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ENTRIES OPEN for Electrolux Design Lab 2015!

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To match Electrolux’s spiffy new look (dat logo tho!), Electrolux Design Lab is getting a makeover of its own! The 13th year of the challenge features a new theme, new focus areas, new judges, new experts to guide the finalists, and… DOUBLE PRIZE MONEY! Mmmhmm. So get amped about this year’s theme, Happy Healthy Kids… because… after all, you were a tike once too! REGISTER HERE and get your submission in by the April 8th deadline. Then hit the jump to check out our very own brainstorming tips!

Stumped on where to start? That’s normal. If we learned anything from interviewing last years finalists, it’s that inspiration can come from anywhere and everywhere, sometimes when you least expect it. Here are a few of our pointers to get your wheels turning!

  • Read the 2015 brief… over… and over… and over.
  • Don’t procrastinate. Register now so you can focus on your submission.
  • Check out the 2014 finalists and see what set the winners apart from the rest.
  • Watch last year’s live presentations. Listen to the judges’ questions!
  • Get in the field: Go where kids go! Hang out with a little brother, niece, or friend’s kiddo! Ask their parents questions!
  • Fall in love with Electrolux: Familiarize yourself with the brand’s aesthetic, history, products, and design principles.
  • Play: Pick up some kid-centric products and channel your inner youngster.
  • Imagine yourself as the user. After all, YOUR design is a reflection of YOU!
  • Relax: Take a warm bath. Walk in the park. Let your brain reset.
  • Don’t relax: Go on a hike! Hit the gym! Endorphins get your mind moving.
  • Think BIG. Don’t play it safe.
  • Read the brief. AGAIN!

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(ENTRIES OPEN for Electrolux Design Lab 2015! was originally posted on Yanko Design)

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Nominate your best designs to A’ Design Awards 2015

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Here’s some news that you could use: The International A’ Design Awards are calling for entries of best works worldwide and they want you to also be involved with it. You can nominate your best designs to A’ Design Awards 2015 and a preview of winners for the next edition 2014-2015 period can be spied here.

To get you excited and whet your appetite, here is a collection of past winners that I’m sure will inspire you to participate.

1hand plate Plate by Joannes Petersen

Serel Wave Washbasin Washbasin by Serel Design Team

Conspiracy shoes Luxury Shoes by Gianluca Tamburini

Solar Taxi Vehicle by Hakan Gürsu

SERENAD Chair by Ali Alavi

Coca-Cola Tet 2014 Soft drink packaging by Rice Creative

Details

  • Deadline for submission is on February 28, 2015.
  • Before nominating your projects, you can get a complimentary preliminary score for your submissions by simply uploading your works.
  • Winners will get early communication on March 7, 2015, and results will be announced on Yanko Design on April 15, 2015.
  • Learn more here.

A’ Design Awards: Register Here Now

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A’ Design Awards 2015 – International Call for Entries

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“What is in it for me?” A logical question that most designers and design companies ask me when I talk about participating in design competitions. The reason why it’s a big deal to be noticed asap is the kind of lightening speed with which information travels these days. Keeping with the times is A’ Design Awards and in their 2015 edition they elaborate the extensive benefits of participating – fame, prestige, recognition, credibility, publicity and international awareness, being the keywords here.

The primary aim of the A’ Design Award & Competition is to create a global awareness and understanding for good design practices and principles by highlighting best designs in all countries and in all industrial fields. The ultimate aim of the A’ Design Awards is to push designers and brands worldwide to create superior products and projects that benefit the society. Every year, projects that focus on innovation, technology, design and creativity are awarded and pushed into the spotlight.

Top Reasons To Participate

  • Winning A’ Design Award includes the award trophy, the annual yearbook, printed certificate in metal frame, award winners manual, free gala-night invitation for two people to the award ceremony.
  • Free participation and space allocation in the winners’ exhibition.
  • Free sales listing at SaloneDelDesigner, free utilization of DesignMediator services, inclusion in BuySellDesign Network.
  • Proof of creation service, free subscription to listof.net and free listing at DesignMegaStore.
  • Guaranteed publication through IDNN and DXGN Networks to 100+ magazines including Design Interviews & DM Design Magazine, press release preparation and distribution through DesignPRWire, publicity and visibility through DesignMedia communications.
  • This year, there will be 3 International Exhibitions: In Italy, In Holland and In Ireland, to celebrate the Dublin’s World Design Hub 2015 status.
  • La Notte Premio A’ (The gala-night and award ceremony) will take place in Como Lake

A’ Design Award & Competition is open to submissions from entries in 110 categories. Submissions can be made to Furniture Design, Interiors, Electronic Devices, Architecture, Packaging, Graphic Design, Ready-Made, Jewelry Design, Interfaces, Web Sites, Transportation, Yacht Design and others. View a list of all design award categories and requirements.

