Together with Interior Design magazine, IIDA’s Annual Will Ching Design Competition honors outstanding commercial design from firms of five (5) or fewer employees.

PURPOSE
To recognize and reward talented designers working in firms of five (5) or fewer employees and to encourage new ideas and techniques in the design and furnishing of commercial and institutional spaces.

WHO SHOULD ENTER
Any practicing interior designer working in a firm of five or fewer employees may submit entries. Truly international in scope, this competition is open to participants worldwide.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Projects must have been completed after January 1, 2008.

JUDGING CRITERIA
Submissions will be judged suitability of design to the project challenge, originality of the design solution, and the successful integration of interior finishes and furnishings. Winners are determined by a jury of design professionals The jury reserves the right not to select a winner from the entries submitted for this competition.

AWARDS
All winners of the competition will be announced at IIDA’s NeoCon® celebration COOL. The winning project may be published in the NeoCon issue of Interior Design magazine. In the event that a previously published entry is selected as a winner, Interior Design magazine reserves the right not to republish that project.

DEADLINES
Deadline to request entry kit: Wednesday, February 10th, 2010.
Deadline to submit completed entries: Wednesday, February 17th, 2010.

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