BCID is pleased to congratulate Robert Johnston, a BCID Professional member and one of 3 recipients of the 2009 BC Creative Achievement Awards.

Awards were presented by Premier Gordon Campbell and Keith Mitchell, chair of the British Columbia Achievement Foundation.
“In applying creativity, ingenuity and innovative designs to functional objects, this year’s recipients demonstrate the talent and strength that exists throughout B.C.’s applied art and design community,” said Campbell. “We are pleased to celebrate the accomplishments of these artists and to highlight the important contributions that applied artists and designers make to the cultural and economic fabric of B.C.”

“Working in wood, glass, fibre, clay, metal in such areas as furniture, jewelry, textiles, ceramics, industrial and fashion design, these artists create work that inspires us all.” Mitchell noted. “Today’s recipients join 20 previous recipients who have been honoured since the inception of the award in 2005, all of whom represent the spectrum of outstanding applied art and design work in BC.”

The recipients of the 2009 BC Creative Achievement Awards are:
• Judson Beaumont, Straight Line Designs – furniture design
• Robert Johnston, Tangram Design – industrial design
• Lilach Lotan, – ceramics

For more information on the BC Creative Achievement Awards please visit:
www.bcachievement.com/creative/recipients.php?year=2009

For more information on Robert Johnston and Tangram Design please visit:
www.tangramdesign.com