Third Design for Sitting Competition Call for Entries

1. Concept

In line with the spirit of “Green Olympics, Hi-tech Olympics and People’s Olympics” of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, the third Design for Sitting Competition will pursue the Olympic theme while furthering the ideas of the previous competitions – Original Design and Design for Sitting. The competition promotes a design that facilitates future sustainability, and an environment friendly object-making that prompts the interaction between human behaviour and the sitting tools in a preconceived or specific living, working, entertainment or leisure circumstances. The competition also aims at tapping the features and potentials of local object-making.

2. Organization

Host: China Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA)

Organiser: Art Research Central for Olympic Games (ARCOG), CAFA

Sponsor: OPAL

3. Rules

3.1 All entries must be original.

3.2 All entries must be environment friendly

4. Qualification

The competition is open for design institutions, commercial organizations and individuals. Both individual and group entries are accepted.

5. Competition Schedule

5.1 Call for entries: by June 5th, 2007

5.2 Preliminary jurying: June 5th to June 20th, 2007

5.3 Announcement for preliminary stage winners: June 25th, 2007

    5.4 Model making: June 25th 2007 to Sept. 20th 2007

5.5 Submission of 1:1 scale model: before Oct 1st 2007

5.6 Exhibition and final jurying: Nov 1st - Nov. 8th, 2007 at CAFA.

6. Entries

6.1 Requirements for preliminary stage entries

All entries must submit design drawings and the registration form.

6.1.1 Each entry must include effect drawing, three view drawing and a statement of design within 200 words, on an A3 (420mmX297mm) paper in horizontal display.

No information other than the entry title shall appear on the entry page. No designer name or other information that may indicate the identity of the designer shall appear on the page.

6.1.2 Application Form

All entries must submit a registration form (registration form can be downloaded from www.d9design.com).

Each entry must submit one form.

The title of the entry in the application form must be the same as the title on the entry page.

Upon submission, please attach the registration form on the opposite side of the entry page.

6.1.3 Deadline for submission: June 5th, 2007

6.2 Submission information

Please submit the entry page and the printed application form via Express or Priority Mail to the following address:

Third Design for Sitting Competition Organization Committee

School of Design, Central Academy of Fine Arts

8 Hua Jia Di Nan Jie, Chaoyang District

Beijing, 100102 China

6.3 Requirements for final stage entries

Entries in the final stage must be submitted as 1:1 scale model. The model must arrive at the organization committee at CAFA before Oct. 1st 2007. The final entries are also requested to submit five working photos on model making (300 dpi, uncompressed jpg format) in a CD.

7. Prizes

First Prize                     1 entry       RMB 10000 (pre-tax) and signed certificate of the jury

Second Prize                     2 entries       RMB 5000 (pre-tax) and signed certificate of the jury

Third Prize                     3 entries       RMB 3000 (pre-tax) and signed certificate of the jury

Creativity Prize              1 entry       RMB5000 (pre-tax) and signed certificate of the jury

Best Production Prize       2 entries       RMB5000 (pre-tax) and signed certificate of the jury

Excellent Design Prize   5 entries       RMB2000 (pre-tax) and signed certificate of the jury

8. Jury

   Chairperson: Jiang Li, Supervisor, Studio 9, CAFA School of Design

   Jurors:

Volker Albus, Professor, Staatliche Hochschule für Gestaltung Karlsruhe

Toshiyuki Kita, Famous Japanese Furniture Designer

Kukkapuro, Professor, University of Art and Design Helsinki

Ken Okuyama, Creative Director, Pininfarina Design

Liu Guangzhong, Professor, Academy of Arts & Design, Tsinghua University               Tan Ping, Professor, Central Academy of Fine Arts

Wang Min, Professor, Central Academy of Fine Arts

Shi Zhenyu, Professor, Academy of Arts & Design, Tsinghua University

Zhu Xiaojie, Chinese Furniture Designer

Chen Baoguang, Vice Chairman, Chinese Furniture Association

9. Intellectual property right

   9.1 All entries must be unpublished original design of the contestant. Under no circumstances shall the organiser be held responsible for any legal liabilities in connection with any IPR distributes. Any entry in violation of this is automatically disqualified for the competition.

   9.2 All entries must not be submitted to any other competition. Any entry in violation of this is automatically disqualified for the competition.

   9.3 The organizer reserves the final right of interpretation of the rules of the competition.

10. Contact Information

Third Design for Sitting Competition Organization Committee

School of Design, Central Academy of Fine Arts

8 Hua Jia Di Nan Jie, Chaoyang District

Beijing, 100102 China

Tel: 86-10-64771716，64770686

Fax: 86-10-64771892

Email: d9cafa@sina.com

Contact person: Ms Yu Liman

Website: www.d9design.com

Please visit this website for more information on the competition and the application form. Information of previous competitions is also available on the site.