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Innovative Products Against the COVID-19 Global Pandemic.

Applications are still being accepted for the 2020 Design Awards Competition, themed “Innovative Products Against the COVID-19 Global Pandemic,” organized by the Istanbul Mining and Metals Exporters Association (IMMIB). Each project submitted must meet the following criteria: originality, not having been previously produced, not having won an award in another competition held before January 1, 2019, and not having participated in any previous industrial design competitions organized by IMMIB.

Competition categories: Participants may submit a maximum of one project per category, either individually or as a group member. Participants may not submit the same project in more than one category.

Sectors

Applicant Type

Metal Products

Products Made from Plastic

Small Electric Appliances

Past years' top-ranking contestants:

Application deadline: Friday, September 18, 2020

Website: http://tasarim.immib.org.tr/

Online application form: http://tasarim.immib.org.tr/tr/basvuru-yap

Who can apply?

Category

Conditions

Professional (individual or group)

  • Being a Turkish citizen or, for non-Turkish citizens, graduating from the relevant departments of Turkish universities listed below.
  • Applicants must hold a bachelor's degree from one of the university departments listed below, be a master's/doctoral student in these departments, or be a member of the Industrial Design Professional Association (ETMK).
    • Industrial Design Department
    • Departments of the Faculty of Fine Arts
    • Departments of the Faculty of Architecture
    • Visual Communication Design Department
  • Participation in the competition as a group is possible. Group participation can consist of a maximum of 4 people. In group participation, one participant must be designated as the group representative. At least one of the group members must meet the educational requirements specified in the above paragraph. In addition, the other group members must be undergraduate graduates or students of Industrial Design departments or Fine Arts, Architecture and Engineering faculties of universities, or graduates or postgraduate/doctoral students of these departments; or members of ETMK.
    • For group participation, all group members must register individually in the system. The group project can be uploaded to the system by the person selected as the group representative. Two separate options are offered during the project upload stage: individual participation and group participation. By selecting group participation, the group representative invites group members to the group via their email addresses. Group members can accept group invitations through the project submission menu on their own accounts on the website. (Group invitations are sent to their membership accounts on the competition website, not to their email addresses).
  • There is no age limit for participants in the professional category.
  • Designers who have graduated within the competition application period can participate in the Student Category if they upload their documents before their graduation date, and in the Professional Category if they apply after their graduation date.
  • Designers who have graduated within the competition application period can participate in the Student Category if they submit their applications before their graduation date, and in the Professional Category if they submit their applications after their graduation date.
  • Each project submitted to the competition must meet the following criteria: originality, not having been produced before, not having won an award in another competition held before January 1, 2019, and not having participated in industrial design competitions organized by IMMIB in previous years.
  • Designers who won first prize in the IMMIB Industrial Design Competitions held in 2018 and 2019 are not eligible to participate in the 2020 competitions.

University Student (individual or group)

  • Being a Turkish citizen or, for non-Turkish citizens, being a student in the relevant departments of Turkish universities listed below.
  • Being an undergraduate student enrolled in one of the following departments of universities:
    • Industrial Design Department
    • Departments of the Faculty of Fine Arts
    • Departments of the Faculty of Architecture
    • Visual Communication Design Department
  • Participation in the competition as a group is possible. Group participation can consist of a maximum of 4 people. In group participation, one participant must be designated as the group representative. At least one member of the group must meet the educational requirements specified in the above paragraph; furthermore, all other group members must be undergraduate students in Industrial Design departments or Fine Arts, Architecture, or Engineering faculties of universities.
    • For group participation, all group members must register individually in the system. The group project can be uploaded to the system by the person selected as the group representative. Two separate options are offered during the project upload stage: individual participation and group participation. By selecting group participation, the group representative invites group members to the group via their email addresses. Group members can accept group invitations through the project submission menu on their own accounts on the website. (Group invitations are sent to their membership accounts on the competition website, not to their email addresses).
  • Students can participate in the competition with projects they have developed at their universities. Projects developed in collaboration with faculty members must be submitted as a group.
  • The age limit for participation in the Student Category is 26. (Individuals who have turned 26 and are not yet 27 years old at the time of application will not be able to apply in the student category.)
  • Designers who have graduated within the competition application period can participate in the Student Category if they submit their applications before their graduation date, and in the Professional Category if they submit their applications after their graduation date.
  • Each project submitted to the competition must meet the following criteria: originality, not having been produced before, not having won an award in another competition held before January 1, 2019, and not having participated in industrial design competitions organized by IMMIB in previous years.
  • Designers who won first prize in the IMMIB Industrial Design Competitions held in 2018 and 2019 are not eligible to participate in the 2020 competitions.

