Core77 Design Awards 2012: Announcing our First 6 Jury Teams!

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The Core77 Design Awards is proud to announce our first six complete Jury Teams representing an incredible range of design expertise from around the world—Consumer Products (London, UK), Visual Communication (Seoul, Korea), Food Design (Paris, France), Writing & Commentary (New York City, USA), Educational Initiatives (Pasadena, USA) and DIY (New York City, USA).

We thank our 2012 Jury Captains for curating a diverse and inspiring group of thought leaders. Based in 13 cities around world, our 20 Jury Captains—at least one for each of the 17 categories—have been busy selecting the 3-4 people from their home city to join them on the jury team. Stay tuned as we release more complete teams in the coming weeks.

In the meantime, we welcome our first 6 Jury Teams:

CONSUMER PRODUCTS
Judging location: London, United Kingdon

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» Nicolas Roope, Jury Captain
Founder and Owner of Hulger/Plumen, Founder and Owner of Poke

Team Members
Daniel Charny

» Daniel Charny
Director at From Now On, Senior Tutor at Royal College of Art

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» Sofia Lagerkvist
Co-founder of Front

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» Sebastien Noel
Director and Co-Founder of Troika

View the team here.

VISUAL COMMUNICATION
Judging location: Seoul, Korea

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» Sulki and Min Choi, Jury Co-Captains
Co-Directors of Sulki and Min

Team Members

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» Eunkyung Jeon
Editor-in-Chief at Design Monthly

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» Kim Hyungjin
Graphic Designer and Partner of Workroom

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» Kyungsun Kymn
Assistant Professor and Faculty of Craft and Design at the College of Fine Arts at Seoul National University

View the team here.

WRITING & COMMENTARY
Judging location: New York, NY, USA

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» Alice Twemlow, Jury Captain
Chair of MFA in Design Criticism at School of the Visual Arts

Team Members

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» Tom Vanderbilt
Writer

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» Michael Sorkin
Principal of Michael Sorkin Studio and President of Terreform and Distinguished Professor of Architecture and Director of the Graduate Program in Urban Design, CCNY

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» Maria Popova
Founder and Editor-in-Chief at Brain Pickings

View the team here.

FOOD DESIGN
Judging location: Paris, France

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» Marc Brétillot, Jury Captain
Food Designer

Team Members

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» Caroline Champion
Flavors Explorer and Food Consultant at Convergences Culinaires

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» Alexandre Gauthier
Chef of Contemporary Cuisine, La Grenouillère – Hotel restaurant à Montreuil sur mer (France)

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» Alok Nandi
Creative Director and Designer at Architempo

View the team here.

EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES
Judging location: Pasadena, CA, USA

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» Mariana Amatullo, Jury Captain
Co-Founder and Vice President of Designmatters at Art Center College of Design

Team Members

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» Alexandre Hennen
Director of Continuum Los Angeles

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» Johanna Blakley
Managing Director & Director of Research, USC Annenberg Norman Lear Center

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» Karen Hofmann
Director of Color, Materials and Trends Exploration Laboratory, Chair of Product Design at Art Center College of Design

View the team here.

DIY
Judging location: Brooklyn, NY, USA

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» Becky Stern, Jury Captain
Director of Wearable Electronics Group at Adafruit Industries

Team Members

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» Hackett
Director of the Madagascar Institute

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» Yury Gitman
Founder of Banana Design Lab

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» Rob Faludi
Collaborative Strategy Leader at Digi International

View the team here.

Have you entered yet? Because our Earlybird deadline is approaching: March 13 is the last day to submit your projects at our reduced earlybird discount rate. Start by registering today and we will send you one of our amazing limited edition posters for free.

Visit Core77 2012 Design Awards for full details.

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