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The Design Management Europe Award (DME) is a European Design management prize. The DME Award aims to promote the strategic use of design within European businesses. It awards the management and successful implementation of design in their processes and strategies to achieve their business goals.[1][2][3] The DME Network consists of 24 partners from 17 different countries that have been organizing the DME Award since 2007.[4][5]

History

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DME Award Trophy

ADMIRE (Award for Design Management Innovating and Reinforcing Enterprises, January 2007 – February 2009)

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The DME Award started off as part of the ADMIRE programme in January 2007. The ADMIRE programme was a 2-year project in the European PRO – INNO programme of the Directorate-General for Enterprise and Industry of the European Commission. The 6.4 million Euro programme addressed the Innovation management agenda of PRO – INNO Europe by raising the awareness of Design Management, in particular amongst European small and medium enterprises, to improve their competitiveness and to boost the European economy in general. It was one of the key project objectives to establish the DME Award. 18 European organisations participated in this programme under the coordination of the City of Eindhoven until the end of the ADMIRE project in February 2009.[6][7][8][9]

DME Organisation (February 2009 – Present)

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The former ADMIRE partners have been organising the DME Award since the end of the funded ADMIRE project on a voluntary basis. The role of these DME partners is to promote and organize the annual DME Award. For this purpose, a DME Award board was elected. The board consists of five representatives from the following organisations:[10]

  • Cardiff Metropolitan University
  • City of Eindhoven
  • European Design Centre
  • Design Austria

The costs of the DME Award ceremony are covered by the hosting cities and entering the Award is free for all participants. The entrants are challenged to represent their Design Management processes, strategies and procedures in poster format. These posters are judged by a jury of internationally recognised Design Management experts.[11]

Judging criteria

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The DME judging Criteria are:[12]

  • Resources : Level of allocated resources
  • Awareness of Benefits : Level of added value through design.
  • Planning : Plans, objectives and integration of design.
  • Process : The process for the use of design.
  • Expertise : Level of employment of internal and external expertise.

Categories

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Current categories

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Large Company:

  • Open to private companies with 250 employees or more or with an annual turnover in excess of €50,000,000

Medium-sized Company:

  • Open to private companies with 50 to 249 employees or with an annual turnover not in excess of €50,000,000

Small Company:

  • Open to private companies with 10 to 49 employees and with an annual turnover not in excess of €10,000,000

Micro Company:

  • Open to private companies with 9 employees or less and with an annual turnover not in excess of €2,000,000

Public or non–profit organisation (NPO):

  • Open to public or non–profit organisations such as charities, government programmes, city councils or schools and colleges

Organisations outside of Europe

  • Open to any private companies and public or non-profit organisations operating outside of Europe.[13]

Previous categories

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First time design project (2007–2010):

  • This category was specific to SMEs (less than 250 employees and a turnover not in excess of €50,000,000). The purpose of this category was to showcase good examples of organisations managing design for the first time. This could have either come from established organisations or from start – ups.

Design strategy for sustainability (2008–2009):

  • This category was open to private companies and public organisations of all sizes. Sustainability relates to design strategies encompassing social responsibility, improving the environment or reducing ecological impact.[14]

DME Award Partners

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In 2011 the DME Award consortium consisted of the following partners:[15]

Austria Belgium Czech Republic Estonia France Germany Italy
Design Austria
  • Designregio Kortrijk
  • Design Flanders

Czech Trade

Eesti Disainerite Liit

  • Agence pour la Promotion de la Creation Industrielle
  • Cite du Design

Design Zentrum Nordrhein Westfalen

Associazione per il Disegno Industriale

Luxembourg Poland Portugal Spain Sweden The Netherlands United Kingdom
Design Luxembourg

The Silesian Castle of Art and Enterprise

Centro Portugues de Design

Barcelona Centre Disseny

Stiftelsen Svensk Industridesign

  • European Design Centre
  • CBRD/ INHOLLAND
  • The City of Eindhoven
  • PDR/ Cardiff Metropolitan University
  • Centre for Creative Industries

DME Award Ceremonies

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DME Award Winners

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Category 2007 [18][19] 2008 [20] 2009 [21] 2010 [22] 2011 [23] 2012 [24]
Micro Company
  • Industreal, Italy
  • Plusarkkithdit, Finland
  • Senz Umbrellas, The Netherlands
  • VanMoof, The Netherlands

