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2003
DBEW International Design Competition
The DBEW International Design
Competition is commemorating its 3rd year, yearly advancing towards
world's most renowned design competition. Just last year, 520
works from 48 countries worldwide were submitted in for the competition,
15 best works were selected for the finals; this year as well,
the competition departs from the grand proposition -"Creating
new paradigm of design which may be developed for sustainability."
Design Beyond East and West; The starting point is the will to
harmonize human and nature, the way of resolving the most important
issue that mankind is facing at the moment.
1. The Outline of 2003 DBEW International Design
Competition
Korea's most renowned furniture
and interior company, Hanssem is holding the 3rd DBEW International
Design Competition this year. The competition presents US$42,000
as reward money for the winners and worldly renowned professionals
from architecture and design field are invited as juries of the
competition. Last year, under the background theme of "Design
Beyond East and West", there was the sub theme of "DBEW
for the One Child Family", DBEW International Design Competition
called entries of the architecture / interior / furniture field.
This year, Hanssem keeps the theme identical, and awaits for
many talented design works.
The 2nd DBEW International
Design Competition awards ceremony in Milan
In 2001, the first year
of competition, 380 works for 42 countries worldwide were submitted,
raising high interest; and last year, 520 works from 48 countries
were presented raising high competency. Especially in the 2nd
year of the competition, designers working in current fields
and design oriented companies presented in their works, thus,
the overall quality, not to mention the quantity of the entries
augmented. Stimulated by such interest and participation from
the design and architecture field, Hanssem decided to open an
awards ceremony in Italy's Milan on 10th April this year. The
ceremony was originally to be held right after the award announcement,
but to show appreciation to the award winners and to promote
active interchange, the ceremony was deferred and all award winning
teams were invited to Milan at the ceremony.
At the Galles Hotel in Milan, 5pm (Milan time) on 10th April
2003, the 2nd DBEW International Design Competition awards ceremony
was held with participation of Mr. Alessandro Mendini, Professor
Seok-Chul Kim, Hanssem's CEO, Mr. Chang-Gul Cho, 17 award winners
and some 40 related personnel from Korea and abroad were invited.
Hanssem's original concept in holding the competition was to
find and develop talented designers, thus, Hanssem provided the
all the award winners with the air tickets for round-trips, hotel
accommodations, and admission fees to the Milan Furniture Fair.
The award winners having stayed in Milan on 9th and 10th of April,
attended the awards ceremony, visited the Milan Fair and also
the office of Mr. Alessandro Mendini. Moreover, 4 teams among
the award winning teams have had a special meeting with Mr. Chang-Gul
Cho of Hanssem in order to develop a joint design project with
Hanssem company.
Design Beyond East and West;
For the One Child Family!
The theme of the 3rd
year's DBEW International Design Competition is identical to
last year's theme "DBEW for the One Child Family".
This decision is as to attain the resulting works in depth by
rightfully understanding the background theme of the competition,
"Design Beyond East & West". The abundance of all
things and selfishness of material civilization caused by the
Industrial Revolution, has another facet to it, the destruction
of orderly nature.
Evolving from Asia, the new design paradigm beyond East and West,
should be focused on harmonizing the futuristic trend moving
towards the cohabitation of mankind and nature. The key to this
question is given to the creator and innovator, the designers.
Designers who have conscience of such matters may now concentrate
on the substantial issue of creating a living space for a one
child family. The three major keywords are as follows. "A
digital space guiding towards mutual understanding and not towards
extinction, creation of a new kitchen culture for the family,
a creative child's room who are to be the leaders of the future".
The juries will judge the design works focusing on the three
given keywords, on how they have the innovative problem solving
eyes and creative ideas as to create a space harmonizing mankind
and nature, a space evolving towards the future with a new paradigm
for a logical living space.
Presenting the Online Theme
Discussion Ground, "DBEW Talk"
Until 17th September
which is the deadline date of submitting entries for the competition,
on the official website of DBEW International Design Competition,
will be created a ground for in depth theme discussion. On the
coming 7th July, the "DBEW Talk", a community and the
communication room for designers worldwide will be created on
the DBEW Competition website as to give an opportunity to freely
discuss on the theme of the competition. On the community of
"DBEW Talk", high quality lectures on the theme of
the competition. On the community of "DBEW Talk", high
quality lectures of the juries and other professionals, hot issues
on the design & architecture field and various ideas and
information exchange for the competition will be made. www. hanssemcompe.com.
