National Palace Museum Award - The 8th National Treasure Merchandise Design Competition

Objective

The National Palace Museum (NPM) has organized a series of design competitions, campus seminars, representations and award ceremonies to promote the cultural and creative industry, pass down a wealth of Chinese cultures and train talents to create products derived from national treasures. Continuously upholding the spirit of the NPM AWARD, the 8th National Treasure Merchandise Design Competition aims to share cultural relics to the public, promote diverse applications of aesthetics and support the development of the cultural and creative industry. Entrants are expected to get inspired by the understanding of national treasures and creative thinking and create products derived from cultural relics. This is the main goal that the National Palace Museum strives to achieve and the common mission which it has as a museum, along with facilitating the development of design talents in the industry, the government and the academia.   

Categories

The subject of the 8th National Treasure Merchandise Design Competition is folk festivals. Entrants are expected to get inspired by select cultural relics from the National Palace Museum Open Data (https://theme.npm.edu.tw/opendata/). Categories of the competition are divided into Home Accessories and Graphic Art. Entries must be available for mass production.

1. Home accessories: Home accessories include all kinds of daily necessities, such as furniture, tableware, kitchen utensils, bedding, lighting, storage, ornaments, dolls, toys, and clothing accessories, regardless of their materials; single units or serial sets are acceptable. Entries must be available for mass production. For shortlisted entries, the mass production analysis and physical samples must be submitted.

2. Graphic art: Graphic art includes any application of visual art, such as printing, books, illustrations, packaging and picture books. Entries can be created with symbols, images and texts and by a variety of ways, including computer drawing or freehand drawing, regardless of styles and media; single units or serial sets are acceptable. For shortlisted entries, sample products must be submitted. For entries created by freehand drawing, the originals must be submitted.  

Qualifications

1. Individual or groups (up to 5 people) graduating from senior (vocational) high schools or above and workers, regardless of nationality, are eligible for the 8th National Palace Museum Award.

2. For groups, a representative must be indicated in the application form. The organizer will address the notice or prize to the representative.

3. For entrants under 20 years old, consent of their legal representatives must be obtained with signatures. A copy of the entrant’s and the legal representative’s ID must be attached (refer to Appendix 3 Consent Form for an Entrant Under 20 Years Old), or the application is not considered to be completed. 

 Timeline

  ★Any change will be updated on the official website

    (https://www.npm.gov.tw/Article.aspx?sNo=03009988).

Selection Criteria

Prizes

Entries winning Gold, Silver, Bronze and Judges’ Choice Award will be granted a prize and a certificate respectively. Shortlisted entries will be granted a certificate. Entries will be developed into the NPM products, and the author name will be indicated on the package or description card.

 ★Note: Award winners will be deducted 10% income tax complying with the Tax Law of Taiwan. Foreign award winners will be deducted 20% income tax.

 Contact Information

 Executive Team, the National Palace Museum Award

2F, No. 33, Yongji Rd., Xinyi Dist., Taipei City 11070

Tel:886-2-27460885 Ms. Lu, Ya-Ling

E-mail Address: ga.wecare@gmail.com

Official Website: https://www.npm.gov.tw/Article...