The 2009 Design Contest outshone Zone Tortona.

Project: LIVING CUBE - Winner

Design: Zbynek Soukup – Czech Republic

Manufacturer: Polytrade CE

The "Living Cube" acts as both a decorative bedside table as well as a lamp and it was precisely this diversity and contrast between the clear cube shape and the snaking organic shapes that fascinated the jury to such an extent that it declared this project the winner.

Project: SNATCH - Journalists' prize

Design: Florian Tolksdorf - Germany

Manufacturer: Rosskopf & Partner AG

The lamp head is reminiscent of the shape of a cobra, with the foot consisting of a warming plate for coffee cups. This beautiful and yet practical innovation was awarded the Journalists’ Prize.

Project: INFINITE

Design: Sofia Ohlsson - Sweden

Manufacturer: LG Collection

The round lamp shade has the same diameter as the base of the lamp, thereby conveying a sense of infinity. The lengthening effect is enhanced by a line of LEDs, available in a range of different colours, that traces the curvature of the lamp head.

Project: BOUNDING LAMP

Design: Patricia Clemente Visiedo - Spain

Manufacturer: Victor Ferrer Grafia  / Indu Tec Mecanizado

This lamp that relies on angles and sharp contours comes across as being sober with an accentuated minimalism: an urban mundane silhouette made of seamlessly joined HI-MACS® sheets.

Project: SCULPTURE LIGHT

Design: Deniz Demir - Germany

Manufacturer: NCS Holzkontor - Kloepfer Surfaces

SCULPTURE LIGHT snakes virtuously upwards. One side consists of antique shaped ornaments twisting around and breaking away from each other and on the other side an engraving travels along the edge of the lamp, accentuating the inimitable design.

Project: BBL (Big Bang Lamp)

Design: Géza Csire - Hungary

Manufacturer: Polytrade CE

The thermal malleability of HI-MACS® produced this lighting work of art that plays with curved lines and shapes. A pattern was also milled out of the material producing a unique interplay of shadows.

Project: Twisted Illumination

Design: Daniel Reist - Austria

Manufacturer: Rosskopf & Partner Austria GmbH

This man-size lamp is imposing on the one hand and, on the other hand, has breathtaking curves. Different thicknesses of HI-MACS® sheets in Alpine White and Opal were used in the manufacture of this prototype, lit by two fluorescent tubes.

Project: LUNI

Design: Raf Daniels - Belgium

Manufacturer: Artindus Interieur

During the day LUNI can be used as a changing table for babies and at night the object gives off a gentle light thanks to two lines of LEDs fitted on the sides. It is not just the translucent qualities of  HI-MACS® that play a role in this design but also its hygienic and easy-care surface.

Project: HI-CUBE

Design: Lucie Pouponneau - France

Manufacturer: Mobistrat

Its practical cube shape makes it possible to hang the lamp on the wall, as well as standing it on the floor. Yet – as well as HI-MACS® - centre stage is given over to the light switch: each time the HI-CUBE is switched on or off, a brief sound is emitted reminiscent of the sound of earlier light switches.

Project: HI-CUT

Design: Andrea Grecucci - Italy

Manufacturer: ME Cubo

HI-MACS® was manufactured in the shape of a sheet of paper and then backlit to create this lamp. A bewildering interplay of light is produced by different applications and designs, further reinforced by the choice of different colours.

Project: NIGHT BIRDS

Design: Boris Klimek - Slovakia

Manufacturer: Polytrade CE

Nature outshines everything here: the silhouette of a bird was the inspiration for the NIGHT BIRDS object: ideal for “hip” bars, and equally good for children’s playrooms.

Project: LOOP

Design: Timo Niskanen - Finland

Manufacturer: Helsinki Art and Design University

The design resembles a snow-covered loop-shaped mini-golf lane, with the inside of the lamp in Alpine White and the outside in Opal.

Project: TRI-MACS

Design: Anais Groisy - England

Manufacturer: BSF Solid Surfaces

TRI-MACS stands – as its name suggests – on three feet and consists of different types of lighting: two external halogen lamps and a “Flat-lite“ lamp incorporated between two thin sheets of HI-MACS®. By touching one of the feet, the halogen lamps are switched on.

Project: SOLARIS

Design: Marko Obradovic - Serbia

Manufacturer: Djordje Romic

SOLARIS resembles a bedside lamp from the 19th century yet has a futuristic touch, with around 20 small HI-MACS® sheets springing like the sun’s rays from the middle of the lamp and giving it an avant-garde appearance. The particularity of the fabrication of this lamp is that a HI-MACS® orange glue has been used to create the orange profiles of the lamps.

Project: AVALON

Design: Denis Bacal - France

Manufacturer: ADJ

This lamp has neither a beginning nor an end and is reminiscent of the shape of a ring. These curves were made possible by the visually seamless joint and the thermoforming process of HI-MACS® that makes almost every design possible.

Project: OVARY

Design: Jan Kristian Strømsnes - Norway

Manufacturer: Akhersus College University (AUC) / Faculty of Product Design

OVARY is created in the shape of a bud just before it bursts into flower. The purity and delicateness is underlined by the translucent shade of HI-MACS®.