2022 Trieste Contemporanea Design Competition (8.000 Euros prize)

Trieste Contemporanea International Design Competition 2022 edition is now open! It announces the 14th edition of the International Design Contest with the aim of showcasing the most original design offerings from the countries of Central Eastern Europe. The contest is under the auspices of the Central European Initiative.

Trieste Contemporanea Design Competition Details

The 2022 edition of the competition aims to reflect on individual contribution we can make to sustainable development. Basic issues of concern are how to effectively change ourselves and increase our responsibility to others and to our planet.

Contestants are asked to conceive an original and innovative item of contemporary design taking into account sustainable development objectives.

Competition Requirements

Every participant entering the competition should mandatorily submit the following documents:

candidate’s CV.
a copy of the Identification Document of the single candidate/group leader.
the project of the design object conceived for the competition (which should be unpublished), containing all the information required for its production.
an account describing the rationale behind the conception of the new design object created.
The format and maximum size of the documents to upload are specified in the online application form.

Who can enter the competition?

The Competition is open to all designers born in CEI member states (Albania, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Italy, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Serbia, Slovenia, Ukraine, Austria, Estonia, Germany, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania and Turkey) in compliance with its purposes.

Competition Entry fee

There is no entry fee.

Trieste Contemporanea Design Competition Prizes

The works SELECTED by the jury will be published in an online catalogue on the Trieste Contemporanea website.
BEBA PRIZE 2021, for the youngest designer individually participating, among those selected: € 1000.
CEI PRIZE 2021, for the best design from one of the nonEU CEI countries: € 3000.
GILLO DORFLES PRIZE / FIRST PRIZE TRIESTE CONTEMPORANEA 2021, for the best design 2021: € 4000.

Application Guide

Contestants should apply using the online form on the www.triestecontemporanea.it website. All material requested should be included directly in the online application form.

Groups can participate in the competition. Any group wishing to participate should fill out the application form with the name of the group leader and list the names and countries of birth of the other group members.
Each contestant can enter only a single project.

Competition Deadline

Designers can submit their applications until 11.59pm (Italian time) on the 27th of February 2022.

The awards ceremony will take place in Trieste in March 2022. The winning designers will be invited to travel to Trieste at the organizers’ expense in order to collect their award.

Competition Website

You can check the competition website following this link.

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