David Adjaye is the first to win the Charlotte Berriand Prize,
Sir David Adjaye was awarded the inaugural Charlotte Berriand Prize,
having been recognized for his influential contributions to architecture, design and society.
Charlotte Briand Award
It is an honor created by The Créateurs Design Awards that recognize excellence and integrity in the design industry,
and inspire future generations to honor the late pioneer.
The 2021 Ghanian-British RIBA Gold Medalist and founder of Adjaye Associates has been selected for his achievements,
which “go beyond becoming a city landmark”, and his comprehensive and effective approach to developing residential, commercial and cultural models.
Two years ago, the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) announced Sir David Adjaye as the winner of the 2021 Royal Gold Medal.
He has been recognized for his work of over 25 years,
which has achieved international acclaim through a series of pioneering and world-class interventions.
From private homes, galleries and furniture design to grand cultural buildings and city master plans.
David Adjaye’s projects
Adjaye’s recent projects include the 21st Serpentine Pavilion, which will be done in collaboration with American artist Theaster Gates.
The 2022 facility will be named Black Chapel, as it will revive the British tradition of craftsmanship and manufacturing.
Announced in late 2021, David Adjaye will be lead designer of the Barbados Heritage District,
a project dedicated to documenting and narrating the impact of slavery on Barbados,
as well as cultures and nations in the Western Hemisphere.
The architect has relied on the technology and philosophy of traditional African tombs in this project,
as well as prayer sites, and the pyramids.
He also designed a space that honors the dead and shows a new diasporic future for the black civilization on and off the African continent.
The architect was recently commissioned to design the district hospitals,
part of the Agenda 111 initiative by the Ghanaian government, and was selected from among 30 influential London architects.
Charlotte Perriand
She is a French modern designer artist, considered among the overlooked pioneers of the industry.
She worked as a furniture designer after studying it, and then was fired by Le Corbusier,
claiming that his office “does not embroider pillows”.
However, her work was shown at the Salon d’Automne,
which led to her appointment by the architect as a furniture designer in his office.
Perriand is known to have produced three of Le Corbusier’s most iconic chairs: the B301, B306 and LC2 Grand Comfort.
The designer expressed her participation in many left-wing organizations in the 1930s,
founding the Union of Contemporary Artists in 1937.
In doing so she began to implement the “humanism” of Le Corbusier’s work, allowing her designs to become practical, attractive, and affordable furniture for the masses.
In 1940, Periand was invited to travel to Japan to become an advisor to the Ministry of Trade and Industry.
Then, after World War II, she was arrested by a naval blockade and forced into exile in Vietnam,
where she studied Oriental design, weaving and woodwork, which greatly influenced her later designs.
The History of the Charlotte Berriand Award
Established this year by the Creator Awards for Design, the Charlotte Berriand Award honors the legacy of the Charlotte Berriand.
The award will be presented annually to influential creators who follow in Periand’s footsteps and embrace her “vision and commitment to architecture, design, and art.” CDA
It is a peer-to-peer award program that highlights exceptional work in the fields of interior design, product design, and architecture.
Voting members for the award are chosen from a distinguished group of design leaders and members of the international press,
which now includes more than 200 professionals from 32 different countries.
