Tuesday, 15 April 2008 | Levent OZLER
SABS Design Excellence Award 2008
Open for Entries
The South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) Design Institute promotes design in South Africa through a variety of initiatives. For the past 39 years, one of the major vehicles used to reward design excellence has been the SABS Design Excellence Awards established in 1969 and previously known as the disa Design Excellence Awards. This scheme aims to recognise the achievements of South African product designers, encouraging local product design and manufacture, as well as promoting international competitiveness of local products.
Objectives
* to make South African design a national imperative;
* to honour excellent South African design and designers;
* to showcase South Africa as a innovative, industrialised country;
* to promote the capability of South African product designers to benefit local industry and manufacture and to increase international market share; and
* to be a yardstick for local consumers when selecting outstanding products.
Award winners can look forward to the following support
* The designer, design team and/or the company who owns the award-winning product will each receive a certificate that will be presented at an award banquet on 30 October 2008.
* Recipients may use the 2008 SABS Design Excellence Awards logo on the award-winning products and on literature, advertising material and letterheads associated with the product.
* Possible media coverage will be secured for award-winning products.
* All award-winning products will be given the opportunity to exhibit at the SABS Exhibition from 28 - 30 October 2008.
* A publication featuring all the winners will be available for individual use.
The SABS Design Institute will supply promotional guidelines with details of the exhibition, master copies of the awards logo and clear conditions for using it.
Categories
* Education, leisure, sports goods and toys, including any range of sporting equipment and accessories, new materials, innovative ideas, and unique applications
* Electronics, information and communication technology (ICT)
* Home ware and office ware, including domestic appliances and furniture
* Mechanical engineering, electrical power engineering, transport, automotive, mining and machinery
* Medical and healthcare, including preventive and promotive products
* Urban environment and landscape products, including urban furniture, equipment, tools and more
Closing date is 15 May 2008.
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