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“As Green As It Gets” Design Competition

September 29th, 2009 by GreenMe  (View Author Profile)

In conjunction with the Handmade Furniture Company & GreenMe.ie

Dates

tristian-bedThe Handmade Furniture Company, 44 The Quay, Waterford, is holding a “As Green As It Gets “Design Competition in conjunction with GreenMe.ie. Entrants are asked to design a drawing of a finished piece of functional furniture; Entries for the competition will be accepted from the 28th September until November 30th

Eligibility

Competition is open to GreenMe.ie members only.  Anyone who has an original design idea, that can communicate that concept and its construction in a drawing of a completed piece of practical furniture.  There is no age limit, all ages of entrants’ will be accepted from 1-100.

Categories

Professional: anyone who has worked or trained in the area of design.

Amateur: anyone one who has not worked or trained in any area of design.

Entries must fill out an application to submit along with design proposal.

Design format

Contestants must design a new piece of furniture.

No borrowed designs will be accepted. This must be the contestant’s original design.

All furniture must be able to be crafted from renewable sourced or recycled natural, solid hardwood.  This is in the spirit of The Handmade Furniture Company’s “as green as it gets” philosophy. How Green can you be?

Chocolate Finish or Natural must be indicated.

Design must be dimensioned in metric.

Prize

Winner will have his or her design made by THE HANDMADE FURNITURE COMPANY and receive 1of these winning pieces of furniture. They will also receive a voucher for €1,000 to be used in our store on the Quay in Waterford.  Prize is not transferable and cannot be exchanged for cash

Adjudication

Our own, Rhineheart McLoughlin, a industrial designer an graduate of The Centre for Creative Studies, along with the staff of GreenMe.ie will do the final selection. Our selection of the design and the winner will be posted on The Handmade Furniture Website and Greenme.ie. The Winner will be informed by phone and or email.

So sign up to GreenMe today and be in with a change to have that furniture design you have dreamed of brought to life by one of Ireland’s most prestigious Furniture Company’s.

To sign up to GreenMe today and download you application form, click here.

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