Gandiablasco has convened the XIV International Competition for Outdoor Furniture Design in an annual event that aims to give an opportunity to the future talents in the sector through a challenge that is renewed in each edition. This time, the main theme of the contest is the designing of an outdoor lamp. A new challenge to be done, open to students and young design professionals, between the ages of 18 and 35 years. The participants may submit their projects either individually or collectively within a period beginning on the 8th of November 2019 until the 15th of May 2020.
As usual, the jury of the competition is made up of professionals relevant to the world of culture and the furniture industry. This time, José A. Gandía-Blasco Canales, the president and creative director of Gandia Blasco S.; Julian Molins, art critic and exhibition curator; Marcelo Ghio, Director of Content Strategy and Editorial of the Experimenta magazine; and Helena Rohner, jewellery designer at tge Helena Rohner studio, will all be judging and evaluating the projects. They will analyse each of the presented projects, taking into account aspects such as: creativity and the capacity for innovation, the functionality of the design and its capacity for integration in an outdoor space.
They will also be in charge of resolving any doubts or aspects that are not covered by the competition throughout the participation period.
In any event, the basic requirements of the works submitted will be as the following: they must be unpublished proposals and must have not been submitted to any other contests or previously published, they must be reproducible on an industrial scale, and, finally, the use of any plastic material other than 100% recyclable is banned.
Of the pieces presented, there will be two monetary prizes of 2,000€ and 1,000€ awarded (for first and second prize) and an honourable mention from Gandiablasco will be received.
