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Wednesday, 15 March 2006 | Elif Sungur
Thaw 2006 Call for Submissions
IDEA is looking to showcase medium to large sized furniture, accessories and lighting designs for THAW 2006. THAW is one of largest contemporary design exhibits in Western Canada, and will take place during The Works Art and Design Festival from June 23rd to July 5th, 2006. The objective of this exhibit is to continue to explore the relationship between the designer and the end user and to provide public awareness in sustainably designed products. They have introduced themselves to the persona of Agnès Petterson, who is the inspiration behind all designs submitted. Attached you will find a lighthearted questionnaire that Agnès has filled out in order for you to acquaint yourself with her. Designs should be based on your interpretation of her personality and lifestyle. However, the intention is not to custom design to her lifestyle but to envision her as the consumer or end user. What would Agnès buy? Selection will be based on your interpretation, product quality, originality, innovative use of material, and aesthetic appeal.
All items must be listed for sale with price to be decided by the designer. Proceeds from the sale of items will be divided as follows:
THE WORKS: 25%
IDEA: 5%
DESIGNER(s): 70%
Submission Guidelines
> All designs must be original works and exempt of any copyrights
> JPEG image of product (computer renderings and sketches accepted)
> Short explanation of idea behind the design stating how the design is related to Agnès Petterson
(no more than 4-5 sentences)
> Designers name, phone number, and email address
> Product name, dimensions, and material description
> Sale price
> Maximum of three pieces per designer may be submitted for consideration
Submissions can be emailed to no later than , April 01, 2006.
Awarded designs will be subject to a fee of $35 CND for Canadian entries and $45 CND for International
entries, payable to IDEA.
Questionnaire
Name: Agnès Pettersen
1. What is your occupation? Architect (LEED-certified)
2. Where were you born? Montreal, Quebec
3. What are you listening to right now? Bob Marley and the Wailers - Gold
4. What was the last thing you ate? Carrot muffin, baked it myself
5. If you were a crayon, what color would you be? Apple Green
6. Favorite drink? Blue Monday for the weekend, Americano for the work week.
7. Favorite sport to watch? Soccer
8. Have you ever dyed your hair? A few times
9. Pets? None
10. Countries travelled to? Hmm, 9 !?
12. What do you do to vent anger? Work in my garden or just jogging.
13. What was your favourite toy as a child? Easy Bake Oven
14. Summer or Fall? Summer of course.
15. Pet Peeve? Disorganization, smoking, and wasteful people.
16. Downfall? My sweet tooth.
18. Living arrangements? 1940's bungalow with a garden for vegetables.
19. How do you get to work? Bike on nice days, bus on the not so nice days.
20. What is on the floor of your closet? Shoes, shoes and more shoes.
21. What did you do last night? Watched a Sex and The City marathon with the girls.
22. Favourite smell? Cinnamon.
23. Phobias? Snakes.
24. Hot wings or mild? Neither, I'm vegetarian
25. Favourite car if you had one? Toyota Prius Hybrid
26. Number of keys on your key ring? 6
27. How many years at your current job? 5 years
28. How many provinces have you lived in? 4
29. How many cities / towns have you lived in? 5
30. How old are you today? 32
31. Do you wear contacts or glasses? Neither
32. Your dream? To write a Pulitzer Prize winning novel.
33. Favourite TV show? Designer Guys  )
34. Favourite clothes store? I will say Lululemon.
35. What should you do more of? Recycle, think of the environment.
36. Less of? Waste and bad boyfriends.
37. Collections? Vintage handbags.
38. What is the best time you ever had? Doing the Che tour of Latin America
39. If there's something you could do right now what would that be? Hiking in the mountains
For further information, please visit http://www.theideagroup.ca/images/Thaw2006...submissions.pdf
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