The 2011 Tasmanian Design Award winners include Nathan Freeman’s Tapas Plates, Indeco’s Food Shovel and Linda van Niekerk’s Drop – Drop, Dew Drop neckpiece.

Thursday 17 November 2011 saw a celebration of innovation and design excellence, as the Tasmanian Design Award finalists for 2011 were announced at Clemenger Tasmania’s design studio in Hobart.

The top ten finalist showcase will be on display from Friday 18 November until Saturday 31 December.

The Open, Timber and People’s Choice category winners will be announced on Friday 9 December. We’ve seen it and are very, very excited to bring you the best from 2011… watch this space!

With 21 entries from 17 of Tasmania’s best object designers we’re in for a big year. The diversity of material, function and resourcefulness has grown with each year and 2011 is no exception.

Designed Objects Tasmania (DOT) is proud to be Australia’s longest running design collective. DOT assists its members in delivering their work to a wider local, national and international audience, improving the design environment in Tasmania and exemplifying the Tasmanian brand.

HANDS ON WORKSHOPS IN HOBART AND LAUNCESTON WITH CHRIS RYAN. 22-23 september, LIMITED PLACES AVAILABLE

Chris Ryan has worked for over 30 years across various areas of science, technology and environmental policy and design and in projects that span the community sector, academia, government and international agencies, and business, in Australia and overseas.

Professionally Promote your new product with an earth friendly print package from Foot&Playsted

Our great friends and supporters Foot&Playsted have increased this years prize pool with the addition of an earth friendly print package valued at $799*. This includes 1500 business cards, 1500 DL brochures and 1000 fridge calendars, printed on quality recycled paper using vegetable based inks.

WITH Various competitions and awards running what sets the Design Award apart from the pack?

The Tasmanian Design Award has been refined over six years to provide a platform for designers to launch a new product, business and career in the creative industry. With six years of refinement the award has continually delivered results, from David Mayhew the very first winner using the Design Award to open doors on an international scale.

New Work – from across the Strait

I’m always so impressed by the work of Tasmania’s local designers; their affinity with wood and beautiful working of form.

The Design Centre Tasmania, based in Launceston, runs the annual Tasmanian Design Award, and every year the program reveals an array of never-before-seen work – it’s a great hunting field for us Editors who are always looking for fresh talent.

The 10 finalists for the Design Centre’s annual Tasmanian Design Award

were announced yesterday, and the objects are now on display until Monday 29 November.

The award is presented to the product that fits the selection criteria of functionality, product lifecycle, waste and material minimization, innovation, wholesaling below $50, and naturally enough, designed and made in Tasmania.

The final overall winner, as well as the Chain of Custody and People’s Choice winners will all be announced on Friday 26th.