The second international EcoDesign Special Exhibition was held in conjunction with Habitare fair at the Helsinki Exhibition & Convention Centre 1 – 5 September 2010, presented unique, ecological lights. World-renowned lighting designer Ingo Maurer from Germany was the curator of the exhibition.

Ingo Maurer (b. 1932), maestro of light and winner of several design awards, made his breakthrough with the table light “Bulb” back in 1966. His designs are always both technically intelligent and visually intriguing. In addition to lights, Maurer has designed light installations and lighting for public spaces, and held several exhibitions.

Ingo Maurer’s influence in the new generation of designers is deemed significant. Ingo Maurer and producer Valo invited top-class international designers and young talents from Finland and abroad to take part

in the EcoDesign Special Exhibition. The exhibition featured approximately 80 unique and ecological lights. We were very delighted that so many designers decided took part the exhibition.

Images of the exhibition are available here.

EcoDesign recognition award shared among four designers. Samuli Naamanka (Finland) was awarded EUR 2000; Henrik Enbom (Finland), Heath Nash (South Africa) and the architect Julien De Smedt (Belgium) were awarded EUR 1000

each. The prize shared among the designers was donated by the Finnish Fair Foundation. The main partner of the exhibition, Sampo Bank Private Banking, granted Beyond the Ordinary prize of EUR 2000 to Tapio Anttila (Finland).

Aarnio, Eero

Andersson, Katarina

Anttila, Tapio

Barber, Edward 

Osgerby, Jay

Borrione, Bruno 

Sportes, Cedric

Borselius, Stefan

Cárdenas, Roberto

Claesson, Mårten 

Koivisto, Eero 

Rune, Ola

Cocksedge, Paul

Dahlström, Björn

Elo, Susan

Enbom, Henrik

Feiz, Khodi

Godoy, Emiliano

Gustafsson, Gabriella 

Ståhlbom, Mattias

Gustafsson, Marie-Luise

Fröberg, Ottemo Frida

Hakaniemi, Jonas

Hakkarainen, Aleksi

Häll, Katarina 

Edis, Philip

Hai, Fang

Haoming, Zhou

Hederström, Louise

Heikkilä, Simo

Hoisko, Timo

Holén, Nanni

Honkonen, Vesa

Huuskonen, Sami

Mantila, Mikael

Marjamaa, Teija

Martin, Haldane

Maurer, Ingo

Merz, Rudi

Metsätalo, Ville

Michel, Daniel

Myyryläinen, Raisa 

Jaakkonen, Liisa 

Helve, Jussi

Naamanka, Samuli

Nash, Heath

Nichetto, Luca

Niskanen, Timo

Nygård, Anna

Nyman, Niko 

Köykkä, Mikko

Paakkanen, Mikko

Patel, Jitan V

Pauwels, Yves

Pänkäläinen, Pasi

Pått, Irina

Pietilä, Jesse

Rashid, Karim

Ripatti, Timo

Ruoho, Heikki

Salovaara, Juhani

Santilli, Stefano

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Smedt De, Julien 

Dons, Wouter

Suppanen, Ilkka

Svärd, Jori

Szyber, Sara

Taskinen, Ahti

Tokujin, Yoshioka

Toussaint, Jacques

Tuominen, Terhi

Varjoranta, Kimmo

Vesmanen, Esa

Walta, Henry

Wiherheimo, Yrjö

Xiaojie, Zhu

Yong, Tang

Zweygberg, Eija