Mingshuo Zhang, a student at the Design Academy Eindhoven (DAE), won a second prize with his design of a Chinese lamp. The main reason for Mingshuo’s coming to the Netherlands is the great volume of handiwork you do at the DAE. “In China nearly everything in design programs is done by computer. I am convinced that you need to work with the materials if you really want to become a good designer. You need to know how they feel and smell and you have to know what the possibilities of the materials are. At the DAE handiwork forms a major component, which is why I stopped my study in China and came to the Netherlands.”

The special contribution award was for Yim Wai. He has lived in Eindhoven for forty years and wrote a story about all his experiences. The three golden awards were carried off by women. Last week the design by one of the winners -Yanliu Lin- was shown on the front page of Cursor. The award ceremony even made it to chinese television. It was shown on CCTV News in China. (HB)