 ------------------------------------------------------  Cow by NSR design award 2005 C A L L - F O R - E N T R I E S designboom and Cow by NSR international design competition. participation is open to applicants from every country in the world, to professionals, students, and design-enthusiasts. free registration required. --- 01 - the subject of the international competition is ‘teenage furniture’ any idea of what’s ‘cool’? don’t underestimate the power of posters - but there is more to come... fill in the gap between teenagers and furniture. adolescent essence is of pop and rock, music videos and I pods, fashion, arts, film dvds, on-line chats, instant messaging, hanging out with friends ... we are seeking design ideas for furniture for the places where teenagers study, relax and socialize. we are in pursuit of designs which compliment and sum up contemporary living and technology. furniture that is multifunctional yet personal. a broad range of materials are accepted. --- 02 – awards the designers of 10 winning entries will be granted with cash prize awards - first prize Euro 3000 - second prize Euro 2000 - third prize Euro 1000 and the jury will award 7 honorable mentions with Euro 500 each. *** Cow by NSR undertakes, in the event that it uses for production one of the designs submitted for the contest (wholly or in part), to pay a royalty of 2.5% of annual sales. and as always… designboom will publish an exhaustive results report. --- 03 – the jury is composed of marcel wanders, designer, NL ( info ) sean dix, designer, USA / ITALY ( info ) shinobu ito, designer, JAPAN / ITALY ( info ) birgit lohmann, (designboom) nir pizmony (Cow by NSR), AUSTRALIA --- 04 - design criteria please don't send in vague concepts, but go a step further. as Cow by NSR wishes to produce some of the most interesting projects, please consider the feasibility of manufacturing. the jury will award designs and concepts which are innovative in terms of their formal aspects as well as their functional ones. projects should not be currently in production ! --- 05 - explanation of the target group in may 2004 time magazine had the question ‘what makes teenagers tick’. the article delves into the physiological changes that take place in this age group - ... in short: hormones and structural changes in the brain cause unpredictable, incomprehensible mood swings and an inner conviction of 'knowing it all'. this is your typical household 'teenager' (age 12-18). --- 06 – registration deadline application registration will be accepted through january 30, 2005 --- 08 - submit your entry / entries whether you're an individual or group, you can submit max.3 works. --- you will be requested to supply: 1 - up to 3 files (images or a composition of more images) of your project. please note: use only .gif, .jpeg, (72 dpi) max 100 kb each file. image size max 600 (width) x 700 (height) pixels. --- if you are not able to reduce the size of your file please see the tutorial on how reduce the size of your file with photoshop. --- - the original high-resolution image(s) will be requested if your work is shortlisted - 2 - explanation of ideas a brief description of your work. (english text only, explanation is expected to be concise) 3 - you will be requested to accept the competition guidelines (competition guidelines: projects participating to the competition, must be original works. projects must be free from copyrights and any kind of obligation. the design shall not in any way infringe any third party’s right, including but not limited to copyright, logos, trademark, trade names, or other proprietary rights of publicity or privacy. only entries with a declaration of authorship are accepted !) --- 09 – deadline for submission of entries works can be submitted through february 12 2005. --- 10 - copyright any moral and paternity right regarding the project sent in for application is designer’s property. however, by submitting a design in the competition, the participant agrees to provide Cow by NSR products pty ltd. with the right of first refusal to the exclusive use of the design. this option is valid until 31 july 2005. in the event that Cow by NSR exercises the option to use the rights for production on an exclusive basis and sine die (without time limitations), Cow by NSR undertakes to pay a a royalty of 2.5% of annual sales. and, by participating in the competition, all participants authorise designboom and Cow by NSR to publish and exhibit all the designs (including project data submitted) – waiving compensation – at exhibitions and events and/or to use them in any publications that the organisers may deem suitable and/or necessary. 11 - info on Cow by NSR Cow by NSR is the brain child of mr. nir pizmony, who until recently was an executive director and still is the largest share holder of funtastic limited. http://www.funtastic.com.au this sales and marketing organisation with product spanning in all aspects of family life-from children’s toys, apparel and footwear to publishing, sporting goods and home ware, is one of australia’s freshest, most innovative companies. mr. pizmony is now seeking to develop the new company Cow by NSR into a design and marketing power-house with an international distribution network. Cow is engaged in research and development, manufacturing and marketing of high quality affordable design. the staging of this competition enables Cow by NSR to recruit new ideas and new designers. --- 12 - questions inquiries to mail@designboom.com please write in the subject line : teenage furniture  |
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