The Trieste Contemporanea Committee announces, under the patronage of the Central European Initiative, the ninth edition of the International Design Competition Trieste Contemporanea, with the aim of promoting the most original expressions of design from the countries of Central Eastern Europe.
WHAT IS IT ABOUT?
In a global context of crisis characterized by economic instability and by the inefficiency or inadequacy of the political world to resolve the major social issues, in which the lack of attention to the value of the individual and the environment emerges, the following is requested: the design of a pocket lucky charm/talisman to carry in all situations that require a vibration of “positivity”, of altruistic courage, of critical spirit, of creativity and of necessary irony.
The design of the object has to be of formal contemporary quality; the contestant will have to conceive it in a size suitable to be carried in a pocket, and can be designed to be made of any material. All projects presented are to be new and developed expressly for the International Design Competition Trieste Contemporanea.
WHO CAN PARTICIPATE?
The competition is open to all designers born in countries adhering to the C.E.I. (Albania, Austria, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Italy, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Ukraine) as well as Estonia, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania and Turkey. Groups should be composed only of participants born in the countries listed above.
HOW AND WHEN DO I SUBMIT MY PROJECT?
Participation in the competition is free of charge. The competitor must apply and submit the project utilizing the online form available from the webpage www.triestecontemporanea.it. The application form and the attached project must be presented by midnight on August 31 2010 (Italian time). Check the announcement for details and specifications on the documents to be submitted.
WHO’S GOING TO JUDGE MY PROJECT?
The jury will be comprised of international experts and C.E.I. and Trieste Contemporanea representatives. The group will convene in the month of September 2010 and will evaluate the projects in competition.
WHEN AM I GETTING THE RESULTS?
The results of the competition will be posted on the internet at www.triestecontemporanea.it within the month of October and will also be made public by the Committee through the international media and press. A catalogue will be published online.
WHAT ARE THE PRIZES?
– SELECTED PROJECTS: The jury will select a number of projects which will be shown in an exhibition organized in Trieste within the year 2010 and published in the online catalogue provided.
– BEBA PRIZE for the youngest designer among those selected: Euro 1000,00.
– C.E.I. PRIZE for the best designer from one of the C.E.I. countries not part of the European Union: Euro 3000,00.
– GILLO DORFLES PRIZE – TRIESTE CONTEMPORANEA DESIGN 2010 for the best project: Euro 4000,00.
The awards ceremony will take place in Trieste at the opening of the scheduled conclusive exhibition.
Check the complete announcement on www.triestecontemporanea.it
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