) e8 S$ g8 e' g2 H, g+ bTIFF AWARD 2012 international design competition
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C A L L - F O R - E N T R I E S
8 p& v* @8 P; Xdesignboom in collaboration with DEP - Department of Export Promotion of Thailand, and organizer ; D1 e* F3 [# K4 c. F" z& ?
of the Thailand International Furniture Fair, TIFF - promote an international design competition.5 [8 ~+ q3 @( p7 d5 Y) D
participation is open to to applicants from every country in the world, to professionals, students, and design-enthusiasts.5 H- Z5 E2 W' l( N2 D8 O
free registration required.
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01 - the subject of the international competition contest is% i$ C+ p( w( B5 m2 o0 i l
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TIFF AWARD 2012 (leisure & style)
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celebrating the refined beauty and luxury of Thai homes and their outdoor lifestyle,! V& w8 n( ? W- c, d% e
the finest indoor/outdoor furniture and home decor accessories made in Thailand
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and environmentalism share equal space.
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: ^' S9 D% \2 m6 x6 A6 Battendants can submit proposals under 3 product categories:
7 G" M- L* J+ z" ]0 ^- home interiors
7 {; Q/ c3 {- I) D8 }- garden, pool and patio areas, fireside and barbecue areas, spa environment" V. e2 `. O8 F% C
- resort and hotel hospitality
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3 [$ n* |" S! v/ r2 A. S3 a* H02 - awards
5 _6 b8 ?, c, k5 J' l9 Cthe designers of 3 winning entries ( one for every category)
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% ^& h! F+ W4 M5 p# E9 G$ qthe jury will select about 30 designs that will be developed as prototypes by Thai industry and craft and exhibited at TIFF 2012
, j2 `3 y+ ?' r; o6 I; B3 [$ mthere is the opportunity for finalist / shortlisted designs to be developed into real products.
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on an exclusive basis and sine die (without time limitations),
# ?7 W/ |- J$ L/ a8 B j( Tthe selected manufacturer undertakes to pay a royalty of 4% of wholesale price of sold items to the designer,: }+ z* s1 D- Y; j( @. q
for the transfer of intellectual property rights ." c; z, v B* c9 a) i4 {* B: o
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and as always, designboom will publish an exhaustive results report.
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03 - jury# \' [# k i6 O* Q, H# X5 j7 N# p
under construction
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04 - design criteria- N1 p+ f, Z% Y; I8 }! o7 L7 e
projects should not be currently in production,
( y7 I( d- N# O3 a" h" h+ cit is important that you keep your design(s) confidential until the results of* C; j* s+ D, \' P1 A6 K
the competition are published.8 i v) N% n* h# E$ h
the jury will award designs and concepts which are innovative in terms of their formal aspects
3 i7 s$ ^; R: q) eas well as their commercial potential.
( ?. S6 d8 a0 }( Z, g9 e' zplease don't send in vague concepts, but go a step further. it's not the idea which is the art, 0 w* `) W2 J q" I6 f) Q6 p2 ]% H
it's more the way somebody handles the idea that makes art.
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application registration will be accepted through december 11th, 2011.) a( w5 _6 T# V3 K
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registrations are open now, please fill in the form.
$ w+ x: `# K% i. X) G: S6 fteams register with one name only.
# I. Q# v+ I% K9 Q& q2 Q- when submitting works you should add all team member’s names.
! h, h- V, |& Y$ B+ @+ Fregister here
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/ M8 Z. q; R1 K; v07 - submit your entry / entries
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if you are entering more than one work,
k, i0 J% l/ S& M! X8 ?please submit each work separately
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9 N; {# [* C6 [% l: ]% lyou will be requested to supply:' ^3 S: t @1 d0 M' e. w
! n& U: r! W4 @6 U" y' e. g! R1. up to 6 files for uploading to designboom
- `2 s; T' u1 b/ V$ {* Aimages or a composition of more images) of your project.
1 ~9 M) h {9 Mplease note: use only .gif, .jpeg, (72 dpi) max 150 kb each file, RGB color mode. A' w, J$ S/ ]
image size: 818 pixels wide.9 I5 W2 h9 P7 n' G. j
+ @- k& L' P& d/ \- n* kthe entry submitted is a low-res version of your original work.$ C5 |; E! K$ G
these original high-resolution image(s)- p u) }2 K/ L4 L1 S" F
will be requested only if your work is shortlisted.
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for the 30 selected designs that will be developed as prototypes,! I6 x1 V' i9 @) B( Y
technical 3D assembly drawings would need to be submitted upon request. c& q% O L9 R% u( W- M% Q$ t
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9 r2 v% W* V: y# m( d" J7 I t m8 k2. explanation of ideas
- c! O8 t& a+ Q* Ea brief description of your design.
3 g3 c {* a: t9 u(english text only, explanation is expected to be very concise)
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3. you will be requested to accept the competition guidelines
! b; k1 ?, C# F, M. c2 Pcompetition guidelines: projects participating to the competition,, h, P3 w$ I6 e
must be original works. projects must be free from copyrights
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any third party’s right, including but not limited to copyright, logos,
' h0 D# ~6 ]1 V/ j9 Itrademark, trade names, or other proprietary rights of publicity or
" p6 ~- w' @. z: E2 @, [privacy. only entries with a declaration of authorship are accepted !9 J! i- p% g& Q& o: O: C
(when submitting your design you will be asked to tick a box of declaration)7 \9 c# d+ j- s; g1 U) c- X
submit your entry here
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08 – deadline for submission of entries
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( o8 T3 ~" v: g @6 h2 @% A' t8 Mresults will be announced on march 2012, during the TIFF fair.( X \2 p! g: B
the jury's selection is final and is not debatable.) F5 q, P: F3 A$ m$ @4 D9 [
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10 - intellectual property rights: V1 n. @+ Z' d; ^/ m
any moral and paternity right regarding the project sent in for submission is the designer’s property.
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5 |7 Y p1 C+ g$ ~* U: Uby submitting a design in the competition, the participant agrees to provide DEP and co organizers of TIFF with - u6 H* H g# R3 i& I
the right of first refusal to the exclusive use of the design. this option is valid for 12 months after the end of the competition.
" @( {9 J; }8 V. _& h. _n the event that the producers who DEP transfers the right exercises the option for production
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designboom will undertake the participants to agree that by submitting a design in the competition,
! ~0 I W. \, A7 ethe participants agree to provide DEP with the right to exhibit the design proposal,
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by participating in the competition, all participants authorize DESIGNBOOM and DEP
 to publish and exhibit . |6 X. D- z, W+ h+ {
all the designs (including project data submitted) – waiving compensation – at exhibitions and events and/or to use them
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in any cases, each time the creation is used, they must refer to the competition they originate from. 
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DESIGNBOOM and DEP will credit the designer's name to properly attribute authorship of work to promote the author adequately.
- K; w5 b1 K* [DEP will have the right to apply minor change amendments without damaging the integrity of the artwork
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in case DESIGNBOOM and DEP want to bring major changes to the submitted artwork for publication, DESIGNBOOM and DEP # n) e" Z; O) O6 e
will contact the designer and inform him/her about the use to obtain the designer's consent.
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11 - questions?
! D4 Y; } V/ ] I) Jinquiries to mail@designboom.com" a( Y) o2 D! `6 y% o
make sure to write TIFF AWARD in the subject line.
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( k( P! N0 q' w( d12 - info on DEP
! U( y/ k& F; t; Lhttp://www.depthai.go.th* @$ {% K# p% b5 f3 ?+ q4 V5 K3 V- n
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13 - info on TIFF
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