SHADE is an OPEN design competition to design and make a SHADE prototype.
Eligibility | Who can enter: OPEN, anyone can submit
Design criteria | Points to consider:
- Creative and attractive PROTO-ideas on material-light-space relationships
- Contestants are expected to design, make and demonstrate a physical prototype
- Material: open
- Size and frame to work on INGARED (OR HEMMA) IKEA Table lamp
- Basic safety and stable attachment to the light/base
- Simple and ‘fit to work’ (ready to use) state of the prototype
Submission | What to submit:
- ONE 11 x 17 (Tabloid) page (PDF) in horizontal layout
- Up to four pictures of the physical prototype in use, highlighting material-light-space ambiance
- Supplementary graphic illustrations to explain the prototype (optional)
- Up to 200 words describing the prototype
- NO NAME or ID may appear on the PDF page
Submission | When/how to submit:
- Email the proposal PDF to winnipegdesignfestival@gmail.com as an attachment
- The size of the attached PDF cannot be more than 10 MB
- Note your name (and your team members) and the preferred contact (email or phone) ONLY in the email body, NOT in the attached PDF
- Include [WDF 2019 | SHADE submission] in the subject heading of the email
- Submission must arrive via email by or before 11:59 pm July 31st, 2019
Deliberation | What happens after the submission:
- The jury will select UP TO TEN SHADE as winners
- All proposals will be displayed ONLINE and via other media when available/feasible
- WDF2019 curatorial team will work with the designers and the participating coffee shops to install/display the prototype.
- The installations will open to public viewing from August 21st to September 30th, and possibly longer
SHADE seeks a purposeful integration of lighting and space. Both as object and effect, the fixture performs as a catalyst for re-imagining the potentials of the spaces we inhabit. To this end, a range of explorations that extend the breadths of the light-form-space interaction from the spectacle to the nuanced, the dramatic to the banal and superfluous, are encouraged.
SHADE Jury | Who will decide:
Thom Fougere studied architecture at the University of Manitoba before working in furniture, product design, and architecture. In 2010, he was appointed Creative Director at Canadian design house EQ3, leading the company through a transformative brand re-positioning. This process included a refresh of the company’s visual identity and design direction as well as acting as the lead architect and designer of EQ3 showrooms.
In 2015, Thom Fougere established his eponymous studio based in Winnipeg, Canada. Dedicated to investigating how we live and interact with objects in our homes, the practice transforms ideas into products and designs spaces that are both subtle and archetypal in form.
Jason Hare is the embodiment of process based research. Through action, Jason allows process to manifest itself as highly articulated prototypes that marry the relationship between the digital and the physical. With a master’s degree in Landscape Architecture, focusing on techniques and tools that assist in the physical construction of landscape assemblages. Jason continues this research as one of the founding members and current manager of the digital fabrication lab within the Faculty of Architecture. Constantly testing his working knowledge through a range of applied research techniques and physical methods of materialization. Jason continues to pursue new knowledge in the field of digital design and digital fabrication by engaging with vested parties who share a common interest in elevating the built environment.