Details

  • Deadline for submission is on February 28, 2015.
  • Before nominating your projects, you can get a complimentary preliminary score for your submissions by simply uploading your works.
  • Winners will get early communication on March 7, 2015, and results will be announced on Yanko Design on April 15, 2015.
  • Learn more here.

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(A’ Design Awards 2015 – International Call for Entries was originally posted on Yanko Design)

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YD & Red Dot Award: Design Concept Present the One-Hour Free Registration Window Is now LIVE!

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It’s that time once again! Go for it tigers! Hit this link to claim your FREE registration code for the 2015 Red Dot Award: Design Concept. Need a reason to participate? Let me give you one … after the jump, watch the 2014 Luminary Winner – The Copenhagen Wheel (Force behind the Superpedestrian Inc., Senseable City Lab, Massachusetts Institute of Technology), talk about his journey and experience as the star of the show and how this award takes him many steps forward in achieving his goals.

Details:

  1. Hit this link for the FREE Registration and Promo Code.
  2. The link will take you to a registration form that you need to fill in.
  3. After you complete the form, you will receive an email with the promo code.
  4. The code can be used immediately, and will expire on 17th February, 23:59 Singapore time.
  5. To know more about the judging criteria visit here and to know more about the fee structure and timelines, hit this link

Check Your Time Zone

New York: Thursday, 29 January 2015, 11:00 EST
Santiago: Thursday, 29 January 2015, 13:00 CLST
London: Thursday, 29 January 2015, 16:00 GMT
Los Angeles: Thursday, 29 January 2015, 08:00 PST
Singapore: Friday, 30 January 2015, Midnight SGT
Brisbane: Friday, 30 January 2015, 02:00 AEST

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(YD & Red Dot Award: Design Concept Present the One-Hour Free Registration Window Is now LIVE! was originally posted on Yanko Design)

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YD & Red Dot Award: Design Concept Present the One-Hour Free Registration Window

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Depending on which side of the world you live in, the One-Hour Free Registration Window for the 2015 Red Dot Award: Design Concept is happening on the 29th of January / 30th of January! To enter awards with a complete registration fee waiver, simply come back to Yanko Design on the 29th of January between 8:00 am and 9:00 am PST to register and get your promo code. You have to complete your submission and use the promo code max by 17th February 2015.

For the 2014 Awarding Ceremony, I was in Singapore and got the chance to rub shoulders with the winners and the charismatic Ken Koo. Take a look at this video below to understand the impact of taking part in the Red Dot Award: Design Concept. As very well put by the team… it’s International. Prestigious. Recognised.

Details:

  1. On the 29th January, between 8 to 9 am PST, Yanko Design will publish a link for the promo on our homepage
  2. The link will take you to a registration form that you need to fill in
  3. After you complete the form, you will receive an email with the promo code
  4. The code can be used immediately, and will expire on 17th February, 23:59 Singapore time
  5. Till the next announcement comes in, you can browse through the categories and see which best suits your design submission best
  6. To know more about the judging criteria visit here and to know more about the fee structure and timelines, hit this link

Check Your Time Zone

New York: Thursday, 29 January 2015, 11:00 EST
Santiago: Thursday, 29 January 2015, 13:00 CLST
London: Thursday, 29 January 2015, 16:00 GMT
Los Angeles: Thursday, 29 January 2015, 08:00 PST
Singapore: Friday, 30 January 2015, Midnight SGT
Brisbane: Friday, 30 January 2015, 02:00 AEST

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(YD & Red Dot Award: Design Concept Present the One-Hour Free Registration Window was originally posted on Yanko Design)

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Red Dot Award: Product Design 2015 – Participate Now!

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For those who followed my wrap up of the 2014 Xiamen International Design Business Week will connect with the kinda exposure that Red Dot Award: Product Design winners get. So, besides winning a prestigious award, the designers also are privy to massive promos via media, exhibitions and live events. Call it the whole nine yards. The icing of course, is the validation got from the esteemed jury, who are contemporary peers and are always looking for the next big bang!

In February, the international jury of independent design experts will evaluate every product – without online pre-judging. The team comprises of experienced Red Dot jurors such as Hideshi Hamaguchi, inventor of the USB flash drive, Tangerine founder Martin Darbyshire, IT design consultant Gordon Bruce and also newly acquired experts like Wen-long Chen, CEO of the Taiwan Design Center.

Why You Should Participate

  1. This year, the competition offers for the first time more than 30 categories for submitting industrially manufactured innovations – among them are the new categories “materials and surfaces”, “watches” and “musical instruments”.
  2. The winning designs and the people behind are honored at a festive awards ceremony in Essen, Germany, hometown of the Red Dot and of the Red Dot Design Museum, which is the worldwide largest exhibition of contemporary design.
  3. The Red Dot Gala on 29 June 2015 will, of course, be hosted by Red Dot founder and CEO Professor Dr. Peter Zec.

