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12 Flags

The twelve symbols below are selected by the international jury. These symbols will be printed on flags of 3 x 2 meters and will be shown at the Hofvijver in The Hague.

'Europtimism'; Youngha Park, South-Korea
‘It is a reinterpretation of the existing flag. I duplicated the twelve stars by rotation and applied the twelve major colors from European countries’ flags. The number twelve is traditionally the symbol of perfection, completeness and
unity. I look forward to the future of Europe with optimism.’

'Europe - united in diversity'; Emilia Palonen, Finland
euflagmemorial.wordpress.com
‘Embracing unity in diversity, the design invites views and revisioning, instead of offering a fixed model. The set of stars on a blue surface becomes a playground to redesign our visions for Europe. Compiled into one big flag are
now those from Sibiu, ECC2007. The doormat symbolises a welcoming Europe; the stars depict hope in a common future. However assembled, together they form our Europe.’

'Night sky'; Matea Topic, Croatia
‘Yellow stars are the capitals shining on the European Night sky!’

'Colorprints'; Eleni Iliadou, Greece
www.toroadv.gr
‘A symbol that visualizes a new perception for Europe. The diversity in cultures, languages, traditions and believes is representing in this concept trough out the multi colour of this symbol. All these come alive and are joined in the unique shape of a fingerprint.’

'Europespace'; Charles Bignon, Spain
‘This design shows Europe’s territory unity. It is the symbol of the union of different states which compose a new one.’

'Symbol and flag for Europe'; Bas Pronk, Netherlands
www.baspronk.nl
‘What does the current symbol for the European Union mean? And is this meaning real? Symbolism has to be explained and can be misunderstood. This new symbol shows the Member States represented by dots. By counting the dots you know how many members are involved. New Member States can be added in the future. Europe is never finished. Leave the colours, we’re used to it.’

'Join the stars'; Brunno Jahara, Brazil
www.brunnojahara.com
‘As the internet connects people in this era, each star is representing a country domain and that makes an irregular but natural position for each member of the EU. There, it becomes a symbol, an arrangement understandable for the
members of this community.’

'Spectrum'; Viktor Hertz, Sweden
‘This is just a simple visualization of all the different colors from the European flags. I wanted to make a fun and colorful spectrum, symbolizing the spectrum of countries and colors.’

'Unity in the European Union'; Menelaos Vakhou, Cyprus
‘I tried to create one design for the new symbol of the E.U. with simple and modern details. In a blue background it symbolizes serenity and creativity and the unity that dominates between the member states. The circles that
I created differ in the size depending in the population of each country and their placement shows the geographical position of every different country.’

'United we shine'; Orio Tonini,  Netherlands
www.oriotonini.com
‘The 27 states get united becoming one glowing star, a dynamic composition of golden individual stars rotate together at the centre of the blue: together the stars loose their edgy individuality to become a powerful luminous
sphere. They all have the same intensity but only as one they reach the full power of brightness.’

'Time on Europe'; Jonathan Kischkel, Germany
‘The unifcation of at least 27 strong and independent partners gives Europe its uniqueness. The flag keeps the symbol of unity by creating a circle from at least 27 but possibly an infinite number of points. They appear to accelerate, referring to Europe’s progressiveness and not least to a clock with its twelve hours – the twelve stars, where this motive was developed from.’

'EU sphere'; Rachel Graham, United States
www.rbgarts.com
‘Using the original flag colors, I’ve transformed the design into a modern representation of community. Using yellow to represent members of the EU and white to represent the rest of the world. The EU coincides with the rest of the world and forms a unifying sphere.’