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Power To The Pedal
Well-being
Application Closes: 30/04/2008
Public Voting: 01/05/2008 - 13/05/2008
Results Announcement: 20/05/2008
Competition Brief
The push for bicycle use is gaining global relevance not just as a
leisure activity, but as a solution to a range of problems like
pollution, congestion, rising gas prices and issues surrounding
community health. In urban areas around the world, advocacy groups are
staking a claim for bicycles and educating the public about the benefits
of biking as a means of transport, fitness and fun.
Promoting bicycle use also means enabling it; local governments are
being tasked to improve infrastructure to create more convenient and
safer routes as well as incentives for biking. City initiatives like
Bike to Work Day and other bike share projects are promoting public
awareness of the positive impact of biking on health, wellbeing and the
environment.
This competition calls for a biking accessory or add-on for existing
bikes that would improve the bicycling experience and encourage more
people to make biking their primary means of transport – more
convenient, more enjoyable, safer and more integrated into daily
lifestyles – whether it's for commuting, working, shopping,
transporting, leisure or all of the above. In your description, you
should define the user scenario and design problem that your design
attempts to solve.
You cannot enter any design that already exists on the market or has
been put into commercial production, or that you do not own the rights to.
Note: The submission and announcement deadlines may be subject to change.
Judging Criteria
Judging criteria specific to this competition are:
Overall effectiveness: How well does the solution provide an answer to
the design problem?
Creativity: How innovative and cost-effective is the thinking behind the
design?
Practicality: How successfully can the design be produced or put into
practice? Can it be adapted for local production? Does it add to the
safety of the cyclist, too?
Aesthetics: How strong is the design in terms of overall form and
presentation?
Ecology: How well does the design respond to environmental concerns
through considerations such as choice of materials, production
techniques, life-span, upgrade, durability, weight, recycle, or re-use
factors?
Prizes
1st prize: $5000
2nd prize: $3000
3rd prize: $1500
Most Popular prize: $500
Jury
Wendy Brawer (USA): An eco-designer, public educator and director, Wendy
E. Brawer is best known as creator of NYC’s Green Apple Map and as
Founding Director of the local-global Green Map System. In addition to
producing maps and related websites (GreenMap.org, GreenAppleMap.org),
books, exhibits and presentations, Wendy has taught, spoken and written
on eco-design internationally since 1990. Her diverse projects for Times
Square, Liberty Science Center, and others have promoted renewable
energy and highlighted waste reduction. She was named Woman of Earth
2005, Designer in Residence at Smithsonian Cooper-Hewitt National Design
Museum in 1997 and chaired the IDSA EcoCommittee in the mid-90s, as seen
at EcoCultural.info.
Emiliano Godoy (Mexico): Emiliano Godoy attended the Pratt Institute's
graduate program (New York, 2004) and has a BA degree in industrial
design from Universidad Iberoamericana (Mexico City, 1997) and furniture
design studies from the Danish Design School (2003). He runs the design
firm Godoylab, and is the Design Director of the furniture manufacturer
Pirwi . He teaches industrial design at the Instituto Tecnológico y de
Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, ITESM, and has thought design at
UNAM's Centre for Industrial Design Research, the Universidad
Iberoamericana and the Pratt Institute. He is a staff editor of the
quarterly architecture and design magazine Arquine, is part of the
design collective NEL, as well as a member of the Advisory Board of
DESIGN 21: Social Design Network.
Jens Martin Skibsted (Denmark): Jens Martin Skibsted has founded and
co-founded several companies, among them the world-renowned bike company
Biomega, Actics, an ethical consultancy and the creative agency Skibsted
Ideation. As Creative Director he has worked with some of the world’s
leading designers such as Marc Newson, Ross Lovegrove and Karim Rashid
and helped position a number of brands. He has designed a series of
award-winning bikes for Biomega and is a select designer for Puma
alongside the likes of Philippe Starck and Alexander McQueen. He has won
the Wallpaper* best bike category and the I.D. Design Distinction for
consumer products. He is the first Dane to be featured on the I.D. 40
list and Taschen’s Design Now. His latest bicycle was acquired for the
permanent SFMOMA and MoMA collections.
More judges to be announced.
