Cristalplant® Design Contest 2018: The Jury

The Cristalplant® Design Contest comes to its X edition, with the aim of identifying - in collaboration with Falper - innovative projects with Cristalplant® as a constructive basis and which are inspired by Falper's style. The two brands, Icons of design, represent a Made in Italy excellence: two extremely close-knit realities endowed with a strongly distinctive style, capable of narrating their identity and values.

FALPER: THE BRAND

Founded in 1962 by the Fallavena family, Falper produces in its own factory with craftsmanship combined with a unique technology, which allows the production of furniture, sinks, tubs and accessories designed and built one by one, lacquered, sized and configured according to the specific needs of the customer in standard and special sizes, automatically and parametrically.
An Italian company where sartorial care is combined with the latest material-processing technology, production methods and attention to the environment.

INNOVATE IN THE WORLD

Falper products, belonging to the original Collections or manufactured for each specific project, contracted by internationally famous interior designers, are used for important furnishings in Italy and worldwide., such as hotels, residences and yachts, for the contract sector and for private homes.
A constant trend of implementation of the design and architecture market, thanks to the appeal and products - as well as the reputation - of Falper.

UNMISTAKABLE DESIGN

Falper represents the state-of-the-art of Solid Surface products - and carries within itself the work of designers, creatives, architects and artisans who infuse their own inimitable identity, an energy that translates into shapes and proportions capable of making each product an instant classic, a true protagonist in any contemporary setting that makes its distinctive traits of elegance and originality. The unique character of these masterpieces is further strengthened by the caliber of the designers who signed them - such as Métrica, Paola Navone, Michael Schmidt, Ludovico Lombardi, Dario Gaudio and Vittorio Venezia, StudioPepe and Makio Hasuike.

CRISTALPLANT®: ECOLOGICAL EXCELLENCE IN THE INDUSTRY

Cristalplant® Biobased is the most performing and certified material in the world for the construction of washbasins and bathtubs, with a bio-derived formulation of 30% plant resins, and allows to obtain never-seen-before shapes and sizes.
A unique tactile effect, similar to stone, and a particularly soft reflection of light, make Cristalplant® almost a natural material. In addition to the absence of artificial connotations, it boasts the characteristics of anti-yellowing, mechanical and chemical resistance, the moderate cost and the partly plant resins composition - which earned it the GreenGuard Gold certification.

ICONS: THE CONTEST

Young creatives born after 01/01/1983 are called upon to rediscover and develop the inspiration and the aesthetic appeal hidden within daily bathroom rituals, especially in the use of its most peculiar elements, with the purpose to create iconographic products that are consistent with Cristalplant®’s features and with Falper’s tone of voice, choosing from the following categories:

- Top-mounted, wall-hung and free-standing washbasins
- Wall-hung and top-mounted hand washbasins
- Bath tubs

Extensive relevance acquires the quality of the jury, which - in addition to the top management referees of Falper and Cristalplant - includes prominent international and national figures, representing the excellence of the architectural portals (such as Architonic.com, whose review of over 300,000 products and materials design has 16 million visitors per year), Design Universities (such as IED, which in over 50 years has trained over 120,000 students in Design, Fashion, Visual Arts and Management in Europe) and communication (such as SAATCHI & SAATCHI, one of the most important and prestigious advertising agencies worldwide).
The new generations of designers will be able to see their creations produced, realized and brought to the market alongside those signed by their most emblazoned colleagues. An important stylistic feature of the competition will be the presence of experts in the Sales Management sector - which, together with the high quality level of the Jury, will contribute to guarantee to the whole event an orientation aimed at the real practical and commercial needs of the market.

Here are the members of the Jury of the Cristalplant Design Contest 2018:

TOBIAS LUTZ Architonic.com - ALESSANDRO CHIARATO IED Milano - LUCA FALLAVENA Falper Managing Director - VITTORIO PAVARIN Cristalplant - NICO MARCHESI Saatchi & Saatchi - MARCO POLTRONIERI Falper Export Manager - RICCARDO BIFFI Falper Italy Sales Director - JOSÉ GONZALEZ Falper AG Managing Director

The judges will choose a winning project and up to five special mentions per category. Selected designers and winners will be notified in mid-March. The awards ceremony will be held during Milan’s furniture fair Salone del Mobile, as part of the Fuorisalone events on 11, Via Palermo.
The winning projects will also be included in Falper’s catalogue and the prototypes exhibited at Milan’s Fuorisalone events: the selected projects will be presented to the public and press during the awards ceremony to be held on Wednesday April 18, 2018.

Designers can participate in the contest with more than one project: past winners and special mentions cannot participate, either individually or in groups.
Project images must be uploaded to the appropriate website section http://designcontest.cristalplant.it/ by 28/02/2018. The intellectual property rights and copyrights of all submitted projects shall remain with each designer. Unselected projects will not be published to allow designers to present them and/or re-use them for professional purposes.
Participation is free of charge. The costs for the creation and industrialisation of Cristalplant® prototypes will be borne by the company Nicos International as a recognition of individual merit for the most deserving participants.

All information about the Cristalplant® technology can be found on www.cristalplant.it in the dedicated Cristalplant® Design Contest section (designcontest.cristalplant.it).
As per section 6, par. 1, lett. a) of Italian Presidential Decree no. 430 of October 26, 2001, this contest is solely intended for the presentation of industrial projects and shall not be considered a sweepstake.

FOR MORE INFORMATION
www.cristalplant.it - info@cristalplant.it - www.falper.it