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creative enterprise awards 2011 nominees
Student Enterprise & Employability (SEE) hosted the Creative Enterprise Awards at the University of the Arts London for the third year running. It was run in association with Enterprise Week 2011 and celebrates the enterprising activity of current students and recent graduates.
The winners were announced on 24 November 2011 at the Creative Enterprise Awards ceremony at Rich Mix.
There were six categories:
• Freelancer
• New Business
• Enterprising Project
• Collaboration
• Social Enterprise / Ethical
• International
There was also an Outstanding Overall Winner Award chosen from the six category winners.
Creative Enterprise Award - Freelancer
A current student or recent graduate* working in the creative sector who successfully freelances (eg working for yourself on temporary projects with clients).
Ayo Blake
Leather designer and manufacturer
www.ayoblake.com
Clients: DS. Dundee, Matthew Hilton, Charlie Allen, Math Collective
Charlie Lyne
Film blogger, journalist, presenter and events organiser
www.charlielyne.com
Clients: BBC, The Guardian, ID-Magazine, ICA
Evelin Kasikov
Graphic designer, illustrator and book designer
http://evelinkasikov.com
Clients: The Guardian, Wired, New York Times, Phaidon Press
Philip Li
Artist and performer, spanning sculpture, music, fashion, ceramics and styling.
www.philipli.com
Clients: Battersea Arts Centre, Lady Gaga, English National Ballet, Dazed and Confused
Sroop Sunar
Illustrator
www.sroopsunar.com/
Clients: Jamie Oliver / Penguin Books, Timeout London, Wired, Oxfam
Creative Enterprise Award - New Business Shortlist
Creative Enterprise Award - New Business
A current student or recent graduate* who has successfully started their own company within the creative sector.
Amber Siegel
BAARTMANS AND SIEGEL
Luxury menswear label
www.baartmansandsiegel.com
Barabara Nowacka
Yoomoot
Innovative online collaboration tool for professional discussions
http://yoomoot.com/
Jan Hendzel
Hendzel & Hunt
Furniture design Studio
www.hendzelandhunt.com
Jo Philips
Jowish Ltd
Jewish greeting card publisher
www.jowish.co.uk
Jonas Altamn
Social Fabric
Boutique communications agency
www.thesocialfabric.com
Creative Enterprise Award - Enterprising Project
A current student or recent graduate* who has developed a self-initiated creative project (exhibition, event, web venture, publication etc, but NOT as a business) that has made an impact.
Charlie Day, Mark Nader, Tori Brown, Paula Day
Collective Studios
Initiative for recent art graduates to occupy disused buildings, for exhibitions, workshops and studios
www.collectivestudios.co.uk
Ipek Altunmaral
Nearest Neighbour
A mobile phone application that lets users reach out to their neighbours for items they'd like to borrow.
www.nearestneighbour.co.uk
Jonas Altman
Reboot
Social design lab that invests in people who want to improve livelihood
www.re-boot.org.uk
Libby Page
Love Pink
Illustrated book that raises money for Breast Cancer Care
www.libbypage.info
Martina Giulianelli, Chiara Astuti and Anna Cennamo
Food for Good
Charitable organisation that transports surplus food from local restaurants/small supermarkets to local charities
Creative Enterprise Award - Social or Ethical Enterprise Shortlist
A current student or recent graduate* who is starting, or has started, a business with a positive social aim, or ethical practice.
Charini Suriyage
Charini
Luxury eco lingerie brand
www.charini.com
George Hurst
Barnhaus
Eco-friendly screen printing business
www.barnhaus.net
Hester Jones
Ladybird 8 Productions
Photography & Film Production company dedicated to nurturing creativity and empowering children and young people
www.ladybirdproductions.com
Katalin Nagy and Nora Reese
ROKA
Sustainable fashion luxary basics brand
www.rokadesign.com
Mayra Frank
The Urban Green Line
Connects communities to green spaces and sustainable organisations
www.urbangreenline.org
Creative Enterprise Award - Collaboration
A current student or recent graduate* who has collaborated on a project or business where the collaboration has contributed to the success.
