SCULPTURAL EXPLORATIONS IN DESIGN
PROFILE
Cairn Young has been working as an independent designer for international companies since the mid nineties. His work ranges from one-off art projects and installations to industrial and product designs for mass-production. He works across a variety of market sectors, for companies such as Driade and Sawaya&Moroni in Italy, Baccarat Crystal in France, and Rosenthal, Koziol, WMF and Auerhahn in Germany. His work spans a wide range of materials and processes.
Originally trained in architecture at Kingston, he started a studio workshop with friend and fellow-designer Robin Platt, a productive partnership lasting many years, and continued off and on to this day. Their work together for Rosenthal is now included in the permanent collections of the Victoria & Albert Museum, and the Chicago Athenaeum.
In addition, Cairn has also developed various long-standing collaborations, including his work with Ian Spencer in a venture called Yard Sale Project, together producing one-off and short-series studio furniture pieces, both to commission and available through their New York gallery Todd Merrill, with whom they regularly exhibit at such shows as Design Miami, Art Basel, Masterpiece London, PAD London/Paris/New York, and Gallery Seoul.
DESIGN AWARDS
2015 | WCF Design Guild Mark 131 | YSP | Cubrick |
2013 | German Design Award Nominee | Koziol | Bababin |
2013 | German Design Award Nominee | Koziol | Mixxx |
2013 | German Design Award Nominee | Koziol | Leaf XL |
2013 | Good Design Chicago Athenaeum | Koziol | Leaf XL |
2012 | Pro-K Product of the year | Koziol | Mixxx |
2012 | iF Design Award | Koziol | Bababin |
2011 | WCF Bespoke Guild Mark 427 | YSP | Roccapina III |
2011 | #FORM 2011 | Koziol | Mixxx |
2011 | #FORM 2011 | Koziol | Leaf XL |
2011 | #FORM 2011 | Koziol | Bababin |
2009 | German Design Award Nominee | WMF | Avance |
2008 | Baden Wurtemburg Designpreis | Auerhahn | Velvet |
2008 | German Design Award Nominee | Auerhahn | Velvet |
2007 | Reddot Design Award | Rosenthal | A La Carte |
2007 | Classic Design Award V & A | Rosenthal | A La Carte |
2007 | German Design Prize Nominee | Rosenthal | A La Carte |
2007 | German Design Prize Nominee | Rosenthal | Tatami, Scoop |
2007 | Design Plus | Rosenthal | A La Carte |
2007 | Design Plus | Rosenthal | Tatami, Scoop |
2007 | German Design Prize | Rosenthal | Tectonics |
2006 | German Design Award Nominee | Auerhahn | Helix |
2006 | RedDot Design Award | Auerhahn | Helix |
2006 | RedDot Design Award | Rosenthal | Tectonics |
2006 | iF Design Award | Rosenthal | Tectonics |
2006 | iF Design Award | Rosenthal | A La Carte |
2006 | Good Design Chicago Athenaeum | Rosenthal | A La Carte |
2006 | Maison & Objet Paris | Rosenthal | A La Carte |
2006 | German Design Prize Nominee | Auerhahn | Korb |
2005 | MATERIALICA Design Award | Rosenthal | Tectonics |
2004 | Good Design Chicago Athenaeum | Auerhahn | Korb |
2002 | Reddot Design Award | Auerhahn | Korb |
2001 | Form | Rosenthal | Yono |
2001 | iF Design Award | Rosenthal | TableWear |
2000 | Form | Rosenthal | Spirit |