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MÁDARA receives the DME Award14/10/2008
MADARA Cosmetics won the Design Management Europe Award for best management of a first time design project.
The University of Wales Institute Cardiff held the DME award ceremony on October 13th, 2008.
"This award is an international recognition of the Latvian manufacturers' ability to create and sell strong and competitive goods world-wide, which are remarkable in both the fields of technological solutions and design. Receiving the award has motivated us to keep striving to come up with new design, marketing, and technological ideas, while continuing to provide consumers with cosmetics products that have a deeper design and style value," says Lotte Tisenkopfa, director of MÁDARA Cosmetics Ltd.
Ms. Marija Popovic, representative of the Unit Innovation Policy Development at the European Commission, stated: "We fully support the aim of the award in raising awareness and rewarding the value of design management for the European economy. It links design and creativity with business and innovation strategies. Implementing design management at a strategic level can be a key driver for business success and guarantee a stronger competitive position for Europe in the future."
About DME
The Design Management Europe Award, or DME, is the first of its kind, drawing attention to the role of management in design and the successful introduction of innovation. The goal of the award is to popularise the best examples of this kind of success to a larger public.
In all, 203 companies and organisations from 22 countries registered to compete for the DME award, marking this as a European-wide event. This was the second award ceremony, and the applicants competed in 7 categories: best management of design in a large company, a medium-sized company, a small company, a micro company, a public or non-profit organisation; best management of a first-time design project, and best implementation of a design strategy for sustainability.
Amidst the candidates chosen by the jury were world-famous brands such as Virgin Atlantic, TNT post, KTM power Sports, Roca, Eva Danmark, Senz Umbrellas, EDF, Madara Cosmetics, Gemeente Amsterdam, RATP, and SoBor.