Outstanding quality – designer wins “red dot design award” with a product made of HPL from Duropal, a Pfleiderer subsidiary
Neumarkt/Arnsberg, June 29, 2009 – The international customers of Hans Hansen are delighted, the jury of the renowned “red dot design award” is impressed: Hansen has won the coveted red dot design award for his “Library” modular storage and shelving system made of white, eight-millimeter-thick high-pressure laminate (HPL) with black edges from Duropal, a Pfleiderer subsidiary. “Library” features a minimalistic design, which is Hansen’s trade mark.
“Both robust and hard wearing,” comments Hansen. Before he discovered HPL-Solid from Duropal for his design work, he had been working with sheet steel for a long time. “I was able to build on that experience,” he explains: “I work with HPL-Solid in the same way as with sheet steel – with the difference that HPL doesn’t dent.” Hansen also works with wood, steel and stainless steel, often in combination with HPL-Solid, “an ideal supplementary material.”
But HPL-Solid has many advantages also in its “pure” form. Hansen’s “Library” is the best example: With minimum thickness, the material has maximum stability. At the same time, HPL-Solid is water resistant, scratch proof, easy to clean and thus also suitable for outdoors. The designer shows the letter from the jury of the North Rhine Westphalia Design Center, which awards the “red dot design award.” The high quality of the shelving system’s material was the ultimate criterion for the award.
The “red dot design award” will be presented June 29, 2009, in the context of a special event in Essen.
About “red dot design award”:
With more than 11,000 submissions from 61 countries, the international “red dot design award” is the largest and most renowned design competition in the world. It is divided into the “red dot award: product design”, the “red dot award: communication design” and the “red dot award: design concept.” The award-winning products are put before an international public in the red dot design museum. More information at: www.red-dot.com
About Duropal:
Since 1958, Duropal GmbH, with headquarters in the Westphalian Arnsberg, has been considered the expert in the development and manufacturing of decorative high pressure laminates (HPL). For premium demands in terms of durability and a long life-cycle in interior design and furniture manufacturing, the company offers an extensive range of HPL, surfaces and HPL elements such as worktops. More information: www.duropal.com
Contact persons:
PFLEIDERER AG, Neumarkt
Fabian Schiffer
Vice President Corporate Communciation
Tel.: + 49 (0)9181 / 28 - 8491
Fax: + 49 (0)9181 / 28 - 606
Mail: fabian.schiffer@pfleiderer.com
Elisabeth Pöhlmann
Manager Corporate Communciation
Tel.: + 49 (0)9181 / 28 - 455
Fax: + 49 (0)9181 / 28 - 606
Mail: elisabeth.poehlmann@pfleiderer.com