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will enrich the organization with the
participation of worldwide known
designers, universities, design schools,
industrialists and academicians.
Award categories consists of 13
industries including packaging,
lighting, electronic products,
domestic appliances, home and office
equipment, public and commercial
products, furniture, sports, hobby,
game and personal products,
transportation and carrying devices,
building materials, investment
products and medical equipment.
Products applied for Design
Turkey are products produced with
industrial methods and introduced
into the market between January 1st,
2014 and June 30th, 2016; whose
designers, producers or brand owners
are Turkish citizens. In addition,
within the scope of “Design Turkey
Industrial Design Awards”, in order
to support creative ideas that can
point the way for the industry in the
future, the category of “Conceptual
Design Awards” in which the design
projects are evaluated that are not
included for production takes place.
This year, finalists which rank among
the top three in industrial designcontext
unity competitions are deemed
to apply to Design Turkey conceptual
design category directly and freely.
The products that pass the preselection
will be evaluated in 3
categories including “Good Design
Award”, “Outstanding Design
Award” and “Conceptual Design
Award” and on sectoral basis by an
international jury with more than
30 design authorities as every year.
Products will be evaluated based on
the criteria such as the innovation
they bring, the difference they
present, their responsiveness to user
needs, their functionality and the
aesthetic values they carry. Designs
awarded in the competition, which
will provide a great contribution
to Turkey’s branding with design,
will direct industrialists about the
features that a good design should
carry and also it will be an important
guide in the determination of the
right design strategies in the product
development process. Winner designs
will be promoted both in national
and international platforms through
exhibitions and publications.
The award ceremony will be
conducted between October 18-22,
2016, as part of “Turkey Design
Week” which will be performed as
the first time this year in cooperation
with the Ministry of Economy and
the Turkish Exporters Assembly
(TİM) . During Turkey Design
Week, panels, conferences and
workshops will be organized with the
participation of worldwide known
designers, universities, design schools,
industrialists and academicians in
industrial design, fashion design and
visual communication design fields.
The organization will be enriched
with the exhibitions and runway
shows of the product and projects by
the finalists of the design competitions
being held throughout the year.
Turkish designs, which are awarded
in the globally prestigious design
competitions, will also be part of the
event as well as national/international
project exhibitions of the design
centers and design offices. The event
that will bring together all partners
in the design field under the same
roof, will form an integrated design
ecosystem, by also including the
Ceremony and Exhibition of Design
Turkey Award.
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