1st Prize
Tomas Alonso
Honourable Mentions
- Paolo Cappello
- Daniel Fintzi
Special Mentions
- Akin Bacioglu
- Ricky and Tommy Yuen
- Alexey Sabirullov
Category | Other Competition / Competition Result |
Type | International, Idea, Students or Age Restriction, Single-Stage, Anonymous |
Genre | Furniture |
Country | Italy |
RegDeadline | 5 May 2009 GoogleCal iCal |
5 May 2009 (Must be Received) | |
Eligibility | Designers under the age of 40 on 1 September 2009, Students duly enrolled in Tertiary Design Institutes and Faculties of Architecture |
Description
The aim of the competition is to stimulate innovative creative ideas, which must however be technically feasible and designed to be mass produced. Submissions are invited which express originality and innovation and which identify the use and function of the chair, giving due consideration to ergonomics, choice of materials and the requirements for mass production.
Entries should present ideas for INDOOR CHAIRS for either residential or contract use, making a significant use of wood (NB: designs of seats such as chaises longues, divans, stools and pouffes are ineligible).
Jury
Eminent members of the design world and design journalist
Prize
1st Prize: 3,500 euros and Production of the prototype
Special Awards (2): 500 euros and Production of the prototype
Entry Fee
None
Entries
2 sheets (A3 size) and a short description (not exceed 500 characters) and a portfolio (if available) of the contestant’s own works (maximum 10 designs)
Submission Address
Promosedia SpA, via Trieste 9/6, - 33044 Manzano (UD) Italy
Timetable
The Award Ceremony and the exhibition of the prototypes: Autumn 2009 in Udine
Links
Past winners
Organizer
Promosedia
Official Website
http://www.promosedia.it/design_bando_eng_2009.html