Electrolux Design Lab is one of well known and most influential competitions in design society. The annual competition is held already fifth time and now they annonces the 8 finalists for Design Lab 2007.

Hundreds of design students from around the world entered this year’s competition and were present their ideas for eco-friendly and sustainable household appliances and solutions for 2020. The final eight contestants have been invited to attend the final judging event and award ceremony, which will take place on November 28, 2007 in Paris. The winner of Electrolux Design Lab 2007 recieves a First Prize of 5,000 Euro and a six-month internship at one of global design centers of Electrolux.

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__ — THE BRAIN PROJECT EUROPE — __

The second edition of the online-based international digital visual arts competition “The Brain Project” has been launched. Artists, graphic designers and photographers from any country and from Italian communities abroad are welcome to participate using any form of digital art or computer processing technique. The subject matter of the second edition is “Attraction”.

The works posted in the competition website www.thebrainproject.eu will be analysed and evaluated online by an international jury. The thirty best pictures will be published on the website, published in the exhibition magazine and displayed at an exhibition in Trieste (Italy) at the end of November.