Spark
The Spark™ award is a global design competition that was started in 2001. The focus of the competition is recognizing change—‘designed change’. They define ‘designed change’ as change for the better: studied, researched, cognizant of criteria like sustainability, suitability, context, inventiveness, process, universality—and yes, beauty. The Spark 2009 recipients represent the world’s most important manufacturers, designers and architects whose work embodies an emphasis on creative solutions that enrich our lives and environment. In partnership with CitiExpo, Spark also launched SparkChina this year to act as a bridge to help Chinese designers to enter Spark at the international level.