The Great Indoors Design Awards 2013

The Great Indoors is an international, biennial, interior design award. The Great Indoors Award will honour interior design projects in the following four categories. The winner of each category will receive a monetary prize of EUR 5,000.

 

Caregories:

Show & Sell (Retail: shops, showrooms, trade-fair stands, exhibitions)

Relax & Consume (Leisure: hotels, bars, clubs, restaurants, spas, wellness centers)

Concentrate & Collaborate (Work: offices, studios, administration buildings, conference centers)

Serve & Facilitate (Public: libraries, hospitals, theatres, schools)

The initiators and organizers of The Great Indoors Award are Frame Publishers (Amsterdam, NL), Stichting Bureau Europa (Maastricht, NL) and Stichting Marres, Centre for Contemporary Culture (Maastricht, NL). Providing financial support are the Province of Limburg (NL), the City of Maastricht (NL), and the Creative Industries Fund NL.

This edition’s theme 'The Nature of Things' is a study of the material and immaterial developments of interiors within a globalized reality. Additional to these global societal trends – under the influence of current economic conditions – themes such as repurposing, sustainability, re- and upcycling play an increasing role in shaping the physical interior. Demographic growth, industrialization and the consequent growth of consumerism are leading to a scarcity of natural resources. The growing realization in today's society that we are confronted with the adverse impact of our presence on the earth is reflected in the design of our environment. It is therefore not surprising that design firms apply their talent to research 'the nature of things'. Alongside their usual tools they apply the possibilities provided by new media and innovative technologies to their design practice. This all results in a revaluation of the local, a renewed interest in the relationship between the interior and the ‘natural’ elements, and the linking and productive use of existing waste streams. This development also expresses itself in social processes such as co-creation and open source, and a reinterpretation of authenticity and craftsmanship.

Participation in The Great Indoors Award requires the submission of a fully completed online Registration Form, filled out by the designer(s) and/or his/her/their client(s) before 8 September 2013. Every design submission requires a Submission Fee of EUR 100 (excl. VAT). Payment must be made through PayPal. PayPal may charge additional costs for each payment.

More information: http://www.the-great-indoors.com/2013