The iF concept award challenges up-and-coming, young designers from around the globe to compete. Students from any design, architecture, engineering and marketing major as well as young professionals from the mentioned fields (having graduated within the last two years) are very welcome to enter the competition.

A preselection jury of internationally renowned experts will select a “shortlist” (consisting of 300 entries) from the total pool of entries. Last year, more than 2,100 entries were received for the iF concept award, submitted by 1,350 contestants from 37 different nations. Respected specialists will then choose the “Best 100”, the award winners of the iF concept award, during the final Adjudication publicly on the first day of the CeBIT show (03.03.2009) in Hannover, Germany. They will also establish, who of the winners will be awarded a share of the prize purse. This will be announced during the awards ceremony only days later (07.03.2009). In the evening all participants of the ceremony will celebrate in the iF lounge.

The exhibition of the iF concept award 2009 during the CeBIT show is not only for winners. Newcomers will have the option to promote themselves through their work and the public will be able to experience and discover the newcomers and the iF concept award in all its shades. Seeing that, all exactable entries will be shown in a special exhibition during the CeBIT.

We look forward to many extraordinary entries and new trends. Good luck in the iF concept award 2009.

The iF concept award 2009