page 2 if material award 2010 page 3 What s new? Participation page 4 Categories Evaluation criteria page 5 Registration page 6 Jury page 7 Handling und Logistics page 8 Service for award winners page 9 Dates and fees page 10 Dates page 11 Contact material award
page 2 if material award 2011 if material award 2011 The correct material choice is decisive for the implementation of good, sustainable product design increasingly, outstanding products are marked by the innovative and efficient use of materials. Manufacturers, designers, developers, constructors and architects are invited to take part in the if material award and to compete for one of the sought-after honors. The if material award offers a platform for products that stand out through their intelligent and efficient use of materials and the resulting sustainability. The if material award was first presented in 2005, and today has become an important mouthpiece and trends barometer in the area of materials. The five best entries for an if material award will be chosen to receive the internationally recognized if gold award. The awards ceremony for the if material award takes place during the CeBIT. All winners will be presented to a wide public in an exhibition. Furthermore, the if online exhibition and the if material award yearbook offer all award winners an excellent platform to communicate their outstanding achievements. The if material award is presented every year. For the upcoming competition, manufacturers, designers, developers, constructors and architects are invited to compete in the categories of materials, products and processes. Registration for the if material award 2011 is open until December 3, 2011. In addition, the five best submissions in the competition will receive a further recognition: an if gold award, to be presented in an awards ceremony at the CeBIT 2011. All entries winning an if material award 2011 will be on display to the public in an exhibition at the CeBIT 2011 from the March 1-5, 2011. We wish all those taking part much success in the if material award 2011!
page 3 if material award 2011 What s new? Participation last chance for registration on December 3rd, 2010 non-public jury session end of January award ceremony at CeBIT 2011 All kinds of materials, products and processes that fulfill the explicit criteria of the competition are recognized in the if material award. Manufacturers, designers, architects, developers and constructors can enter as many contributions as they wish for consideration for an if material award. if presents the if material award in three categories: 01. material, 02. product and 03. process.
page 4 if material award 2011 Categories Evaluation Criteria 01. material This category is for pure materials, newly developed or existing, for which no use must have been found yet. Technical materials intended for mass production may also be submitted in this category. A material sample with details of the most important properties of the material must be provided for the jury session. 02. product Products from all branches of the industry may be entered for this category. These products should use new or familiar materials and materials properties (e.g. conduction, illumination, energy storage, material saving, etc.) in an innovative way. Original products or prototypes and scale models are required for the judging. A complete material sample would also be desirable. It is also possible to register product concepts or ideas in this category. In this case, for the jury to make its decision a comprehensive description is necessary that precisely illustrates the properties and functions of the product. Of course, it is also possible to send in prototypes, multimedia presentations or presentation boards in order to further explain the product concept or idea. 01. material / 03. process degree of innovation comparison with existing materials and processes environmental impact (either in production or use) potential for development means of presentation 02. product choice of material treatment of material degree of innovation environmental impact design quality functionality ergonomics safety 03. process In this category new production processes are examined that employ new or existing materials. A description of the production process, supported by a material sample, is required for the judging.
page 5 if material award 2011 Registration You can find the online registration form for this competition in my if. In the product Information text fields of the registration form, we need a short description of the product, its function and its design in both German and English (max. 650 characters per language, including punctuation.) The jury will use this short description as a basis for their decision. If you receive an award, this description will be presented to you again as a basis for the representation in the if packaging award yearbook 2011 and in the if online exhibition. This description must be provided in both languages. Use the registration form to upload 2 photos for each competition entry in the following format: File format: JPG File size: max. 5 MB Colour format: CMYK or RGB The images are a necessary part of the registration. After we have received your online registration including two photos of your product... 1. We will send you an email confirming that we have received your registration and photos. This email will also contain an entry-id for your entry. The entry-id is composed of the competition-id and a five-digit number that identifies your entry and allocates it to your personal data. It is very important that you use this entry-id for all communication, shipping, product- and packaging labels since we will otherwise not be able to identify the entry. 2. You will receive an invoice for the participation fees. This is payable via bank transfer (see bank details). Unfortunately, we cannot accept cash- or credit card payments. Please note that the invoice address cannot be changed once it has been registered. Please check whether your registration is complete and contains all the necessary data. In order to provide the same conditions of participation for everyone, each participant in the if packaging award can submit two photos only. Only in the case of complex products or systems, may an exception be granted. If this applies to you, please send an email to the if team that is responsible for the if competition you are participating in. if reserves the right to have the final decision on this matter.
page 6 if material award 2011 Jury An international expert jury has been commissioned by if and will discuss and evaluate all submitted entries in a dedicated, critical and constructive way. The selection process for the if material award is not public, and takes place over one day. During this process, it will become clear which products from which companies and designers meet the evaluation criteria for outstanding excellence in design. Each jury member can only participate in two consecutive juries. If a jury member is directly connected to one of the submitted entries, they are no longer allowed to vote. The decision of the jury is legally binding, also as regards the pre-selection results. Legal recourse is excluded.
page 7 if material award 2011 Handling and Logistics Submission of entries Please send the materials needed for evaluation according to the category your entry is registered in between November 1 and December 17, 2010 at the latest to the address below: Please remind that the if material award has no pre-selection process all registered entries have to be sent in for evaluation. Please mark the packaging you sent your materials in with the entry-id you will get when registering. Submit competition entries to: Kühne + Nagel AG & Co. KG if material award 2011 Entry ID: 225-xxxxx Karlsruher Straße 4 30880 Laatzen Germany If you would like to have your competition entry returned, be sure to check off the appropriate box when registering. In this case, be sure to ship your entry in reusable packaging. Registrants are responsible for all return transport costs, including any applicable customs fees. Should the participant not send in the requested material, the entry is not considered to be automatically cancelled, but will be evaluated by the materials uploaded upon registration.
