Tord Boontje

Night Blossom lamp, for Swarovski, 2003

Tord Boontje (b. Oct. 3, 1968 in Enschede, Netherlands)[1] is an industrial product designer.

Biography

He graduated from the Design Academy Eindhoven in 1991 and earned a master's degree from the Royal College of Art (RCA) in London in 1994. After graduation, he founded his eponymous design company, Studio Tord Boontje. 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 RCA and stepped down in 2013 after opening a store in London in 2012. While head of Design Products at RCA, he increased the university's reputation by focusing on research while increasing student recruitment and academic leadership.[3][4]

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. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-07-27. Retrieved 2009-07-27.
  3. ↑ http://www.dezeen.com/2009/06/19/tord-boontje-appointed-professor-and-head-of-design-products-at-the-royal-college-of-art/
  4. ↑ "Tord Boontje leaves Royal College of Art". Dezeen. 2013-06-20. Retrieved 2017-10-26.
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