Architect Kazuyo Sejima and
China's Institute of Interior Design of Architectural Society
President, Shi-Li Zhang Join as New Juries
For the DBEW International
Design Competition with award winning money of US $42,000 the
new juries joined as to create new era for the event. They are
Japan's renowned woman architect, Kazuyo Sejima and China's Institute
of Interior Design of Architectural Society President, Shi-Li
Zhang. (Please refer to the profiles of juries.)
For the first 2 years of holding the event, the DBEW International
Design Competition have maintained the same juries so that the
judging can be done in depth systematically; yet for the third
year, new juries have joined. Thus, the most influential professionals
from Korea, Japan and China are the juries led by Mr. Alessandro
Mendini of Italy who will continuously be the foreman of the
judges.
2. The Outline of the Call for
Entries
Theme : Design beyond East & West for the Dual Income
Single Child Family
Eligibility: The competition is open to anyone, either
individual or as a member of a team, irrespective of country
of domicile, gender, profession, major or otherwise.
Categories:
A. Architectural Design for an Apartment House Unit for the
Dual Income Single Child Family
B. Interior Design for the Dual Income Single Child Family
C. Furniture Design for the Dual Income Single Child Family
Deadline for Submissions:
September 17, 2003, Wednesday 6:00PM (Korea time)
By mail: The entry must arrive at the Competition Committee Office
by Wednesday
6:00PM on September 17, 2003.
Online: The submission must be completed and given a Confirmation
Code by
Wednesday 6:00PM on September 17, 2003.
Judging period: October 15(Wed) - 16 (Thu), 2003
Announcement of results: October 17(Fri), 2003
Application Form:
By Mail: Download an application form and print, fill out
and send it with every entry.
Online: Fill out the form online.
Judging panel: Panel
Alessandro Mendini (Italy), Seok-Chul Kim (Korea), Shi-Li Zhang
(China)
Kazuyo Sejima (Japan)
Principal judging criteria:
1) Marketability : Appropriateness to environments, cultures,
and life-styles in Korea, Japan, and China
2) Functionality : Whether problems and innovative solutions
drawn are viewed from users' point of views on functions
3) Futurity : Insight and adequacy that suggest for new housing
culture and life-style
Other judging criteria considered:
1) Creativity : Originality of design and value creation
2) Modernity : Application of new technologies and materials
3) Humor : Effective usage of humorous elements in appearance
or operating process
The Number of Prize Winners and Awards:
Grand prix : 1 team, US $ 20,000
Golden Prize : 2 teams, US $ 5,000(each)
Silver Prize: 12 teams, US $ 1,000(each)
Total : 15 teams, US $ 42,000
*Winning entries will be awarded on an individual basis irrespective
of chosen category.
Royalty:
If an award winning work is commercially produced and marketed,
royalties will be paid as percentage of sales proceeds from it.
(Special contracts between winners and Hanssem will be considered.)
Regardless of award, designers having submitted work of high
potential marketability will be given the opportunity to participate
in the Hanssem Design Venture Project for cultivating talented
designers.
3. Juries' Profile 2003
DBEW International Design Competition
Alessandro Mendini
Born in 1931 in Milano,
Italy. Worked as editor for Italy's design/architecture magazines,
"Casabella", "Modo" and "Domus".
Actively worked in various design fields of objet, furniture,
interior and architecture. Jointly worked with international
brands such as Allexy, Phillips, Swarovski and Swatch; highly
reputed internationally for providing artistic consulting, that
is, providing design consulting, brand identity scheme to worldwide
manufacturing companies including those of Asia. In 1989 set
up Atelier Mendini. His major design works are exhibited in Groninger
Museum of Netherlands, Museo di Corte of France and Allexy showroom
of Germany. He is a honored member of Bezalel Academy of Arts
and Design at Jerusalem, have received the prize of Compasso
d'Oro and also the Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres was given
to him by the Government of France.
Seok-Chul Kim
Graduated Seoul National University majoring Architecture
in 1966. In 1973, inaugurated Kim Seok-Chul Architecture Research
Center (Currently the Archiban Architecture & City Research
Center), and works as visiting professor at University of Venice
and Columbia University. His major architectural achievements
are the Korea Arts Center, Korea complex at Venice Biennale,
New Buddhist Site at Hae-In Buddhist Temple etc. He received
the Steel Tower Order of Industrial Service Merit in 1988, the
grand prix of East Asia Architecture Prize in 1988 and 1999,
the Golden Prize at Arcasia awards in 2000. He also wrote and
published a book, "Architecture of Thousand Years, Cities
of Thousand Years".
