Speaking at the Olympic Forum in Beijing
Nik has just returned from China after being invited to speak in front of the Olympic Committee in Bejing/ China to present ideas and concepts on how to extend the Olympic Idea past the games in 2008. What can be done with the individual developments and concepts that were created for the Olympic Games after the spectacle is over? This and many other questions were addressed by Nik during his presentation featuring Art Center College of Design and UeBERSEE’s capabilities to a worldwide audience.
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awards
INDEX Design Award Top Nominee 2007
The PowerPLANTs & PowerSEEDs project was honored by the judges of the prestigious INDEX design award as one of the Top Nominees during the 2007 design competition. It’s outstanding design concept along with the focus on creating a symbol for a community and communication was the deciding factor for the nomination. The judges were particularly impressed that the design concept revolved around the creation of harmony between nature and technology with PowerPLANTs and PowerSEEDs as solar powered illumination for public spaces. The PowerSEEDs and PowerPLANTs were incorporated in the three month long exhibition in Kopenhagen/ Denmark and are now being exhibited in the traveling show of the INDEX Design Award.
SPARK Award 2007
UeBERSEE received the Silver SPARK Award in the graphics category for the design conceived and produced for the OpenHouse Exhibition in Pasadena, California. The Jury was impressed by the unique typographic identity, which serves as a visual guide throughout the show. The idea of short and provocative statements, which directly address the audience and distill the main ideas of the architectural proposals, helping to appreciate the relevance of the different visionary concepts convinced the judges to recognize UeBERSEE’s work in this exhibition.
METROPOLIS – Next Generation Award 2007
Metropolis Magazine and its design competition – Next Generation – focused in 2007 on Energy & Sustainability and its application in the community and practical world. The PowerSEEDs design by UeBERSEE won over the judges with its practical application and ingenious concept of combining solar power and practical application as the runner-up design in the design competition. It was especially recognized for raising public awareness about renewable energy sources and blaze the trail for further positive innovations by demonstrating the possibilities of sustainable technologies. UeBERSEE and the PowerSEEDs design were featured in the May 2007 issue of METROPOLIS Magazine.
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January 13, 2008
willkommen to our new website
Long time in the making — finally up and running. Auf wiedersehen Flash, guten tag WordPress. Looks sweet on the iPhone and now even I can do the uploading. A huge Dankeschoen to Jamie for wrestling the code and for tweaking the template. Now back to the real work… Nik
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Posted on January 13th, 2008 | filed under Uncategorized |