Dutch Design Awards

A year book and exhibition of the nominated designs are also presented as part of the event.

In addition to the main prize, the Golden Eye, which honours the most successful Dutch designer or design studio, awards are handed out in a number of categories.

In 2009, the awards were presented on October 17 at Muziekcentrum Frits Philips in Eindhoven.

The main prize, the Golden Eye, went to Studio Wieki Somers (Wieki Somers and Dylan van den Berg) for their Merry-go-round Coat Rack,[4] a carousel-like construction to hang coats, designed for the cloakroom of Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen.

During the awards ceremony, the first edition of the Dutch Design Jaarboek was presented to Eindhoven mayor Rob van Gijzel.