Franz Award 2013

➻Innovation of Porcelain Design Franz Award welcomes diversified and innovative porcelain designs, and we hope to promote porcelain culture through competitions. By integrating the global trend and modern concepts into the competition, Franz Award aims to explore the capabilities and potentialities of porcelain works, and then identify life-changing designs.

➻Theme：MOMENT A beautiful memory always begins with a heart-touching moment. Each and every creative idea stems from a moment of inspiration. Life is a fantastic journey filled with adventures, surprise, sweetness and bitterness. People weave the colorful and interesting pieces of life at the moment when they interact with other people, things and Nature.

As the ancient saying goes, “This moment is eternity”. Looking back on the long history of human life, glory and glamour can vanish in the blink of an eye. Men wish to freeze every moment and transform it into eternal beauty. The Franz Award encourages designers to attentively observe the beautiful things around them, demonstrate their creativity, think and design great works to share with the world.

➻Prize [Porcelain Design Group]
Gold Medal (1) : NT$500,000, a certificate of commendation and a trophy Silver Medal (1) : NT$200,000, a certificate of commendation and a trophy Bronze Medal (1) : NT$100,000, a certificate of commendation and a trophy Excellence Award(3) : NT$20,000, a certificate of commendation and a gift from the Franz Collection WOW Prize (1): A gift valued at NT$20,000 from the Franz Collection

[Porcelain Design Group]
Gold Medal (1) : NT$100,000, a certificate of commendation and a trophy Silver Medal (1) : NT$50,000, a certificate of commendation and a trophy Bronze Medal (1) : NT$30,000, a certificate of commendation and a trophy Excellence Award(2) : NT$20,000, a certificate of commendation and a gift from the Franz Collection WOW Prize (1): A gift valued at NT$20,000 from the Franz Collection

Notes: 1. The above cash awards are all in pre-tax amount. 2. The Golden Medal may be left vacant if no qualified entry is available, as resolved by the panel of judges.

➻Eligibility and Registration
1. No qualification restriction. 2. Possible to register on behalf of an individual or a team. Members of a team can not exceed two people. 3. Online registration only. Please visit the official website of Franz Award for further details.

➻Judging Criteria [Porcelain Design Group] Design concept (30%) Innovation, creativity, adherence to the theme of the event and consumer proximity. Design presentation (30%) Aesthetics, media selection and packaging design. Industrial Value (30%) The possibility of being mass-produced, marketed and transported; the environmental friendliness. The presentation (10%) The presentation of the picture, readability and typesetting skills (10%)

[Concept Design Group] The design works should be powerfully innovative, perspective, sustainable and influential. They are expected to foresee the possibilities of the porcelain works in future, to create noticeable influence to the porcelain industry and to change the life of people.

➻Terms and Conditions The Artworks
1. All entries should be original and created by the participants. The entries should not have been published, sold or awarded publicly and should not be under any contractual relationship with a third party. 2. If an entry is found to infringe the copyright or other intellectual property rights of any third party, and the participant is proved liable by the court, the certificate of commendation and the cash prize granted will be returned and the participant should be responsible to settle the violation by himself/herself. The Organizer is not responsible for any losses of the third party.

Transportation
1. The artworks should be carried to the venue for the finals by the participants, who are also responsible for the packing and delivery of the artworks when leaving the venue.

Public Appraisal
1. The decisions made by the panel of judges should be honored. Where necessary, the Organizer may leave the award vacant based on the results of the appraisal and the quality of the artworks. 2. The participants of the finals are responsible for the transportation costs and relevant visa expenses for travelling to the venue of the finals.

Others 1. Individuals or groups that have enrolled in the competition are considered having accepted all the terms and conditions of the competition. The Organizer reserves the right to final interpretation on all documents and information provided in and for the competition. The Organizer is also entitled to amend any unaccomplished matters relevant to the competition at any time. 2. The Organizer may use the entries and their pictures for promotion, publicity, publication, displaying, exhibitions, publishing on newspaper and magazines, or printing books, etc. The participants should cooperate with the Organizer in all relevant promotional activities. 3. According to the regulations, the participants are obliged to pay taxes against the cash prize they receive. 4. Where necessary, the Organizer may decide to extend the various deadlines for enrollment, receiving and returning the artworks, etc. 5. Franz Collection Inc. reserves the priority right for signing contracts with the finalist entries and the right of final decision on all relevant matters.