No winner
Honourable Mention:

  • Puff-Buff, Poland
  • Viteo Outdoors, Austria
  • GMG, The Netherlands
Small Company
  • Dark, Belgium
  • Extremis, Belgium
  • T-box, Turkey
  • Vipp, Denmark
  • Curana, Belgium
  • Vacu Vin, The Netherlands
  • Venrooy Cable Equipment, The Netherlands
  • Larus, Portugal
  • Nanimarquina, Spain
  • Tyromotion, Austria
Medium-sized Company
  • Walter Knoll, Germany
  • Chocolat Factory, Spain
  • Santa & Cole, Spain
  • Eva Denmark, Denmark
  • Cifial, Portugal
  • Thrislington Cubicles, United Kingdom
  • Royal VKB, Koninklijke Van Kempen & Begeer, The Netherlands,
  • Temahome, Portugal
  • Figueras International Seating, Spain
  • Lékué, Spain
  • Leborgne, France
Large Company
  • Trespa, The Netherlands
  • Zelmer, Poland
Public or non–profit organisation (NPO)
  • Escuela de Arte y Superior de Diseño, Spain
  • d'Stater Museen, Luxembourg
  • Centrale des Auberges de Jeunesse, Luxembourg
  • MyMachine, Belgium
  • D4E1-Howest, Belgium
  • La 27ème region, France
  • Design Silesia, Poland
  • Tallinn Transport, Estonia
First time design project
  • Nomad Wheelchairs, United Kingdom

No winner
Honourable Mention:

  • Acquaefuoco, Italy
  • Waar, The Netherlands
Design strategy for sustainability
  • Cityroofs, The Netherlands
New-comer
  • Justincase Trading, Austria
  • Bionade, Germany
  • Moho Design, Poland

References

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  1. ^ "Case Studies in Design Policy & Programmes" (PDF). SEE Project. Design Wales. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
  2. ^ "Design Management Europe Award highlights innovative entrepreneurship". PRO INNO Europe. Archived from the original on 8 September 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
  3. ^ "Wheelchair firm wins design award". BBC News. 26 October 2009. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
  4. ^ "DME Award Guidelines" (PDF). DME Award. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
  5. ^ "Case Studies in Design Policy & Programmes" (PDF). SEE Project. Design Wales. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
  6. ^ "Case Studies in Design Policy & Programmes" (PDF). SEE Project. Design Wales. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
  7. ^ "ADMIRE". PRO INNO Europe. Archived from the original on 22 May 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
  8. ^ "Project website". PRO INNO Europe. Archived from the original on 12 November 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
  9. ^ "Project Overview". PRO INNO Europe. Archived from the original on 1 July 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
  10. ^ "DME Award Guidelines" (PDF). DME Award. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
  11. ^ "Case Studies in Design Policy & Programmes" (PDF). SEE Project. Design Wales. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
  12. ^ "DME Award Guidelines" (PDF). DME Award. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
  13. ^ "DME Award Guidelines" (PDF). DME Award. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
  14. ^ Lewis, A., Mougenot, C., Murphy, D. (2009). Overview of design management methodologies, European Commission – Pro Inno Europe
  15. ^ Design Management Europe Award, DME Award 2011, Highlights of the Value of Design Management
  16. ^ "Case Studies in Design Policy & Programmes" (PDF). SEE Project. Design Wales. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
  17. ^ "DME Award News". DME Award. Retrieved 2012-11-26.
  18. ^ "Design Management Europe Award Winners 2007". Design Management Europe Award. Archived from the original on 4 April 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
  19. ^ Design Management Europe Award 2007, Highlighting the Value of Design Management, red dot edition, Essen, 2008.
  20. ^ "Design Management Europe Award Winners 2008". Design Management Europe Award. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
  21. ^ "Design Management Europe Award Winners 2009". Design Management Europe Award. Archived from the original on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
  22. ^ "Design Management Europe Award Winners 2010". Design Management Europe Award. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
  23. ^ "Design Management Europe Award Winners 2011". Design Management Europe Award. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
  24. ^ "Design Management Europe Award Winners 2012". Design Management Europe Award. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
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