The 2009 Plascon Prism Awards
The 2009 Plascon Prism Awards focused on Green Design and the endless cycle of regeneration and renewal. Using the transience of nature, students had to look to the natural world for inspiration and create an object, environment or service while keeping ecological sustainability in mind. The aim was to stop the use of non-renewable resources and minimise environmental impact with clever design that reintroduced people to the wonders of the natural world.
The Plascon 2009 Colour Forecast mimicked the natural world, bringing its natural life-giving energy into the spaces we inhabit. The palette included fruity colours, deep neutrals, determined darks and tender translucents.
The Plascon 2009 Colour Forecast mimicked the natural world, bringing its natural life-giving energy into the spaces we inhabit. The palette included fruity colours, deep neutrals, determined darks and tender translucents.
The 2009 Plascon Prism Awards Winner
21-year-old Chacey Eder, a final year Interior Design student at Inscape Design College in Houghton, was announced as the 2009 Plascon Prism Awards winner. Her design, the Baobab Raincatcher, uses an African icon – the baobab tree – made from recycled plastic and painted in the Plascon 2009 Colour Forecast. The tree is designed to act as a filtration system to harness the power of rain, creating a renewable water source that can be placed at lodges, beachfronts, informal settlements, playgrounds, parks and on nature trails.
"I was inspired by the idea that my design could impact a community in a positive way." Chacey Eder 2009 Plascon Prism Award Winner
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"I was inspired by the idea that my design could impact a community in a positive way." Chacey Eder 2009 Plascon Prism Award Winner
- Click here for a Q&A with Chacey.
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The 2009 Plascon Prism Awards Category Winners
Residential Category Winner
Liezani Kotze of Inscape Design College Cape Town for her design entitled The Mobile LabRetail and Commercial Category Winner
Rhodene Camila Botha of BHC School of Design in Cape Town for her design entitled D-VinePublic Buildings Category Winner
Hein Botes of Design School Southern Africa for his design entitled Eco-power Façade
The 2009 Plascon Prism Awards Finalists
Cecil Cameron of Greenside Design Center for his design entitled Metro Mall Taxi Rank.
Yolanda Retief of Inscape College Johannesburg for her design entitled Colourful Rage.
Anna-Karien le Roux of Inscape College Pretoria for her design entitled Inspired Routes/Roots.
Ryan Harborth of the University of KwaZulu Natal for his design entitled Education Station.
Stephanie Ryder of Greenside Design Center for her design entitled Waiting on the World to Change.
Yolanda Retief of Inscape College Johannesburg for her design entitled Colourful Rage.
Anna-Karien le Roux of Inscape College Pretoria for her design entitled Inspired Routes/Roots.
Ryan Harborth of the University of KwaZulu Natal for his design entitled Education Station.
Stephanie Ryder of Greenside Design Center for her design entitled Waiting on the World to Change.
The 2008 Plascon Prism Awards
Concern for the environment, maximising commuter spaces and concern for children’s play spaces were all major themes in the 2008 Plascon Prism Awards.
Entrants had to conceptualise and design a new space or room using the Plascon 2008 Colour Forecast and include one or more sections of the palette to enhance the spatial experience of their designs.
Entrants had to conceptualise and design a new space or room using the Plascon 2008 Colour Forecast and include one or more sections of the palette to enhance the spatial experience of their designs.
The 2008 Plascon Prism Awards Winner
Willem du Plessis from Design School Southern Africa was announced the winner of the 2008 competition for his design entitled "Baragwanath Taxi Rank." Du Plessis' design used colour to transform a space often associated with negligence and violence into one of light, colour and peace.
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- Click for a Q&A with Willem.
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The 2008 Plascon Prism Awards Finalists
Brendan Schnetler from Cape Peninsula University of Technology.
Ricki Lee Dimech from Cape Peninsula University of Technology.
Nakita Koch from Design Time School of Interior Design.
Melinda Ferreira from Design School Southern Africa.
Zoe Pentz from Cape Peninsula University of Technology.
Elzette Kotze from Cape Peninsula University of Technology.
Dikla Benloulou from Design School Southern Africa.
Dirk Coetser from University of Johannesburg.
Leesa van den Heever from Cape Peninsula University of Technology.
Ricki Lee Dimech from Cape Peninsula University of Technology.
Nakita Koch from Design Time School of Interior Design.
Melinda Ferreira from Design School Southern Africa.
Zoe Pentz from Cape Peninsula University of Technology.
Elzette Kotze from Cape Peninsula University of Technology.
Dikla Benloulou from Design School Southern Africa.
Dirk Coetser from University of Johannesburg.
Leesa van den Heever from Cape Peninsula University of Technology.
