Kiwi designer, Kris Ericksen, joins New York design elite
New Zealand designer, Kris Ericksen, has been named an NYCxDESIGN Awards Honoree after reaching a finalist position in
the Emerging Talent category of the recent New York-based global design competition.
The competition, which concluded at The Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) on 15th May, celebrated outstanding achievement
across all major areas of design: architecture, interiors, furnishings, lighting, and technology. It attracted 500
entries from over 100 designers and over 200 manufacturers, worldwide.
Mr Ericksen, the creator behind Plato Lighting – a contemporary, ‘kit-set’ lighting range made from plastic interlocking
pieces that can be ‘played with’ to assemble a predetermined shape or a new design – was the only Kiwi finalist across
all 30+ categories.
Speaking from New York, where he has been showcasing the Plato Lighting range as part of the New York design festival,
Mr Ericksen says: “I am absolutely thrilled to be an NYCxDESIGN Award Honoree. The New York design festival is the
pinnacle of global design and to be selected as an award honoree – alongside some of the world’s best designers – is
both exciting and humbling.”
The honoree status will greatly enhance Mr Ericksen’s growing reputation as an ingenious designer. The four-time
participant (and one time category winner) of the World of Wearable Art Show (WOW) hopes it will lead to a business deal
that will enable him to take his products to the world.
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