World Space Creators Awards 2009

WSCA is looking for ideas for new shop styles, new spaces for objects and people to come together. Your winning design will be built as an actual shop.

ENTRY GUIDELINES

Submissions should be based on the premise that they can be used for executing development of a shop for one of the WORLD Group’s brands.
WSCA will consider all submissions addressing any area of this business development process, including space design, shop display and communication tool design, means of expression, etc. As such, WSCA will accept submissions on any scale, from partial propositions to total design concepts.
Entrants are free to decide whether or not they wish to specify a specific brand or shop name.
WSCA is looking for original ideas unbound by conventional thinking, creativity realized from taking an innovative perspective, ideas that represent something truly new.

ENTRY SPACIFICATIONS

  * Professional Competition Interior Design Category:
    Floor space should be no greater than 170m2 (50 tsubo). There are no restrictions on shape or height.
  * Professional Competition Visual Design Category:
    Ideas for window displays, mannequins, fixtures, art, logos, new means of expressing ideas through signage and other communication tools, etc. Entrants are free to address any area of interest they choose.
  * Student Competition
    There are no restrictions – submissions may represent interior design or visual design propositions. Entrants are free to address any area of interest they choose.

JURY MEMBERS

Jury president: Naoto Fukasawa, product designer
Other jury members:
Nácasa & Partners: Takeshi Nakasa, photographer / Atsushi Nakamichi, photographer
Yasuo Kondo, interior designer
Yoichi Nakamuta, design editor
Jamo associates: Norito Takahashi, designer / Chinatsu Kambayashi, stylist
graf: Shigeki Hattori, designer
Interior Visual Merchandising Division, WORLD Co., Ltd.

AWARDS

  * Professional Competition:
    Interior Design Category - open number of winners
    Visual Design Category - open number of winners
    Winners in each category will be invited to be part of new project development for WORLD beginning in 2009.
    *Although the WSCA is based on the premise that winning submissions will be realized, the project contract may specify changes in the submitted work due to the nature of the project involved.
    *The detailed terms, timing, and form of the project will be determined subject to discussion between WORLD Co., Ltd. and the winner(s).
  * Student Competition:
      o Student Grand Prize:
        To be awarded to the superlative submission in either interior or visual design:
        - 1 winner: Gift certificates worth Â¥200,000
      o Outstanding Performance Award:
        To be awarded to submissions meeting the jury’s selection criteria.
        - open number of winners: Gift certificates worth Â¥50,000

ELIGIBILITY

This competition is open to professional as well as non-professional entrants of all nationalities and ages. Entries may also be made by groups or companies, in which case an individual from that group or company should be named as the representative entrant.
Entries may also be made by groups or companies, in which case an individual from that group or company should be named as the entrant.

SUBMITTING WORKS

Each submission should be presented in no more than 4 files (4 images).
*All submissions will be printed out on A3-sized paper for presentation to the jury. When printed, only the first 4 pages will be considered. Any additional pages exceeding this 4-page limit will not be considered as part of the submission.
Although there are no presentation style guidelines for the submitted work, proposals should be presented in such a manner that facilitates visualization of your idea.
Entry data should follow the format guidelines outlined below:

  * Acceptable file types: JPEG or PDF
    *If submitting work in PDF form, any text included as part of the design should be outlined when you prepare your data.
  * File names: File names can be freely determined by the entrant.
    File extensions (“.jpg” / “.pdf”) are required.
    *Please note that all file names must use standard single-byte Roman characters.
  * Amount of data: 1 entry (up to 4 files) should not be more than 8MB in total
  * Color mode: please use RGB
    *Any data submitted in CMYK mode will be changed into RGB when it is received. This process may cause subtle alterations in color.

JUDGING PROCEDURE

Submissions will be reviewed by the jury members. (Note that this is not an open-door session.)
All works submitted will be printed out in color on A3-sized paper. These documents will be divided into those to be considered for the Professional Competition Interior Design Category, the Professional Competition Visual Design Category, and the Student Competition. The jury members will then review all of the submissions. Those receiving the greatest number of votes from the jury members will then be brought together for the final jury selection. This year’s Grand Prize will be chosen from among the submissions remaining in this final jury selection.

RESULTS ANNOUNCEMENT

Winners will be notified by the middle of March 2009.
Winning entries will be announced on the official WSCA website set up within the WORLD Co., Ltd. homepage. The winning submissions will be presented to the general public on an official website to be set up during the spring of 2009.
Responses will not be made to any queries, objections, or requests for explanations regarding the judging or final results.

ENTRY PERIOD

Opening: Friday, January 9, 2009
Closing: 24:00 Japan Standard Time (JST) on Friday, January 30, 2009

PLEASE NOTE

  * Submissions are limited to original, previously un-presented work.
  * Please refrain from submitting identical entries to other projects or competitions.
  * In the case of works which risk infringement on any copyrights, rights to likeness, trademark rights, design rights, or any other rights held by a third party, the entrant is responsible for obtaining any necessary permissions and stating all such clearances upon submission of the entry.
  * As a rule, please refrain from using copyrighted images reproduced from sources such as magazines, books, or websites.
  * Should any third party initiate claims of infringement of rights or should any other dispute arise, the entrant will be held responsible for addressing such action or dispute and shall bear any costs incurred, including any damages incurred by the competition organizer.
  * Submitted entries will not be returned. If necessary, entrants should make and retain copies.
  * Intellectual property rights (including copyrights) of submitted entries reside with the entrant. However, the competition organizer retains the right to publicly announce winning entries.
  * While the copyrights of submitted entries reside with the entrant, the competition organizer retains the right to print, publish, include in websites, display, or otherwise announce any submission for the purposes of WORLD Space Creators Awards publicity.

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