HAY！YoungBirds！Talent Award Asia 2020
HAY! YoungBirds！is an international competition IP and a design stage created jointly by Danish contemporary design brand HAY, which endorses cross-cultural collaboration, and the Young Bird Plan, an international competition platform for global design talents.
.— Jury Panel
—There are eight starring juries in HAY！YoungBirds！Talent Award Asia 2020 !
· Rolf Hay: Co-Founder & Furniture and Lighting CCO, HAY
· Mette Hjort Hay: Co-Founder & Accessories CCO, HAY· Ben Watson: CCO, Herman Miller
· Hee Welling: Furniture designer· Clara Von Zweigbergk: graphic designer
· Stefan Diez: Industrial Designer
· Rossana Hu: Co-founder of Neri&Hu
· Isa Ye: Founder of Young Bird plan
— Design Challenges
—①Entries must belong to one of the following categories: Furniture, Lighting and Accessories.
②A single product or portfolio that belongs to Furniture, Lighting, or Accessorie is only allowed. A cross-category design is prohibited.
③There is no specific limitation on product materials,but environmental protection and sustainability must be considered.
④Entrants must ensure that your submission is original and you own the copyright during the competition.
— Timeline
—2019.12.27 Call for entries2020.03.15 Registration deadline2020.04.30 Submission deadline2020.05.10 Release of shortlisted winners2020.05.31 Release of Top 302020.10.30 Release of Top 3 and the ChampionThe timeline is just for your reference not the final version. — Awards —First Prize1 winner; 30,000 RMB (pre-tax); A trip of 3 Days of Design in DenmarkSecond Prize2 winners; 10,000 RMB each (pre-tax); A trip of 3 Days of Design in DenmarkTop 3027 winners; Top 30 honor of certificate.ShortlistsFinalist certificate.Note: More surprise awards will be announced after shortlisted winners are released. Stay attention!Exhibition：The winning projects of the champion and top 3 winners will have the opportunity to be displayed at 3 Days of Design 2021(an annual design event in Denmark), and the products will have the opportunity to be selected into the HAY product line.Press packages：All shortlisted projects will be published on the media platforms designverse and its social official platforms. As long as your strength and story impresses us, designverse will send you an invitation of SuperNova Interview and your personal interview will be displayed on the front page of designverse for one day.— Registration —①Please register by logging into our website: www.designverse.com.cn②For the latest information about this competition, please follow our official WeChat account: designverse设计宇宙 or our official Weibo account: @designverse设计宇宙;③Learn more about the HAY brand, please follow the official WeChat account: HAYofficial；The official Weibo account: @HayOfficial or website: hay.dk;④You can directly contact the competition team by add YoungBirdPlan as one of your Wechat friends. We remain at your service here for any further questions you may have.
Short Description
In 2020,this competition is committed to engaging more young, bold, and innovative designers who represent the contemporary Asia-Pacific market. The challenge is to design a single product or portfolio that belongs to Furniture, Lighting, or Accessories, and which mirrors the HAY brand values, including production, architecture, sustainability, and art
Organizer
Young Bird Plan
Link to Competition
Link to Registration form
Prizes
First Prize1 winner;
30,000 RMB (pre-tax); A trip of 3 Days of Design in DenmarkSecond
Prize2 winners; 10,000 RMB each (pre-tax); A trip of 3 Days of Design in Denmark
Top 3027 winners; Top 30 honor of certificate.
ShortlistsFinalist certificate.
Note: More surprise awards will be announced after shortlisted winners are released.
Stay attention!
Exhibition：The winning projects of the champion and top 3 winners will have the opportunity to be displayed at 3 Days of Design 2021(an annual design event in Denmark), and the products will have the opportunity to be selected into the HAY product line.Press packages：All shortlisted projects will be published on the media platforms designverse and its social official platforms. As long as your strength and story impresses us, designverse will send you an invitation of SuperNova Interview and your personal interview will be displayed on the front page of designverse for one day.
Type of Competition
Restricted/Has stricter requirements (Is not open to anyone. Has limitations regarding its participants), Single stage (Winners selected immediately)
Who can Participate
-This competition is free and open to students who are still enrolled in education or graduated between 2018 and 2019 in Asia-Pacific, with no limitation on major and age.
-A valid Asia-Pacific (China, Japan, South Korea, Australia, India, New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines, Indonesia and other Asia-Pacific countries or regions) address or certificates of identification(including but not limited to: passport, ID card, etc), contact information, and education certificate are required. Individual entries are allowed. Interdisciplinary teams (three members at most and can’t sign up alone) are encouraged to join. Participants needs to provide us with materials for Education Verification (e.g. highest diploma).
-Designer who submit group work are not allowed to do it individually.
-Each participant has to register on our website.
Dates and Time Frame
Registration Closes March 15, 2020
Deadline to Submit Project April 30, 2020
Winners announcement Date October 30, 2020
Languages
English
Location of Competition
China
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