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C A L L - F O R - E N T R I E S
/ {3 i! {' A4 d7 Zdesignboom in collaboration with DEP - Department of Export Promotion of Thailand, and organizer 9 c+ d- ^( i) L* L# q
of the Thailand International Furniture Fair, TIFF - promote an international design competition.
, {. D$ T* Z% [, A: p: Z. J5 ]participation is open to to applicants from every country in the world, to professionals, students, and design-enthusiasts.
. C1 H1 S- x( {- L' a& Wfree registration required.
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6 y( R7 e! r1 Q+ q: T" W[url=http://www.thaitradefair.com/2012/TIFF]
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$ C6 U, b `2 ^8 m, b01 - the subject of the international competition contest is
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TIFF AWARD 2012 (leisure & style): T, e& S! q. e
+ d" H; j R) @celebrating the refined beauty and luxury of Thai homes and their outdoor lifestyle,
1 `$ C% q+ \( p! {9 sthe finest indoor/outdoor furniture and home decor accessories made in Thailand 9 G+ V! S/ O7 d; a: [6 g
for the international market and unique leisure experiences in which aesthetics
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attendants can submit proposals under 3 product categories:
. Y. ~; \1 Z. Q- home interiors
6 Z9 V0 n( U1 g+ G- garden, pool and patio areas, fireside and barbecue areas, spa environment! ?- i; A" ~% |/ |/ Q3 i: V6 A) Z# d
- resort and hotel hospitality
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02 - awards
$ y e# I7 }- k2 n$ g+ G& _the designers of 3 winning entries ( one for every category)
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the jury will select about 30 designs that will be developed as prototypes by Thai industry and craft and exhibited at TIFF 2012. y2 E3 v( k& F. \5 L: B
there is the opportunity for finalist / shortlisted designs to be developed into real products.
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the selected manufacturer undertakes to pay a royalty of 4% of wholesale price of sold items to the designer,
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and as always, designboom will publish an exhaustive results report.
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$ B7 B0 c3 F B6 T2 G( T03 - jury
+ y6 Q7 K9 c* D( G3 nunder construction+ V+ d( P+ D5 R% D7 u/ i, l
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* u) q1 h3 N+ l8 G04 - design criteria
& Q( v# ?2 ^9 z# B$ Jprojects should not be currently in production,
3 U0 ]9 c( T2 H D4 zit is important that you keep your design(s) confidential until the results of/ I0 H' I& U8 y6 t
the competition are published.
! z3 `# Y2 i$ l, r, Rthe jury will award designs and concepts which are innovative in terms of their formal aspects/ d* Q4 }5 q& L C& {; F, Q" q
as well as their commercial potential.
& e+ d$ s6 O1 Q" o- O- d6 P/ ]please don't send in vague concepts, but go a step further. it's not the idea which is the art,
U6 l W; y' F+ i! T5 h9 Oit's more the way somebody handles the idea that makes art.
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8 _5 k2 w2 Q, f7 i. ^6 `5 Z05 - registration deadline ; Q+ ], o7 r/ L$ I$ m) J( }
application registration will be accepted through december 11th, 2011., s- W2 B4 M0 F
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% ~" w( O7 P9 c* v! h0 \06 - registration
1 D, ^4 L, }7 z1 ?# w+ Xregistrations are open now, please fill in the form.
/ J8 ?4 Z0 [8 L8 _' \8 o ?1 steams register with one name only.
9 N+ w9 \, p+ H0 j) p- when submitting works you should add all team member’s names.; Z( a' V0 |. D0 H6 h7 z
register here
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) O% |; {7 D3 y; e. V8 O4 j6 t% f07 - submit your entry / entries
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T6 u. I; i* {) u5 hif you are entering more than one work,; Q9 p" ]4 J g( a. v0 @
please submit each work separately0 ^: J! J! I( t; M6 V0 z/ a; a
( @2 e, i6 b; M. k! y* byou will be requested to supply:
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% T4 F1 t) b( w1 c1. up to 6 files for uploading to designboom" [. S, f" p% H4 w: `
images or a composition of more images) of your project.
4 s o* l- _& ^please note: use only .gif, .jpeg, (72 dpi) max 150 kb each file, RGB color mode.
