| Design-Nation Selection 2008 - deadline extended |
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| Deadline for entries: | 5pm, Friday 1 February 2008 |
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Email selection2008@designnation.co.uk if you have any queries. More information about Design-Nation, the selection process and benefits of membership are below. |
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Entr requirements:
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- completed form
- your CV
- 4-6 images of work on CD (300dpi jpegs A5 in size)
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About Design-Nation: |
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Design-Nation is a not-for-profit organisation that promotes the excellence of British design and provides business start-up advice to designers. It is part of London Metropolitan University. |
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Design-Nation activities are carried out through two websites: |
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www.designnation.co.uk (showcase website promoting 183 of the most talented designers in the UK) |
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www.thedesigntrust.co.uk (educational website including the Business Start-Up Guide for Designers)
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Design-Nation currently consists of 183 designers in 5 categories (ceramics & glass, furniture, interior/exterior design & products, silver gold metalwork & jewellery, and textiles & fashion accessories). It includes work by Ron Arad, Fred Baier, Thomas Heatherwick, David Mellor, Wendy Ramshaw, Michael Sodeau and Helen Yardley, but also contains work by many more recent graduates. The aim is to build Design-Nation into an important resource for anyone wishing to buy, source or commission good design, a resource that reflects the generations of talented designers that have emerged in this country.
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Selection criteria: |
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Selection is based on four criteria. |
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Work must fit into one of the five categories on the website
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Designer(s) must be established in business and based in the UK
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The work should be well-made and well-designed (stand out in the marketplace)
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Designer(s) must operate professionally and be able to complete orders reliably
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The panel will consider design for production as well as commissioned work. |
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Judges: |
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The selection panel is made up of practitioners and industry professionals. In past years the panel has included Japser Morrison, Jeremy Myerson, Jane Priestman, Robin Levien, Frances Sorrell (Sorrell Foundation), Paul Dyson (Goldsmiths Company), Carole Lee (John Lewis). |
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Membership: |
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If selected, there is an annual subscription of £120 + VAT, which goes towards the cost of maintaining and marketing the website. |
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No commission is taken on orders or contracts obtained through the website. |
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Benefits of membership: |
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Promotion on the website and in the catalogue
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Membership of a national organisation, which gives the opportunity for peer group networking
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Industry networking events, the opportunity to meet buyers, manufacturers or specifiers
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Advice and support from Design-Nation
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Exhibition opportunities, eligibility for bursaries at 100% Design and Decorex International, or to be considered for Design-Nation group stands
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Eligibility for Design-Nation's Eureka Project www.eurekacollection.co.uk
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If you have any queries please
email
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