In recent years, the furniture industry has become more environmentally intelligent by reconsidering its production methods and material content, but the basic shape of things hasn’t changed much. Can we be as smart about the way things look and feel as we are about how they’re made?
We invite designers everywhere to contribute their vision for a new kind of eco-chair, one that focuses first and foremost on form. What kind of shapes can minimize resources while maximizing comfort and enjoyment? How can design integrate ecology and ergonomics?
Your design should demonstrate a new attitude toward an old problem. Transcend basic green standards by transforming the very nature of the chair. Show us how inventive you can be. Push the envelope. Knock our socks off.
A cash prize of $4,500 will be awarded to 1 designer or shared (equally or unequally) among 2-5 designers, subject to the judges’ discretion. More prizes may be available. The award is intended to support the fabrication of a prototype of your design.
Winners and select entries will be featured in Treehugger, Inhabitat, Western Interiors, and a variety of other press TBA.
Select entries may be featured in Lance Hosey’s forthcoming book, The Shape of Green: Aesthetics, Ecology and Design.
All finalists will be displayed on the competition website, and many or all will be exhibited at various public events to be announced.
Winners will be recognized at an awards ceremony at the Las Vegas Market, July 30, 2008. Travel and lodging for one winner (or one representative from a winning team) may be reimbursed.
More Information:
http://www.onegoodchair.com/
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