Honor Partners with Central Saint Martins to Explore Future of Design with Honor 10

Inaugural Honor Art prize will explore the possibilities of color with Central Saint Martins

LONDON, June 20, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Honor, a leading smartphone e-brand, is the proud technology sponsor of the 2018 Central Saint Martins Degree Shows. Since color has a potent emotional significance within the history of design, Honor has partnered with the Central Saint Martins Degree Show 2018 to explore this concept and the relationship between art, design and technological innovation, inspiring young people's creativity.

Launched with the theme 'Beauty in AI', the Honor 10 has an exceptional AI camera and it will play a key role in the show as the camera used by selected Central Saint Martins students to document and share their final projects. A documentary video exploring the inspiration for the Honor 10 Phantom color scheme will share the students' stories about their work with technology and design. Find the video here: https://youtu.be/IW2UJOzmwdg

The partnership with the renowned London school of art and design on various projects, now includes the new Honor Art prize, an award for a final degree work that celebrates the innovative use of color and technology in artistic practice. The 2018 inaugural prize was awarded to MA Fine Art student Marco Pantaleoni for his series of works in 3D scanning, photography and painting.

Receiving his award, Marco said: "I feel honored and grateful for this prize, which is an inspiring recognition that confirms the concepts behind my artistic research. Like Honor, technology is an essential part of my practice, and through color it takes sensitive and meaningful shapes."

As part of Honor's Global Theme Design Contest, there will be a collaborative Honor x CSM theme. Mr. Alex Schady, the Program Leader of the Fine Art Program at Central Saint Martins, will serve as one of the key members of the judging panel. With a broad interdisciplinary practice that includes drawing, video, sculpture and performance, Mr. Schady will select the winners for their cutting-edge mobile Internet design concepts.

"At Honor, we bring together the best of innovation, fashionable craftsmanship and engineering to create devices that stand out and help you express your fierce individuality. We are also honored and proud to sponsor Central Saint Martins to provide a creative outlet for a generation of young creative talent," said George Zhao, President of Honor.