% M# r0 j& N8 G1 U$ |# E. L& ~# }9 x2 mimage size: 818 pixels wide.
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the entry submitted is a low-res version of your original work.5 i! C- p- y, x: {4 N7 Y
these original high-resolution image(s)6 Y+ y# Q6 I0 n
will be requested only if your work is shortlisted.; g# U$ p3 m: d( e6 l
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for the 30 selected designs that will be developed as prototypes,, A6 Z4 v/ W, O v0 X) X
technical 3D assembly drawings would need to be submitted upon request.
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1 I7 u2 x" \: j& L+ m _. o2. explanation of ideas
2 L0 _/ T( D' E! Fa brief description of your design.
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competition guidelines: projects participating to the competition,9 Z: H' A) f6 y& s
must be original works. projects must be free from copyrights
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trademark, trade names, or other proprietary rights of publicity or
! P/ z6 z1 F+ uprivacy. only entries with a declaration of authorship are accepted !
: T2 x6 @6 o6 B(when submitting your design you will be asked to tick a box of declaration)
1 y: P0 {/ S: C+ g9 p. D' M2 L4 Esubmit your entry here( y, m$ c! s% o0 M" V; j# N( ~
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# ~+ @& ~7 s5 Y; a0 S: c0 J) H+ w4 f08 – deadline for submission of entries
& l# U4 L8 M( s% k- M. f9 k7 rworks can be submitted through december 11, 2011.8 `, {! V8 b d, H
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. I$ F4 \' ?3 V. D, G8 s09 - announcement of the results
9 b& f" D, a: K* Hresults will be announced on march 2012, during the TIFF fair.' b& Q7 i% N0 q4 b. X7 c
the jury's selection is final and is not debatable.4 Y% B$ i. D u" D. _' Y1 D$ K
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10 - intellectual property rights
" h4 t9 p) i k' j* t8 N6 g yany moral and paternity right regarding the project sent in for submission is the designer’s property.- } ? T) ]6 S
however,
* r- ?$ `+ Y$ O- K+ P# hby submitting a design in the competition, the participant agrees to provide DEP and co organizers of TIFF with 5 j, L( C! X. P2 g4 P
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.
1 s! O- r, ~4 ~) Yn the event that the producers who DEP transfers the right exercises the option for production
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the selected manufacturer undertakes to pay a royalty of 4% of wholesale price of sold items to the designer,. \# Q6 G# |( _3 @5 s
for the transfer of intellectual property rights.2 x. b U+ B$ {, t) \# B1 l
designboom will undertake the participants to agree that by submitting a design in the competition,
' u9 h% |% ]4 B B) [# [$ \the participants agree to provide DEP with the right to exhibit the design proposal,
5 Z% w) Y2 V7 U5 J" b( P4 [in form of project images and/or prototypes, built by Thai industry and craft..

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+ p- Y$ T( Y6 m4 Z) Bby participating in the competition, all participants authorize DESIGNBOOM and DEP
 to publish and exhibit
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. P! R" z1 j2 N: B; Qin any publications communications or promotions that DESIGNBOOM and DEP may deem suitable and/or necessary. 
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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.
2 b1 v! n+ k4 ^' o: _3 N! RDEP will have the right to apply minor change amendments without damaging the integrity of the artwork 7 S& k+ |5 d' I' x' U: [: g& E6 v: R
– e.g. add the DEP and TIFF logo and text, reframing, translation, changing colors, cutting the background or parts of it, etc…
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in case DESIGNBOOM and DEP want to bring major changes to the submitted artwork for publication, DESIGNBOOM and DEP
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5 w7 m% u( W) R; b11 - questions?
6 X) E1 V( V% b5 l, winquiries to mail@designboom.com
" z9 i7 Y! i: Q- s7 r3 P8 jmake sure to write TIFF AWARD in the subject line. 2 L: N6 z8 r8 i& {% L- f7 i
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$ K- |4 `* h* K1 I& `: v13 - info on TIFF
" B, e2 G' H/ a* Y5 ]http://www.thaitradefair.com/2012/TIFF0 U3 M U4 b: A4 Z% S, @; D6 \8 V
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