Kazuyo Sejima
Born in 1956 at Ibaraki of Japan. Graduated Japan Women's
University majoring architecture and from 1981 for 7 years, worked
as architect at Toyo Ito Architect & Associates to obtain
working experience in the field. In 1987, she inaugurated Kazuyo
Sejima & Associates and since then, actively working in the
architecture field and became worldly known as famous architect.
Based on various working experiences, she gives lectures at Japan
Women's University and Waseda University. In 1992, she received
"Best Young Architect of the Year" awarded by the Japan
Architects Association and in 1994 received the Grand Prix, "Architect
of the Year" from Commercial Space Design Award and many
more. Famous architectural achievements include Japan's Gifu
Kitagata Grand Living Complex, O-Museum, the Japanese Pavilion
design at Venice Exhibitions, Japan's Ganazawa Contemporary Museum.
Shi Li Zhang
Currently the President
of China's Institute of Interior Design of Architectural Society
(CIID), having been honored as the deputy director of Central
Arts & Crafts School of China. At the moment, he is the head
of Environmental Arts Research Center and Professor at Tsinghua
University, Arts center. He is the 1st generation of interior
architecture designing representing China, and he has been focusing
on research of architectural styles and interior design based
on China's traditional culture. His point is, not to totally
reject the foreign culture, but to adapt and research the designs
from the foreign world, based on China's tradition. His major
achievements include the interior design works of the Army Committee
banquet hall in Macao, owned by the Department of Foreign Affairs
of China, jointly used by correspondents, China's Great Hotel,
meeting room at Chinese Embassy in France, Chinese Embassy in
Germany.
*Attached: Interviews of 2nd
year's Grand Prix Winners in the "Monthly Design" Magazine,
November 2002
Grand Prix Winners: Federica
Lusiardi, Riccardo Bianchini
Monthly Design: What made you
participate at the competition?
We found out about the DBEW International Design Competition
at Italy's architecture related website and thought the theme
was original and that the judges were of high prestige. As we
assumed that the overall quality of the event would be rather
high (which is not often the case), we have decided to participate.
Monthly Design: Why do you think the Grand Prix was
given to you?
Well, it is difficult to say what made our work win the Grand
Prix but in our concept of "Sweet Nest Space" there
are some factors that we have focused on, and we think that these
factors enabled us to attain high score. The core of the project
is interaction between people. We planned our social work giving
children's viewpoint identical, or even higher prestige than
the grown ups' viewpoint. Another important factor is the "balanced
relation" among furniture and spaces. The two factors of
home would be "food nest" and "knowledge nest",
and they face each other and create some kind of an energy flow.
Such energy flow differs depending on the change of layout, but
it does not destroy the balanced relation between human and things.
We wanted to regulate the complex relations, thus we concentrated
on the overall space and not simply the collection of things.
Monthly Design : How did you get the inspiration of container
and movable space?
The most important issue in our work is the mobility, wonder
and flexibility of time and space and so on. Even if we named
it "Sweet Nest Space" we did not mean it to be a secluded
place from the outside world only for the family members. Actually
it's the opposite. We meant it to be a space where family members
gather, have relations with others, meet up friends, some place
where affection grows and flows.
The importance of movable wall is that we may show the inside
of the wall to the outside, all family members may actively move
about, and this is more important when there is a child in the
family. It is difficult to say how or where we got the inspiration
of our work, but I guess we could say that we got hints from
the works of Steven Hall and from the movie,"Space Odyssey"
of Stanley Kubrick.
Monthly Design : What is your relation like with Hanssem
after the competition?
Hanssem informed us the result of the competition by email on
9th October. They swiftly informed us the related articles and
gave us many new related information. We are being step by step
informed of Hanssem's DBEW International Design Competition that
they are organizing and we are happy and satisfied by their attitude.
We also know that Hanssem has been good to other entrants as
well. It is rare that such big company treats designers with
such generosity. If there is a chance that we may work with Hanssem
together, we would gladly consent. However, at the moment, we
are very excited to receive the award.
Interviewed by journalist Myung-yeon Kim
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