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Young Designer of the Year 2015

Pyry Taanila è il nuovo Young Designer of the Year 2015. Design Forum Finland ha assegnato il premio, al giovane designer finlandese, durante la settimana del design (Helsinki Design Week: 3-19 settembre 2015).





La giuria che ha conferito il premio Young Designer of the Year 2015 a Pyry Taanila era costituita da: Professor Kalevi Ekman / Aalto Design Factory; Principal Lecturer (Design) Ari Känkänen / Lahti University of Applied Sciences, Institute of Design and Fine Art; Chairman of the Board and Partner Mika Ståhlberg / Krogerus Oy; the Young Designer of the Year 2007 Janne Kyttänen, and Interim CEO Dan Colliander / Design Forum Finland.  Krogerus, partner principale dell’iniziativa, ha donato la somma € 5,000 per il premio dell’anno 2015 e ha coperto le spese di allestimento della mostra.



Pyry Taanila is an advocate of design thinking and strong user-centered design. He is an inspiring example of a young and open-minded entrepreneur in design business, who has succeeded in commercializing an innovation and building a totally new product segment utilizing design. Taanila and the Catchbox company are exemplarily creating new business in Finland by successfully combining design with commercial and technical skills.” Design Forum Finland.




Foto: Pyry Taanila; Copyright: Nick Tulinen/IMAGE