Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — An exhibition at Hà Nội’s Goethe Institute gives visitors a chance to see photos by this year’s New German Photography competition award winners. The exhibition features 53 works by eight winners in the competition for young photographers in Germany for 2017 and 2018. "New German Photography is the most prestigious competition for young photographers in Germany," said Rebecca Sampson, the 2011 winner at a press conference held on Wednesday. The award-winning photos have been exhibited in Germany each year since the competition’s launch 15 years ago, but this is the first time photos from the competition are on display in Hà Nội. The winners, who are selected by a jury of well-known experts, can look forward to broad public exposure through a wide range of exhibitions, promotional campaigns and media interest, she said. New German Photography was set up in 2004 by Josefine Raab and … [Read more...] about Award-winning pics on display
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German award-winning films to be screened
Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI - The 7thGerman Film Festival will take place in Việt Nam's major cities from September 8 to 25, during which eight films will be screened. The films are the newest and most successful in Germany, offering the audiences a versatile programme for all ages and the chance to get an in-depth perspective of the German film scene. As a special guest, the film festival will welcome director Norbert Lechner, who will present his film Fortune Favours the Brave in Hà Nội and HCM City. His new film contains a lot of humour and the spirit of adventure, and is based on the friendship between Vietnamese sisters Linh and Tiên and 11-year-old Pauline. "Fortune Favours the Brave tells the story of how difficult life can get in the prefabricated apartment blocks of Halle-Neustadt - an unflattering view, but full of suspense, humour and adventurous spirit," the director said. "… Thus both girls gradually learn more, not only about one another, but essentially about themselves." … [Read more...] about German award-winning films to be screened
Ayatori Chair wins furniture design contest
Ayatori Chair wins furniture design contest By Thai Hang - The Saigon Times Daily HCMC – Nguyen Ngoc Duy, a young designer of local firm AA Corporation, has won the first prize in a furniture design competition for a chair which the producer said was influenced by the Japanese rubber string game. At the award ceremony held in HCMC last Friday, Duy said he was inspired by the rubber string game and the Retro Style of the 50s to 70s to design the Ayatori Chair for the Furniture Design Competition – Apricot Blossom Prize 2010. The winning design will come into mass production this year. Nguyen Quoc Khanh, vice chairman of the Handicraft and Wood Industry Association of HCMC (HAWA) and chief of the organizing committee, said the organizers had picked 21 designs for the final round, instead of 30 designs seen in last year’s competition. The general view of the judges is the contestants invested a lot of time and energy in their designs that show innovative and practical … [Read more...] about Ayatori Chair wins furniture design contest
Hanoi to exhibit award-winning toys by Japanese designer
A display of toys created by Japanese designer Takashi Tsunoda will take place from August 12 to Sept 9 at the Japan Foundation Center for Cultural Exchange in Vietnam in Hanoi. The exhibition, called "The World of Interior Toys," will feature award-winning creations by Tsunoda, whose nickname is Twelvetone. The event is a collaboration between the Japan Foundation Center for Cultural Exchange and the Koto Company. Simplicity is the design philosophy of the Japanese toy designer, who has won the Good Design Awards of Japan twice (2007 and 2011) for his interior toys. His characters have been described as "cute and adorable." Piperoid, which earned Twelvetone Good Design Award 2007, is a paper robot craft kit for both kids and adults. It is created with a pair of scissors without glue and tape. "Just cut, fold, and connect the pipes to build your own robot with movable joints in less than 30 minutes! Each character has a unique background story, and after assembly it can be … [Read more...] about Hanoi to exhibit award-winning toys by Japanese designer
Award-winning artists exhibit oil paintings
Award-winning artists exhibit oil paintings (12-03-2009) by Vo Le Hong HCM CITY — An exhibition of 27 oil paintings by a group of five veteran painters is on display at the Phuong Mai Art Gallery in HCM City. The painters, who have had numerous domestic and overseas exhibitions, range in age from 55 to 67. The work of one of the painters, La Hon, who has received both national and international awards, is both simple and abstract. "I was at first influenced by Modigliani because I really liked the deep eyes which he painted," he said. "Step by step, I found my own style to express my feelings." Le Thanh, who is also exhibiting his work, won a scholarship to France and in 1962 showed his work Bidding Farewell in the first International Fine Arts Exhibition in Viet Nam. Another artist in the show, Ho Huu Thu, won a silver medal in an international competition in 1960 and a second prize in the National Fine Arts competition. Thu, who is deeply immersed in the Buddhist tradition, … [Read more...] about Award-winning artists exhibit oil paintings