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 Buckminster Fuller ChallengeOnly 30 days left to prepare and submit applications for the Buckminster Fuller Challenge.This distinguished international prize program awards $100,000 to support the development and implementation of a solution that has significant potential to solve humanity's most pressing problems. Past entries include bold, visionary strategies across the spectrum of human endeavor, from a radical solution to human transportation in the world's largest cities to a strategy to dramatically increase crop yields and economic development in remote African villages. While the entries cover a broad range of topics, the common thread among them is a highly integrated approach to design - one that is simultaneously comprehensive, anticipatory and aligned with nature's fundamental principles. This focus on an integrated design strategy is what distinguishes the Challenge and the innovators who have submitted their work from other prize programs. Deadline for entries is October 30, 2009. competition (ended) current design competitions more info challen... (273) design directory Design Awards added by Levent OZLER |
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 WIPO Member States Simplify International Design Registration SystemWorld Intellectual Property Organisation member states moved on September 24, 2009 to simplify the international design registration system by suspending the earliest of the three Acts that govern the Hague Agreement concerning the International Deposit of Industrial Designs.This decision will streamline the administration of the Treaty which offers the possibility to protect designs in several countries by filing one single application (in one language with one set of fees in one currency - Swiss francs). The Hague system also simplifies the subsequent management of industrial design rights. The Hague Agreement concerning the International Deposit of Industrial Designs of November 1925 consists of three different Acts, namely the London Act of 1934, the Hague Act of 1960 and the Geneva Act of 1999. At a meeting this week, the 15 signatories of the obsolete 1934 London Act decided to freeze that Act from January 1, 2010. This decision will reduce the complexity of the system and will focus greater attention on the 1999 Geneva Act which enhances the existing system by making it more compatible with registration systems in countries where protection of industrial designs is contingent on examination to determine the acceptability of an application. The Geneva Act also introduces a modified fee system, the possibility of deferring publication of a design for up to 30 months and the ability to file samples of the design rather than photographs or other graphic reproductions. The latter features are of particular interest to the textile and fashion industries. added by Levent OZLER |
 DesignPhiladelphia 2009Moving into its fifth year, DesignPhiladelphia is the largest national celebration of its kind.This city-wide cultural event spotlights all things design from architecture to interior design, fashion to product design, textile to graphic design. event (ended) current design events more info www.des... (51) design directory Design Events added by Levent OZLER |
 Paul Smith Designs Evian BottleThe style of a design icon and the youthful spirit of evian have merged this season to create a vivacious bottle for the festive holidays.Known for his sense of fun and optimistic attitude, Paul Smith has partnered with evian to launch a new limited edition bottle that signifies energetic youth and style - a welcome alternative to the dark tones of winter. Beautifully adorned with vibrant colours which pay homage to the designer's famous stripes; Paul Smith has creatively captured the purity of the natural mineral water from the Alps in his own fashion. more Paul Smith Designs Evian Bottle added by Levent OZLER |
 Ghost Stories: New Design from NendoGhost Stories: New Designs from Nendo transforms the MADProjects Gallery on the Museum's second floor into a magical landscape of new designs that imbue chairs, vases, and lamps with whimsy and optical illusion.Founded and led by Canadian-born principal Oki Sato, Nendo has garnered international attention and more than 45 design awards for its beautifully simple yet surprisingly humorous work in interiors, furniture, product design, graphics, and architecture. Ghost Stories is the second exhibition in the MADProjects Gallery, which was launched in February 2009 with Totally Rad, a focused survey of the latest radiator designs, curated by Karim Rashid. Both timely and provocative, this ongoing program invites MAD curators, collaborators and leading voices in the field to explore emerging trends and innovations in design. Illusion, humor, and an element of surprise are captured in the four new designs by Nendo that will be shown for the first time at MAD, along with prototypes, videos, and other materials that explore the design process used by the designers to create these works. event ends Jan 10, 2010 United States view on map more design events more info collect... (115) design directory Furniture Design Events added by Levent OZLER |
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