New competition - win £1000!

The National Design Academy and Staffordshire University are delighted to launch a student competition for International Decorative Surfaces (IDS) to put forward interior and exterior design ideas for a new Head Office for IDS in a prominent location in Stoke on Trent.

The competition is aimed at undergraduates with a view to kick-starting their design career. The winner will not only receive £1000 but will also be invited to join IDS at 100% Design and meet and be mentored by some of the UK’s leading composite material manufacturers.

IDS are the UK’s largest distributor of decorative surfaces and, as a forward thinking business, want to increase links with education in this important area of the UK construction market. An exhibition area within the reception of the building will be utilised to showcase students’ work.

To enter, please see our dedicated website page, which includes the required online registration form (this should be filled in prior to submitting your designs) at http://www.nda.ac.uk/competitions/?id=129

The Brief

Client Profile

International Decorative Surfaces (IDS) have acquired a new building which will house their Head Office, along with a showroom and distribution centre. By their own admission, IDS are one of Stoke’s ‘best kept secrets’ despite being market leaders in their field and huge employers for the local area and nationally. 

This new building is in a prominent, highly visible location and provides the opportunity to really establish their brand in the local area and become a focal point. IDS contacted Staffordshire University as they wish to improve links with education and felt that, by opening their doors to students, they would also gain some fantastic ideas for the interior and exterior of this building.  There is scope within this head office building to allow schools, colleges and universities to utilise an exhibition area as an ongoing concern.

Staffordshire University run interior design degrees through their distance learning partner the National Design Academy, who are launching and overseeing this competition.

Students should consider the product base available to IDS, as the Head Office should showcase their innovative, sustainable and flexible products.  The building exterior is a good opportunity to raise Brand Awareness in the area. New technology, furniture and lighting etc are very welcome and a full colour pallet can be utilised in all areas. Budget does not need to be considered.

You may enter one or more of the following categories

The Space

• Building Exterior: An exciting opportunity to raise the profile of the brand in this prominent location, whilst possibly introducing product ranges. Lighting should be considered.

• Interior Work Areas 

• Interior Rest Areas

• Interior Kitchen Areas

• Interior Reception Area: There will be a glass staircase in situ.

General

• A full colour pallet may be utilised, it is not necessary to remain within the corporate colours

• Sustainability is at the heart of this business and their products, so designs and selected products chosen should reflect this

•  No structural alterations are required

Design Submission

Applicants will be required to submit the following;

·       Presentation boards for one or more of the following areas (according to how many categories you wish to enter)

1.       Building Exterior

2.       Interior Work Areas

3.       Interior Rest Areas

4.       Interior Kitchen Areas

5.       Interior Reception Area

·        Printed email confirmation of entry to include entrant contact details

What should the presentation boards contain?

• Content and layout of boards are at the designer’s discretion.

• Your boards may include: Rendered perspective visuals of the spaces which may either be produced in CAD or hand drawn, images of selected furniture, lighting, window treatments, samples of floor and wall coverings and suggested artwork and accessories.

• Boards should not be larger than A3.

• Each board must contain your name and email address.

·       Design submissions must be sent by Royal Mail Recorded Delivery or Courier Service before the deadline to:

IDS Competition

National Design Academy

Rufford Hall

Waterside Way

Nottingham

NG2 4DP

·         The deadline for receipt of submissions is midnight of 31^st August 2012.

Judges will be looking for:

• Creativity and Innovation

• Suitability of product selection

• Sustainability

• Presentation Skills

The Prize

The winning designer will receive;

• £1000 cash

• Extensive publicity and media coverage

• An invitation to join IDS at the 2012 100% Design show

• The opportunity to meet and be mentored by some of the UK’s leading decorative producers

• An invitation to the awards ceremony, hosted at the Potters Club, Stoke on Trent with a prominent designer/entrepreneur in attendance

• Exhibition of their submitted designs within the new head office building

2 Shortlisted designers will receive;

• £500 cash

• An invitation to the awards ceremony, hosted at the Potters Club Stoke on Trent with a prominent designer/entrepreneur in attendance

• The opportunity to meet and be mentored by some of the UK’s leading decorative producers

• Exhibition of their submitted designs within the new head office building

Judging Process

• The competition opens on 14th May 2012.

• All submissions must be received by post by midnight of 31^st August 2012.

• IDS will then shortlist 3 designers

• The guest judging panel will then select and announce the winner at the Awards Ceremony during October 2012.

The winner will be decided by a panel of judges consisting of;

John Bagshaw  - Managing Director of both International Decorative Surfaces and Ideal bathrooms both of which are companies in the Saint-Gobain building distribution group. John joined International Timber as a trainee in 1977 and rose through the ranks to become Managing Director in 1994.He was appointed Managing Director of International Decorative Surfaces (IDS) in 1999, which was created following the merger of Meyer Laminates and L Bloom Panel Products, and grew the business from £35 million p.a. to £106 million p.a. in 2011.  During this time, for a short period, he returned to International Timber and was also appointed Head of Tiles Group in July 2002 which incorporated World’s End Tiles, United Ceramic Tiles and Ceramic Tile Distributors.  In 2003 John was the first within the industry to set up strong business links with China and in 2010 repeated this in India   In 2009 John Bagshaw was instrumental in setting up Webstore, an online service allowing existing customers the flexibility and convenience of shopping with IDS 24/, another first for the industry. In 2009 he was appointed Managing Director of Ideal Bathrooms.

Anthony Rayworth – NDA Director of Studies. Anthony has 25 years experience in design and decorative arts management. He holds a Master of Design Degree from the Royal College of Art, London, is a Freeman of the Worshipful Company of Furniture Makers, an Affiliate Member of the British Institute of Interior Design, a Member of the European Academy of Design and an Approved Lecturer for the National Association of Decorative and Fine Arts Societies.

Terms and Conditions

Terms and Conditions

1. Who can enter?

• All students currently undertaking any interior design course or related course at any level.

2. Who may not enter?

• Interior designers with more than one year’s professional experience are not eligible.

• Employees of the National Design Academy, Staffordshire University, International Decorative Surfaces or anyone connected with this competition, including any third party promotional partners (or members of their immediate families) are not eligible.

• Residents of countries outside of the UK.

3. Personal Information

Personal data may be used by IDS, the National Design Academy and Staffordshire University and associated companies for promotion and publicity purposes. This data will not be shared with third parties. By entering this competition, applicants are granting their consent.

4. Originality

All entries submitted to this competition must be the original creation of the applicant.

5. Final Decision

The judge’s decision will be final and non-negotiable. We regret that formal individual feedback will not be provided to entrants; however, the NDA will confirm safe receipt of all entries. All hard copies of work cannot be returned; therefore we recommend that you take copies of your work before submission.

6. Intellectual Property

All entries will become the Intellectual Property of International Decorative Surfaces.

7. Other

• The IDS, the National Design Academy and Staffordshire University reserve the right to contact participants of the competition.

• Prizes may not be substituted or exchanged by the winner. IDS reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater value if a featured prize is unavailable.