordboontje.com/