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TIFF AWARD 2012 international design competition
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designboom in collaboration with DEP - Department of Export Promotion of Thailand, and organizer 4 m# f" }: M. W. K
of the Thailand International Furniture Fair, TIFF - promote an international design competition.
) I8 s- Y* P" r7 g9 T1 Pparticipation is open to to applicants from every country in the world, to professionals, students, and design-enthusiasts.% }8 a* m' l9 A B* y1 ^1 z1 d
free registration required.
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[url=http://www.thaitradefair.com/2012/TIFF]
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8 t8 S* T" \/ g7 K01 - the subject of the international competition contest is
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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,5 \0 g1 @' E1 [- T' z
the finest indoor/outdoor furniture and home decor accessories made in Thailand 2 Y( \2 Q0 I7 I1 k, ~2 \
for the international market and unique leisure experiences in which aesthetics
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- U# h2 i5 a- p4 kattendants can submit proposals under 3 product categories:4 L' ]5 w1 k2 @' \" f# v4 w9 k
- home interiors% O% G- x" j& Q6 f6 q7 l$ U" [9 y+ R
- garden, pool and patio areas, fireside and barbecue areas, spa environment
- `6 a z7 P% Q: h, Q8 H: {" T$ y+ D- resort and hotel hospitality
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02 - awards
9 L I5 W& D( Y9 _, A/ ]the designers of 3 winning entries ( one for every category)+ ]2 Z6 v/ S5 K6 U
will be granted with cash prize awards of $ 3,500 USD each.
/ J3 d) {' A4 n# F. J, U# hthe jury will select about 30 designs that will be developed as prototypes by Thai industry and craft and exhibited at TIFF 2012
+ z; w% A4 H: Y) W Othere is the opportunity for finalist / shortlisted designs to be developed into real products.: B! b( ~; P: Y3 T
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), ' D9 h/ H: I! Q$ N) r3 k7 L2 z
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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03 - jury
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) i0 k" w) G$ m0 L* \5 B( n% p9 J04 - design criteria, r: C4 [/ h1 S8 K* B7 p
projects should not be currently in production,
* \' _- N: T; t- a' Yit is important that you keep your design(s) confidential until the results of, H' ?) `9 W4 I8 M5 C8 S# o
the competition are published.
) @/ J- K( q+ P: O: l( p# k6 Gthe jury will award designs and concepts which are innovative in terms of their formal aspects' y9 x+ C3 d% s- N
as well as their commercial potential.
+ ? k+ ~' N* S3 \# s& L+ x% P5 hplease don't send in vague concepts, but go a step further. it's not the idea which is the art,
z# y% p- P" W6 N, A/ Kit's more the way somebody handles the idea that makes art.
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05 - registration deadline - b: U0 U+ t3 e* B" K) e2 X
application registration will be accepted through december 11th, 2011.6 c6 q, S( f! W8 Z( k
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registrations are open now, please fill in the form.# t2 j! H" K( G( n
teams register with one name only. f2 v7 I, C- g9 \
- when submitting works you should add all team member’s names.- a4 o( C1 c' ^" m' p6 u
register here
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+ e, E( t& q, C+ V) B07 - submit your entry / entries* Q' \9 [8 v& c
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if you are entering more than one work,
) c' k* `4 h7 l7 tplease submit each work separately
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you will be requested to supply:0 M H' J# u, y, G6 {
) J9 X* V5 m! v7 j1. up to 6 files for uploading to designboom
" r. L$ M$ n: G% E Qimages or a composition of more images) of your project.
) e- X( X4 \6 O, Z( rplease note: use only .gif, .jpeg, (72 dpi) max 150 kb each file, RGB color mode.! }% T8 b. N7 D; L
image size: 818 pixels wide.
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, b6 J. I0 m' T) I Fthe entry submitted is a low-res version of your original work.
& M7 x8 a5 m7 F. {" n, ^% a. F1 cthese original high-resolution image(s)
8 W, @$ W D5 c- F9 E+ E+ ]5 U+ z% ~will be requested only if your work is shortlisted.
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for the 30 selected designs that will be developed as prototypes,
) `. L( D/ y( A9 Ttechnical 3D assembly drawings would need to be submitted upon request.
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2. explanation of ideas9 \' O' P1 J1 b: k' _5 s! P6 |
a brief description of your design./ o9 `, O# x" ]- R/ d n
(english text only, explanation is expected to be very concise)
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3. you will be requested to accept the competition guidelines
+ ]9 E& x. ~- u9 l, Dcompetition guidelines: projects participating to the competition,
2 _& U' g, N w% k$ L, \5 P3 Nmust be original works. projects must be free from copyrights6 b* ^( z, x. C9 Y
and any kind of obligation. the design shall not in any way infringe% |9 I. W$ T8 d7 a+ I
any third party’s right, including but not limited to copyright, logos," _ G: W8 {) Y# W/ {" B3 s- B, ~ x
trademark, trade names, or other proprietary rights of publicity or
" T. I; L* a; y" W( O) K2 Vprivacy. only entries with a declaration of authorship are accepted !
) }8 Y. c0 t/ O4 `(when submitting your design you will be asked to tick a box of declaration)
! C3 Z, Z% s+ i6 g$ h3 a6 y! Msubmit your entry here* h" q- F' S( S0 ?9 U
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works can be submitted through december 11, 2011.; l; Z1 L7 @+ ^
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results will be announced on march 2012, during the TIFF fair.
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& V; I+ C6 L) I) M2 v; j) \) w10 - intellectual property rights; S: Q* ` U# U4 c/ l8 Q3 v/ c, L
any moral and paternity right regarding the project sent in for submission is the designer’s property.
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by submitting a design in the competition, the participant agrees to provide DEP and co organizers of TIFF with
, m' G! l( v" Vthe right of first refusal to the exclusive use of the design. this option is valid for 12 months after the end of the competition.
6 V$ M; j7 L# q% wn 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.
+ l. j3 m# N* M- v1 pdesignboom will undertake the participants to agree that by submitting a design in the competition, : b4 j1 O6 S/ {8 {2 g) f
the participants agree to provide DEP with the right to exhibit the design proposal, 8 t! b) W) m) I. f) v P% q5 B
in form of project images and/or prototypes, built by Thai industry and craft..
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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. 

3 w2 T% X; I' e" m: wDESIGNBOOM and DEP will credit the designer's name to properly attribute authorship of work to promote the author adequately. ! W/ G6 T, S: I/ m$ W7 U# H! @
DEP will have the right to apply minor change amendments without damaging the integrity of the artwork 0 Y3 y) R& o2 @
– e.g. add the DEP and TIFF logo and text, reframing, translation, changing colors, cutting the background or parts of it, etc…

2 W( N* X5 p2 w }1 S9 ?in case DESIGNBOOM and DEP want to bring major changes to the submitted artwork for publication, DESIGNBOOM and DEP $ y8 h+ J, D2 [' f% b( R; x8 i
will contact the designer and inform him/her about the use to obtain the designer's consent.
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11 - questions?
: v, q* t$ _# @1 Z, C8 M* Dinquiries to mail@designboom.com
: h* G2 n" n4 Bmake sure to write TIFF AWARD in the subject line. . u4 f" y4 b# P4 I* w, a0 w
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http://www.thaitradefair.com/2012/TIFF. s2 X! n& m; ]/ c* B
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