HOST- Fiera Milano and POLI.design once again together to reward the best in the field of new formats of hospitality.

You will have until March 30, 2015 to submit your personal or group application, while the delivery of projects is fixed instead at April 30, 2015. The projects should be new and developed specifically for this contest.

The design concept should propose a service that involves a new experience and an increased involvement of consumers, as well as new ways of using, based on the trend of the evolution of consumption and presenting a complete scenario and futuristic in terms of services, products, artwork, space, equipment etc the concepts must be able to conjugate service and experience, products offered and space/container in such a way as to offer a complete and coherent project.

Then it’s up to a jury of experts made up of representatives from academics, industry professionals and experts in the field of hospitality, who will identify a shortlist of a maximum of 15 proposals that will be broken down by quality and relevance to the initiative. Each designer selected at this point will produce a scale model of their projects and presentation boards that will be on display in a dedicated area within HOST 2015, The International Exhibition of the Hospitality Industry, the world’s leading Ho.Re.Ca and Retail trade show, at Fiera Milano, Rho, from Friday 23 to Tuesday, October 27, 2015.

Within HOST 2015 an ad hoc event will be dedicated to announcing the 3 finalists and the winning proposal.

The total prize money of 7,000 euros, will be distributed as follows:

1st prize 4.000 €
2nd prize 2.000 €
3rd prize 1000 €

Notice and how to join on:
www.polidesign.net/hosthinking2015
www.host.fieramilano.it/hosthinking

 
JOIN THE PORADA INTERNATIONAL DESIGN AWARD 2014
Project delivery deadline: 30 November 2014
Total prize money: € 10,000

Porada Furniture Ltd, a leading company in the production of furnishing accessories and POLI.design Consorzio del Politecnico di Milano, under the patronage of ADI, the Association for Industrial Design, launch PORADA INTERNATIONAL DESIGN AWARD 2014 the new edition of the international competition which this year has the “mirror” as its theme.

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The new challenge for Italian and foreign designers and creative people (individuals or groups), professionals or non-professionals, corporate employees and students is to identify innovative and original concepts for different types of mirror (table mirrors, all types of wall mirrors, objects, structures or accessories to furniture, freestanding or built into a cabinet, whose dominant element is made of a reflective surface), in which the use of wood is prevalent, but not exclusive and which convey the values and identity of the Porada brand.

Projects for the 2014 competition are to be submitted by 30 November 2014. They must be original, unpublished and aimed at enhancing the use of technology and production and finishing processes typically used for working with solid wood. The wood may be combined with metal, glass and other materials. The projects should also take into account compliance with specific functionality, existing legislation on safety and ergonomic, environmental and sustainable design.

The jury will choose three winners for each of the two categories (Students and Professionals) in the competition who will receive their awards at a dedicated event.
The total prize money of 10,000 Euros will be allocated as follows:

PROFESSIONAL Category:
1st prize € 3,000
2nd prize € 2,000
3rd prize € 1,000

STUDENT Category:
1st prize € 2,000
2nd prize € 1,200
3rd prize € 800

The winning projects of the competition will also be made and possibly produced by Porada at a later stage.

Press Release in attachment.

For more details on how to participate or to submit an application, designers and creative professionals, both Italian and foreign should consult the announcement on the site www.porada.it

Sorry, this entry is only available in Ita.

Sorry, this entry is only available in Ita.