When American designers work with Italian materials great things happen. This competition, now in its 16th year, celebrates exceptional examples of contemporary American design featuring fabulous Italian ceramic tiles.

In order to select from a large pool of outstanding installations, an international jury looks at the overall design of the space as well as how the tiles meet their functional and technical requirements.

As you scroll through this new website dedicated to the competition, you’ll find detailed competition rules; a downloadable submission form; answers to frequently asked questions and a historical look at the award-winning projects from the past 15 years. We hope it inspires you to submit project (s)! The North American architects and designers that have won in the past have ranged from star architects like Bernard Tschumi, Stanley Tigerman and Laurinda Spears to young up-and-comers.

Deadline-
Submit by February 6, 2009 to:
Italian Trade Commission
Ceramic Tiles of Italy Design Competition 2009
33 East 67th Street New York, NY 10065 - 212.980.1500

No fee or limit for entries.

Award-
$5000 per category presented to winning architects/designers at Coverings 2009, Chicago, IL + 5-day trip to Italy to attend Cersaie 2009 with delegation of design journalists (Additional $1000 to be shared by distributor/contractor team).

Categories-
• Residential
• Commercial
• Institutional

Eligible Projects-
New construction and renovation projects completed between January 2004-January 2009

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