Triflow Future Talents
Triflow Concepts is delighted to announce JOHN WALSH has won the first ever ‘Triflow Future Talents' design competition, held as part of this year's 100% Design London exhibition at Earls Court , 24th-27th September.
The Triflow Future Talents Competition encouraged students and designers alike to submit designs for a pioneering new kitchen or bathroom tap or accessory.
Over 80 designs were submitted to our London headquarters. These were then whittled down to a shortlist of five by a prestigious judging panel, comprising of renowned architect Zaha Hadid, editor-in-chief of Wallpaper magazine Tony Chambers, celebrated interior designer David Collins and Times columnist Caroline Roux.
The final five shortlisted entries were displayed on the Triflow Concepts stand at 100% Design with visitors to the stand voting for their favourite entry over the four days. All five designs generated a wealth of interest and received very positive comments, but with 35% of the public vote, the winning design was ‘Trees' designed by John Walsh.
John's design will be taken into production by Triflow Concepts. He will receive a cash prize of £1500 plus royalties from sales of the tap. Upon hearing the news he had won, John was "very happy" and confirmed he "looked forward to working with Triflow".
The four runners up were:
Winner's Profile:
John Walsh has designed many successful volume furniture products including several innovative office desking systems for leading European manufacturers. His products have won several awards and have been chosen by clients such as Steelcase, British Telecom, Microsoft, O2, the BBC, Lloyds TSB, British Airways, Tesco, Lastminute.com, M&C Saatchi, GlaxoSmithKline, as well as by many architects for their own offices.
In 2006, John established Made, a multi-disciplinary design consultancy, with the aim of creating range of contemporary furniture and lighting for commercial and domestic interiors. John has a degree in Materials and Construction Technology, a Masters in Design and a Certificate in Sustainable Design.