February 1, 2008

IDA LAND & SEA COMPETITION LAUNCHES!
Deadline for entry: February 29, 2008

Designs that Decrease Man's Carbon Footprint
While science is sending its best to the arctic poles to diagnose global warming, the Los Angeles-based International Design Awards is taking the conundrum elsewhere: to those who design the manmade world. IDA is sponsoring the Land & Sea competition to address the pesky carbon footprint, inviting architects and designers of interiors, products, graphics and fashion internationally -- both professionals and students -- to submit realized, in-progress and conceptual work that, in some way, promises a greater relationship between man and the world around us.

Work is being accepted in two categories:
The land
For example, an alternative-fuel car, an organic fertilizer, a LEED-certified home, a recyclable wallpaper, a dress using non-petroleum polyester.

The sea.
For example, a sailboat, beachwear made from organic fibers, a waterfront park, an alternative fuel jetski.

Rewards include:
An international press campaign celebrating the designers' work, sent to 100,000 peers and editors internationally
Designers' work included in the IDA online gallery, with links to their website for access by journalists, distributors and buyers
Review of their work by the top design editors internationally: including Judges: Michael Cannell, Editorial Director, Dwell.com; Josh Rubin, Editor in Chief, coolhunting.com; Newell Turner, Style Director, House Beautiful; Laurence Ng, Publisher, idN News; David Hertz, AIA; Gwynne Pugh, AIA; Maxwell Gillingham-Ryan, apartment therapy.
Celebration of their work at the IDA Land & Sea reception at the International Contemporary Furniture Fair in May.

For more information, including entry fees for and descriptions of each category, go to www.idesignawards.com; email info@idesignawards.com; or call the International Design Awards offices at 310.902.7601.

Sincerely,

     
Jamie Waugh
Executive Producer, IDA
www.idesignawards.com

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