What does a globally active, well-positioned company with a strong US sales partner, a sales office in Hong Kong, and nine subsidiaries have in common with a small town in Poland? A great deal, it turns out: a few years ago, the idea of honouring design and architecture that provides social, ecological, and sustainable benefits to society gave rise to an ambitious competition.
We are of course talking about the Design Educates Awards (DEAs), which are being presented this year for the third time, and which have already achieved international renown. The partners behind the awards are the non-profit organisation Laka Foundation, named after its headquarters in the Polish municipality of Laka, and the market-leading manufacturer of bi-folding glass doors Solarlux.
The Laka Foundation is concerned with networking experts in order to highlight perspectives in architecture and promote sustainable developments. Solarlux sees itself not only as a sponsor of the DEA but with its Solarlux Campus in Melle, also offers an adequate and open platform for dealing with diverse topics in architecture and design.
