Distributed Design Awards 2024

Calling all innovators and creative minds!

The Distributed Design Awards celebrate the creative, mind-shifting and responsible design responses to the post-industrial design paradigm.
We recognize multidisciplinary, innovative and sustainable designs from Europe’s makers, designers and creatives

Don’t miss your chance!
Applications deadline extended to July 15th!

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We’re looking for design projects that take the following into account:

→ Distributed Design principles: Open source, and transparency, allows for adaptation and/or customization.

→ Social challenges and human wellbeing: Both of the end-user and potential co-producers are included in co-creation or design (socioeconomic business models, regenerative systems, etc.)

→ Circular economy principles: Local production, smart manufacturing, responsible materials, convivial tool making, product life cycle and afterlife.

📌 If you are applying as a collective or team, please provide the reference contact information of one person and list the names and details of all members in their respective dedicated sections.

For any additional questions, please contact Olga ([email protected])

Get ready to start your application!
First, take a moment to review the Entry Guide and Rules for a smooth process.

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Contact Details

Please provide your personal information in the following section.

First Name *

Last Name *

Email *

Other *

What is the title of your profession? i.e. Content curator, fashion designer, etc. *

Which country are you located in? *

Which is your country of origin? *

Tell us a little about yourself! *

Share a short bio highlighting your relevant studies and/or experiences.

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Category Award Selection

Please select the award category that best reflects your project and your prize preferences. Note: By selecting the category and agreeing to the terms and conditions, you commit to fulfilling the prize participation requirements. *

WASP Award: Design that empowers navigating complex and uncertain scenarios through a hands-on, knowing-in-action methodology by utilizing and integrating 3D printing technology.
Citizen Driven Innovation: Design for a better understanding and tackling of environmental challenges through creative actions and contribute to the empowerment of local and global communities.
Critical Materiality: Design that embraces material innovation and responsible principles transition from traditional processes, critically reflecting on the role of materials and practices.
Transformational Design: Design that challenges manufacturing and consumption through innovative, transparent processes and open-source flow.

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Project Info (short)

Provide a brief overview of your project in the following section.

Project name *

Please provide a short description of your project in 1-2 sentences *

Team Members

Are you applying as a collective or a team? Please provide the names and details of all members.

Website

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Distributed Design Platform Values

In your project’s current stage of development, how relevant are each of the Distributed Design Platform values?.

Open:

Refers to the mentality and approach of designers to share and make their design processes transparent, replicable, and accessible, from hardware and software to implementation and usability.

Collaborative:

Means enabling citizens to become active participants in the design process through meaningful and participatory co-design approaches.

Regenerative:

Making and design principles aspire to renew and restore the systems that we are part of, rather than just replacing or devaluing them.

Ecosystemic:

Means acknowledging the complexity of interactions between cultural, natural, and social aspects and designing to improve the health of social and environmental systems.

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Image Credit

Images *

Upload a minimum of three high-quality images from your project + a high-quality profile picture in .png or .jpg format to be included with your profile (maximum upload size up to 10MB in total). Please label the images YOUR NAME_IMAGE# (i.e. OLGA_TREVISAN_3)

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Entry guide and rules

Get Ready for the 2024 Distributed Design Award: Check out the Participation Guide for Terms and Conditions!

Acceptance *

By checking the following box, you agree to the Entry Guide Rules & Terms and Conditions of the 2024 Distributed Design Award. The document can be found in the hyperlink above.

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