AD Challenge Design Award 21-23

2023.06.01-2023.06.01

Worldwide, Portugal

The AD Challenge arises within the scope of the Associative Design project for design professionals with the purpose of promoting the creation and development of new products for the home space.

Objetive

The creation of the award aims to challenge professionals to contribute to the development of new furniture pieces by encouraging them to create a new trend for the sector. Projects that present innovative concepts with different applications of raw materials, taking into account the predicted scarcity in the future, will be valued.

The sustainability of the project, both in production and in the final design, and the creativity invested in the proposal based on solutions that aim to solve household problems, whether in the present or the future, are other key aspects of this challenge.
Considering that the square meters per dwelling are increasingly limited and there are furniture pieces that continue to be essential for a habitable space.

The AD Challenge’21-23 is a way to encourage creative professionals in the industry to think “outside the box” and create products for the future, taking into account various socioeconomic factors and consumer trends for the future. The challenge of AD Challenge’21-23 is to design for tomorrow!

CONTEST PARTICIPANTS

Proposals for this contest can be submitted by Design professionals or companies in the field of Design;
The candidate, as the project’s author, can only submit a single proposal, choosing either individual participation or participation through a company;
Applicants must be 18 years of age or older;
Applicants can be of Portuguese nationality or foreigners with tax residence in Portugal;
Members of the jury or their immediate family members are not allowed to participate.

PROPOSAL REQUIREMENTS

The submitted proposals must meet the following minimum requirements:
• The proposals must be furniture projects for use in the interior of a living space, which may include a blend of the following areas: lighting, ceramics, upholstery, textiles, or glass, provided that wood predominates in the final result of the proposal, accounting
for approximately 60%.

• The proposals must have a clear and objective descriptive report.
The proposals must also meet the following additional requirements:
Creativity, Innovation, and Sustainability

The proposals must be useful, aesthetically appealing, durable, creative, innovative,and sustainable;

Authorship
The proposals must be unpublished and authored by the candidate, and must not violate the rights of third parties, including intellectual property rights;

Professional activity
In the case of a proposal submitted as part of professional work, the candidate must obtain all necessary authorizations in advance to ensure that the intellectual property and promotion rights arising from the selected proposal are assigned to the Promoter.

APPLICATION SUBMISSION

The Candidate must submit the following elements for the competition:
• Descriptive Memo of the Proposal, in .DOC format;
• Technical Drawings, with respective views and dimensions, in .PDF format;
• High-resolution (300dpi) 3D images of the piece, in .JPG or .TIFF format;
• Presentation poster of the project (maximum of two posters in A1 format, with a resolution of 300dpi), in .PDF, .JPG, or .TIFF format.
The candidate can submit one proposal per category in the competition, and it is necessary to include the respective reference in the Dropbox file name (e.g. ADC21/23_projectname).
Proposals must not contain the name of the candidate(s) or any other element that could identify them, such as signatures, initials, or logos, under penalty of disqualification. Applications and submission of proposals must be sent by 23:59 GMT on July 20, 2023.

TIMELINE
Opening of Registrations and Proposal Submission: 1st June 2023 to 20th July 2023
Jury Evaluation: 31st July 2023
Announcement of Winners and Award Ceremony: End of 2nd semester 2023


The contest is exclusive to Portugal and the islands.

https://associativedesign.com/sobre/