Loving Outdoors: Product Design Competition

Open until 30 November 2010. You have approximately 81 days remaining to attend. Read on to find out more details about how you can enter.

This contest is organized by Kormos Ltd.

This is a free contest, which means that you can enter for free and without the need of paying an entry fee.

Winners announcement expected: 10-13 December 2010.

Note: Contest Watchers uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). All calculations are approximate and based on UTC.

Concurrently to the organization of Sun&Shadow Expo 2010, Kormos Technical Editions Ltd company organizes the youth competition Loving Outdoors.

The subject of the competition is: three-dimension construction for exterior space, consisted of a seat, a table and a shading device.

Students and young people up to 32 years old can take part.

Objective

Product design of a three-dimension construction for exterior space that is a synthesis consisted of a seat, a table and a shading device.

The different elements included in the construction should have similar morphological approach. The different elements (seat – table – shading device) can be an integrated construction or they can be separated.

The construction must be suitable for use at a private or public place.

The criteria according to those the evaluation committee will choose the final three projects to be awarded are the following:

  • Innovative synthesis choices and materials’ combination
  • Accuracy and effectiveness of materials’ choice (durable in external conditions). Possible use of eco-friendly, recyclable or recycled materials.
  • Functionality – ergonomics of the construction
  • Innovation of the project and design quality
  • Clarity of the project’s presentation
  • Changeability
  • Easy-storage
  • Project’s Effectuation (the structure can be constructed)

Prizes

  • 1st Prize: €3000
  • 2nd Prize: €1500
  • 3nd Prize: €500

Rules

  • It is a youth competition. Only students in public and private educational institutes and young people up to 32 years old can enter the competition.
  • The competitors can take part as individuals or in groups.
  • Employees of Kormos Technical Editions Ltd, members of the evaluation committee, and relatives of 1st degree of the persons mentioned above, cannot enter the competition.
  • Each entry should include original and unpublished projects and designs. Projects that participate concurrently to other competitions, underlie to third parties legal rights and include advertising messages will be rejected.
  • Every single competitor transfers the copyrights to the Organizer as far as the publication of the projects via media is concerned.
  • The same projects cannot take part in different competitions or be used to different events until the expiration day of Loving Outdoors competition (1 July – 12 December 2010).

How to enter?

The competitors must send electronically (via YouSendIt) at lovingoutdoors [at] kormos.gr (please replace [at] with @) the file with their project, which must contain the following:

  • an image file (table) of .jpg format (max 30 MB):
    • Width: 100 cm,
    • Height: 70 cm,
    • 300 dpi resolution,
    • RGB type.
  • a text file of .doc format with the project’s description in Greek / English. The text should explain the main idea, the materials’ choice and the construction procedures (maximum number of words, 650).
  • a file of .doc format including the competitor’s personal data (there is the .doc form in the competition’s web link).
  • the same folder that will be sent via YouSendIt must be sent in lower resolution (max 4 MB) at the following email: lovingoutdoors [at] kormos.gr (please replace [at] with @).

Entry fee

There is no entry fee for this contest.

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