Power To The Pedal
Well-being
Application Closes: 30/04/2008
Public Voting: 01/05/2008 - 13/05/2008
Results Announcement: 20/05/2008
Competition Brief
The push for bicycle use is gaining global relevance not just as a
leisure activity, but as a solution to a range of problems like
pollution, congestion, rising gas prices and issues surrounding
community health. In urban areas around the world, advocacy groups are
staking a claim for bicycles and educating the public about the benefits
of biking as a means of transport, fitness and fun.
Promoting bicycle use also means enabling it; local governments are
being tasked to improve infrastructure to create more convenient and
safer routes as well as incentives for biking. City initiatives like
Bike to Work Day and other bike share projects are promoting public
awareness of the positive impact of biking on health, wellbeing and the
environment.
This competition calls for a biking accessory or add-on for existing
bikes that would improve the bicycling experience and encourage more
people to make biking their primary means of transport – more
convenient, more enjoyable, safer and more integrated into daily
lifestyles – whether it's for commuting, working, shopping,
transporting, leisure or all of the above. In your description, you
should define the user scenario and design problem that your design
attempts to solve.
You cannot enter any design that already exists on the market or has
been put into commercial production, or that you do not own the rights to.
Note: The submission and announcement deadlines may be subject to change.
Judging Criteria
Judging criteria specific to this competition are:
Overall effectiveness: How well does the solution provide an answer to
the design problem?
Creativity: How innovative and cost-effective is the thinking behind the
design?
Practicality: How successfully can the design be produced or put into
practice? Can it be adapted for local production? Does it add to the
safety of the cyclist, too?
Aesthetics: How strong is the design in terms of overall form and
presentation?
Ecology: How well does the design respond to environmental concerns
through considerations such as choice of materials, production
techniques, life-span, upgrade, durability, weight, recycle, or re-use
factors?
Prizes
1st prize: $5000
2nd prize: $3000
3rd prize: $1500
Most Popular prize: $500
Jury
Wendy Brawer (USA): An eco-designer, public educator and director, Wendy
E. Brawer is best known as creator of NYC’s Green Apple Map and as
Founding Director of the local-global Green Map System. In addition to
producing maps and related websites (GreenMap.org, GreenAppleMap.org),
books, exhibits and presentations, Wendy has taught, spoken and written
on eco-design internationally since 1990. Her diverse projects for Times
Square, Liberty Science Center, and others have promoted renewable
energy and highlighted waste reduction. She was named Woman of Earth
2005, Designer in Residence at Smithsonian Cooper-Hewitt National Design
Museum in 1997 and chaired the IDSA EcoCommittee in the mid-90s, as seen
at EcoCultural.info.
Emiliano Godoy (Mexico): Emiliano Godoy attended the Pratt Institute's
graduate program (New York, 2004) and has a BA degree in industrial
design from Universidad Iberoamericana (Mexico City, 1997) and furniture
design studies from the Danish Design School (2003). He runs the design
firm Godoylab, and is the Design Director of the furniture manufacturer
Pirwi . He teaches industrial design at the Instituto Tecnológico y de
Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, ITESM, and has thought design at
UNAM's Centre for Industrial Design Research, the Universidad
Iberoamericana and the Pratt Institute. He is a staff editor of the
quarterly architecture and design magazine Arquine, is part of the
design collective NEL, as well as a member of the Advisory Board of
DESIGN 21: Social Design Network.
Jens Martin Skibsted (Denmark): Jens Martin Skibsted has founded and
co-founded several companies, among them the world-renowned bike company
Biomega, Actics, an ethical consultancy and the creative agency Skibsted
Ideation. As Creative Director he has worked with some of the world’s
leading designers such as Marc Newson, Ross Lovegrove and Karim Rashid
and helped position a number of brands. He has designed a series of
award-winning bikes for Biomega and is a select designer for Puma
alongside the likes of Philippe Starck and Alexander McQueen. He has won
the Wallpaper* best bike category and the I.D. Design Distinction for
consumer products. He is the first Dane to be featured on the I.D. 40
list and Taschen’s Design Now. His latest bicycle was acquired for the
permanent SFMOMA and MoMA collections.
More judges to be announced.
