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Brand Overview


Based on the premise that design should be affordable, Blu Dot offers a playful take on mid-century modernism in the form of furniture and accessories for the home and office.

Brand History


0179eff0ca14f6cf3d76aae52dadf08c_tn.jpgBlu Dot was founded in Minneapolis in 1996 by by John Christakos, Charles Lazor and Maurice Blanks. The firm began as a loose collaborative of three college friends trained in architecture and art, based on the premise that design should be affordable. The partners chose furniture as the subject of interest and opened a studio and operations.

The first Blu Dot collection included over 40 pieces. Blu Dot pieces are in the permanent collections of several museums, have been seen on the sets of well-known television shows (Friends and ER), and have won numerous national and international awards.

Awards


"ICFF Editors Award - Furniture", 2003

"National Design Award", one of three Finalists in Product Design, The Smithsonian's Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, 2002

"Good Design Award", Chicago Athanaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design, for L'il Buddy Computer Desk, 2002

"Good Design Award", Chicago Athanaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design, for Flip Me Table, 2002

"National Design Awards 2002 Finalist" - Product Design: Smithsonian Institution's Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, 2002

"Good Design" Award, Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design, for Feltup chair, 2000

"Good Design" Award, Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design, for Modu-licious collection, 2000

"Best Collection Award" Accent on Design Show, 1998

"Communication Graphics 21," Amer. Inst. Graphic Arts, 2000 (2D:3D packaging)

"Best of Category: Packaging," ID Magazine Design Review, 2000 (2D:3D packaging)

"Good Design" Award, Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design, for 2D:3D Wall Mag Rack, 1999

Recent Collections


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External Links


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