Sunday, May 16, 2010

Seoul Design Fair 2010

Deadline: July 13, 2010 by 17:00 GMT (ONLINE)

Seoul Design Fair 2010

Jamsil Sports Complex
Seoul Metropolitan City
Republic of South Korea
September 17 to October 7, 2010


Seoul Design Fair 2010 together with designboom promotes an international design competition.

Participation is open to applicants from every country in the world, to professionals, students, and design-enthusiasts.

Free registration required.

Seoul International Design Competition 2010 is hosted by Seoul Metropolitan Government and organized by Seoul Design Foundation in collaboration with designboom.

01 - the subject of the international competition is:
design for all
Future Technology and Daily Living

The motto of Seoul international design competition 2010 envisions the realization of an egalitarian society and human values through design proposals that are easy, convenient, and pleasant to use.

Especially in the environment of a contemporary city, as well as product and space, the importance of communication is rapidly increasing (most of it is based on digital technology),and design can bring convenience, safety, equality and pleasure to citizens through establishing a new order between components constituting a city.

The ‘design for all’ objective is made to increase the efforts and the pursuit of design production that can be shared by all, removing emotional and physical barriers by becoming an universal communicative social solution.

02 - categories
Product for All, Communication for All, Space for All

The winning submissions will be exhibited during the exhibition period of  Seoul Design Fair 2010 from September 17 to October 7, 2010. The award ceremony of Seoul Design Fair 2010 will take place on October 7, 2010 at Jamsil Sports Complex in Seoul Metropolitan City, Republic of South Korea.

03 – awards
the total prize money of seoul design competition 2010 amounts to USD 26,000 ***

04 – the jury
will be composed of international professional designers and members of the organization.

05 - design criteria
Projects should be original and not be currently in serial production.
Projects will be disqualified, if been awarded from other competitions or awards.

The jury will award designs and concepts which are innovative in terms of their formal / technological aspects as well as their social relevance.

Info on SEOUL DESIGN FAIR 2010: sdf.seoul.go.kr

Visit designboom website for full details including registration and entry submissions: http://www.designboom.com/seoul_design_fair.html

Questions?
inquiries to mail@designboom.com please write in the subject line: design for all