INTERNATIONAL DESIGN PLATFORM – COUNTDOWN 2012

COUNTDOWN is an international design platform aiming to exploring and supporting brand new researches, experimentation and emerging experiences in the fields of contemporary design. It develops through a show-in-progress, a designer in residence, site-specific and material-specific projects, and it will end with an auction.

As COUNTDOWN is a wide platform, there are different ways to participate. They are:

– sending a work for the show-in-progress;
– coming to Bolzano to realize/end a work during a designer in residence;
– coming to Bolzano to realize a site- or material-specific work during a designer in residence.

There is no application form.
The UP-CYCLING edition happens in 2012 in Bolzano, South Tyrol.CALL FOR PROPOSALS DEADLINE IS FEBRUARY 17, 2012.
http://www.countdown-design.com/phase1/3_2_1.html

 

BANDO DI BORSA DI STUDIO “CASA BOSSI PROGETTO MAGICO”

Bando per una Borsa di Studio che il Lions Club Novara Host bandisce per l’attribuzione per merito di una borsa di studio, di importo pari a  6.000 €, avente ad oggetto l’elaborazione di un progetto per tesi di laurea  di studenti di laurea magistrale per la valorizzazione di Casa Bossi, edificio neoclassico sito in Novara, commissionato nel 1857 all’architetto Alessandro Antonelli.

BandoborsadistudioLionsNovaraHost.pdf

Final Call For Entry & Last Chance to Spark

The Spark:Concept Autumn/Winter Competition deadline is less than 4 days away.

The Late and final Deadline is January 23, at Midnight California time.

More information: http://bit.ly/wMg4ON

Please alert your colleagues, students and friends. And here’s a 35%-off coupon code, good for all entries: SPTH35

Questions or registration problems? Send us an email at info @ sparkawards.com or call +1.914.481.6106.

PS: We are launching a new competition for all types of Green Transportation Design. If you are a transportation designer, we hope you’ll be interested. Drop us a note at GoSpark@sparkawards.com to receive our Go:Spark Newsletter and special entry discounts.

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