Bolia Design Award
About New Scandinavian Design
Scandinavian design is world famous for the simplicity, good function, natural raw materials and good craftsmanship, and the Danish furniture traditions are strong and highly respected.
However, the strong promotion of the traditional Scandinavian furniture classics can tend to prevent the introduction of new talented designers and the general development of New Scandinavian Design.
At the same time, is Scandinavian design furniture most often fairly expensive and thereby only within reach for the few.
By initiating the Bolia Design Awards and awarding design innovation based on the Scandinavian furniture traditions combined with the aim to reach affordable prices, we wish to support new talented designers and thereby the development of the New Scandinavian Design.
The Bolia Design Awards is open for any corporate or private designer, who has a passion for furniture and a desire to be a part of the development of New Scandinavian Design.
The theme: New Scandinavian Design
The task is to design a piece of furniture for living-, diningroom or storage. It must be a single product, i.e. a sofa, a swivel chair, a dining- or coffee table or a dining chair. The design must complement and strengthen the Bolia Range of Bolia which is recognised by:
- Innovation
- Simplicity
- Functionality
- Quality
- Affordable
The Bolia Design Awards:
Bolia will award the 3 best designs, 1 customer prize and 6 recipients of honorary, as well as give the possibility for the designers to join the Bolia Design Team, on a free lance basis.
Bolia can also give the opportunity for the awarded designs to be produced and sold in all Bolia.com stores, and internationally promoted through the Bolia catalogue, web site and PR.
1. Prize 30.000 DKK
2. Prize 20.000 DKK
3. Prize 10.000 DKK
6 recipients of honorary 5.000 DKK
Customer prize 10.000 DKK
Entry practicalities:
Each price is awarded to 1 work and 1 person/group.
The design must be submitted with a product name and an easily understandable description of its concept in Danish or English.
On one A3 size page (landscape), the work title/work description/overall drawing (rendering) or 3-plane diagram (face/surface/profile). If necessary a further 2 sheets of A3 size page can be used for the overall drawing/3-plane diagram.
Write the project name on each sheet.
The A3 sheet has to be anonymous - do not write you name on it. In stead you must sign each sheet with the same mark as you choose to sign on the entry form.
Submit the entry form with your name and address on in a sealed envelope. If you have more than one design you can send them together and sign them with the same mark.
To participate please submit your design latest December 31st, 2011 to:
Bolia International A/S
Værkmestergade 11,1
8000 Århus C
Denmark
"Bolia Design Award 2012"
The committee evaluated and examined all suggestions in January, 2012
See the committee in work here: http://blog.bolia.com/panel-of-judges/
See the final suggestions here: http://www.facebook.com
You can participate in this years Bolia Design Award. It will be hold the 15th of march from 14-16 at Bolia Copenhagen City, Chr. IX gade 7, 1111 Copenhagen.
Additional entry notes:
OBS! No entered works will be returned.
For all entered works Bolia International A/S will hold the optional rights to start a production of the design. For priced designs Bolia International A/S holds this optional right for a period of 12 month after evaluation unless something else has been agreed. For not awarded design Bolia International A/S holds this optional right for a period of 6 month after evaluation unless something else has been agreed.
If the design will be put in production, a separate contract between the designer and Bolia International A/S will have to be made within these periods.
Entries may not be entered in other competitions in addition to the Bolia Design Award. Moreover, entries may not be subsequently released elsewhere without the consent of Bolia International A/S.
Entries must be the original works of entrants and must not have previously been released in Europe or overseas.
When entering the competition, entrants should take any measures necessary to protect their own rights.
Works entered in this competition may be released for publicity and public relations purpose in connection with this competition.
