Eastman Chemical Company (NYSE:EMN), manufacturer of the Vanceva® Color System for laminated glass, announced today that the company has extended the entry deadline to the third Eastman World of Color Awards™ Inspired by Vanceva. Applicants can now submit projects by Saturday May 31, 2014 at 11:59PM CDT.
The international design awards program is designed to honor architects, interior designers, glass fabricators, furniture designers, glazing contractors, engineers and other industry professionals for their innovative use of colored laminated safety glass in building design and interior spaces around the world. All entries must include liberal use of Vanceva color interlayer products and must have been completed between January 1, 2012 and December 31, 2013.
The Eastman World of Color Awards is open to all industry professionals. Entries can be uploaded at www.worldofcolorawards.com.
Nominating a project is easy. Simply visit www.worldofcolorawards.com to submit photographs and background information for each project. The site is also a portal for discussions and information on the subject of color in architecture and design. There are no entry fees, and multiple entries will be accepted. Entrants must agree to provide photography rights for public relations purposes.
All projects will be judged by an international jury of renowned industry professionals representing the architectural design and color marketing industries. The 2014 jury is:
Andrew Moor, Principal of Andrew Moor Associates in London and author of The Colour of Architecture returns to the jury for a third year. For 30 years, Moor has been an 'architectural glass art consultant' and project manager for works in the retail, office, hotel, leisure and private sectors. A renowned author and regular lecturer at architectural practices, conferences and colleges, Moor has a unique understanding of what can be achieved with glass, including how it can contribute to space and enhance a building's appearance both inside and out.
Joanna Sikes, Director of External Affairs at the Museum of Glass in Tacoma, Washington joins the jury for the first year. The Museum of Glass provides a dynamic learning environment to appreciate the medium of glass through creative experiences, collections and exhibitions. For more than 20 years, Sikes worked with Dale Chihuly, an internationally known glass artist renowned for his ambitious architectural installations around the world in historic cities, museums and gardens.
Abin Chaudhuri, Founder of Abin Design Studio (ADS) in India, joins the jury for the first year. His International Management Institute project in Kolkata, India was a winner of the 2012 World of Color Awards Exterior Division. The building had a brilliant spectrum of glass windows in many vibrant colors, which spanned the entire façade of the structure. Abin's studio, recently named in an industry web article as one of the top 42 young design firms in the world, has become one of the best-known design firms in the country and the most celebrated firm in Eastern India.
Angelo Derenze, President of Casa Cor in Sao Paulo, joins the jury for the first year. Casa Cor is considered the most comprehensive display of architecture, décor and landscaping in the Americas. More than 620,000 people in Brazil and Latin America attend Casa Cor each year, making it second only to the Milan Furniture Fair in its attendance. With a 26-year tenure at Casa Cor, Derenze has been instrumental in developing the quality and exposure of the Casa Cor program within 21 Brazilian franchises and across Chile, Panama, Bolivia, Ecuador, and Uruguay.
Kiku Obata, President & Creative Director of Kiku Obata & Company based in St. Louis, Missouri with an office in London, joins the jury for the first year. Obata founded her company in 1977, which is a research and design practice specializing in strategic thinking and cross-disciplinary design solutions. The firm's work represents diverse expertise across sectors. Considering every interaction and all surroundings holistically, they design complete experiences integrated across print, interactive, and the built environment.
The Vanceva Color System provides unparalleled creative freedom to architects and designers who can incorporate color into glass and glazing systems using tinted interlayers laminated between two pieces of glass. A palette of 16 colors can be combined in up to four layers to produce more than 3,000 transparent, translucent and opaque glass colors. This affords designers unmatched flexibility to create custom colors and one-of-a-kind aesthetics. Vanceva color interlayers also offer all of the benefits of polyvinyl butyral (PVB) interlayers for laminated safety glass, including security, sound insulation and UV protection.
