Ein&zwanzig competition 2018
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The German Design Council was founded as a foundation in 1953 by decree of the German Federal Parliament at the initiative of the German Parliament. It supports the business world in all aspects of design and is one of the world’s leading centers of expertise on design. The German Design Council repeatedly champions good design through its competitions, exhibitions, conferences, seminars and publications.
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Are you a design talent?We take you to Milan!
The international ein&zwanzig competition is aimed at you! Design students and graduates! Talents and newcomers! Join us with innovative products and product ideas in the interior design and lifestyle sector.
Participation in the competition is free. Twenty-one products and product ideas will be honoured with awards and exhibited during the Tortona Design Week in Milan. As well as offering financial support for transport and travel, the German Design Council will support and promote the winners with extensive marketing measures.
What kind of works can be entered?Products from the areas of furniture, home accessories, lights, flooring, wallpaper, textiles and lifestyle can be submitted. The works should not be more than one year old and they should not be available on the market. The prize-winning works must be available for the exhibition in Milan as a 1:1 model or a prototype.
Which criteria will be assessed?
The work submitted will be assessed based on the following criteria, whereby the jury reserves the right to determine their weighting: overall design, autonomy of the design, originality, conceptual and visionary quality, functionality, quality of use, design and presentation quality.
Who will go to Milan?
The jury will determine who will go to Milan in two phases. An initial shortlist will be created from all the entries and posted on the website from the middle of February. In the second phase, twenty products from the shortlist will be honoured as “Winners” and one as the “Best of Best”, and their designers will be invited to the exhibition in Milan.
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The Shortlist
Exhibition + Publication + CertificateWinner
Exhibition + Publication + CertificateBest of Best
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Europe/Berlin
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The twenty-one prize-winning works will be exhibited in Milan during the Salone del Mobile 2018 to an international audience.
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The twenty-one prize-winning works will be exhibited in Milan during the Salone del Mobile 2018 to an international audience.
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