ENTRY PACK 1 - EVOLVE.DESIGNERRUGS.COM.AU - Squarespace

1

ENTRY PACK

  EVOLVE.DESIGNERRUGS.COM.AU

2
                                   Key Dates

                              ENTRIES OPEN: 11TH MARCH 2019

                              ENTRIES CLOSE: 30TH APRIL 2019

                        FINALISTS SELECTED: BEFORE 28TH MAY 2019

                       EVENT AND WINNER ANNOUNCED: OCTOBER 2019

                                Entry Criteria
  EVOLVE IS OPEN TO PROFESSIONALS ENGAGED IN THE INTERIORS AND ARCHITECTURAL INDUSTRY:

                                       ARCHITECTS

                                    INTERIOR DESIGNERS

                                   INTERIOR DECORATORS

                      ENTRANTS WILL FALL INTO ONE OF TWO CATEGORIES:

             EVOLVE IS OPEN TO PROFESSIONALS WITH 5 OR MORE YEARS EXPERIENCE

        EVOLVE EMERGE IS OPEN TO PROFESSIONALS WITH LESS THAN 5 YEARS EXPERIENCE

                     SUBMISSIONS ARE ONLY ACCEPTED FROM INDIVIDUALS.

                   COLLECTIVES OR DESIGN PARTNERSHIPS ARE NOT ELIGIBLE.

           PRIZES ARE AWARDED AS A WHOLE, AND WILL NOT BE DIVIDED INTO SECTIONS.

ENTRANTS MUST BE PERMANENT RESIDENTS OF AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND, SINGAPORE, HONG KONG OR

 INDONESIA AT THE TIME OF ENTRY, AND MUST FIT ONE OF THE THREE PROFESSIONS DETAILED ABOVE.

3
                                             The Prize

SIX FINALISTS WILL RECEIVE:
DESIGN FEE OF $2000 AUD (PLUS GST WHERE APPLICABLE)

THEIR DESIGN FEATURED IN THE DESIGNER RUGS’ EVOLVE
COLLECTION 2019/2020

THE WINNER OF EVOLVE AND
EVOLVE EMERGE WILL EACH
RECEIVE:
RETURN FLIGHTS FROM YOUR NEAREST CAPITAL CITY TO
MILAN

3 NIGHTS’ ACCOMMODATION

ONE ADMISSION TICKET TO ATTEND SALONE DE MOBILE 2020

THEIR 200X300CM OR 250CM DIAMETRE RUG TO THE VALUE
OF UP TO $3,950 AUD

DESIGN FEE OF $2000 AUD (PLUS GST WHERE APPLICABLE)

THEIR DESIGN FEATURED IN THE DESIGNER RUGS’ EVOLVE
COLLECTION 2019/2020

PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD WINNER
WILL RECEIVE:
DESIGN FEE OF $2000 AUD (PLUS GST WHERE APPLICABLE)
OR, IN THE CASE OF OUR PEOPLE’S CHOICE WINNER ALSO
BEING A FINALIST, AN ADDITIONAL $2000 AUD (PLUS GST
WHERE APPLICABLE).

4
                                         The Brief

ENTRANTS ARE INVITED TO SUBMIT UP TO A MAXIMUM OF THREE (3) DESIGNS INTENDED FOR A 200 X 300CM OR
250CM DIAMETER RUG.

YOUR DESIGNS SHOULD BE INNOVATIVE, INSPIRING AND ORIGINAL, SUITABLE FOR RESIDENTIAL OR COMMERCIAL
INTERIORS.

EIGHT (8) DESIGNS WILL BE RELEASED AS PART OF THE DESIGNER RUGS EVOLVE COLLECTION 2019/2020.

RUG DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS

THE DESIGNS WILL BE HAND TUFTED IN NEW ZEALAND WOOL WITH THE OPTION OF BAMBOO SILK DETAILING.

DESIGNS CAN BE PRODUCED IN CUT PILE AND LOOP PILE WITH THE OPTION OF CARVING TO DESIGN DETAILS.

DESIGNS SHOUD BE A MAXIMUM OF SIX (6) COLOURS.

LINE WORK SHOULD BE NO FINER THAN 1CM THICK (SCALE 1:20 = 0.5MM).

SHAPES SHOULD BE NO SMALLER 4CM DIAMETER (SCALE 1:20 = 2.0MM) TO RETAIN THEIR DEFINITION.

DESIGNS CAN BE PRODUCED BOTH DIGITALLY OR HAND RENDERED AND UPLOADED INTO PDF FORMAT PROVIDED.

DESIGNS PRODUCED IN DIGITAL PROGRAMS SUCH AS; ILLUSTRATOR, PHOTOSHOP, COREL DRAW ETC, MUST BE
PUBLISHED TO PDF FOR ENTRY.

PDFS TO BE UPLOADED WITH FILE NAME FORMAT .PDF AT
EVOLVE.DESIGNERRUGS.COM.AU

DESIGNS THAT ARE HAND RENDERED, DRAWN, PAINTED ETC, WILL BE REQUIRED TO BE SCANNED OR
PHOTOGRAPHED AND SUBMITTED AS A PDF.

5

                                        Finishes & Fibres

BAMBOO SILK IS USED IN THE RAISED SECTIONS OF THIS DESIGN, AND CAN BE USED TO DRAW ATTENTION TO CERTAIN DETAILS.

