Wednesday, March 25, 2015

Biomorphic Design in The Project of A Regenerative Global Society


Deadline: April 30, 2015

The Contest
International contest, 1st edition 2015-2016 “Biomorphic design in the project of a regenerative global society”
The bio-inspired international design contest “Biomorphic design in the project a regenerative global society” (1st Edition Biennium 2015-2016) is sponsored by the international projectpromoting network VisionArtech. Innovation Inspired by Nature (http://www.visionartech.org) represented in Italy by Studio Legale Improda (http://www.studioimproda.com) and Associazione Culturale Deleyva, and in London, Great Britain by CIC Association of Community Interest Companies (http://www.cicassociation. org.uk/) and the Deleyva Social Artistic Lab CIC. English is the official language of the contest.

The scope: The scope of the contest includes selecting 3 First Class Prizes together with further 100 (one hundred) tied best design projects related to biomimetics and bio-inspired culture presented in the first contest edition 2015-2016.

Eligibility: The project-promoting network VisionArtech. Innovation Inspired by Nature launches an international contest to select 3 First Class Prizes and further 100 best bio-inspired design projects by design student from 150 international institutions (design schools, architecture schools,engineering schools) in 27 countries (both European and non-European), which are highlyinnovative and applicable to the following areas: (A) DESIGN and TEXTILE DESIGN (B) BIOARCHITECTURE (C) INDUSTRIAL DESIGN.

Registration deadline: Official registration of schools to the contest will open officially on 30thJanuary 2015 and close on 30th April 2015. Each student shall register exclusively through its school by filling in the form available on the website VisionArtech. Innovation inspired by Nature(http://www.visionartech.org). Design students can participate individually or in group. Groupsshall appoint a group leader as the only reference person to the organizers and for any relevant communication. Each school may submit a maximum of three (3) design projects by its students (a design project for each student or a design project for each group of students).

Registration: FREE OF CHARGE. Registration to the Contest requires visiting website http://www.visionartech.org. The contest is open to all design students (design, architecture, andengineering) whose school has formally joined the contest by filling the form on the website VisionArtech. Innovation inspired by Nature (http: //www. visionartech.org) before the 30th April 2015.

Award ceremony and 3 First Class prizes: The award ceremony will take place in Italy (Lombardy) in October 2015 along with the International Exposition (2015).

The first three winners will receive a cash prize (3 First Class prizes) as follows:
  • 5,000,00 (five thousands) euro for the 1st place;
  • 2,000,00 (two thousands) euro for the 2nd place;
  • 1,000.00 (one thousand) euro for the 3nd place.
The first absolute winner of the contest (1st First Class Prize) will be entitled also to a share (25%) of a start-up company in the relevant sector. Investors selected by the project network VisionArtech.

Innovation inspired by nature shall contribute the share capital.

Source: VisionArtech


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