Soren Schou Design News

Sept. 8th 2008

It turned out to be a great day for golf, and a fantastic day for fundraising. This year, 26 players teed off at 7am, completing the 5.5 rounds of golf around 6pm, while raising over $98,000 for the MS Society.

You helped me personally to another banner-year by pledging over $12,000, putting me in 2nd place of fund-raisers. This brings my total pledge amount to more than $52,000 over my 10 years of participation. You guys rock!

Once again, the weather gods were on our side - we could not have asked for a better day, providing excellent conditions for fast play and low scores. I did not hit a Hole-in-One; in fact, nobody did - surprise, surprise. But I did beat my old scoring record of 468 by a wide margin (2 shots).

For those who pledged $250 or more: The draw for the SWVL 3 Lantern was held, and the Lantern went to Brent Welty of Calgary - thank you, old friend.

Thanks again from the bottom of my heart for giving hope to those who are impacted financially, physically and psychologically by this debilitating disease; you are helping to fund medical research for a cure for MS and programs and services that enhance the quality of life for people with multiple sclerosis.

Until next year, heart&mind,

Thank you for your support.

PS. You may still donate to the MS Society by clicking on the MS logo.

November 30th, 2007

Tealight Lantern SWVL 3.0 receives "red dot" for superior design quality

For its outstanding design concept Tealight Lantern SWVL 3.0 by Sören Schou has received one of the most coveted design prizes worldwide: the 'red dot'. This quality seal for good design is awarded annually in the international 'red dot design award' competition by a jury of experts and only goes to design concepts with outstanding design concepts. It is a confident prediction of how the future will become.

Unique in concept and execution, the SWVL 3.0 Tealight Lantern excels through cheerful innovation and sparkling sophistication.

The assessment of design concepts is carried out by an international jury of design experts. They examine the concepts and assess them according to criteria such as degree of innovation, realisation possibility, functionality and usefulness, and ergonomics and human interface. This year, a total of 879 concepts from 48 countries faced the jury's verdict.

Tealight Lantern SWVL 3.0 is displayed at the year-long exhibition in the red dot design museum, Singapore.

More information about red dot award: design concept is available at info@red-dot.sg