Melissa French and Kathy Schicker
Puff and Flock
Exhibition with Ercol and DesignersBlock at trade show - Interiors, Birmingham www.puffandflock.com
Rachel Mikulsky
The Urban Physic Garden
Interactive physic garden created by architects, herbalists, artists, designers and more
www.urbanphysicgarden.org.uk
Sandra Zupanic
This is why we meet
Window installation for Wieden+Kennedy through curators Pat and Trevor
www.sandrazupanic.blogspot.com
Sarah Siena Edwards, Natalie Louise Smith &Raquel Sampson
Urban Brew Design Collective
Installation of 'The Tree of Life: A Journey through the Underworld' with the British Museum and Bloomsbury Festival, with collectivemembers Mark Rousseau, Kuba Kolec, Phil Stevens & Dorota Grabkowska
www.urbanbrew.org
Urszula Darjeling
Living Structures
Collective of artists that create visual, physical and musical performances within large-scale immersive structures
www.livingstructures.co.uk
Creative Enterprise Award - International
An international student or recent graduate* who has set up a business or project in the UK, or a current student or recent graduate who has set up an international business or project.
Alicia Bastos
Braziliality
Platform for Brazilian artists living abroad or working on an international career and for international artists inspired by Brazil
www.braziliality.org
Charini Suriyage
Charini
Sri Lanka and UK based eco lingerie brand
www.charini.com
Nitya Vaishnavi Singh
The Yellow Brick Project
Production House for the Performing Arts in New Delhi www.facebook.com/yellowbrickproject
Rafael Pavon
Watergun
Creative audiovisual studio based in London, Madrid and Los Angeles
www.watergun.tv
Sila Nur Isik
Mind The Ad
London and Istanbul based creative advertising agency
www.mindthead.com/
Outstanding Overall Winner Award
This award, which waschosen from the winners of the six categories, was announced on the evening of the Awards.
Nitya Vaishnavi Singh
The Yellow Brick Project
Production House for the Performing Arts in New Delhi
www.facebook.com/yellowbrickproject
To Enter
Entries are now closed.
Selection
Creative Enterprise Award - New Business
A current student or recent graduate* who has successfully started their own company within the creative sector.
Amber Siegel
BAARTMANS AND SIEGEL
Luxury menswear label
www.baartmansandsiegel.com
Barabara Nowacka
Yoomoot
Innovative online collaboration tool for professional discussions
http://yoomoot.com/
Jan Hendzel
Hendzel & Hunt
Furniture design Studio
www.hendzelandhunt.com
Jo Philips
Jowish Ltd
Jewish greeting card publisher
www.jowish.co.uk
Jonas Altamn
Social Fabric
Boutique communications agency
www.thesocialfabric.com
Creative Enterprise Award - Social Enterprise or Ethical
Entries are selected by a varied panel of internal and external partners.
If you are shortlisted for the award you will be contacted in early November.
As a candidate you will be expected to attend the Enterprise Week Awards during the week 14-18 November, where winners will be announced, and prizes awarded.
Selection Panel
Adam Watling, Fashion Business Resource Studio
Alex Brownless, Artsthread
Alison Coward, Bracket
Georgina Blaine, Etsy
Hannah Clements, SEE
Jimmy Merris, Pat & Trevor
Laura North, SEE
Laurie Jarmain /Matthew McMillan, Camden Town Unlimited
Medeia Cohan, School for Creative Startups
Paddy Chatterton, Iniva
Paul Lewis, Moo
Pei-chin Tay, SEE
Zoe Arch, ArtsTemps
Creative Enterprise Award - Freelancer Application Form (139Kb)
Creative Business Award - New Business Application Form (41Kb)
Creative Business Award - Enterprising Project Application Form (5906Kb)
Creative Business Award - Social Enterprise or Ethical Application Form (27Kb)
Creative Business Award - Collaboration Application Form (40Kb)
Creative Business Award - International Application Form (45Kb)