page 8 if material award 2011 Service for award winners The if material award and the winners of an if gold award All successful contributions to if competitions will receive the if logo, and are entitled to use this logo for commercial purposes. An if award not only signifies outstanding achievements in design, but also ensures that the award winners will receive points in the if ranking. The five best contributions to the if material award will additionally receive the if gold award and the sought-after if sculpture, designed in 1996 by Herbert Schultes. if ranking All award winners of the if competitions will receive points in the if ranking. 20 points are given for winning an if award. For gold award winners, 100 points will be given to both the designers in the if ranking creative and the manufacturers or clients in the if ranking company. The basis for the if ranking is formed by all if competitions run throughout the last three years. The if ranking is updated after each new awards ceremony. Awards ceremony The award winners of the if gold award will be announced at the awards ceremony. The awarding of these special prizes is carried out in a dedicated ceremony each year. if material award yearbook The if material award yearbook, a comprehensive and attractive document, is a constant and important part of the competition. All award-winning contributions to the if material award will be published, including two images, information on the designer and a description in both English and German. This excellent publication serves as a reference tool all over the world and is therefore a great advertising instrument for each participant. Each award winner will receive one copy of the if material award yearbook 2011. The publication of all award-winning contributions in the if material award yearbook is obligatory for all award winners. if material award exhibition The award winners will be presented in the course of the CeBIT 2011. Participation in the exhibition is compulsory for winners of an if award. if online exhibition With some 3.5 million page views per month, the if website is one of the most popular design platforms on the Internet. Visitors from over 100 countries come to find information about the if competitions. All award-winning contributions will be represented with up to two images and a description in German and English. This exhibition is not limited in duration. Commercial material Clients and partners should know when a contribution has successfully distinguished itself from the rest and received the popular if label in this international competition. In order to make the most of this image-promoting factor, we offer all award winners a number of efficient advertising tools: Certificate for all award winners if sculpture for all award winners of the if gold award if award winner logo for download if winners manual Print template if sticker Publication of an advertisement in the if material award yearbook Press Before, during and after the competition if s comprehensive PR work ensures that the if material award will receive a great deal of attention in the national and international press. In economics and lifestyle magazines, in the specialized design press, in daily and weekly newspapers as well as in radio and TV, there will be reports about the outstanding quality of the award-winning submissions. This thorough press coverage is based on longstanding contacts to more than 100 media representatives, not only in Germany but also worldwide. With this comprehensive communication package, if achieves optimal publicity for the award winners and their great professional success.
page 9 if material award 2011 Dates and Fees Fees early bird until October 8, 2010 EUR 175,00 regular until November 5, 2010 EUR 250,00 last call until December 3, 2010 EUR 300,00 The costs for transport and insurance should be covered by the participant. An entry can be cancelled up to 2 weeks after the date of the registration. In order to cancel an entry, please write to one of the contact persons you will find on the right hand side of this site. Fees for award winners if material award yearbook 2011 Each product that receives an award must be published in the if material award yearbook: EUR 400 per entry for a single page. An optional double page is EUR 700,00. The if material award yearbook 2011 will be published in a bilingual edition. If you are an award winner, the description of your products will have to be uploaded to the my if area in both languages. You can commission us to have your descriptions translated for you. For this service we will charge you a fee of EUR 50.00. if online exhibition Each product that receives an award must be published in the if online exhibition. The fee for each individual product is EUR 200.00. if material award exhibition The exhibition fees for the if material award 2011 is EUR 650.00 per award-winning entry. They are payable only for award-winning entries. A participation in the exhibition at CeBIT 2011, the online exhibition and the if material award yearbook 2011 is mandatory for all winning entries. VAT (Value added tax) All fees stated here apply to a single award-winning entry, exclusive of VAT. Since the competition takes place in Germany, national and international participation is subject to VAT (3a, para. 1, USTG - German tax code). Foreign companies may be able to claim back VAT. Please have a look at the following link s web address: http://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/resources/documents/8th_directive_refund_table.pdf Bank details and payee Norddeutsche Landesbank Hannover Georgsplatz 1, 30159 Hannover, Germany IBAN: DE26250500000101453769 Sort code (BLZ): 250 500 00 SWIFT-Code no.: NOLA DE 2 H Account no: 0101 453 769 Ident. no: DE 423926028 Payee: if International Forum Design GmbH Please note: In all other cases, our General Terms and Conditions apply
page 10 if material award 2011 Dates early bird until October 8, 2010 regular until November 5, 2010 last call until December 3, 2010 Submission of documents to the jury between November 1 December 17, 2010 Jury January 25, 2011 if online exhibition March 2, 2011 Awards ceremony for the if material award 2011 March 2, 2011 (tentative) The date for the online submission of material for publication (for the if material award yearbook 2011, the if online exhibition, if certificates, exhibition graphics and press) for award-winning products February 9, 2011 Publication date of the if material award yearbook 2011 will follow if material award exhibition March 1-5, 2011
page 11 if material award 2011 Contact Frank Zierenberg phone +49.511.8931129 fax +49.511.8932407 frank.zierenberg@ifdesign.de Rylana Büter phone +49.511.8932435 fax +49.511.8932401 rylana.bueter@ifdesign.de International Forum Design GmbH Messegelaende 30521 Hannover Germany www.ifdesign.de if International Forum Design Hannover München Taipei