How does modern living influence the design of an item of home furnishing?
What is comfort and how does the way we live alter and influence it?
How can we improve the life-cycle of a sofa through innovative design, sustainability and circularity?
How can we develop new trends that fulfil people’s wish for social and captivating design?
The Vilmers Design Award was established to help answer these questions.
To find the designer of tomorrow, with an eye for aesthetic design and a passion for functional and sustainable furniture
By submitting an entry you agree to the Vilmers Design Awards competition rules.
It doesn’t matter to us if you are top of your class at one of the world’s most respected design schools, a self-taught furniture lover or you’re just starting on your journey as a professional designer. What we’re looking for is passionate designs, forward thinking ideas and unexpected solutions. So pretty much anyone!*
*Vilmers employees or members of their household may not participate in the competition.
The winner of each category will receive the following:
A cash prize of:
1000€ – Winning Sofa design
1000€ – Winning chair design
500€ – Winning footstool, bench, daybed design
As well as:
You can send in a maximum of one entry for each of the following categories:
→ Sofas
→ Armchairs
→ Foot stools, benches, day beds
You’re able to present your proposal(s) with text, sketches, 2D or 3D rendered photos, sound and/or video.
Fill in our online form and send it with your complete contribution no later than 1 January 2023 to us here.
Remember to label every part of your contribution with your name!
Get to know us. Interpret the Vilmers brand through your designs. Familiarise yourself with our values, our ideas, our drive for sustainability and our customer base. Everything you need is waiting for you at vilmers.com
Tell us how you arrived at your final design(s) and in what way your contribution fits in with the Vilmer’s brand.
Tell us how your design tackles issues like comfort, functionality, aesthetics, and climate impact throughout the sofa’s life cycle.
Impress us. Surprise us. Challenge us. And above all;
convince us through forward thinking design and attention to detail.
We do not need prototypes. But we want to see;
sketches / 3D drawings or renderings and a brief text regarding functionality, design, materials and use.
Submit your design proposal in PDF formats where possible, including a completed competition form / link.
Remember to name all files or documents with your name!
Present your idea(s), your reasonings behind it and what inspired you with text, sketches, 2D or 3D rendered photos, sound or video.
All work must be the Entrant’s original creation and by entering you acknowledge that the entire work is your own and that no one else has any right of claim to the design. This also applies to copyrights, trademarks and intellectual property rights.
By submitting an entry you agree to the Vilmers Design Awards competition rules.
All design applications, apart from the winning designs will be returned to their designers after the close of the competition. Vilmers will hold no rights to these returned designs. Winning designs will be developed and realised in partnership with Vilmers, dependent on the signing of a contract with a mutually agreed royalty agreement in line with market standards.
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