With the REHACARE DESIGN AWARD, Messe Düsseldorf awards accolades to design-oriented innovations which are characterized by a humane and sensitive design. With the quality label they are thus offering all winners an effective long-term marketing instrument. Categories of interest include communication aids for visually impaired, hearing impaired, speaking impaired and speech impaired persons, telecommunication aids, aids for writing and reading, computers, entertainment electronics, etc.

The competition will take place before the trade fair (15-18 October 2008). The winners will be honoured at a festive awards ceremony on the evening of the first day of the trade fair and will receive the official confirmation for their product’s excellent quality with the certificate. In addition, all award-winning works will be presented in an attractive exhibition area during the REHACARE. Parallel to that, they will be given another presentation platform here on the competition’s Internet site www.rehacare-award.com and in the bilingual trade publication, which will be published after the trade fair.

Registration deadline is 20 August 2008. Visit the site to learn more.

An integral part of CCP’s program is to provide opportunities for emerging photo-based artists through education, professional development and exhibition. As part of this commitment, CCP presents a national award for emerging photographers sponsored by Colour Factory.

Awarded to an artist in the first eight years of their practice, the winning artist will be provided with type C exhibition prints (up to 1000 x 760mm), consultation by Colour Factory and a solo exhibition at CCP from 31 October–13 December 2008 as part of CCP’s annual exhibition program.

Registration due 15 August 2008. Visit the site to learn more.

The Cycling & Health Tech Industry R&D Center is organizing the 13th International Bicycle Design Competition (IBDC) and invites entries. IBDC takes great pleasure in inviting you to take part in the ONLY international bicycle design competition! There is no entry fee. You may read about it on http://design.runride.com and register through this web page from May 1 to August 10 2008. After registration you have until August 10 2008 to submit your work (4 electronic files in jpg format) via email for the First Round. Twenty-one finalists will be selected and notified by September 15, 2008. These twenty-one submit their final work (a small-scale model) by December 20, 2008. Final results will be announced on March 17, 2009, the first day of the 2009 Taipei International Cycle Show. The Grand Prize NT$500,000 as well as high honorary is waiting for you!

The top entrant, as chosen from the publicly voted shortlist, will have the Sackboy or Sackgirl included in the nationwide marketing campaign for LittleBigPlanet on the PlayStation 3. Don’t Panic also offering a copy of the game and a PlayStation 3 to sweeten the deal. There are 185 entries with 243 votes tallied. The top 10 designs will qualify to be judged. Go to Don’t Panic (bottom of page) to view the entries and to vote.

FITC is on the move with an imaginative new event for the broadcast and film community. PAUSE: Ideas in Motion debuts November 11 - 12, 2008 at the BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Centre in NYC. From :30 second commercial spots to feature films and experiential design, PAUSE NYC examines the concepts, techniques and principles that drive the world’s leading creative studios. The two-day event features 12 one-hour presentations, a panel discussion, special screenings, and nightly socials as only FITC can deliver. Confirmed presenters at release time include: Kyle Copper (Prologue), Brand New School, BUCK, Digital Kitchen, HUSH, Smith & Foulkes, and UFO.

“PAUSE NYC is one of our most exciting projects to date,” says Shawn Pucknell, Founder of FITC. “Attendees can expect a very dynamic event with opportunities to engage, learn and connect with the best creative minds in the industry.”

PAUSE NYC is open to anyone who works with 3D and motion graphics technologies — whether After Effects, Combustion, Maya, Motion, or a combination of these and other bold new toolsets. Delegate passes range in price from $59 to $249 US (Student and Regular). Super early bird discount rates apply now through August 18, 2008. Go to http://www.pausenyc.tv/ for details or to register.

When American designers work with Italian materials great things happen. Confindustria Ceramica and the Italian Trade Commission are delighted to announce the winners of the 2008 Ceramic Tiles of Italy Design Competition. The competition, which is celebrating its 15th anniversary, recognizes extraordinary North American architects who create design masterpieces that employ innovative uses of Italian ceramic tile. Prizes are awarded for excellence in Residential, Commercial and Institutional architecture. This year’s projects are more inventive than ever, emphasizing the innate diversity and sustainability of Italian ceramic tile.

An international jury critiqued the artistic and technical aspects of each project. They considered the creative uses of tile, and how it fits into the overall design aesthetic. After an intensive selection process, the winner of the Commercial category was determined to be BKA Architects. The firm cleverly used Italian ceramic tile to design a fluid pattern on the floor of the Samsonite Corporate Headquarters, with the renowned luggage brand’s logo serving as the centerpiece. The Institutional award went to Richard Fleischman + Partners Architects for the Cleveland Job Corps Center for the Department of Labor, a project that innovatively used tile as the main exterior surface of a nine building campus. This year two awards were given in the Residential sector. One honored Division1 Architects for the Roberts Residence, which made extensive use of Italian ceramic tile on both the exterior and the interior of the house. The other recognized Koji Tsutsui for his fabulously modern Industrial Designer House.
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