The Design Management Europe Award (DME) is a European Design management prize. The DME Award aims to promote the strategic use of design within European businesses. It awards the management and successful implementation of design in their processes and strategies to achieve their business goals. The DME Network consists of 24 partners from 17 countries that have been organizing the DME Award since 2007.

History

ADMIRE (Award for Design Management Innovating and Reinforcing Enterprises, January 2007 – February 2009) The DME Award started off as part of the ADMIRE programme in January 2007. The ADMIRE programme was a 2-year project in the European PRO INNO programme of the Directorate-General for Enterprise and Industry of the European Commission. The 6.4 million Euro programme addressed the Innovation management agenda of PRO INNO Europe by raising the awareness of Design Management, in particular amongst European small and medium enterprises, to improve their competitiveness and to boost the European economy in general. It was one of the key project objectives to establish the DME Award. 18 European organisations participated in this programme under the coordination of the City of Eindhoven until the end of the ADMIRE project in February 2009.

DME Organisation (February 2009 – Present) The former ADMIRE partners have been organising the DME Award since the end of the funded ADMIRE project on a voluntary basis. The role of these DME partners is to promote and organize the annual DME Award. For this purpose, a DME Award board was elected. The board consists of five representatives from the following organisations: Cardiff Metropolitan University City of Eindhoven European Design Centre Design Austria

The costs of the DME Award ceremony are covered by the hosting cities and entering the Award is free for all participants. The entrants are challenged to represent their Design Management processes, strategies and procedures in poster format. These posters are judged by a jury of internationally recognised Design Management experts.

Judging criteria The DME judging Criteria are:

Resources : Level of allocated resources Awareness of Benefits : Level of added value through design. Planning : Plans, objectives and integration of design. Process : The process for the use of design. Expertise : Level of employment of internal and external expertise.

Categories

Current categories Large Company: Open to private companies with 250 employees or more or with an annual turnover in excess of €50,000,000 Medium-sized Company: Open to private companies with 50 to 249 employees or with an annual turnover not in excess of €50,000,000 Small Company: Open to private companies with 10 to 49 employees and with an annual turnover not in excess of €10,000,000 Micro Company: Open to private companies with 9 employees or less and with an annual turnover not in excess of €2,000,000 Public or non–profit organisation (NPO): Open to public or non–profit organisations such as charities, government programmes, city councils or schools and colleges Organisations outside of Europe Open to any private companies and public or non-profit organisations operating outside of Europe.

Previous categories First time design project (2007–2010): This category was specific to SMEs (less than 250 employees and a turnover not in excess of €50,000,000). The purpose of this category was to showcase good examples of organisations managing design for the first time. This could have either come from established organisations or from start – ups. Design strategy for sustainability (2008–2009): This category was open to private companies and public organisations of all sizes. Sustainability relates to design strategies encompassing social responsibility, improving the environment or reducing ecological impact.Lewis, A., Mougenot, C., Murphy, D. (2009). Overview of design management methodologies, European Commission – Pro Inno Europe

DME Award Partners In 2011 the DME Award consortium consisted of the following partners:Design Management Europe Award, DME Award 2011, Highlights of the Value of Design Management

Austria Belgium Czech Republic Estonia France Germany Italy Design Austria Designregio Kortrijk Design Flanders Czech Trade Eesti Disainerite Liit Agence pour la Promotion de la Creation Industrielle Cite du Design Design Zentrum Nordrhein WestfalenAssociazione per il Disegno Industriale Luxembourg Poland Portugal Spain Sweden The Netherlands United Kingdom Design Luxembourg The Silesian Castle of Art and Enterprise Centro Portugues de Design Barcelona Centre DissenyStiftelsen Svensk Industridesign European Design Centre CBRD/ INHOLLAND The City of Eindhoven PDR/ Cardiff Metropolitan University Centre for Creative Industries

DME Award Ceremonies 2007: Essen, Germany 2008: Cardiff, United Kingdom 2009: Eindhoven, The Netherlands 2010: Lisbon, Portugal 2011: Tallinn, Estonia 2012: Paredes, Portugal

DME Award Winners Category 2007 Design Management Europe Award 2007, Highlighting the Value of Design Management, red dot edition, Essen, 2008. 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Micro Company Beau & Bien, France FeONIC, United Kingdom Ivana Helsinki, Finland Industreal, Italy Plusarkkithdit, Finland Senz Umbrellas, The Netherlands VanMoof, The Netherlands No winner Honourable Mention: Puff-Buff, Poland Viteo Outdoors, Austria GMG, The Netherlands Small Company Dark, Belgium Extremis, Belgium T-box, Turkey Vipp, Denmark Curana, Belgium Vacu Vin, The Netherlands Venrooy Cable Equipment, The Netherlands Larus, Portugal Nanimarquina, Spain Tyromotion, Austria Medium-sized Company Walter Knoll, Germany Chocolat Factory, Spain Santa & Cole, Spain Eva Denmark, Denmark Cifial, Portugal Thrislington Cubicles, United Kingdom Royal VKB, Koninklijke Van Kempen & Begeer, The Netherlands, Temahome, Portugal Figueras International Seating, Spain Lékué, Spain Leborgne, France Large Company Loewe, Germany Festo, Germany BSH Hausgeräte, Germany Virgin Atlantic, United Kingdom Kärcher, Germany Roca, Spain Trespa, The Netherlands Zelmer, Poland Vestel, Turkey Beiersdorf, Germany Public or non–profit organisation (NPO) Escuela de Arte y Superior de Diseño, Spain d'Stater Museen, Luxembourg Centrale des Auberges de Jeunesse, Luxembourg Hogeschool West-Vlaanderen, Belgium National Patient Safety Agency, United Kingdom Courtray Design Biennale Interieur, Belgium MyMachine, Belgium D4E1-Howest, Belgium La 27ème region, France Design Silesia, Poland Tallinn Transport, Estonia First time design project Nlisis, The Netherlands Madara Cosmetics, Latvia Eliet, Belgium Nomad Wheelchairs, United KingdomNo winner Honourable Mention: Acquaefuoco, Italy Waar, The Netherlands Design strategy for sustainability EDF, France Cityroofs, The Netherlands New-comer Justincase Trading, Austria Bionade, Germany Moho Design, Poland

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