The Flatshare fridge, with separate, portable modules powered by a single base station has won first prize in the Electrolux Design Lab 2008 competition. Conceived by Stefan Buchberger of the University of Applied Arts in Vienna, Flatshare also won the media award and the people’s choice award. iBasket, the transparent clothes hamper that automatically starts a wash load when it fills up, came in second. It was designed by Guopeng Liang, from Tongji University in China. Coox, the portable, adaptable cooker, by Antoine Lebrun of L’École de Design Nantes L’Atlantique, in France, took third place.

Link: http://www.electroluxdesignlab.com/

 

Call for Entries!

Sustainable Wood Competition and Challenge

DESIGN 21 is pleased to announce a new set of environmentally conscious initiatives for The Nature Conservancy and FSC-US.

Wood, Paper, Checkmark
Design an awareness campaign for sustainable forestry
Prize Pool: $10,000
Deadline: January 13, 2009
Going With the Grain
Design an object using one sheet of sustainable wood
Prize: 2 prototypes made – one for you, one for auction to benefit TNC’s Forestry Program
Deadline: June 2, 2009

Visit www.design21sdn.com for details

 

DECT Forum requires exciting ideas for home communication products and services

Berne, Switzerland, July 2, 2008. The DECT Forum invites design students from all over the world to participate in the first international CAT-iq Design Competition and investigate in the future of broadband home communication.

This is an opportunity for design students from various disciplines to showcase their creativity and exciting ideas to an international jury of industry leading companies: The following experts will judge the submissions:
* Vincent Buet (Director Consumer Marketing, Philips) * Pieter Hermans (Chairman of the Jury, CEO Jakajima). * Erich Kamperschroer (Chairman and President DECT Forum) * Nicholas Rhodes (Director of St. Martins College London) * Lesley Taylor (Head of Design, SGW Europe) * C.H. Tong (President, VTech) More information about the jury at: www.catiqdesigncompetition.org/jury.html

The DECT Forum would like to encourage students’ creative thinking to conceive the future of home communication. There is almost no limit on the creative and innovative opportunities of the CAT-iq technology. The home communication industry is challenging participants in the competition in two basic areas:
* Products – stylish non-computing hardware devices * Innovative and new services that can be offered by telecom network operators

“DECT Forum grants that inventors will stay owner of their own ideas. We will promote and market the best entries but will not claim intellectual property rights. This means that design students can not only win excellent cash prizes but additionally, the companies, who are sponsoring the competition will be interested to identify talented students for opportunities in their own organizations, says Erich Kamperschroer, Chairman of the DECT Forum.

For the winners of the CAT-iq Design Competition these prizes are available: * First prize: 10,000 € * Second prize: 5,000 € * Third runner-up prize: 1,000 €

The registration closes on September 19, 2008. The deadline for the submission of entries is October 10, 2008. Winners will be announced on November 14, 2008. Interested design students find all details and contacts at www.catiqdesigncompetition.org and www.cat-iq.org

 

Keeseh Studio invites students and design enthusiasts to celebrate the pursuit of ecodesign through an international competition to utilize waste material.

A given manufacturing facility creates many copies of a product; therefore they create many copies of their waste material as well. Waste material can be used as raw material for other products or processes; this concept is known as upcycling.

The goal of the competition is to promote upcycling by encouraging the use of wasted materials to generate innovative designs and redefine the standards of environmental sustainability by fostering balance between conservation and development. This competition will provide a stepping stone to help educate viewers of the vast opportunities and future development of environmentally friendly processes, materials, and products.

All entries must be received digitally or by mail no later than October 1st.

Famed panel of judges:
Jaime Salm – Creative Director of MIO Culture
Kristi Cameron – Senior Editor at Metropolis Magazine
Allan Chochinov – Designer, Educator, and Partner of Core77
Graham Hill – Founder of TreeHugger

3 entries will win media coverage and recognition of their product or process and one will win a cash prize of $1000.

Visit www.makesomegreen.otherpeoplespixels.com for more details

 

Call for Entries: New Talent Annual 2009: The world’s most respected international student competition and showcase. Entry deadline: May 26, 2008.

Students, Instructors, & Administrators: Submit your students’ latest Design, Advertising & Photography work to Graphis New Talent. Get the recognition you deserve, and share your work with peers and hiring industry professionals. Every student included earns a Graphis Gold Award, and standout instructors earn our Platinum Award!

Register online at: www.graphis.com.

Click on Call For Entry. Complete instructions, forms, art specifications, shipping and payment procedures may be obtained at our online entry website.

Entry fees: $40 a piece for a single entry $120 for a series (3 or more pieces from a single campaign)

All entrants & subscribers are eligible for a 40% discount on New Talent Annual 2009. Get 50% off Graphis Books year after year with Standing Orders. Visit www.graphis.com for details.

“Graphis is mega. It’s the holy grail of Design. The golden rule. The mack daddy. Believe me, you want to be in this.” – Douglas Lloyd, Creative Director, Lloyd & Co.

 

Electrolux Design Lab 2008 invites industrial design students around the world to create tomorrow’s home appliances for the Internet generation, deadline May 30.

