A4I Prize

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Area Four Industries (A4I) is delighted to invite all creators and inventors, student or professional a like to participate in their latest competition, A4I Prize, looking for new designs and ideas related to the professional entertainment business.

About Competition

As the premier group in Event Engineered Support Structures, Area Four Industries is delighted to invite you to participate in their latest competition, open to all Creators and Inventors, student or professional a like.

Area Four Industries (A4I) is looking for new designs and ideas related to the professional entertainment business. The ideas must have innovative features in design, incorporating the principles of modularity, simplicity, safety, and durability.

A4I is looking for products, or systems of products, aimed at expanding the range of equipment in the traditional professional trussing and staging industry. Designers are invited to devise a product, tool or concept that is either based on A4I’s existing products or developed as a completely new product.

Although the development of new functions is the main objective of this contest, you are invited to design a product that is both aesthetically pleasing and technologically advanced. Furthermore, the devised product should be characterized by a lack of sharp edges. If your design is related to higher-level components, it is sufficient to describe the latter in a schematic way.

The designed product or equipment should come in natural aluminium or black matte finishing. The use of reflective surfaces should be avoided. The designed product or equipment should be destined for both indoor and outdoor use. Professional users should be the primary target of the proposed product. The designed product or equipment should be designed for industrial production and allow for mounting/dismounting without the requirement of specific tools, as well as for transportation by means of standard trucks.

All structural components must be made of non-combustible materials. Apart from this there are no restrictions on the choice of materials.

Submission requirements

To best present their work, designers should submit the following materials: realistic renderings, 3D models and/or professional sketches.

Eligibility

This competition is open to all creators and inventors, student or professional a like.