Hasta La Ideas

Dr. Samuel Yin is a Taiwanese entrepreneur who recently founded the Tang Prize, a Nobel-like honor intended to reward research scholars from anywhere in the world. It being a relatively new award, Yin needed an impressive medal to embody it and held a global competition for its design.

The winner was announced yesterday, and it was none other than Naoto Fukasawa who snagged top prize for designing the top prize. Fukasawa netted US $500,000 for his design, a sweet, pure gold spiral to be manufactured by Taiwan’s Central Mint. (The runners-up didn’t do too shabbily either—the other nine designers to crack the top ten will each get 50 large for their troubles!)

Fukasawa, of course, is no stranger to golden awards—it’s just that he’s usually the guy winning them, from America’s IDEA Gold Award to Germany’s iF Gold Award.

As for who will win the Fukasawa-designed award in future, attaining the Tang Prize is a tall order likely to find its way only around the necks of the world’s best and brightest. Here’s the detailed description:

In the advent of industrialization and globalization, humanity has greatly enjoyed the convenience brought about by science and technology, reaping unprecedented benefits made possible by progress and development. Yet, in the meantime, humanity also faces a multitude of critical environmental, socio-cultural, and ethical issues on an unparalleled scale, such as climate change, inequality, and moral degradation. Against this backdrop, Dr. Samuel Yin established the Tang Prize in December 2012 to encourage individuals across the globe to chart the middle path to achieving sustainable development by recognizing and supporting scholars for conducting revolutionary research in the four major fields of Sustainable Development, Biopharmaceutical Science, Sinology, and the Rule of Law. The Tang Prize is truly global in reach, with laureates selected on the basis of the originality of their research along with their contributions to society irrespective of their nationality or ethnicity.

Rooted in the long-standing cultural traditions of Chinese philosophical thinking and in an outlook of convergence and mutual enrichment with other traditions, the Tang Prize aims to provide fresh impetus to the promotion of first-class research and development in the 21st century. Implemented with self-effacement and selflessness, the Tang Prize seeks to bring about positive changes to the global community and to create a brighter future for all humanity.

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Calling all designers!

The Dutch government is looking for a new giveaway to distribute in the United States and is inviting designers to submit inventive, quirky, and smart ideas for a functional and affordable small item. The item should be inspired by Dutch Design and fit in the collection of our partner, Kikkerland. For more information please see www.Dutchcultureusa.com.

The competition is open to everyone. Organizers hope that Dutch designers, US designers inspired by Dutch Design, as well as special teams of Dutch and US designers will participate.

The top 10 entries will be selected by a high-profile jury by the beginning of April, and will be printed in 3D by Shapeways. This competition, however, does not require that every part of your design can be printed on a 3D printer. The winner will be anounced mid-April.

See the full Call for Entries and submit today!

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A’ Design Awards & Competition is for designers, innovators and companies that want the world and their peers to acknowledge their designer brilliance. The awards offers intense publicity to award winning designs. One of the missions of the awards is to bring together designers, companies and the press. You can participate in categories as diverse as Furniture, Packaging, Lighting, Digital and Electronic Devices, Energy Products and Home Appliance Designs amongst others.

Here are some of the benefits of participating in the A’ Design Awards & Competition:

• Extensive PR Campaign
• Press Release Preparation
• Press Release Distribution
• Newsletter Announcement
• Award Trophy
• Winners’ Certificate
• Exhibition Certificate
• Winners Badges
• Good Design Mark
• Content Syndication: IDNN & DXGN
• Gala-Night Invitation
• The Annual Yearbook
• Physical Exhibition of Selected Projects
• Feedback Notes by the Jury
• Winner Services
• Option to Sell Winning Designs
• World Design Rankings

Expect your designs to be judged by an international jury panel of academics, design professionals and press members. Almost 50 pair of eyes will put your design under the scanner and only a select few make it above the mark.

Here is what you need to do:

• Register Here.
• Learn more about the competition here.
• Deadline for submission is February 28.
• Results will be announced to public on April 15.
• Selected winners and results will be posted on Yanko Design on April 15.
• Remember to register here and upload your design before February 28, 2014.

Dahom Cfl Pingpong by Dahom Fujian

Calliope Hi-Fi Turntable by Deniz Karasahin

Crystal Science Exhibition Center by Bo Lee

Electra by Valfsel Design Team

Eva by Simon Colabufalo

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(A’ Design Awards & Competition – Last Call for Entries was originally posted on Yanko Design)

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3. A’ Design Awards & Competition 2013 – Call for Submissions

With just less than a year to go until their next event, the Belgian Biennale Interieur—a celebration of design and creative culture known for its relatively small size but uncompromising curation—is calling for entries from budding design talents keen to exhibit their work in 2014.

A star panel will judge entries on object and interior design:

Interior brief – Deadline: January 30, 2014 – Create a cutting-edge bar concept for the Biennale INTERIEUR 2014

Object brief – Deadline: April 30, 2014 – Create an object that is relevant to our living environment and helps us improve daily life

More information and registration over on the awards homepage

Past awarded entry ‘Acciaio series’ furniture by Max Lipsey is now in production with Cappellini

Previous winner: Box Bar at the biennale INTERIEUR 2012, scenography by Granstudio

Judging panel includes Lina Kanafani, Noe Duchaufour Lawrance, Lowie Vermeersch, Matylda Krzykowski, Philippe Grohe, Rolf Hay, Francesca Sarti and Robert Klanten

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