IFDA International Furniture Design Fair Asahikawa 2005

IFDA International Furniture Design Fair Asahikawa 2005
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organizer: International Furniture Design Fair Asahikawa Organizing
Committee
theme: wooden furniture
type: open, international
jury: Toshiyuki Kita (Japan, designer), Motomi Kawakami (Japan, designer), Kunio Shibuya (Japan, designer & rector), Hans Sandgren Jakobsen (Denmark, designer), Gunilla Allard (Sweden, designer),
Yeoh-Hang Yoon (Korea, designer & professor)
open to: Any individual, groups or businesses
registration fee: 5,000 yen for each work by internet entry
prize: 3,000,000 yen for Grand Prix
registration deadline: December 10, 2004
submission deadline: December 10, 2004
website: http://www.asahikawa-kagu.or.jp/ifda/

Rules and Condition
(1) Theme: Wooden furniture
1. Works (cabinets, tables, chairs and others) entered must be newly
created and previously unpublished. "Unpublished" means that the work
has never appeared on the market as a product, has never appeared in a
newspaper, magazine, or exhibition, and has never been a winner in other
competitions before the sponsor announces the results of the main
selection process. (Please refrain from entering this competition and
other competitions at the same time.) A work which has appeared in
students' exhibitions is considered unpublished.
2. Works are considered "wooden" when their major component parts are
made of wood.
(2) Qualification
Any individual, group or business will qualify.
(3) Number of entries
No limit is set on the number of entries from any one applicant.
(4) Registration fee
ERegistration on the internet

6,000 for each work that you enter in the competition.
(5) How to pay the registration fee
1. When you pay the fee by a card, we accept the following cards: Diners
Club, American Express, VISA, Master or JCB Cards. Please provide the
necessary information on the application form. If you register on the
internet, please follow the instruction in our homepage. Please note
that we will process your application within one week of receiving it.
2. Applicants outside Japan are acceptable only to pay the fee by
an credit card. Please note the following.

EThe fee is non-refundable.
EYou will be informed of the registration of your application after we
receive
both your application and registration fee.
(6) Copyrights, patents right and industrial properties
1. Copyrights, patent right, industrial properties and all other related
rights for the entered works are reserved by the applicants. It is
therefore expected that the applicant will make an effort to protect
these rights. Please apply for copyrights and Industrial properties
before submitting your entry if you think
it is necessary.
2. As for the works entered in the Final, all rights to the displays,
the use in official catalogues, and publicity for the International
Furniture Design Fair Asahikawa 2005 and other related exhibits are
reserved by the sponsor.
The sponsor also has priority in negotiating with the applicant
when commercializing the work entered in the Final.
(7) Official languages
The official languages to be used during the competition will be English
and Japanese.

Format only JPEG ( Joint Photographic Experts Group) file is acceptable.
Capacity maximum capacity of the file data is until 300Kbyte/per file.
Size maximum size of the graphics is 600 x 480 (pixels).
Remarks you can not set down longitudinal or transversal of the graphics
IFDA suggests that you prepare data files which are suitable for
representation.
If the graphical size is extremely small, IFDA might expand the
graphical data on purpose as matter of convenience for judge.
Please provide us suitable size preferably.

By mail
1. Fill in the application form and send it together with color photos
(90mm~130mm) of the work you want to enter.
2. The maximum number of color photos per entry is six.
3. Please number the photos on their back in the order that you wish
your photos to be arranged in the preliminary selection process and also
provide an arrow on the back to show the upper side of the photo.
4. Prints or photos of the actual work or the prototype, and then
computer graphic will be considered.
5. The applicant is prohibited to use any letters or signs which
indicate the identity of the applicant on the front side of photos.
6. The photos or print materials of applicants will not be sent back.

(2) Send the application form and color photos to:
International Furniture Design Fair Asahikawa Organizing Committee
Asahikawa Furniture Industry Cooperative Office
10-chome, 2-jo, Nagayama, Asahikawa, Hokkaido, 179-8412 Japan
Phone: 0166-47-0655 / Fax: 0166-48-4749
E-mail: [email protected]
(3) Deadline
All entries from internet will be accepted until 0:00 am, Friday
December 10, 2004.
All entries by post mail will be accepted until the end of business
hours on Friday December 10, 2004.