LOOP PILE AND CUT PILE CAN BE COMBINED TO CREATE TEXTURE.       CARVING DEFINES LINES AND GIVES A CRISP FINISH.

6
                                 Designing A Rug
HAND TUFTED RUGS
HAND TUFTING IS VERY MUCH A “COLOUR BY NUMBERS” PROCESS. HAND TUFTED RUGS ARE PRODUCED BY
SHOOTING YARN THROUGH A TUFTING GUN INTO A STRETCHED FABRIC FRAME, MUCH LIKE A STRETCHED CANVAS.

EACH SHAPE AND COLOUR IS TUFTED SEPARATELY, SO THE MORE SHAPES AND COLOURS THE MORE INTRICATE THE
DESIGN, THE LONGER IT WILL TAKE TO TUFT.

WHAT MAKES A GOOD RUG?
WHEN CREATING YOUR RUG DESIGN, TRY TO CONSIDER THE APPLICATION OF THE RUG. RUGS CAN BE AN AESTHETIC
STATEMENT PIECE, OR THEY CAN SUBTLY BRING TOGETHER THE ELEMENTS AND FURNISHINGS IN A SPACE.

THE SIZE OF A RUG IN A SPACE CAN INCREASE OR DECREASE THE SENSE OF SPACE IN A ROOM - AN AMPLE SIZED
RUG CAN SUGGEST THE SENSE OF OPENING UP A SMALLER SPACE, OR DEFINE OPEN PLAN SPACES.

COLOUR
THE COLOURS YOU USE IN YOUR RUG DESIGNS WILL INFLUENCE AN INTERIOR SPACE. SOME COLOUR PALETTES
WORK WELL ON SMALL SCALES BUT ARE OVERWHELMING ON LARGE SCALES, AND VICE VERSA.

THE MORE COLOURS YOU USE THE MORE EXPENSIVE PRODUCTION BECOMES. IN RUG DESIGN WE GENERALLY WORK
WITH AS FEW COLOURS AS POSSIBLE FOR THIS REASON.

MATERIALS AND FINISHES
YOUR RUG WILL BE MADE USING NEW ZEALAND WOOL, AND UP TO 25% BAMBOO SILK. BAMBOO SILK CAN BE USED
AS A DETAIL OR HIGHLIGHT, AND HAS THE APPEARANCE OF SILK, LIGHTER IN COLOUR THAN WOOL DUE TO ITS
SHEEN.

CUT PILE IS LOW AND DENSE WITH AN EVEN SURFACE, AND CAN BE TUFTED AT VARIOUS HEIGHTS. YARNS CAN ALSO
BE TUFTED AS LOOP PILE, WHERE YARN IS LITERALLY LOOPED OVER AND OVER, ONLY EXPOSING THE SIDE OF THE
YARN.

CARVING IS A FINISH APPLIED TO THE RUG AFTER IT HAS BEEN TUFTED AND SHAVED. LIKE CARVING IN WOOD, THE
DESIGN LINES CAN BE CARVED TO GIVE A MORE DEFINED AND GRAPHIC FEEL TO THE RUG. WITHOUT CARVING YOU
WILL ACHIEVE A MORE RAW, ROUGH, SKETCHY LINE AND FINISH.

7
                                          Judging Process
THE JUDGING PANEL WILL CONSIDER SUBMITTED DESIGNS (RECEIVED BY THE CLOSING DATE) AND RATE EACH ON
THE FOLLOWING:

•         INNOVATION: JUDGES WILL ASSESS IF SUBMITTED DESIGNS BRING A NEW CONCEPT TO FINISHED RUGS
•         COMMERCIAL VIABILITY OF THE RUG DESIGN
•         DEMONSTRATED UNDERSTANDING OF THE HANDMADE RUG CONSTRUCTION PROCESS

DESIGNER RUGS RESERVE THE RIGHT TO SUPPORT THE JUDGES’ DECISIONS AS FINAL. NO COMMUNICATION WILL BE
ACCEPTED ONCE THE JUDGE’S DECISION HAS BEEN MADE. ANY FEEDBACK GIVEN IN THE JUDGING PROCESS MAY BE
USED BY DESIGNER RUGS AND MAY BE PROVIDED TO THE RELEVANT ENTRANT.

JUDGING IS CONDUCTED ANONYMOUSLY, IN THREE PHASES:

•         SHORTLIST - 150 DESIGNS SELECTED FROM ENTRIES (RECEIVED BY THE CLOSING DATE).
•         JUDGING OF TOP 40 DESIGNS, WITH THE EIGHT (8) FINALIST DESIGNS SELECTED FOR MANUFACTURING.
•         PRIVATE JUDGING ON EVENT NIGHT TO SELECT THE OVERALL WINNER.

THE PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD IS DECIDED VIA ONLINE VOTE IN SEPTEMBER 2019.
VOTERS WILL BE ABLE TO CHOOSE FROM THE TOP 40 DESIGNS.

                                                              JUDGES 2019

                Yosi Tal                                      Emma Elizabeth                                Stephanie Moffit
    Managing Director, Designer Rugs                   Creative Director, Local Design                   Design Director, Mokum

                                         Griffen Lim                                Brenton Smith
                                   Partner, Make Architects                      Director, Bates Smart

PH: 1300 802 561

EVOLVE.DESIGNERRUGS.COM.AU