we are looking for new design ideas to revolutionise house parties.
enhance the party experience and optimize enjoyment in your living space
with fun- chairs, lamps, table accessories, gifts, stationary, ...





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02 – awards
the designers of 5 winning entries will be granted with cash prize awards
- first prize YEN 500,000
- second prize YEN 200,000
- 3 third prizes YEN 100,000
winning entries and a selection of the works sent in will be shown
at the 100% design tokyo fair, 31.10. - 05.11. 2006
and as always
designboom will publish an exhaustive results report.





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03 – the jury is composed of

international design professionals:
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marc atlan, usa
http://www.marcatlan.com

barnaba fornasetti, italy
http://www.fornasetti.com

el ultimo grito, spain/uk
http://www.elultimogrito.co.uk

alexander taylor, uk
http://www.alexandertaylor.com

from the competition's organizers:
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kenji kawasaki, DA, japan design association
birgit lohmann, designboom.com






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04 - design criteria
please don't send in vague concepts, but go a step further.
the designs must satisfy the following four criteria:
1. original / innovative design
they should not look like any existing designs.
2. attractive design
they should have popular, aesthetic appeal.
3. they should be safe
and
4. low manufacturing cost
designs should be mature designs and not to difficult to manufacture,
therefore they are more likely to sell in quantity.





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05 – registration deadline
application registration will be accepted through to september 30th, 2006





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06 - registration
teams register with one name only
(when submitting works you should add all team member’s names).
there is a maximum enrollment, registration may close prior to that deadline.

registrations are open now, please fill in the form.

registrations are closed




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07 - submit your entry / entries
whether you're an individual or group, you can submit max.3 works.
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for each work 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.
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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.
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( 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 !)






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08 – deadline for submission of entries
works can be submitted through to october 5th, 2006

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10 - copyright
any moral and paternity right regarding the project sent in for application is designer’s property.

however,
by participating in the competition, all participants authorise designboom
and DA design association 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.





11a - further info on Da design association, japan can be found at
http://www.c-channel.co.jp/en/exhibition/index.php

11b - further info on 100% design tokyo 2006 can be found at
http://www.100percentdesign.jp/index.htm





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12 - questions
inquiries to mail@designboom.com
please write in the subject line : HOUSE PARTY