Judges
The preliminary selection process via graphical design and the main
selection process via manufactured furniture are carried out by IFDA
selected judges.
Applicants who pass the preliminary selection process must select
between production of design in Asahikawa or our production of design
before going into the main selection process.
Furniture makers in Asahikawa are available to build the designs
selected for main evaluation if the applicant wishes a contract will
made between the applicant and the individual makers.
To facilitate this production, applicants must submit full size and
detailed drawing of their design. The cost of this production will be
met by the individual furniture makers in Asahikawa.

(1) Preliminary selection process
1. Date: late-January 2005
2. Thirty-five works will be chosen to proceed to the next stage on the
basis of the submitted photos and the product outline given in the
application.
3. Applicants will be notified of the results of the selection process
by letter or e-mail by the middle of February 2005.

(2) Main selection process
1. Date: early- May, 2005
2. Judge will examine the 35 actual works sent to Japan and the judge
will choose eight winners from these.
3. All the 35 applicants will be notified of the results of the main
selection process by letter or e-mail by May 31, 2005.
4. Applicants whose design is selected for main evaluation are asked to
build this design. All finished product must be in the Asahikawa
Furniture Industry Cooperatives Office no later April 20,
2005.Applicants who build their own design must inform IFDA organizing
committee of the date of arrival of their entry. Those designs built in
Asahikawa will be delivered by the makers before this day to the office.

(4) Judge members
Chairman of judge Toshiyuki Kita (Japan, designer)
Judge Motomi Kawakami (Japan, designer)
Judge Kunio Shibuya (Japan, designer & rector)
Judge Hans Sandgren Jakobsen (Denmark, designer)
Judge Gunilla Allard (Sweden, designer)
Judge Yeoh-Hang Yoon (Korea, designer & professor)

(5) Awards
Gold Leaf 1 \3,000,000
Silver Leaf 2 \1,000,000(each)
Bronze Leaf 5 \300,000(each)
Note: tax is included in the awards.

(1) Presentation of Finalists' works
A special presentation of each piece that reaches the Final will be made
to the furniture makers in and around Asahikawa. Details will be sent to
the finalists.

(2) Exhibition of works which are not selected.
In order to give market exposure to those for the entries which are not
selected for main evaluation process, and to allow IFDA organizing
committee to display these designs and to guarantee, please indicate
your preference by checking YES or NO on the application form.

Return on works
(1) All forwarded works (except the eight award-winning works )shall be
returned after all exhibitions related to the International Furniture
Design Fair Asahikawa 2005 have ended.

(2) The eight award-winning works shall NOT be returned and will become the
property of the sponsors of IFDA.

Obligation and Responsibility
(1) Sponsor :
1. will bear all costs of transporting the works for the main selection
process.
If the applicant does not follow the sponsor's instructions, he or she
will have to bear all costs.
2. is responsible for the safety of the entered works during the
selection and exhibition period. The sponsor will not be held liable for
damage resulting from unavoidable occurrences such as natural disasters.
3. will be responsible for all selection and exhibition costs.
4. will be responsible for arranging the official catalogue of the works
of the winners and finalists.
5. is responsible for arranging the official homepage of International
Furniture Design Fair.

(2) Applicants :
1. will bear registration fees.
2. will bear all costs associated with completing the application file
for preliminary selection and mailing costs.
3. will bear all costs associated with production of the entries and
costs of proper packing (Please pack entries carefully to avoid any
damage during transportation.)
4. are responsible for acquiring copyrights, industrial properties and
other related rights for the entered works.
5. If the applicant wish to see their finished product to Asahikawa,
they must bear their own travel expenses.
6. For applicants who wish to build their own work, they must bear the
delivery costs of product to and from ( if they wish their product to be
returned) Asahikawa.

Others
(1) Disqualification
Entry works that violate the following conditions shall be disqualified.
If a violation is discovered after the selection process, the applicant
will lose all rights to the competition.
1. The entry must not violate the application qualification rules.
2. The entry must not have the same or a very similar design to any work
announced to the public before. The entry must not violate copyrights,
patents and other related rights of other registered products.

(2) Inquiries:
Inquiries about the application and others should be faxed or mailed to:

International Furniture Design Fair Asahikawa Organizing Committee
Asahikawa Furniture Industry Cooperative Office
10-chome, 2-jo, Nagayama, Asahikawa, Hokkaido, 079-8412 Japan
E-mail: [email protected]

We will not deal with Inquiries by phone.
We will accept your entry on our internet homepage.