Olive
Side Knife
2006 (designed)
2006 (designed)
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"Olive" uses beautifully refined asymmetric lines that challenge the appearance of traditional cutlery and brings personality to the dining table. This cutlery range won the prestigious Red Dot Design Award in 2007.
The Red Dot Design Award is an international product design prize awarded by the Design Zentrum Nordrhein Westfalen in Essen, Germany. There are prize categories for product design, design agencies and design concepts. Since 1955, designers and producers can apply for the prizes with the winners being presented in an annual ceremony. The number of applicants has been rising steadily. In total, the 2008 competition received more than 11,000 entries from 61 nations. There were over 3,200 submissions from 51 countries for the product design prize (with 676 winning), over 5,800 submissions for the communication design prize (with 343 winning) and 1,900 entries from 43 countries for the design concept prize (with 223 winning).
Winning products are on display in the Red Dot Design Museum on the premises of the historical Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex in Essen.
The Red Dot Design Award is an international product design prize awarded by the Design Zentrum Nordrhein Westfalen in Essen, Germany. There are prize categories for product design, design agencies and design concepts. Since 1955, designers and producers can apply for the prizes with the winners being presented in an annual ceremony. The number of applicants has been rising steadily. In total, the 2008 competition received more than 11,000 entries from 61 nations. There were over 3,200 submissions from 51 countries for the product design prize (with 676 winning), over 5,800 submissions for the communication design prize (with 343 winning) and 1,900 entries from 43 countries for the design concept prize (with 223 winning).
Winning products are on display in the Red Dot Design Museum on the premises of the historical Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex in Essen.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Olive (trade title) |
| Materials and techniques | Stainless steel 18/10, forged and polished to a mirror finish |
| Brief description | Side knife from a seven piece cutlery place setting, "Olive", stainless steel, mirror finish, designed by William Welch 2006. |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
| Credit line | Given by Studio William Welch Ltd |
| Object history | "Olive" uses beautifully refined asymmetric lines that challenge the appearance of traditional cutlery and brings personality to the dining table. This cutlery range won the prestigious Red Dot Design Award in 2007. The Red Dot Design Award is an international product design prize awarded by the Design Zentrum Nordrhein Westfalen in Essen, Germany. There are prize categories for product design, design agencies and design concepts. Since 1955, designers and producers can apply for the prizes with the winners being presented in an annual ceremony. The number of applicants has been rising steadily. In total, the 2008 competition received more than 11,000 entries from 61 nations. There were over 3,200 submissions from 51 countries for the product design prize (with 676 winning), over 5,800 submissions for the communication design prize (with 343 winning) and 1,900 entries from 43 countries for the design concept prize (with 223 winning). Winning products are on display in the Red Dot Design Museum on the premises of the historical Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex in Essen. |
| Summary | "Olive" uses beautifully refined asymmetric lines that challenge the appearance of traditional cutlery and brings personality to the dining table. This cutlery range won the prestigious Red Dot Design Award in 2007. The Red Dot Design Award is an international product design prize awarded by the Design Zentrum Nordrhein Westfalen in Essen, Germany. There are prize categories for product design, design agencies and design concepts. Since 1955, designers and producers can apply for the prizes with the winners being presented in an annual ceremony. The number of applicants has been rising steadily. In total, the 2008 competition received more than 11,000 entries from 61 nations. There were over 3,200 submissions from 51 countries for the product design prize (with 676 winning), over 5,800 submissions for the communication design prize (with 343 winning) and 1,900 entries from 43 countries for the design concept prize (with 223 winning). Winning products are on display in the Red Dot Design Museum on the premises of the historical Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex in Essen. |
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| Accession number | M.32:4-2013 |
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| Record created | August 12, 2014 |
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