8 November 2010 - 13 March 2011

Observeur Design 11

Inaugurated in 1999 by the APCI (Agency for the Promotion of Industrial Creation), the Design Observeur is an annual exhibition that aims to highlight and reward a selection of the best creations resulting from the collaboration between companies and designers.


Call for entries: Now closed

APCI is launching its Observeur du design 11 Design Award whose exhibition will be presented from 8 November 2010 up to 13 March 2011 at the Cité des sciences et de l'industrie in Paris. 

211 design achievements have been selected this year.

Eligibility

Design Observeur 10 is open to any person associated with the project, with permission of the project partners, including:
  • Private or public companies
  • Administrations and local authorities
  • Associations
  • Independant product inventors
  • Designers
  • Graphic designers
  • Architects
  • Urban landscape designers
  • Planners

The products presented must have called upon a design process and have been marketed or designed in 2010 and/or 2011.

Categories

Participants are encouraged to submit designs within the following fields of design intervention, amongst others:
  • product
  • packaging
  • spaces and environment
  • graphic design/ visual communication
  • brand identity / branding
  • multimedia
  • corporate strategy
  • services
  • system
  • interface
  • color
  • material
  • sound


Jury

An independent jury of professionals and experts will be announced.

Judging criteria

From among the selection, an independent jury of professionals and experts awards stars of the Design Observeur to the most outstanding products, which are exemplary in fulfillment of the following criteria:
  • Innovation
  • Improvement of user comfort
  • Reduction of costs
  • Formal and structural research
  • Answering new needs
  • Accessibility for all
  • Respecting natural resources
  • Quality and originality of the process
  • Implementation of a global corporate strategy
  • Investment in a new sector
  • Modernisation of a traditional know-how

A Pecha Kucha

The APCI has chosen to replace the traditional forum and join with Pecha Kucha Paris for a special event during the opening ceremony. The Pecha Kucha calls upon businesses and designers to explain their products and projects in a "timed" format.

Awards

Each year "Stars of the Observeur" and distinctions are presented to the company and designer during the exhibition opening ceremony.

Exhibition

Each year, the Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie" (Science and Industry Centre) welcomes the selections of the "Observeur" within the framework of a highly acclaimed public exhibition. The annual exhibition attracts a public of 200,000, representing 1/3 of all visitors to the Explora area.

Catalogue

The Design Observeur bilingual catalogue is an effective promotional tool for industrial players that presents and analyses the year's selection and "stars". Free for Observeur participants, it is on sale all year at the APCI.

Online showcase

Almost 1700 designs selected to date can be viewed on the APCI website.

Promotion

Every year, the Design Observeur selection guarantees the promotion of design in France and abroad.

All or part of this selection is presented during professional fairs and exhibitions. The majority of these exhibitions are accompanied by seminars, conferences or delegations of French designers. Hong Kong, Montreal, Johannesburg, Moscow, Tokyo, Seoul, Prag, Taiwan, Belgrade, Ljubljana, Wuxi, Sao Paolo, Stockholm have all welcomed Observeur Exhibitions.

Organiser

Design Observeur is organised by Icsid Member, Agence pour la promotion de la création industrielle (APCI).

Sponsors

Design Observeur is supported by:
  • OSEO (National Agency for Research Development)
  • AECI (European Annual of Creativity and Innovation)
  • INPI (National Industrial Property Institute)
  • The Ile-de-France regional authority
  • The Paris City Council
  • The Ministry of Culture and Communication
  • The Ministry of Economics, Finance and Industry
  • French Designers Alliance
  • INDP (National Institute of Packaging Design)
  • FNSAI (National Federal Syndicates of Interior Architects)
  • Designer Interactifs
  • Materio

Registration

Register online on the APCI website.


For more information, please contact:

Marie Moreira
International Project manager APCI / Chargée de projets internationaux
24 rue du Charolais
75012 Paris
France
t: +33 01 43 45 04 50
t: +33 06 86 95 39 21
f: +33 01 43 45 10 76
e:
w: www.apci.asso.fr
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Key dates

Online registration deadline
4 June 2010

Screening of products
Mid June 2010

Announcement of exhibition
2 November 2010

Stars of the Observeur selected
4 November 2010

Awards ceremony
8 November 2010

Exhibition
8 November to 13 March 2011

Winners in the Galleria

View all the winners of Observeur du Design 11 in the Galleria

Downloads

Call for entry (PDF - 216KB)
Rules of entry