Mad Hatter’s Closet – Designing a personality-driven furniture
PREMISE
In the old days, the necessity of storing clothes was not the purpose that was attributed to closets.
Houses those days were barely a single room while people slept on the floor. The elite people had manors with bedrooms where people slept and used for other activities, sometimes for entertaining guests too. When one’s bedroom was also to be occupied with so many activities, they needed a place to have a private moment, either for reading, praying, or to store their prized possessions. This is where the closet was invented.
Up until the late 1960s, the cloth hangers that we now find in closets and wardrobes were not even invented. Clothes were stored in chests and trunks.
The term closet eventually became a synonym for secretive or private.
BRIEF
It is always a sight to watch creative people go through their day and to wonder at the way their thoughts run. In every aspect of their life, some people stand apart, and to represent this quirky sect of our population, no one can do it better than a fictional character.
And who better than The Mad Hatter himself. The hat maker with an eye for good hats.
The challenge here is to design a personalized closet for Mad Hatter from the beloved fantasy story ‘Alice in wonderland’.
The aim here is to broaden the realms of closet designs by designing for the creative population and redefining the definition of storage in the future.
This project would help future product designers to broaden their visions and cater to the needs of all kinds of people.
Short Description
The challenge here is to design a personalized closet for Mad Hatter from the beloved fantasy story ‘Alice in wonderland’.
Organizer
UNI
Link to Competition
Link to Registration form
Prizes
Prize pool of worth 24000$
Winner – 6000 USD
Runner – Up – 6 x 1400 USD
Honorable Mention – 12 x 600 USD
People’s Choice – 4 x 600 USD
Type of Competition
Open to the public/Minimum requirements (Open to anyone that complies with the requirements), Single stage (Winners selected immediately)
Who can Participate
The minimum eligible age for participation is 18 years.
There is no restriction on the degree of design disciplines to participate in the challenge.
Participation in the competition can happen in a team as well as an individual.
The maximum numbers of participants in a team are 4.
Dates and Time Frame
Registration Closes August 9, 2021
Deadline to Submit Project August 10, 2021
Winners announcement Date October 7, 2021
Languages
English
Location of Competition
Worldwide
Additional Information