Designit’s Mikal Hallstrup as new jury chairman

INDEX: Design to Improve Life® culminates in an biennial award, the INDEX: Award, a coveted and unique award. Mikal, CVO of Designit, has been appointed the new jury chairman.

Designit is extremely happy to be involved with the INDEX: Award. The Design to Improve Life concept is unique in the design world, and is globally-recognised together with the award as striving to promote and apply design and design processes that actually have the ability to improve peoples’ lives, on a global scale.

As jury chairman, Mikal must ensure that the 10-man jury make the best decisions possible in line with the strategy of the INDEX: organisation, and that the best proposals and designs are rightfully recognised.  

Commenting on the appointment, Mikal Hallstrup says: “I am very honoured to be given this opportunity to try and help change the world with quality, life-improving design. I feel that this is a unique opportunity to show the people of the world what design can really do.”

We’re looking forward to the 2013 awards, and seeing the typically wonderful entries.