Polemica!! How do you rebel? And against what?
We are calling for entrants from all over the world to show us how you nail the art of fabrication.
We want to challenge the idea of sensible, defying sound judgement and “hack” common sense.
We are truly looking forward to seeing entries that align with this spirit and are looking to support such works.
Even if the output is in its drafting stages we will evaluate the attempt and future potentials of the work.
Recruitment Target
AWARD NAME：YouFab Global Creative Awards 2019
Submission should be creative experiments, works and inventions that stem from powerful collaborations in the fabrication world. These submissions can encompass physical products, art, architecture, or intangible projects such as performing arts, events, workshops and experiments.
A condition of entry is that the submitted work be in its completed/operational form, and not left in the conceptual phase of the design plan or proposal. Submissions can be something that has already been launched, or something yet to be unveiled.
About the Prize(s)
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GRAND PRIZE (1WINNER)
Trophy/ 1000 USD
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FIRST PRIZE (1WINNER)
Trophy/ 500 USD
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STUDENT AWARD (1WINNER)
Award Certificate / 300USD
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GENERAL AWARD (1WINNER)
Award Certificate / 300USD
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LION AWARD(1WINNER)
Award Certificate / 1000USD
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FINALIST(SEVERAL WINNERS)
Award Certificate
Schedule
YouFab Global Creative Awards 2018 Schedule
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Entry Period |
Wednesday, August 1, 2018 - Wednesday, October 31, 2018 12:00 (Japan time, noon) |
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Initial Review Results Announcement |
Mid-December, 2018 |
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Final Review Results Announcement |
Early January, 2019 |
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Award Ceremony |
Early February 2019 |
Judge
Kei Wakabayashi
Editor
Kei Wakabayashi was born in 1971 and spent his early childhood in London and New York. After graduating from the School of Humanities and Social Sciences in French Studies at Waseda University, he joined Heibonsha, and became part of the editorial department for "Gekkan Taiyo." In 2000, became an independent editor. Afterward, he edited a wide range of publications, including magazines, books, and exhibition records, and became active as a music journalist. He was assigned as the Chief Editor for the Japanese edition of "WIRED" in 2012, and left the post in 2017. In 2018, he launched blkswn publishers, Inc. and authored the book, "Sayonara Mirai" (Goodbye, Future), published by Iwanami Shoten (April 2018).
Gerfried Stocker
Artistic and Managing Director of Ars Electronica
Since 1995 he has been a managing and an artistic director of Ars Electronica. 1995/1996 he developed the groundbreaking exhibition strategies of Ars Electronica Center with a small team of artists and technicians and was responsible for the set-up and establishment of Ars Electronica’s own R&D facility, Ars Electronica Futurelab. Since 2004 he has been in charge of developing Ars Electronica’s program of international exhibition tours. From 2005 on he planned the expansion of Ars Electronica Center and implemented the total substantive makeover of its exhibits. Stocker is a guest speaker at many international conferences and a Visiting Professor at Osaka University of Arts as well as guest lecturer at Deusto University Bilbao. He is also a consultant for many international companies on creativity and innovation management.
Julia Cassim
Professor at KYOTO Design Lab Kyoto Institute of Technology
Julia Cassim’s career spans the worlds of art, design, museum studies and social activism. She studied fine art at Manchester College of Art and Design and Tokyo University of the Arts on a Japanese Government scholarship. She has an MPhil from the International Centre for Heritage Studies at the University of Newcastle and is a Fellow of the Royal College of Art (RCA) and of the Royal Society of Arts (RSA) and is an international authority on inclusive design. The 24 and 48 Hour Inclusive Design Challenges she organised at the RCA Helen Hamlyn Centre for Design have been held in 21 cities worldwide, involved over 800 designers and were the subject of an exhibition at the Victoria & Albert Museum in 2010. In May 2014, she was appointed Professor at the KYOTO Design Lab, a centre for interdisciplinary design innovation at the Kyoto Institute of Technology. A recent project bringing together science and design won a Dutch Design Award in 2016. She was included in Design Week’s ‘Hot 50’ list of people who most influenced the design world in 2010.
Satoshi Yoshiizumi
TAKT PROJECT Inc., Representative Designer/Creative Director
Mr. Yoshiizumi has undertaken various projects seeking to “create other possibilities” through design. He has conducted experimental independent research projects and presented the results at the Milan Design Week, DesignMiami, Maison & Objet Paris, Hong Kong M+, and other domestic and international art museums and design events. Yoshiizumi collaborates with various clients, taking a unique approach which maximizes the role of design in projects based on research findings. His work has been collected at the Hong Kong M+ museum. He has also received many domestic and international awards, including the DesignMiami/ Swarovski Designers of the Future Award. In 2018, he was a GOOD DESIGN AWARD 2018 Jury Member.
Chiaki Hayashi
Loftwork Inc. Co-founder
Co-founded Loftwork Inc. in 2000, which rolls out diverse creative projects including web design, community, and space design. The agency operates multiple services: “FabCafe”, a digital manufacturing cafe, and “MTRL”, a creative space for creators, and “AWRD”, a platform to promote co-creation with creators. She also serves as the Japan Liaison to the Director of MIT Media Lab and as CEO of Hidakuma. Hidakuma is a new form of public-private joint enterprise, which aims to create regional industries through traditional techniques and forest regeneration.
Organizer
