Material in motion design competition

Crabo group
The Crabo Group under the patronage of the Diploma Course in Industrial Design, Treviso (Istituto Universitario di Architettura di Venezia) is promoting a competition for the design of an object based on the technological innovation of a new material: "Chenna" The business group, consisting of enterprises involved in the production of elements for interior design and furnishing, directs its own experimental research towards solutions which combine productive evolution with sustainable development. The competition's aim is to develop new outlets for production through innovative object typologies which offer fresh opportunities to young designers.

Participants
All university students or students of institutes for specialisation in fields pertaining to industrial design, who are not older than twenty eight years on the date of the deadline of this competition may participate.

Aim of the competition
The aim of the competition is the definition of possible applications of the material 'Chenna' in the field of industrial design, with reference to it's performance characteristics: whether mechanical, aesthetic or chemical - physical (see technical appendix in the site http://www.crabo.it/designcompetition.htm)

The candidates must master the process of production specific to the material for a more complete adherence to the guidelines set down by the group. There are no limits of a typological nature on the object to be designed, but it is required that there be a congruence between the project for the object and the means of producing and marketing it. The strong points of the material are it's high degree of malleability and plasticity (in the phase of working it), it's remarkable mechanical performance, and finally it's potential for swift and easy recycling.

Requirements
Submissions must be presented on A3 panels , with a maximum of three units, mounted on a rigid support. The techniques of representation are not prescribed, in order to optimise the graphic effectiveness of the panels. If study models are produced they can be enclosed in photographic form mounted within the A3 format. The candidates can submit their proposals as individuals or in groups of a maximum of two persons.

Prizes
1st phase:
ten finalists will be announced within the 20 October 2000, and a catalogue of the competition, containing all the significant projects, will be realised. (The publication will be completed by the end of the competition)

2nd phase
The ten finalists will participate in a 2 day workshop in one of the seats of the Crabo group, with the presence of the lecturers of the Diploma Course in Industrial Design in Treviso and of technicians, in order to perfect the projects selected for adjudication. The winners will be announced in the first half of December 2000 The winning projects will be published in specialised journals (Domus, Modo)

1st prize 1.500 Euro
2nd prize 1.000 Euro
3rd prize 500 Euro

Anonimity
The participation in the competition is anonymous. The panels must not contain in any area names of or references to the author, but must only display a motto of identification, under penalty of disqualification from the competition. The name, surname and data of identification (namely address and contact telephone number) of the participant/s must be enclosed in a sealed envelope, on the outside of which the same motto of identification must appear, and be attached to the submission.

Deadlines and submission
Each participant in the competition can present a maximum of two projects.
Those interested in participating are invited to present their entries to the Competition Secretary by 10th September 2000, and the validity of the participant's registration for the competition will be assumed. The entries can be submitted by post (only the entries with the above date on the postmark will be considered valid) or by hand. to Crabo's secretarial office.

The jury
The jury will be formed by experts and protagonists in the field of design, and certain representatives of the industrial sector of the Crabo group.
The jury will evaluate the entries which conform to the regulations of this brief, on the basis of the innovative and aesthetic-functional values of the project.
The jury can decide to reduce the number of finalists allotted in the paragraph 'prizes' in this brief in the case of there not being an adequate number of projects judged to be worthy of being promoted to the second phase of the competition.

Rights of production
The participants in the competition, even if awarded prizes, will maintain the rights of property and of use of the works. The authors of the projects that are put into production by the company after the competition, can avail themselves of the right to form an agreement with the company as to the total of the earnings.