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TIFF AWARD 2012 international design competition& e- G; C; b4 y3 w& R) y% e, x
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C A L L - F O R - E N T R I E S" {( @4 E3 P" k, C. c0 y
designboom in collaboration with DEP - Department of Export Promotion of Thailand, and organizer p6 [( i' W/ z6 x# x
of the Thailand International Furniture Fair, TIFF - promote an international design competition.( I; H& e2 n# }+ j
participation is open to to applicants from every country in the world, to professionals, students, and design-enthusiasts.8 E7 X& n8 R1 \# \
free registration required.
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[url=http://www.thaitradefair.com/2012/TIFF]$ A7 I( p& G5 k% i( _+ O) O3 R1 ^& v
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01 - the subject of the international competition contest is
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TIFF AWARD 2012 (leisure & style)# v6 Q1 M+ i% p7 C5 a5 y
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celebrating the refined beauty and luxury of Thai homes and their outdoor lifestyle,
1 D/ u" B, C! d2 U# ]the finest indoor/outdoor furniture and home decor accessories made in Thailand
3 C1 j7 T' H3 n6 Mfor the international market and unique leisure experiences in which aesthetics
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. f: O/ {: p+ s! i) s: Mattendants can submit proposals under 3 product categories:
: r. x- \8 d5 N8 q. }# K+ d5 T- home interiors
, Y3 g# r+ V3 W1 L9 B# h# S% G- garden, pool and patio areas, fireside and barbecue areas, spa environment
" q3 Q) g* y o, d7 N1 ]7 Y5 d- resort and hotel hospitality
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02 - awards
5 o7 Q5 S4 \! v3 O, Kthe designers of 3 winning entries ( one for every category)- u9 r. F1 y2 H2 I
will be granted with cash prize awards of $ 3,500 USD each.! `/ D1 v# H1 B- c
the jury will select about 30 designs that will be developed as prototypes by Thai industry and craft and exhibited at TIFF 2012: k. O2 m# |; R+ v& f
there is the opportunity for finalist / shortlisted designs to be developed into real products.* m7 J6 V# N3 b8 ?8 b+ M8 P9 v1 U
in the event that the producers who DEP transfers the right exercises the option for production
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on an exclusive basis and sine die (without time limitations), , [- [2 ]6 j( k2 v/ ]6 U* p9 q2 ~
the selected manufacturer undertakes to pay a royalty of 4% of wholesale price of sold items to the designer,3 @4 _ @; ?8 m e, S8 s# M( I* r
for the transfer of intellectual property rights .
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" X3 R" l- r: Vand as always, designboom will publish an exhaustive results report.
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03 - jury
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04 - design criteria2 }5 y8 K! k2 V% ?! Q8 M/ \! c/ E
projects should not be currently in production,
. u9 B; ~5 L) X9 V# git is important that you keep your design(s) confidential until the results of d k" \. ]6 c% {& K# D1 b Y3 W
the competition are published.( q4 U7 s3 S0 i6 B4 A/ d5 ^
the jury will award designs and concepts which are innovative in terms of their formal aspects
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please don't send in vague concepts, but go a step further. it's not the idea which is the art,
' X! w- {& M, ~5 M' u2 V: L3 c3 dit's more the way somebody handles the idea that makes art.+ G* l4 s" f; K$ K$ w5 a) z
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# J3 c! z* o: ?05 - registration deadline
: J- t* Q5 ]/ [' u8 I3 Vapplication registration will be accepted through december 11th, 2011.
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% T! c5 E% ~$ l+ M$ r9 ~# n0 O2 iregistrations are open now, please fill in the form.; [% N+ ~( C' f* P" Y8 x
teams register with one name only.
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3 U4 o8 B- K1 uregister here
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' g% y6 d$ ?* d) e7 n* I07 - submit your entry / entries
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if you are entering more than one work,) _8 n1 r6 M( e5 w6 u/ g- M: n
please submit each work separately
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you will be requested to supply:4 F$ i# I- i2 U3 H8 g& d6 L
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1. up to 6 files for uploading to designboom
' T/ F( }: `' H' b- jimages or a composition of more images) of your project.& ?+ @2 k/ |" j
please note: use only .gif, .jpeg, (72 dpi) max 150 kb each file, RGB color mode.5 E9 ^4 v+ q# b. o5 P
image size: 818 pixels wide." g$ P# A' p, s( @+ q& u
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the entry submitted is a low-res version of your original work.
