L A M P 2017 Lighting Design Competition | Contest

by Irena Sibila on Oct 24, 2017

Expired on 15/12/2017

The L a m p 2017 lighting design competition now is over!

Call for Entries: The L A M P has recently announced a 5th edition of its international L A M P lightning design competition 2017, themed “Balance” with aim to discover and promote emerging talent in lighting design.

About ⇣

Each year L A M P lightning design competition challenges designers to approach their lighting fixtures with the guidance of a theme with the aim to introduce a broader audience to lighting design, as well as promote and connect emerging talents to new markets.

The competition is open to three categories:

• Student - entrant’s business or professional design career has been active for a minimum of 3 years. Entrant is not required to have a business. Entries welcome from all disciplines including, but not limited to: Artists, Industrial Designers and Architects Entries welcome from both Individuals and Teams of any size.

• Emerging - entrant has launched their business or professional career within the last 3 years. Entrant is not required to have a business. Entries welcome from all disciplines including, but not limited to: Artists, Industrial Designers and Architects Entries welcome from both Individuals and Teams of any size. Entrant must NOT be enrolled in any post-secondary design program.

• Established - entrant must currently be enrolled in a post-secondary design or other artistically inclined program at time of submission. Individuals or teams are welcome to submit.

Emerging + Established submission requirements: Designs:
• There are no limitations on material type
• Theme is open to broad interpretation.
• Entry must be a produced, functioning light fixture, or prototype, with proof provided by January 1st 2018. Failure to provide photographic/video proof of working prototype by the deadline of January 1st 2018 will result in submission being rejected.
• Pendant, Wall, Table or Floor light fixtures are all eligible, with designs intended use for indoor.
• Proposed Entries are not to exceed 5' x 5' x 5' at 1:1 scale.Failure to meet required scale will result in submission being rejected.

Student submission requirements:
• Entry must be in CONCEPT FORM ONLY (sketches & renderings of proposed design). A prototype is not required.
• Design must not yet be manufactured.
• There are no limitations on proposed material type.
• Theme is open to broad interpretation.
• Pendant, Wall, Table or Floor light fixtures are all eligible.
• Designs must be intended for indoor use.
• Proposed Entries are not to exceed 5' x 5' x 5' at 1:1 scale. Failure to meet required scale will result in submission being rejected.
• Entry must be an original creation without infringing on any creative copyright.
• Submissions chosen as finalists for the exhibition will only be shown in print form. No physical prototype is required by students.
• Please ensure all info submitted is correct - with correct spelling and grammar as L A M P will use the info for all print material if selection is chosen as a finalist. L A M P will not accept requests for changes to the submitted info.

A maximum of 5 images may be submitted. One image must clearly illustrate the scale of the design: situated next to a known object to demonstrate the intended size. All images must be JPGs, at 300 dpi resolution and no larger than 6 MB each.

Entry must be an original creation without infringing on any creative copyright.

After reviewing all submissions, an esteemed panel of judges will make their decisions based on a set evaluation ranging from aesthetics, marketability, innovation, and unique interpretation of the theme word.

Entry fees start at $25 for Student Submissions, $45 for Emerging Submissions and $70 for Established Submissions.