The Japan Design Foundation (JDF) will hold the International Design Competition 2008 under its basic principle of “Design for Every Being,” with its sights set on presenting visions for near-future lifestyles.

For the International Design Competition 2008, JDF has selected the theme “Earth Life.” They welcome diverse unique proposals on products, systems, business models, etc., that will prompt them to contemplate how we all should pass on to the next generation the Earth - a beautiful, irreplaceable,
living planet, the birthplace and foundation of human livelihood - and how to tackle, in our everyday lives, the environmental stresses facing us today and ensure a more sustainable, affluent and comfortable lifestyle.

Any individual or group, from any design field, anywhere in the world, may enter the competition. Entries will be accepted until September 5, 2008. Visit the site to learn more.