6 D, v) d1 F0 f T/ |2 Mthese original high-resolution image(s)
9 G/ A9 M% e$ F: d# B' x' {will be requested only if your work is shortlisted.
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technical 3D assembly drawings would need to be submitted upon request., e. O" }. z1 A* s Y5 b* T4 `
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# F4 T" i5 _) }1 z9 A& V- y" la brief description of your design.8 f- b# `$ V5 N. B$ V4 v
(english text only, explanation is expected to be very concise)+ o4 N: v+ H2 R: @
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. R+ \. [: W/ r) @3. you will be requested to accept the competition guidelines
. n/ R' ^8 ~' ^# Ycompetition guidelines: projects participating to the competition,# C/ m) G! ^: x% }
must be original works. projects must be free from copyrights
! ^/ ~! D* O4 Q; L2 i; h& s! yand any kind of obligation. the design shall not in any way infringe( p% O; J; f5 j
any third party’s right, including but not limited to copyright, logos,
- r6 i" A8 j4 ?1 Q9 d1 \% Z9 itrademark, trade names, or other proprietary rights of publicity or
. ]3 S3 ?' h9 ]( yprivacy. only entries with a declaration of authorship are accepted !/ d* C# \1 T/ [% d9 M0 O
(when submitting your design you will be asked to tick a box of declaration)/ O5 o. l0 a! Z% F. j& c, m
submit your entry here/ W" f; w. [8 _6 z6 W) s* v$ s
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3 e4 f1 B% N- Rworks can be submitted through december 11, 2011.
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09 - announcement of the results% b4 n2 s9 H! W, e8 f; }& i
results will be announced on march 2012, during the TIFF fair.
, Z5 N' |. I& Q& x Othe jury's selection is final and is not debatable.
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10 - intellectual property rights
. k0 \3 F" z5 L& Z qany moral and paternity right regarding the project sent in for submission is the designer’s property.3 b- J) q5 {$ |2 v6 O5 p9 S
however,
" J( |+ x- ]! o, d" J# g( Sby submitting a design in the competition, the participant agrees to provide DEP and co organizers of TIFF with
3 Z/ X1 s- z! ]1 A1 z9 b+ nthe 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 \! c# W" M+ S Q. y# i. ?. A
n the event that the producers who DEP transfers the right exercises the option for production
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for the transfer of intellectual property rights.
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the participants agree to provide DEP with the right to exhibit the design proposal,
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% T" S* |5 e( H1 Y# Vby participating in the competition, all participants authorize DESIGNBOOM and DEP
 to publish and exhibit
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+ y1 m$ X% A fin any publications communications or promotions that DESIGNBOOM and DEP may deem suitable and/or necessary. 

, R6 L1 c& V( C. {' kin any cases, each time the creation is used, they must refer to the competition they originate from. 

& Y' r( j& a& c) c4 @DESIGNBOOM and DEP will credit the designer's name to properly attribute authorship of work to promote the author adequately. . D: e: @/ s V8 g
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 8 ?* y( a' `" _
will contact the designer and inform him/her about the use to obtain the designer's consent., ^4 R7 y0 @' u/ m& o, v
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6 m/ I1 d$ W8 _! g) {11 - questions?
7 i- A$ P& I! x( vinquiries to mail@designboom.com
2 p! Z* \& g+ imake sure to write TIFF AWARD in the subject line. % w1 ~1 S' I& I; z" o& M% m6 r3 i
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1 H8 h8 t: z+ F3 ~' }3 c12 - info on DEP
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1 ~ k$ w) c+ o13 - info on TIFF
% E* \8 }0 Z. |1 chttp://www.thaitradefair.com/2012/TIFF2 g& G+ v" u! H
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