Competition
Registration to the European ColourDesignAward 2010–2011 ist possible by regular mail only. Download the complete submission with the application form included as a PDF file:
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1. Awarding bodies
- Institut Farbe.Design.Therapie (Frammersbach)
2. Call for entries to competition
For a second time, the »Institut Farbe.Design.Therapie« (Frammersbach) is inviting submissions to compete for the European ColourDesignAward for the period of 2010-2011.
This prize rewards exceptional performance in terms of concept, design, skill and artistic or scientific merit where colour has been used as the main design tool.
The aim of the European Colour DesignAward is to enhance colour consciousness in design. At the same time, we wish to promote the potential of colour for the design of products and services of any type. The particular interest of the awarding bodies is in projects that put the effects of colour deliberately into the forefront.
We therefore invite all individuals and institutions working in various areas of colour design and application to participate in this competition.
Students of European Colleges of Higher Education are particularly encouraged to take part in this competition. Their entries are subject to special terms and conditions.
Also, we pay specific attention to science projects that concern themselves with the examination of the role that colour plays in man’s natural habitat or the environment he has made for himself. For this too there are special entry conditions.
Any work that has been completed after 1st January 2005 can be entered into the competition.
The closing date for all applications is the 10th August 2011.
3. Sponsors
- Caparol
- Deutsches Lackinstitut
- Sikkens
4. Responsible bodies
- Berufsverband der Kommunikationsdesigner (BDG)
- Bund Deutscher Innen Architekten (BDIA)
- Bund Europäischer Farbberater (BEF)
- pro/colore Schweizerische Vereinigung für die Farbe
- Verband Deutscher Industriedesigner (VDID)
- Verband Deutscher Mode- und Textildesigner (VDMD)
5. Participants
The European ColourDesignAward is directed towards all individuals and entities working or living in a member state of the European Union or any other European country listed in the appendix. All individuals and entities that are originators or initiators of any of the entered projects have the right to participate
Individuals are:
- Architects
- Interior designers
- Landscape architects
- Industrial und produkt designers
- Communication designers
- Fashion and textil designers
- Artists
- Painters
- Teachers und Lecturers
- Lighting designers
- Restorers and monument conservators
Entities are:
- Companies
- Authorities
- Communal administration
- departments
- Trusts and charities
- Schools and colleges
6. Speciality subjects
- Architecture
- Interior design
- Garden- and Landscape architecture
- Decor
- Exterior
- Communication
- Transport and traffic
- Capital equipment
- Consumer products
- Systems and collections
- Education
- Research
7. Criteria
The participants are required to organise and present their submissions in such a way that the following three areas are adequately considered:- Task definition
- Conception
- Implementation
On evaluation the jury will judge the submissions in terms of the following aspects:
Task definition:
- Clarification of parameters
- Formulation of targets
- Choice of material
Conception:
- Demonstration of design concepts
- Dialogue with the users
- Visual design presentation
- Documentation and provision of samples
- Creativity and degree of variation
- Design quality
Implementation:
- Method and project handling
- Attention to details
- Documentation of project results
