The Chicago Athenaeum, Museum of Architecture and Design, and the European Centre for Architecture, Art Design and Urban Sciences have now awarded the prestigious GOOD DESIGN Award 2019 to the "Open Frameworks Design Edition", which Hadi Teherani developed together with Parador.

With the Open Frameworks Design Edition by Hadi Teherani last year, Parador presented a unique engineered wood flooring and laminate collection that redefines design on the floor in an innovative way. The Design Edition combines different shapes and colours to create a completely new approach to floor design, whose design limits reach into infinity: The plank elements of the engineered wood flooring and laminate range can be combined in a wide variety of ways and create space for almost unlimited design possibilities. The "Open Frameworks Design Edition by Hadi Teherani" has now been awarded the prestigious and internationally renowned GOOD DESIGN Award 2019 for this innovative design and technical approach.

For their innovative design approach, the Open Frameworks Design Edition by Hadi Teherani have already received several awards, including the red dot Award for Product Design, the German Design Award 2019, the European Product Design Award 2019 and the Iconic Award: Innovative Architecture 2019.

Today, on the 11th of December, the topping-out ceremony was festively celebrated at the 6,000 square metre Volksbank site. The structural work was already able to be completed at the beginning of December, ahead of schedule. This means that construction work on the interiors and façades can now commence at the new headquarters of the Volksbank Freiburg, a savings and loan bank, and equally includes office space for rent, retail shops, the Courtyard by Marriott Hotel, the new auditorium at the St. Ursula Gymnasium secondary school, and office space at the Breisgauer Katholischer Religionsfonds, an ecclesiastical foundation. In his laudatory remarks, Uwe Barth, spokesman for the executive board at Volksbank Freiburg, and in this case also speaking on behalf of Johannes Baumgartner, chairman of the foundation at the Breisgauer Katholischen Religionsfonds, expressed his particular gratitude to all of the construction workers, craftsmen, foremen, logistics specialists, crane operators and lorry drivers: “The topping-out ceremony is intended to be symbolic of the people who stood here each and every day on the construction site, regardless of the weather, and made sure that this building grows and grows in every sense of the word. I think we’re all well aware that this work isn’t easy. I want to say thank you to everyone involved for this fabulous achievement – they all did a wonderful job!” A welcoming address by Professor Martin Haag, the head of municipal construction planning, was followed by the traditional topping-out speech. This was given by Michael Dürrmeier, foreman at ZÜBLIN, the general contractor, who wished the building ceremonial blessings and good luck.

Our GRID Capsule Collection for HARBOUR has been honoured with a “German Design Award-Winner 2020” in the category “Excellent Product Design - Lifestyle and Fashion”.

Together with HARBOUR, a manufacturer of eyeglasses, Hadi Teherani is now literally designing from face to face. The laser sintering process in 3D printing is one of the new drafting and production techniques. But how does the archetypical repertoire of shapes for eyewear live on? How can it be transformed into a present-day fit and evolve further in the future? How much material is needed to ensure they are stable and conform to each and every requirement? The Grid Capsule Collection from HARBOUR offers a convincing answer.

JURY ASSESSMENT. These lightweight, futuristic and striking eyeglasses manufactured using 3D printing appear to not only open up a new, economical production option due to their honeycomb structure: the line equally offers numerous shapes, colours and sizes to suit every taste and need. The obviously functional grid-like form also acts as a subtle distinguishing feature for those viewing the frame.

Our HEWI door handle Series 270 is adding another chapter to the success story. Following the Iconic Awards, now Series 270 was equally able to convince the German Design Awards jury. Series 270 from Hadi Teherani Design received a “German Design Award - Special Mention 2020” in the category “Excellent Product Design - Building and Elements”.

As the name implies, the German Design Award discovers and presents unique trends in design: a competition that promotes specifically design-oriented business and commerce. The competition is sponsored and conducted by the German Design Council, one of the leading international competence centres and an authority for design. Initiated by the Federal Council of Germany, for 65 years the German Design Council has supported enterprises with their brand and design development and strengthens German design as an economic factor.

In the course of an architectural competition PANDION AG has selected two winning drafts to design the project “Am Albertussee” (‘By Lake Albertussee’) in Düsseldorf. Three of the entries requested had convinced the jury in July 2019. They originated from HPP Architekten in Düsseldorf, Steimle Architekten in Stuttgart, and Hadi Teherani Architects in Hamburg. The final selection has now come down to two drafts: the ideas from HPP Architekten were chosen for the planned bar-shaped interlinked structure, the point-block buildings shall be designed by Hadi Teherani Architects.