Awards:

Category

Awards

Professional (individual or group)

  • First prize: 15,000 TL
  • Second prize: 10,000 TL
  • Third prize: 7,000 TL
  • Honorable Mention: 4,000 TL
  • Support for Participation in International Competitions:
    • The participation fees for the "International Design Awards," to which the winning designers participate with their award-winning projects until June 16, 2021, will be supported up to 500 Euros upon submission of payment documents to IMMIB.
    • If the competition is won, accommodation, transportation, and visa expenses up to €1,000 for participation in the Award Ceremony will be covered by IMMIB.

University Student (individual or group)

  • First prize: 7,000 TL
  • Second prize: 5,000 TL
  • Third: 3,000 TL
  • Honorable Mention: 2,000 TL
  • Support for Participation in International Competitions:
    • The participation fees for the "International Design Awards," to which the winning designers participate with their award-winning projects until June 16, 2021, will be supported up to 500 Euros upon submission of payment documents to IMMIB.
    • If the competition is won, accommodation, transportation, and visa expenses up to €1,000 for participation in the Award Ceremony will be covered by IMMIB.
  • Overseas Education Scholarship Award: Ministry of Trade Circular No. 2008/2 on Design Support Within the framework of these provisions, designers who win awards in the competition (or one representative chosen by mutual agreement of the group members in case of group participation) may be sent for training at internationally recognized training centers abroad for a maximum of 2 years, and their training expenses and living expenses during this period will be covered by the Ministry up to a maximum of 1,500 USD per month within the scope of the aforementioned Communiqué.
  • Industrial Property Rights Registration Support: For award-winning designers in the student categories, registration, utility model, or patent costs for their winning projects will be supported up to 1,000 TL, upon submission of relevant payment documents to IMMIB (Istanbul Chamber of Industry and Commerce).
  • University Special Award: Based on a scoring system that considers the rankings of the winning students and the number of students participating from each university, the university with the highest total score will be awarded "domestically produced equipment worth 10,000 TL".

Evaluation criteria:

  • Theme: The design proposal should be consistent with the relevant theme.
  • Innovation: The design proposal must be innovative and original.
  • Export Potential: The design proposal must have export potential, meaning it must be marketable in the international market.
  • Aesthetics: The design proposal must be aesthetically pleasing: visual integrity, appeal, and emotional connection.
  • Functionality: The ability to technically deliver the functions envisioned by the design proposal and meet the needs of the user (ergonomics, ease of use, product language)
  • Feasibility: The design proposal must be suitable for production, and the selection of materials appropriate to the design's function is required (realistic cost and production method information is expected).
  • Safety: The design proposal must not compromise user safety.
  • Sustainability: The design proposal should be environmentally friendly, meet user needs, and use water, materials, and energy efficiently (during production and use).
  • Technical Competence: The design proposal must conform to the application format specified in the specifications.

Points to consider:

  • Before applying Competition Rules It is recommended to review this.
  • Each project submitted to the competition must meet the following criteria: originality, not having been produced before, not having won an award in another competition held before January 1, 2019, and not having participated in industrial design competitions organized by IMMIB in previous years.
  • The design rights of all projects participating in the competition, including the award-winning projects, belong to the designers who own the projects.
  • Companies that are members of the associations within IMMIB can purchase the projects they deem suitable. Therefore, IMMIB member companies will have a pre-emption right for award-winning projects for a period of one year from the date of announcement of the competition results.
  • IMMIB will have the right, indefinitely, to publish, archive, create 3D prototypes of, and exhibit the information, images, and visuals of the participants in the competition, along with their projects, in a format it deems appropriate.
  • All legal responsibilities arising from the lack of originality in the designs submitted to the competition belong to the competitor.

Competition schedule:

  • Application Deadline: September 18, 2020
  • Selection Committee Meeting: November 2020
  • Award Ceremony: December 2020 (The award ceremony will be held as part of Design Week.)

For more information and questions:

Funda Oktay

Tel: (212) 454 08 83

email: funda.oktay@immib.org.tr

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