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| Zogo

August 29, 2005 _toys

216 entries from all over the world was the response to the second competition launched by Depop and dedicated to the world of toys.
Many new ideas, lots of revisited classics, endless creativity and recycled materials and plenty of clever solutions.
The jury composed by 8 profesionals, designers and toy manufacturers, and equal quantity of kids gave the Zogo Award for Best Toy to the puzzle Smonta in Tondo by Elisabetta Nasuti, to the wooden toy Ulippy by Marco Elia and to the balance game Ciclisti designed by Marco Ongaro.
My favourite one is Raisins, awarded in the Best Educational Toy category. The toy, designed by Keren Rosen is realized sewing various fabrics (cotton, wool, synthetics) that behave in different ways when washed at high temperature: shrinking, changing colour and tactile sensation. Comes double so children can compare with the original version.

| Electrolux Design Lab 2005

July 25, 2005 _competitions

For the third straight year, Electrolux invites students from around the world compete to design household appliances for the future. This year, Electrolux Design Laboratory is looking for solutions for the home of 2020.
The jury will judge entries based on design and innovation in terms of both functional and technological aspects, but with focus on solving real problems in everyday life.
The 12 finalists will participate in a six-day design event in Stockholm, including workshops, model building and a competition for cash-awards, appliances and more. The winner will be announced during Future Design Days in Stockholm, November 14, 2005.
Registration online at Designboom

|Material Vision 2005

July 01, 2005 _competitions

The third edition of the german trade show dedicated to wew materials for design and architecture, material_vision 05 will take place next November 10th and 11th at Messe Frankfurt.
For the first time this year, Messe Frankfurt GmbH and the German Design Council are holding the Design Plus competition for outstanding and highly innovative design on the occasion of Material Vision 2005.

|Coffee Unplugged

May 17, 2005 _competitions

Nespresso and the italian magazine Interni present the Design Competition Coffee Unplugged.
To participate please register online as of June 1st and submit your entry no later than October 31st, 2005.
The jury will be formed by Alberto Alessi, Elisa Astori, Giulio Cappellini, Antoine Cahen and Alfredo Haberli among others. Three prizes will be awarded for a total of EUR 26.000, the award Ceremony will be held during Salone del Mobile 2006.

|Young&Design 2005

January 12, 2005 _competitions

Aiming to give more visibility to young designers Rima Editrice announces this year's edition of the Competition Young&Design, open to designers born after December 31st, 1967.
Deadline for the presentation of the entries is March 10th 2005 and the winner will be awarded with a 4000 euro prize. The Award ceremony will be held on April during the Salone del Mobile in Milan.

|Design Report Award 2004

April 22, 2004 _competitions

As for every edition of Salone Satellite for the past five years the leading German specialist magazine Design Report, has awarded young designers with the Design Report Award 2004.
This year's winner was Jorg Gatjens from Cologne for his Magnetic Table. Special Mention went to the Argentinian Francisco Gomez Paz for his chaise longue Apero, to the design duo of Eva Schildt and Jeremy Edwards from Sweden and England for their Up Chair and Down Chair and to Defacto Design from Munich for the project Lummel.
The international jury was integrated by Stefano Giovannoni, Luke Pearson, Patrick Reymond, Paolo Ulian and Inga Sempé.

|Red Dot Award

December 29, 2003 _competitions

The red dot design award is an internationally renowned product design competition organized every year by the Design Zentrum Nordrhein Westfalen since 1955.
All national and international companies and designers are invited to register industrially manufactured products launched on the market within the last two years. The closing date for entries is 30 January 2004. Register online here.

|H2O _on the table

November 10, 2003 _competitions

Designboom and Macef have launched an online competition. Participants are requested to develop a container to be filled with water. Registration will be accepted until november 15 and works can be submitted through november 30 2003. First Prize will receive 5000 euro.
Winning entries and a selection of the works sent in will be shown at the next MACEF spring salon, which will be held in milan from january 30 to february 2, 2004.

|Salomon Snowboard Design Competition

November 06, 2003 _competitions

Does snowboarding unleash your creative juice? Do you want to collaborate with one of the most famous snowboard companies worldwide and work on Board graphics? You are requested to develop designs connected with any of these categories: freestyle, freeride, versatile, woman. First price will be 2000 euro. Submissions will be accepted until 31 december 2003. Register and submit your entry online.

|Design a Global ID Card

October 27, 2003 _competitions

In a world where first impressions are crucial, I.D. magazine invites you to design a global identification card. The competition prize will take you to the biggest design conference in the southern hemisphere, the 7th International Design Indaba in Cape Town, South Africa, February 25-27, 2004.
You should consider very important issues such as which are the qualities that truly identifies us? What can be learned from our height, weight and eye colour?
Deadline is December 15, 2003.

|Flash Film Festival 2004

October 20, 2003 _competitions

The Flash Film Festival is an online competition showcasing and celebrating the best work on the Web in 16 categories. Anyone, anywhere can nominate work to the Festival. Nominations in 15 categories are open now til January 27, 2004.
The german studio 01service is nominated in the navigation category with their site 01importexport, check out this project that ranks high in usability and originality.

|DUPONT IMAGINEERING AWARDS

September 25, 2003 _competitions

DuPont launches the 2003-04 edition of the industrial design contest DuPont Imagineering Awards for those projects involving DuPont Engineering Polymers. For this edition, the theme is Comfort and Functionality at Home
Registration online are open untill march 31 2004, entries dedlines is may 31 2004. First prize for each country will be € 5000. Award for the overall international winner will be € 5000

|Design Challenge

September 23, 2003 _competitions

Core77 has joined forces with Popular Science to periodically challenge industrial designers to incorporate cutting-edge technology and science into design solutions that address everyday problems and spot emerging opportunities. The current challenge is Human Powered Design, for products that explores novel opportunities for harnessing human power.
Deadline for registration online is September 30, entry deadline is October 10.

|100% Folding Chairs

September 22, 2003 _competitions

designboom and 100% design present the 30 finalists of the international contest 100% Folding Chairs. Prototypes will be shown at 100% design 2003.
The final winner will receive stand space at the 2004 show free of charge. Check out the finalist projects !

|Create the Future Design Contest

September 12, 2003 _competitions

Emhart Teknologies Inc. launched the contest that seeks for most innovative project of the following design categories: everyday products, safety, or transportation. The Grand Prize winner will have the choice of either a 2004 Toyota Prius or $20,000 cash. Entry deadline is november 14.

|Creating a DIGITAL CULTURE

July 25, 2003 _competitions

2003 Taiwan International Design Competition
Digital technology will rapidly prevail. Soon everyone will be required to confront the digital society, although not everyone will be able to embrace it completely. That is why it is crucial to be able to predict future trends and developments based on social realities, human psychology and environmental factors, and to integrate these with technology in order to produce ergonomic products and interfaces. This will be the key to the success of digital products. We would like to extend our sincere invitation to designers to share their visions for the future, in order to draft a blue print for tomorrow's society.
On-line Registration until September 01, 2003. Submission of Entries from August 20 to September 03, 2003