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Chris Natt from Chesterfield has been announced as the winner of the Northern Futures 3D Design category for which DesignedMade founder Jonathan Krawczuk was one of the judges.

The judging panel was particularly impressed with Chris’ product Sting, which offers a practical solution to tackling disease in third-world countries.

Jonathan Krawczuk commented: “It was great to be part of the Northern Futures judging panel. The standard of work was very high and demonstrated that there is some fantastic talent in the north of England. Well done to Chris Natt who is a deserved winner of this inaugural Northern Futures Award, he showed a very impressive selection of work. A big congratulations must also go to everybody involved in putting these awards together, especially Patrick Murphy, Director of the Awards. The time, effort, energy and creativity that was put into the awards has ensured that they were a big success.”

DesignedMade founder Jonathan Krawczuk (born and raised in Yorkshire) has been invited to join the judging panel for the 3D Design category of the Northern Futures Award.

The award recognises and rewards the best emerging creative talent in the north of England, presenting it to a wider national and international audience and confirming the North as a hotbed of creativity.

The judging panel includes: Ben Kelly (designer); Moritz Waldemeyer (designer); Donna Loveday (Head of Curatorial, Design Museum); Tim Abrahams (Associate Editor, Blueprint magazine); Jason Bruges (designer); Conny Freyer (designer, Troika); Theresa Dowling (Editor, FX magazine).

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Our family of products is designed to be simple to produce, elegant and rational in use of materials, as well as being functional and fun to use. The bold colour palettes, striking forms and graphic patterns are a direct result of the materials and techniques used in their manufacture. We hope you like them and feel free to get in touch for any more information.