overview
simple solutions design competition
overview
how to apply
electronic application
contest rules
last year's winners
can't wait to do the dishes?
Maybe you would, if there was a way to make doing the dishes easier, faster, and maybe even fun. That's why we want you to help us develop new and innovative tools to simplify our daily household chores - anything from organizing clutter to doing the laundry. Whether it's a concept or something we can introduce in a future product line, share your ideas for making life at home more efficient by entering the simple solutions design competition.
design a new household product
The simple solutions design competition encourages creative problem-solving among students for everyday household products through product design. Students enrolled during the 2008-2009 academic year at institutions in relevant design programs are invited to design a new and innovative design, technology, or concept for making household chores easier and more intuitive. The design improvement can be applied to any basic household task, whether it's organizing clutter or washing the dishes. The design can be completely original or an improvement upon any part of a task.
judging
Entries will be judged by a jury consisting of Frank Yang, simplehuman CEO, and other design leaders, educators and media professionals.
Judges will score each entry according to the 5 following criteria:
1. Utility: usefulness of the product.
2. Efficiency: how the product makes a household task faster, simpler, and easier than conventional methods.
3. Innovation: unique and innovative qualities of the product, and how it solves an existing design problem.
4. Research: entrant's analysis of design and market research, human factors, and competitive product evaluations conducted for the project.
5. Aesthetics: the aesthetic appeal of the product.
awards
First Prize - $5,000 scholarship
Second Prize - $500 simplehuman gift certificate
Third Prize - $250 simplehuman gift certificate
The winning concept may be prototyped and placed on exhibit at the simplehuman store or at other events, and could possibly be introduced into a future product line at simplehuman. Award winners will also be announced on the simplehuman website and the simplehuman blog.
deadline
February 27, 2009
how to apply
Click here for the electronic form.
Maybe you would, if there was a way to make doing the dishes easier, faster, and maybe even fun. That's why we want you to help us develop new and innovative tools to simplify our daily household chores - anything from organizing clutter to doing the laundry. Whether it's a concept or something we can introduce in a future product line, share your ideas for making life at home more efficient by entering the simple solutions design competition.
design a new household product
The simple solutions design competition encourages creative problem-solving among students for everyday household products through product design. Students enrolled during the 2008-2009 academic year at institutions in relevant design programs are invited to design a new and innovative design, technology, or concept for making household chores easier and more intuitive. The design improvement can be applied to any basic household task, whether it's organizing clutter or washing the dishes. The design can be completely original or an improvement upon any part of a task.
judging
Entries will be judged by a jury consisting of Frank Yang, simplehuman CEO, and other design leaders, educators and media professionals.
Judges will score each entry according to the 5 following criteria:
1. Utility: usefulness of the product.
2. Efficiency: how the product makes a household task faster, simpler, and easier than conventional methods.
3. Innovation: unique and innovative qualities of the product, and how it solves an existing design problem.
4. Research: entrant's analysis of design and market research, human factors, and competitive product evaluations conducted for the project.
5. Aesthetics: the aesthetic appeal of the product.
awards
First Prize - $5,000 scholarship
Second Prize - $500 simplehuman gift certificate
Third Prize - $250 simplehuman gift certificate
The winning concept may be prototyped and placed on exhibit at the simplehuman store or at other events, and could possibly be introduced into a future product line at simplehuman. Award winners will also be announced on the simplehuman website and the simplehuman blog.
deadline
February 27, 2009
how to apply
Click here for the electronic form.
