The FOCUS OPEN 2023 jury evaluating the original competition entries.
Photography: Thomas Simianer
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FOCUS OPEN 2024 THE COMPETITION
BADEN-WÜRTTEMBERG INTERNATIONAL DESIGN AWARD
Design is a crucial key to commercial success – as the Baden-Württemberg International Design Award has been proving ever since 1991.
In the more than 30 years of its existence, the annually presented Baden-Württemberg International Design Award has established itself as a constant at both national and international level and has been held under the concise label FOCUS OPEN since 2009.
The initial spark that led to the founding of the Baden-Württemberg International Design Award came in 1988 from Lothar Späth, who was Minister-President of Baden-Württemberg at the time and an active promoter of economic development. That put him on the same wavelength as the Design Center, whose intrinsic task has always been to convince companies that design’s impact is a highly relevant factor when it comes to competitiveness.
In the more than 30 years of its existence, the annually presented Baden-Württemberg International Design Award has established itself as a constant at both national and international level and has been held under the concise label FOCUS OPEN since 2009.
The initial spark that led to the founding of the Baden-Württemberg International Design Award came in 1988 from Lothar Späth, who was Minister-President of Baden-Württemberg at the time and an active promoter of economic development. That put him on the same wavelength as the Design Center, whose intrinsic task has always been to convince companies that design’s impact is a highly relevant factor when it comes to competitiveness.
YOU CAN REGISTER FOR THE INTERNATIONAL DESIGN AWARD BADEN-WÜRTTEMBERG FOCUS OPEN 2024 USING THE REGISTRATION FORM ONLINE UNTIL 19 APRIL 2024.
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THE BENEFITS FOR AWARD WINNERS
MODERATE COSTS – STRAIGHTFORWARD PARTICIPATION
FOCUS OPEN is one of the few non-commercial design awards with an international orientation in Germany. The costs for taking part are moderate – even newcomers and the smallest of companies can afford to enter their innovative products and compete at international level.
INDEPENDENT JURY
All members of the jury are independent – and agree not to submit any of their own works. Another special feature of the FOCUS OPEN competition is that the entries are not pre-selected on the basis of photographs prior to the judging. Wherever possible, every entry is presented to the jury for assessment in the form of the actual product.
BROAD-BASED PUBLICITY
The benefits for award-winners are considerable – besides feedback from the independent experts of the jury, they can also look forward to a publicity boost via the Design Center Baden-Württemberg’s numerous communication platforms: the award event, the winners’ exhibition, the international yearbook and placement in social media and networks. This has a particularly positive impact on brand communications: the FOCUS Meta, FOCUS Gold, FOCUS Silver and FOCUS Special Mention labels are a mark of quality and a valuable branding tool.
WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW!
YOUR CONTACT FOR THE COMPETITION
Birgit Herzberg-Jochum
Telephone: +49.(0)711-123-2570
E-mail: Birgit.Herzberg-Jochum@rps.bwl.de
REGISTRATION CLOSURE
19 April 2024
DELIVERY OF COMPETITION ENTRIES
from May 2nd to 10th, 2024
Monday to Friday
from 07:30 a.m. to 04:30 p.m.