Deadlines

Regular: until 27 January 2015
Latecomers: 28 January – 11 February 2015
Red Dot Gala: 29 June 2015

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(Red Dot Award: Product Design 2015 – Participate Now! was originally posted on Yanko Design)

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World Design Rankings

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Welcome 2015, the world of design is awaiting your take on the future. Like Karim Rashid once said that he has learnt to embrace change from a very early age, we too should brace ourselves for change in the early part of the year. Syncing in with changes, is the A’ Design Award & Competition and along with it are the World Design Rankings. We are sure you’d be curious to know if your country is leading the ranks, so we have for you the list after the jump.

More details on the rankings can be found here. If you’d like to participate in the A’ Design Award & Competition, then more details can be found here.

The objective of the world design rankings is to contribute to global design culture via culture and highlighting good design. The rankings give an overview of the design potentials of countries worldwide by highlighting their creative strengths, design weaknesses and available opportunities.

Ten New countries are included in the 2014 rankings: Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, Belarus, Sri Lanka, Norway, Cyprus, Albania, Qatar and Colombia. Top 10 remained the same compared to last year except for China ascending in the ladder from 8th to 7th position, which moved Brazil a step back.

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(World Design Rankings was originally posted on Yanko Design)

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Red Dot Awards: Design Concept and Yanko Design Party Hard – Part 2

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Time and again you have passively participated in the Red Dot Awards via the editorials and updates of the Awards Night. This year, Yanko Design and the Singapore team of Red Dot Awards: Design Concept, decided to do things differently. I had a team trail me, while I went about capturing the essence of the event and talking to the winners. It was delightful to see the sparkle in their eyes and the jubilant smiles. What struck me the most were Lucid Design’s Amit Mirchandani’s words – “Winning a Red Dot definitely gives you that edge, it makes a difference.” Hit the jump for the video and to know more.

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(Red Dot Awards: Design Concept and Yanko Design Party Hard – Part 2 was originally posted on Yanko Design)

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Red Dot Awards: Design Concept and Yanko Design Party Hard – Part 1

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As the jury member of the 2014 Red Dot Awards: Design Concept, Yanko Design’s Takashi Yamada was asked why he focuses on concept design so much. His answer was simple, finished products are not as innovative as concept designs. It’s all about the imagination and inspiration that goes behind creating a great product. The key words – inspiration, imagination and innovation can lead to path-breaking Product Design. As always, we were there at Singapore to cover the 2014 Awarding Ceremony.

This year we are doing things differently, instead of filing in a recap report, YD and Red Dot Awards have compiled four short videos that capture the essence of ceremony and get you great interviews from the award-winners themselves. Inspiring stories that teach us how dedication and focus can lead to great success. Today’s episode is a brief intro and includes great words of wisdom from Arman Emami of Emami Design and of course Dr. Peter Zec. Take a look…

About Red Dot Awards: Design Concept

Identifying good design since 1955, the Red Dot Design Award received more than 16,500 applications from 70 countries in 2014. Making the competition one of the biggest and most prestigious design awards worldwide.

Learn how you can participate here.

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(Red Dot Awards: Design Concept and Yanko Design Party Hard – Part 1 was originally posted on Yanko Design)

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Red Dot Awards: Design Concept and Yanko Design Party Hard – Part 1

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As the jury member of the 2014 Red Dot Awards: Design Concept, Yanko Design’s Takashi Yamada was asked why he focuses on concept design so much. His answer was simple, finished products are not as innovative as concept designs. It’s all about the imagination and inspiration that goes behind creating a great product. The key words – inspiration, imagination and innovation can lead to path-breaking Product Design. As always, we were there at Singapore to cover the 2014 Awarding Ceremony.

This year we are doing things differently, instead of filing in a recap report, YD and Red Dot Awards have compiled four short videos that capture the essence of ceremony and get you great interviews from the award-winners themselves. Inspiring stories that teach us how dedication and focus can lead to great success. Today’s episode is a brief intro and includes great words of wisdom from Arman Emami of Emami Design and of course Dr. Peter Zec. Take a look…

About Red Dot Awards: Design Concept

Identifying good design since 1955, the Red Dot Design Award received more than 16,500 applications from 70 countries in 2014. Making the competition one of the biggest and most prestigious design awards worldwide.

Learn how you can participate here.

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Yanko Design
Timeless Designs - Explore wonderful concepts from around the world!
Shop CKIE - We are more than just concepts. See what's hot at the CKIE store by Yanko Design!
(Red Dot Awards: Design Concept and Yanko Design Party Hard – Part 1 was originally posted on Yanko Design)

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