FurniTeacher : Challenge to merge furniture with learning

In such a space it may be valuable to ask ourselves, what opportunities could modular furniture that could also help transfer knowledge allow? 

 Eligibility

The minimum eligible age for participation is 18 years.

The competitions are open worldwide for designers from any discipline.

You can participate as an individual or as a team of a maximum of 4 members.

All students and professionals can participate in the competitions.

For Students: A student is someone who is currently enrolled in a full-time graduate/undergraduate program at a university anywhere in the world on the date of registration. We will need proof of identity upon the result declaration. The proof of identity should clearly state that you were enrolled in the institution at the time of registration. You may also produce a bonafide/authorized certificate from the institution as proof of identity. Students are allowed to involve one mentor/professor/guide in their team provided the mentor has been authorized via a bonafide certificate of the University.

All the participants who do not belong to the student category will be considered professionals by default. PhD candidates will also be considered professionals.

Institutional access is a program for students only if they are participating in the competition as a group of 20 people and want to submit 5-20 entries together. Institutional access has to be done under the guidance of a mentor/professor.

A team with even one professional will be considered as a professional entry.

Judging Criteria

The entries will be judged by an international jury of the competition on the following criteria:

Presentation: The fundamental to a good entry is a visual delivery of ideas.

Concept/Idea: Quality of thought and intent in the pre-design phase.

Ergonomics: How the furniture is conceived along with the programme and users.

Design Outcome: The final outcome of the solution.

Awards and Fees

The fee to participate grows based on the number of registrations received. Similarly, the prize money proportionally grows with rising participating entries. A total of 500 entries will be accepted in the competition till the last deadline. If the competition reaches a total registered entry of 500, then the participation process will be closed at a total prize pool of 24,000 USD. This implies, the sooner you register, the less you will pay as fees. More number of teams you will compete with, the higher the amount of prize you will be entitled to receive.

As for the awards that competition will result in, there are the following types of awards

Winner

Runner-up

Honorable Mention

The first three are decided based on the jury scores.

People’s Choice

This is driven by people’s votes or likes on the platform.

Organizer’s Choice Award

Editor’s Choice Award

These are chosen by the organizing committee and the curatorial/editorial committee of UNI, respectively, to recognize the value brought to the competition by some projects that may not have won in any other categories.

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