(Mahwah, NJ) March 16, 2016 ‑ Land Rover has partnered with the leading alternative financing platform BORN to celebrate the outstanding work within the design and creative industry.
The awards were founded by Jean‑Christophe Chopin, the CEO of BORN, and will be presided over by Gerry McGovern, Land Rover's Chief Design Officer who has also worked with his in‑house team to design and produce a bespoke award for the ceremony.
This year's awards will take place on Wednesday March 23 in Courchevel, France. The nominees include:
Watches
- Jean‑Claude Biver for the Tag Heuer Connected
- Maximillian Busser for his mechanical spider clock
Yachting
- Alessandro Vismara for the Vismara 62 Mills racer
- Dickie Bannenberg for latest yacht design works
Sport & Leisure
- Cristiano De Rosa and Paolo Pininfarina for their bike collaboration
- Paule Guerin & Till Breitfuss for their sustainable bike brand Keim
Architecture
- Argentinian Marcelo Julia for his "Stade des Lumieres" in Lyon
- Chris Wilkinson for Kings Cross Developments
Home Design
- Odo Fioravanti for his Dragon Fly Segis chair
- Yves Behar for his Tylko furniture collaboration
Technology & Innovation
- Tom Evans for his collection of parental wearable devices called Bleep Bleeps
- Paul Cocksedge for his smart speaker tool called the Vamp
Social Impact
- Yann Borgstedt for his foundation Womanity which works to protect women and girls from gender‑based violence
Art
- German artist Annina Roescheisen for her latest video installations
- South Korean artists Boomon for show Naksan in New York of a beach under snow
Special Prize: Crowd Funding
- Thomas Drischel for his chic accessory brand Robert Kerr
- ZeTracker for their ski device to never lose your skis
Special Prize: Distinctive Creativity
- David Jones (ex CEO Havas) for his disruptive and creative way to revolutionise advertising with his agency You&Mr
- Barbara Coignet for her agency on sustainable luxury
The nominees are available for interview ahead of the award ceremony.
Throughout the award ceremony, there will be an exhibition where sculptor and previous BORN award winner, Richard Orlinski will reveal 11 spectacular animal sculptures, including a bespoke wire frame Range Rover Evoque Convertible with a wild 'Kong' at the sports complex, Aquamotion in Courchevel.
BORN aims to connect people making beautiful products with the people who love them. It's where innovative products are discovered, financed and bought by its community of design enthusiasts.Each year, BORN celebrates and nurtures creative leaders and outstanding work within the design and creative industry with the BORN Awards.The awards, first presented in 2010 at the Courchevel ski resort, France, celebrate men and women who know how to take the creative risks to make their dreams into reality. Previous winners have included director Danny Boyle, composer Jean‑Michel Jarre, artists Richard Orlinski and designer Ramesh Nair.
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About Land Rover
Land Rover, the British maker of Land Rover and Range Rover sport utility vehicles, is renowned for providing its clientele with some of the most luxurious and capable vehicles in the world. Every Land Rover vehicle is equally at home both on and off road, and in any setting; be it in the heart of the city, or traversing the countryside. Today's Land Rover lineup includes the Discovery Sport, Range Rover, Range Rover Sport, Range Rover Evoque and LR4 (Discovery 4). Land Rover designs, engineers, and manufactures their vehicles in the United Kingdom. Land Rover is fully engaged with sustainability initiatives and social concerns with continuous involvement in environmental and community programs. For more information visit the official Land Rover website at http://www.landroverusa.com.
About BORN
BORN is a global online platform that aims to connect people making beautiful products with the people who love them. It's where innovative products are discovered, financed and bought by its community of design enthusiasts.
Each year, BORN celebrates and nurtures creative leaders and outstanding work within the design and creative industry with the BORN AWARDS. Previous winners have included director Danny Boyle, composer Jean‑Michel Jarre, artists Richard Orlinski and designer Ramesh Nair
About Jaguar Land Rover
‑ The United States is one of the leading global markets for both Jaguar and Land Rover
‑ Jaguar Land Rover employs 32,000 people and sells vehicles in 170 countries around
the world
‑ Jaguar Land Rover has two state of the art engineering and design facilities and four
advanced manufacturing plants in the UK
‑ Headquartered in Mahwah, New Jersey in the United States, Jaguar Land Rover North
America, LLC has offices across the USA
‑ Jaguar Land Rover is represented by more than 330 independently operated retail
outlets in the USA
