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The
Annual
Surface Print Design Competition
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i-dott CIO
Since i-dott was founded as a charity in 2013, well over 3,000
artworks have been submitted to our annual surface pattern design
competition
giving students from around the world the unique opportunity of
having their work appraised, critiqued and judged by senior
industry design
professionals.
Our competition also gives them the opportunity to put their
work directly in front of the wallpaper and textile industries’
decision makers; CEO’s,
Managing & Studio Directors and Studio Managers.
Each year we have new colleges and universities entering the
competition and several of our past students have found positions
within our
industries as a direct result of entering the competition which
proves that it does work - bringing universities, colleges,
students and industry closer
together can only result in good things for all.
The Competition
The competition is at the heart of the charity and is and will
always remain, our priority.
We have built strong relationships with a good number of
universities and colleges around Europe who have returned to the
competition year on
year and each year the number of entries increase markedly.
Our aim is to connect with Academia around the world to offer
surface pattern design students everywhere the opportunity of
meeting the
world of work through our competition.
The competition is devise to give students an experience of what
it could be required of them when employed in a real-life
design studio working environment.
The competition consists of 4 design categories and students are
invited to enter one or all of the categories providing they follow
the rules of
the competition.
The student will need to
• create work/s which answer the design brief
• create work/s that fit into the chosen dimensions as laid out
in the technical brief
• understand the importance of assigning copyright and
protecting intellectual property
• produce digital imagery which is a true representation of the
artwork/s and are of dimensions as stated in order to create
room-shots,
marketing, advertising and publishing material
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Judging – fair and square
To ensure that all entries are judged on merit alone the
artworks have any and all identification removed.
In fact the only piece of information the judges have to
identify the work is the time limited copyright number which is
assigned at registration
upon arrival at our offices.
This number is also the copyright number by which i-dott claims
ownership of the design for the limited time period as set out on
the copyright
document.
Both judging panels are totally unaware of:
• The establishment the student attends
• The sex of the student
• The ethnic origin of the student
• The age of the student
o First RoundThis panel of four senior design professionals have
a window of 5 working days to review the works digitally and select
a percentage of designs
from each of the 4 categories.
By using digital format for this round enables us to work with
senior design people from around the globe without interrupting
their very busy work
schedules too much. It also means a much wider audience is
seeing all of the entries.
The students who are shortlisted at this stage are informed by
e-mail and given a certificate as a record of their
achievement.
o Round TwoThis panel of 4 judges is made up of representatives
appointed by the design category sponsors.
All the designs selected by our first panel are retrieved,
sorted into the relevant categories and put before the second panel
of judges.
This is done face to face around the table; the panel comes
together to discuss and critique the merits of the works and
whether or not the work
meets the criteria set out in the competition terms and
conditions.
As each category is judged, the judge appointed by the sponsor
will take the lead role in the decision making in the event of any
dispute.
The winning students are informed, sent a certificate and
invited to join the trustees and receive their awards at the Gala
Dinner held in the
October of each year.
The evening gives the student the opportunity to speak directly
with company owners, decision makers and senior managers from the
surface
print industry from around the world.
Students’ WorkThe Copyright of all the designs entered into the
competition is transferred, for a time limited period, to the
charity. We offer these designs for
sale to our members and then to the wider surface print
industry.
The category sponsors will have the opportunity to purchase
designs before going for sale to the membership.
The proceeds of any sale is split equally between the student
and the charity.
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Design Category Prizes
The prizes in each category is £500.00 for 1st place, £300.00
for 2nd place and £200.00 for 3rd place. In addition each student
receive a ‘goody
bag’, contents vary year to year.
Other Prizes
The Masterpiece Prize
A prize sponsored by the IGI (global Wallpaper Association) and
is awarded to the student who has, in the opinion of the sitting
President of the
IGI created the most outstanding piece of work. This prize is
paid in sterling to the equivalent of 1000€
AVA CAD Specialist Training Course Level 1 course (CST Level
1)
A 5 day course, introducing you to the key functions of design
and repeat, separations, recolouring, draping and presenting your
designs. This
one week course will give you a concrete understanding of our
software and relevant industry processes.
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Judges Past & Present
We are lucky and privileged to have senior Design Professionals
who have many years experience in textiles and wallcoverings,
take time out of the their busy schedules to review, critique
and judge the students’ work
Abigail Watson Marketing Director The Surface Print Company
Charlotta Levin VP design & Product Management Wallvision
AB
Christine Westcott Owner & Founder Westcott & Heney
Clare Howlett Design Studio Manager Anstey Wallpaper Company
Debbie J Buchan Customer Services Director AVA Cad/Cam
Ellice Solomon Designer Blendworth International Ltd
Jason Gilliat Business & Product Dev. Manager John Mark
Limited
Jody Hudson Stylist Graham & Brown Limited
Judy Haslam Freelance Designer & Illustrator Freelance
Marc Roylance Design Director Fine Décor Wallcoverings
Maryanne Cartwright Senior Stylist Graham & Brown
Limited
Miles Thacker Business Development Manager Anstey Wallpaper
Company
Nicola Bradshaw Studio Manager Holden Decor
Nina Hancock Owner & Founder Nina Hancock Wallpapers
Pascal Siellet CEO Ugepa SA
Robin Bancroft Design Technical Director Arthouse Limited
Stephanie Jebbitt Creative Director Freelance
Stina Nilimma Wickstrom VP Design & Product Management
Wallvision AB
Tristan Vaudor Studio Manager Ugepa SA
Peter Townley Managing Director Zing Design
John Mark Watson Managing Director John Mark Limited
Trudie Riding Designer Bridge Cottage Studio
Natasha Perry Studio Manager Belgravia
Jane Rixon Business Development Manager HP
Caroline Woolmer Studio Manager Arthouse Limited
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Universities & Colleges we have and are working with
Since University/College Where
2014 Bath Spa University England
2014 Leeds Arts University England
2014 Norwich University of the Arts England
2014 Staffordshire University England
2014 Winchester School of Art England
2015 De Montfort University England
2015 Kunstuniverstat Linz Austria
2015 Nottingham Trent University England
2015 Plymouth College of Art England
2015 The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts Denmark
2016 University of Bolton England
2016 University of Wales - Trinity St. David Wales
2017 Birmingham City University England
2017 Buckinghamshire New University England
2017 Cleveland College of Art & Design England
2017 Colchester School of Art England
2017 Manchester Metropolitan University/School of Art
England
2017 Metropolia University of Applied Sciences Finland
2017 The Academy of Fine Arts & Design Slovakia
2017 The Strzeminski Academy of Art Poland
2017 Uclan Preston England
2017 University of the West of England England
2018 Belfast School of Art N. Ireland
2018 Bridgewater & Taunton College England
2018 Cardiff Metropolitan University Wales
2018 London Metropolitan University England
2018 National College of Art & Design Eire
2018 Newcastle College England
2019 University of Hradec Kralove CZ Czech Republic
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2020
i-dott Surface Pattern Design Competition
Competition Packs will be sent out during the last week of
August 2019
Competition will close on the 31st March 2020
Please let us know if you want a pack
contact us at [email protected]
