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pVancouver-based architect and designer Omer Arbel, who runs an eponymous design office, is having a hell of a year. His designs for the 2010 Olympics and Paralympics medals, which featured artwork by artist Corinne Hunt, won one of II.D. Magazine’s/I last design awards before they folded;/p

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pEarlier this week, the upcoming World Architecture Festival shortlisted Arbel’s 23.2 House design, based around recycled Douglas Fir beams;/p

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pAnd just yesterday Arbel won the biannual $10,000 Ronald J. Thom Award for Early Design Achievement, awarded by the Canadian Arts Council, for his body of work as a whole./p

blockquote”Omer Arbel creates an extensive range of objects, from practical to symbolic, with wonderful playfulness. He roots his designs in concept, engages the properties of a broad palette of materials and clearly values engineering,” A HREF=”http://www.vancouversun.com/entertainment/Olympic+designer+architect+receives+accolades+awards/3362080/story.html#ixzz0vk9AdQ00″ the jury wrote/A. “A deep interest in both serial production and custom fabrication allows him to expand beyond the normal bounds of professional architectural practice.”/blockquote

pOur favorite project of Arbel’s is his cast resin 2.4 Chair from 2003, below./p

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pCheck out the rest of Arbel’s work A HREF=”http://www.omerarbel.com/” here/A.br /
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