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Afamour Delivers the prizes to the best design of a childish game for parks

14/11/2012

14 November 2012

The Spanish Association of Manufacturers of Furniture Urbano and Childish Parks has delivered in Saragossa the Prizes Afamour to the best design of a childish game for parks.

In this edition, the first prize has recaído in Galopín Parks, by his work ‘Navicularia', in the category of companies, “by the narrative, the creation of a new form to play and his modularidad”, according to the record of the jury. In the category of young designers, that this year has failed for the first time, the prize has recaído in ‘The small big family', of the designers Alfredo Revenga and Carmen Ayensa, “by the simplicity and harmony of his lines”.

Awarded in the Prizes Afamour.

The companies Sumalim, by his project ‘Line Mion', and Childish Parks Isaba, by ‘Forestry nins', have been selected like finalists in the first category, and Laura Jerez, Irene Iriarte, Chus Rodríguez and Karen Alí, in the one of novel designers.

The fundamental aim of the Prize Afamour of Design is to boost the innovation of the companies Spanish manufacturers of children's playgrounds to the hour to design his projects and, at the same time, look for synergies with the young designers that propose new ideas to be llevar by the own manufacturers of parks.

The president of Afamour, Javier Yoller, has stood out the quality of the projects presented and the bet of the Spanish companies of the sector by the design and the R&D like differential values. The Spanish signatures “are innovative; they are opening markets in the outside, and in the national market are in disposal to offer to the City councils safe parks, fun, integrated cheese cheese and sustainable”.

The jury has valued the criteria of value lúdico, originality and innovation, accessibility, hygiene, ecodiseño, sustainability and factibilidad of the projects presented.

The design rewarded in the category of companies, ‘Navicularia', in addition to being a very complete game thanks to his space complexity and variety of routes lúdicos possible (cover, castle of proa, camera of the captain, cellar and topmast…), complements with all a series of accessories related with the world of the nautical and the mar.

The jury has been formed by professionals recognised in the world of the design, of the communication and of the business sector like Carlos Gonzalbo, director of Design of the City; Darío Assante, director of IED Master Madrid; Emilio Gil, president of the Spanish Association of Professionals of the Design (AEPD); Félix of the Moral, president of the Spanish Association of Parks and Public Gardens (AEPJP); Francesc of Paula, general secretary of Federmueble; Juan Mellen, director of NETWORK Association; Quim Larrea, president of Surgenia; Xenia Villadàs, quality consultancy in gestión of the design; José Luis Pérez, professor of School Art 12, and Luis Enrique Mecati, secretary of the Commission of Environingingment of the Spanish Federation of Municipalities and Provinces.

The act of delivery of the Prize Afamour of Design has realised of conjoint way with the prizes of the III Contest of Areas of Childish Game for municipalities and territorial entities.