Electrolux, a global leader in home appliances and appliances for professional use, launches the 6th edition of its annual design competition via www.ElectroluxDesignLab.com and will select a limited number of entries to compete in Zurich at the international finals October 8 & 9, 2008.

The Internet generation comprises brand-conscious, busy young professionals between 25-35 who are independent, concerned about the environment, and whose lives are intertwined with technology and online social networks. This year’s submissions should be for 2-3 years into the future and address food storage, cooking, and/or washing.

The Design Lab 2008 has a First Prize of 5,000 Euro and a six-month internship at one of Electrolux’s global design centers. The second prize is 3,000 Euro and third prize 2,000 Euro. An international jury will judge the entries based on intuitive design, innovation, and consumer insight.

Entries must be submitted by May 30, 2008 via the website. A limited number of finalists will be chosen by the end of June and invited to Zurich to make a final presentation to the jury on October 8 & 9 where the winner will be announced and the prizes awarded. For more information about the competition, high-resolution photos of previous finalists and their concepts, broadcast quality b-roll, and to watch videos from last year’s competition on Design Lab TV, visit www.ElectroluxDesignLab.com.

 

Throughout the years, Brandsoftheworld.com has been an excellent resource center for graphic designers and marketing companies looking for high quality vector artwork of nearly all brands of the world, and as part of our ongoing efforts to provide graphic designers the best services and resources possible, they just announced the launch of the BrandsOfTheWorld.com Logo Design Contest!

Participating contestants will be able to choose one or all of the following themes:

• Online Business
• Media Business
• Children’s business
• Food Industry
• Best brands of the World new logo

The contest prizes are set up generously and will award a total of 9 prizes which will be distributed as follows:

• 1 Grand Prize Winner of $ 5,000.00 USD for best logo design.
• 5 prizes of $ 1,000.00 USD for single best logo design in each category.
• 3 prizes of $ 500.00 USD to be given to 3 random registered users of Brandsoftheworld.com who vote on the submitted artworks.

The multinational panel of industry specialists includes the following members:

• Serban Enache
• Niklas Frings_Rupp
• Elke Helbig
• Raffi Tarpinian
• Tom Van Daele

The deadline for the competition is April 4th, 2008. The competition is open to anyone who wishes to showcase their graphic design talents and you may sign up for it by visiting this page:

http://www.brandsoftheworld.com/logocontest/

 

Deadline: Friday, January 18th, 2008.

The digital media culture competition PRIX MÖBIUS NORDICA takes place on March the 12th 2008 at KIASMA Museum of Contemporary Art in Helsinki, during the Pixelache festival. The competition is free of charge for the participants and the audience.

Participate and distribute this call!

Please visit www.prixmobiusnordica.net (new address!) for submission guidelines and entry forms.

Prix Möbius Nordica 2008 is open for interactive and innovative culture-oriented productions, products or artworks that have been published or completed in 2006 and 2007, and created by authors based in the Nordic and Baltic countries. Possible formats of the productions and works are for example Internet, CD ROM, DVD, or wireless network. The organizers also welcome productions utilizing new platforms ( e.g. digital television) or new genres (e.g. VJs, virtual communities, software art).

All submitted works should meet high quality production standards, quality of audiovisual appearance and user-interface design, as well as general technical competence. Company presentations, or presentations of the use of technical platforms are not included in the competition.

The winners of the Nordic competition, taking place in Finland, will participate in the international competition PRIX MÖBIUS INTERNATIONAL 2008 held in Paris, France.

Deadline for submission: Friday, January 18th, 2008.

 

Within 3 years, WIF (Webdesign International Festival) stood out as the main event for Webdesign enthusiasts; whether they are professionals or amateurs.

This international festival is an occasion for revealing talents. Not less than 40 teams made up of the best webdesigners in the world brought together in the heart of Limousin to have a 24hours of non-stop competition.

The online preselections are taking place in less than a month, on January 18, 2008, before the great finale in Limoges from 17 to 19 April. Hurry up!

Link: WIF

 

Let Your Design Journey Begin !

Travellers everywhere recognise the Samsonite brand for it’s mix of style, quality and reliability. Whilst encompassing these attributes, Samsonite Baby Travel, strives to be progressive and unique in catering to the lifestyle and needs of modern, active parents.

W|H|L, manufacturers and distributors of the Samsonite Nursery Collection has organized a competition for the design of an innovative product in relation to travelling with babies and toddlers.

You are free to chose any subject and product relating to the world of travelling with babies, toddlers and parents, and your design should represent real innovations that consider the mobility, ease of use and comfort of the end users.

Categories you may consider but are not limited to, are:

• Transport
• Sleeping
• Safety
• Feeding
• Play Time
• Bathing
• Changing

Judged by an international panel of 5 judges, from the design and infants products industry.

The total prize money is Euro 11.500, divided as follows:

• 1st Prize Euro 5,000
• 2nd Prize Euro 2,000
• 3rd Prize Euro 1,000
• Judges Special Award 5 x Euro 500

Eligibility extends to all students, designers, engineers, inventors, design studios, companies from anywhere in the world. Contestants must be over the age of 18

Competition Details & Registration at www.baby-travel.com/designcomp

Via Design in Central and Eastern Europe