DIA 2018 last call for entry: will you be the next million winner?

hosted by china academy of art (the first comprehensive national institute of higher art of china), design intelligence award (DIA) is a revolutionary platform for future design involving makers and experts from areas of design, technology, commerce, media, etc., which has been supported by the participants and experts from 46 countries and regions since 2015.

DIA 2018 last call for entry

DIA 2018 has started the global entry collection, which will be continued until january 19, 2018, and set up ‘DIA award’ and ‘DIA special award’ with the total prize pool up to 6.65 million RMB (equals to 1 million USD). the registration is for free. if you are looking for a chance to show your talent, or hoping to get financial support, here is the best stage to make it come true. you can officially submit the entry following this link. 

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DIA is not only concerned about the technical part of design, but also its social contribution and industrial influence. seeing the value in common, DIA encourages the participants to be one of those in the event and work together to create a more functional and beautiful living condition for the world we live in!

call for entry

DIA introduces worldwide multidiscipline experts spanning from relative fields of design, technology, commerce, etc. as jury members. at the same time, DIA’s expert tank embraces over 300 experts from the whole world.

expert library

DIA award covers four entry categories:

cultural innovation: demonstrating humanistic care and aesthetic quality, including home furniture, lighting facility, tableware, souvenir, stationery, packaging, fashion, social innovation, etc.

living wisdom: focusing on lifestyle innovation, including household appliance, kitchen & bathroom, digital device, elder, mother & baby, sport & leisure, disaster prevention, smart city, etc.

industrial equipment: promoting intelligent manufacturing and industrial upgrading, including transportation, health care, office, tool, construction, agriculture & forestry, manufacture, military, etc.

frontier technology: exploring innovative application of technology, including new energy, new material, the internet of things, cloud computing, big data, virtual reality, robotic, etc.

gold prize

DIA special award coverage:

design yiwu (theme: original brand and product innovation): focusing on original brand strategy and product innovation under new business model.

daily necessities: focusing on the daily-life relevance innovation, including household, fashion & wearable, leisure, etc.

cultural derivatives: focusing on the culture relevance innovation, including education, cultural communication, gift, etc. tourist products focusing on tourism relevance innovation, including souvenir, luggage, outdoor, etc.

intelligent products: focusing on high-tech innovation, including smart home appliance, wearable device, robotic, etc.

design shining (theme: 3D printing and new life creation): focusing on application and innovation on 3d printing.

biomedical application: focusing on application of 3d printing in biomedical field, including biomimetic design, health care, medical equipment, etc.

materials innovation: focusing on development of 3d printing materials, including low cost material, tensile material, sustainable material, etc.

lifestyle innovation: focusing on application of 3d printing in everyday life, including lighting, entertainment, customized gifts, etc.

DIA 2016 and 2017 gold awards

qualifications for participants: any enterprise, design agency, research institution and individual from any country or region can register. qualified entry should be: 1) a product without any intellectual property dispute; 2) a product already listed in the market within 2 years or prototype which can be delivered and displayed by the second evaluation (march 17, 2018). the same entry is not eligible to apply for both DIA award and DIA special award (including design yiwu and design shining). 

winners’ benefits:

trophy and certificate – all winners will receive a trophy and a certificate.

exhibition and donation – all participants of second evaluation will be invited to participate in DIA annual exhibition with 100,000 + visitors in 2017. a participant who is willing to donate physical entry to DIA committee is admitted to participate in DIA annual exhibition tour, and be issued a DIA collection certificate.

industrial communication – all winners will be invited to attend DIA conference and award ceremony, and given the opportunity of communicating with representatives from various fields of design, technology, commerce, etc. around the globe.

industrial cooperation – DIA industry platform integrates over 100 venture capitals, incubators, manufacturing enterprises and local government etc., aiming to provide supports of finance, technology, administration, ip protection, etc. to all participants.

media promotion – DIA has established a global promotion network with more than 100 mainstream media covering different fields and channels.

media coverage

the grand final, DIA conference and award ceremony and other important events will be broadcasted through zhejiang satellite tv and live on the internet with 1,000,000 + viewers, which will further enhance the social influence of excellent design. DIA will make great efforts to provide an open and fair intellectual property protection service for finalists and winners. DIA winners will fully be subject to public supervision with lifelong validity.

DIA 2017 top 22

agenda:

registration: sep 19, 2017 – jan 19, 2018
preliminary evaluation: jan 24, 2018 – jan 31, 2018
release of preliminary evaluation results: feb 2, 2018
collection for delivered shortlisted entries: feb 26, 2018 – mar 17, 2018
second evaluation: mar 23, 2018 – mar 25, 2018
release of second evaluation results: mar 26, 2018
grand final: may 6, 2018 – may 7, 2018
award ceremony: may 8, 2018

top 100 winners group

industrial cooperation

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edited by: maria erman | designboom