The INTERIEUR 2010 Design Competition is a biennial design competition. It is organized by the Interieur Foundation, located in Kortrijk, Belgium. The Foundation will display all entries conforming to the rules in an exhibition at the Design Biennale INTERIEUR 2010, from 15 to 24 October 2010 at Kortrijk Xpo. The competition jury will award a number of prizes, and the winners will be announced during the in auguration of the exhibition at the Biennale. Total prize money amounts to 40,000 euro, including 2 Workshops at the Vitra Summer School and 2 stands in the Idea Fair .

1. CONDITIONS FOR ENTRY

The competition is restricted to objects which conform to the theme as decided by the Foundation (➞ see 3. Theme). Projects concerning architecture and town planning will not be allowed. In case of dispute, the jury will decide about eligibility. The decision of the jury is final. Only prototypes are accepted for the competition, and entries may not be in production on 15 October 2010, when the results of the competition will be announced. All designers, design teams, students or schools, of any age or nationality, may take part in the competition. Manufacturers are not eligible. Each participant is limited to 2 entries.

2. JURY

The members of the jury for the 21st Interieur Design Competition are:

● Giulio Cappellini (IT)

● Nipa Doshi (IND)

● Marcus Fairs (UK)

● Pierre Keller (CH)

● Lowie Vermeersch (BE)

The jury will judge entries according to the following criteria:

— The way the design contributes to innovation in design creativity. This will include cultural, social, technological, economic, ecological and aesthetic criteria.

— The degree of finishing of the prototype and its readiness for production.

— The way the design corresponds to the brief and the imposed theme.

3. Competition timing ➞ See Competition timeline

4. Theme

The theme of the 21st Interieur Design Competition is: Designs for a new world. The world is changing fast. We are living in turbulent, uncertain times. The music industry, the automobile sector and the press are struggling. Pop culture seems to have lost its momentum. We spend more time online than in our living homes. How can design cope with the new world? Should design be sustainable? Should it be virtual? Should design make us think? Or should it make us feel good? In short: design a product that is relevant right now.

5. PRIZES

— Interieur Foundation / Grand Prize 7,000 euro and 1 stand in the Idea Fair

— Technogym (for a product thaT promotes wellbeing) 10,000 euro and 1 stand in the Idea Fair, awarded by the Interieur Foundation

— Design Vlaanderen 5,000 euro

— Visitor’s award (awarded by the City of KortrijK) 4,500 euro

— Delta Light 2,500 euro

— Designregio Kortrijk 2,500 euro

— Kortrijk Xpo 2,500 euro

— Vitra Belgium 2 places in the Summer Workshop 2011, organised by the Vitra Design Museum in collaboration with the Centre Pompidou.

6. protection / copyright

Designs remain the property of the designer, but we strongly advise participants to take the necessary measures to preserve their copyright, and to ensure prior protection of designs and/or inventions in accordance with the appropriate legislation.

7. Responsibility

Participants are responsible for all charges regarding delivery, return, insurance, customs, VAT concerning import/export and patent and design protection. Participants will bear all the costs and are also fully responsible for any legal consequences concerning intellectual property rights. The Interieur Foundation cannot be held responsible for any damage or loss. Noncompliance with the competition rules will lead to disqualification. The Interieur Foundation will not enter into verbal or written correspondence about the rules of the competition or the decisions of the jury.