The award is open to individual designers, teams and companies in the field of industrial and product design. Each entrant can submit unlimited number of entries which must fulfill the following criteria:
1. Entries can be projects that are fully constructed, completed, on the market or being mass-produced. Projects that are conceptual, including models, displays renderings, etc., are also eligible as entries.
2. Entries must comply with relevant scientific and technological standards.
3. In response to the pandemic, judging will take place online and hence entrants do NOT need to ship tangible products.
4. Entries must be submitted by the project’s owner/client/brand owner/designer/design consultancy, and the same project can be submitted by one entrant ONLY. If one entry involves more than one party, it is necessary to submit a contract or an agreement between relevant parties to confirm the entrant and state clearly the settlement of possible prize money. Otherwise such entrant will be disqualified.
All photos should be uploaded on the Award website. Maximum 10 photos for each item submitted. All photos should be in JPEG/PNG format, over 300dpi and no more than 1024*768 pixels each. MUST be actual photos without special effects.
Maximum 12 Mb for each item submitted and should be uploaded on the website.
Maximum 5 minutes and 24 Mb, MP4 format only, could be uploaded online or be recorded on U-Key only(NO DVD or VCD please) before shipping to the Secretariat. Unoriginal scores or music must come with copyright authorization.
Animation and other program files: HD video files or large programme files can be sent to the Secretariat via email or WeTransfer. Files larger than 4G must be recorded on U-Key before shipping to the Secretariat. The device will not be returned.
NOT bigger than700mm x 1000mm.
The submitted entries must be completely assembled and fully functional. Electrical products must provide transformer and adapter to match Chinese electrical voltage: 220 volts AC, 50 Hz.
Shipping of entries bigger than 1m x 1m x 1m or with weight over 50 KG can proceed ONLY after consulting the Secretariat, who reserves the right to refuse any oversize entries.
Online registration and entrysubmission are free of charge. Any costs arising from packaging, shipping,postage, customs clearance, insurance and any other necessary fees are at the expenses of the entrants.
a. All texts must be in English.
b. U-keys, documents, perishables and liquids are not returnable.
c. The Organizing Committee’s decision on winners of this Award shall be final.
