Products from Pfleiderer subsidiaries Thermopal and Duropal nominated for German Design Prize
Neumarkt/Arnsberg/Leutkirch, July 1, 2009 – Two products from the Pfleiderer Group that have already won prizes are now well on the way to receiving another award: Thermopal’s interior fitting collection entitled “Designers’ Collection” and Duropal’s high-pressure laminate under the name of “HPL-SolidColor“ have been nominated for the 2010 Design Prize of the Federal Republic of Germany.
Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economics and Technology has awarded this prize for the past forty years in conjunction with the Council for Style and Design in recognition of top internationally competitive performance in the field of communication and product design. The prize is regarded as Germany’s most esteemed official design award. The nominations have already been made; the decision on who actually is awarded the prize will be made this autumn.
Matthias Marx, Head of Marketing at the Pfleiderer subsidiary Thermopal, is delighted about the nomination of 54 avant-garde decors: “With our ‘Designers’ Collection’, we want to inspire architects and interior fitters to go new ways in interior design.” Under the motto “from creative professionals for creative professionals,” Thermopal collaborated with six renowned design and architecture offices including Alfredo Häberli, Javier Mariscal and GRAFT. This distinctive interior fitting collection has already convinced another jury: Due to its high degree of innovation, functionality, formal quality, durability and emotional impact, the Designers’ Collection received the “red dot design award” this year.
The high-pressure laminate „HPL-SolidColor“ is also a prize winner; this product from the Pfleiderer subsidiary Duropal has already received the “Innovation Prize Architecture and Office XXL” and the “interzum award 2009”. While the prizes awarded to „HPL-SolidColor“ have so far focused on its outstanding quality and high degree of innovation, this time the Pfleiderer subsidiary has been nominated in the Communication Design category. Duropal’s Chief Executive Meinolf Hering is delighted: “Ultimately, we set the same high standards for the information material that we provide to our customers as for our products themselves: They should be innovative, functional, durable and stylish.”
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.
About Thermopal:
Thermopal GmbH (Leutkirch im Allgäu, Germany), a subsidiary of MDAX-listed Pfleiderer Aktiengesellschaft, is one of the leading manufacturers of wood materials for exclusive interior construction, contract projects and shop construction. The product program by this premium supplier includes decorative chipboard and MDF panels, high-pressure laminates and numerous special products. The current range consists of more than 500 designs, 11 different surfaces and some 20 core materials, all of which can be combined as desired in the DST system (design - surface - core technology). The traditional company’s customers include architects and interior design companies, wood retailers and the furniture industry.
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