Françoise van den Bosch Award 2008 for Ted Noten

Awards / Product design

The Françoise van den Bosch Prize is awarded every two years to a designer of jewellery and objects as a recognition for his or her oeuvre.

By Editor Design.nl / 09-11-2007

The Françoise van den Bosch Prize is awarded every two years to a designer of jewellery and objects as a recognition for his or her oeuvre.

Ted Noten (Tegelen NL 1956) has been working as a designer of jewellery, objects and installations since 1990. With his jewellery projects he aims to reach a broad and international audience and has acquired recognition in the world of design and fine arts. In 2006 he realized a solo exhibition in Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen (Rotterdam) and a publication CH2=C(CH3)C(=O0OCH3 enclosures and other TN's (published by 010, Rotterdam). Ted Noten holds an International Research Fellowship at Birmingham City University (formerly University of Central England).

This year's jury was Karl Fritsch (recipient Françoise van den Bosch Award 2006), James Beighton (mima Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art), Lous Martin (maker, Gallery Lous Martin, Delft), Chequita Nahar (maker, head of jewellery and product department Academy of Fine Arts Maastricht) and Miecke Oosterman (on behalf of the board of the Françoise van den Bosch Foundation), decided to award Ted Noten with the Françoise van den Bosch Award 2008.The prize is €5000,- euro. The foundation acquires an object from the prizewinner for the benefit of the Françoise van den Bosch Collection.