RESHAPE: Wearable Technology Competition

DEADLINE: May 31, 2015

PRIZES

The registration fee for each submission is 50,00 € and is necessary for receiving the entry identification code. The total prize is 2700 €, which will be distributed among the first, second and third winner accordingly.

• 1st prize 1500 €*
• 2nd prize 700 €*
• 3rd prize 500 €*

All winners will be included in the online platform of RESHAPE. In the website there will be a direct link to each project with information of each designer. Winners selected by the jury will be invited to take part to specific workshops in several Fab Labs connected to the competition. All winning proposals will be presented in different exhibitions around the world.

Reshape will offer the following conditions for the projects inserted in the e-commerce platform: for each product sold, royalties of 80% from income of sale will be recognized to the designer and makers. The contest organizer has the right to use the materials submitted for educational and promotional purposes, always quoting the source, without any form of remuneration for the designers. By entering the competition, participants accept all the rules of the present brief. Any infringement will be notified and evaluated by the Reshape jury and organization. Presenting their project proposal, each participant declares that is totally aware and agrees to all the contents of the competition.

*In case of group entries, each group is responsible for managing the prize

BRIEF

In this context, disciplines as programming and electronics become highly interconnected, blurring old boundaries and merging different fields of knowledge. Fashion has been already affected by this radical change. Therefore, clothes, shoes and other accessories can now incorporate elements of hardware and software, generating a peculiar mix between fashion and computation that is incredibly fertile and inspiring. Data becomes Beauty, Interaction becomes Emotion. As a result, a new aesthetic is emerging.

Reshape focuses on the definition of this language, proposing a new challenge to makers and designers: RESHAPE15 | wearable technology competition.

Proposals will focus on the possibilities of wearable technology without any design limitation. Once again Reshape leaves to designers freedom and responsibility of their own choices. Nonetheless, all submissions must reflect the mission of Reshape: merging ideas with fabrication processes and market viabilities. Fabrication strategies must be clear and reasonable, demonstrating a real control of the production process.

The distributed network of fabrication of Reshape includes Fab Labs and Maker Space, all equipped with digital fabrication machines such as laser cutters, 3d printers, milling machines and robotic arms. Entries are required to rely on those machines as main tools for the fabrication process. Assembly method and production costs will also be taken into consideration in the evaluation process. All winning proposals will be awarded according to the prize pool.

In addition to the economical prize, Reshape offers a unique e-commerce platform * where the best design proposals will be presented and launched into the market. Designers will have then the possibility to sell their own products promoting their design on the international platform of Reshape.

(*) Reshape reserves the right to select the projects for the e-commerce platform.

RULES

Reshape is a digital competition; hard copies of the proposals will not be accepted. Please notice the exact requirements below:

• The official language of the competition is English. Any other language will not be accepted.
• The registration fee is 50,00 €
• Participants could be groups or individuals.
• Entry identification code (which is generated during the registration) must be placed in the upper right corner of each A3 board, with required dimensions of 40 x 10 mm. No other form of identification is allowed.
• Each submission should include:

1. A3 boards in landscape format. Do not exceed 3 presentation boards. Each board should be a vectorial (not raster) pdf file of 150 dpi and RGB color mode. All the boards should be combined in one single pdf file (maximum 25MB) named as: “Reshape15_Identification code_ title of the project”. Each team has to use its own identification code (which is generated during the registration) and title of its project.
2. A description of approximately 500 words has to be delivered separately in a word document.
3. A physical prototype must be documented with pictures in one or more of the submission boards.
4. A video of maximum duration of one minute has to be included. The video should be one mp4 file, maximum 25 MB.

• Each entry (pdf, word document, video) should be submitted online to competition@youreshape.com in a .zip or .rar format named as “Reshape15_Identification code_ title of the project”.
• All entries must be submitted via email on/or before midnight (23:59) May 31st, 2015 Barcelona Time (UTC/GMT +1 hour).

Disqualification of entries may occur if the guidelines are not met.

TIMELINE

• 15th of January – 31st May 2015_ Online registration and submission period
• 15th of January – 30st April 2015_ Questions and answers available online at competition@youreshape.com
• 31st of May 2015_ submissions deadline 23:59 (UTC/GMT +1 hour)
• 1st of June-30th of June 2015_ Evaluation of projects
• 6th of July_ Announcement of prizes

To be scheduled_ Awarding ceremony and final exhibition (*)

*the exact date and place will be published on www.youreshape.com

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