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

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Call for entries: Now closed

APCI is launching its Observeur du Design 12 Design Award whose exhibition will be presented from 8 November 2011 up to 12 March 2012 at the Cité des sciences et de l'industrie in Paris. 

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
  
  

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.

France Design Innovation Pavilion in Taipei

22-30 October 2011

The France Design Pavilion will combine an exhibition of products and Observeur du Design 12 Stars, enhanced with a programme of conferences and B2B meetings, and with the presence of a French delegation of companies, designers and design schools. The exhibition will take place at the Taiwan World Design Expo at Taipei World Trade Center during the 2011 IDA Congress.

Situated within the International Design Networking Area, the French Pavilion at Nangang will have a total exhibition area of 250m². The project, organised within specific modules, will highlight each participating design initiative. Individual presentations will be chosen by an Observeur du Design 12 Stars committee.

Organiser

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

Links

• View winners of Observeur du Design 12 in the Icsid Galleria
• About APCI
• Official website of Observeur du Design

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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
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w: www.apci.asso.fr