Emile Hermès Prize 2016
The Fondation d’entreprise Hermès announces the theme of the fourth edition of the Émile Hermès Prize, international design awards, including the Jury will be chaired by Matali Crasset. Since its creation in 2007, the Émile Hermès Prize‘s mission is to support and promote young talents whose prospective approach accompanies the evolution of our societies and our lifestyles. Since its creation in 2007, the prize has supported innovation and promoted the talented young designers whose work will reflect and shape our lifestyles into the future. For the fourth edition, the Fondation d’entreprise Hermès has chosen a theme reflecting a distinctive, universal activity stimulating the senses and intellect alike: PLAY. Playing sharpens and makes sense of our imaginative processes.The history of play is the history of the wealth of experiences and memories it supplies. Beyond its importance in society, playing can be richly rewarding for the individual, too. Play helps everyone relate to our surroundings and the era we live in.
The three winners will each receive: 50.000€ (1st prize) 25.000 € (2nd prize) and 15.000 € (3rd prize).
SAVE THE DATES : from 1 September to 16 November, 2015 it will be the registration and submission of entries online at www.prixemilehermes.com, until noon on November 16, 2015 (CET/Paris time)
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