Design Challenge to Merge Furniture with Learning and Prize Pool of $24.000

FurniTeacher has launched Challenge to merge furniture with learning. Budgetary and economic concerns push individuals to maximise the utility of spaces and objects. Things attain more than one purpose, often unintended. In schools that grapple with the lack of infrastructure, a plurality of any introduced element can offer unprecedented opportunities. 

Brief: The challenge here is to design a modular furniture solution that can be implemented in rural and semi-urban Indian schools. 

The solution should act primarily as effective and comfortable furniture for children to use during their school day. Apart from acting as furniture, the object should be able to transform to act as a potent platform to help transfer knowledge to the students. The solution can be one single changeable form or be composed of multiple smaller forms that work together in both scenarios. The material must be cost-effective and durable. 

SCALE:

A single unit, when in its open form should occupy an area of 1.2sqm with a minimum height of 0.8m and a maximum height of 2m. The context for this challenge is a physical classroom of size 8m x 8m x 3m. The number of students in a particular classroom is estimated to be about 15, therefore in any given classroom, there should be units (single or modular) for 15 students.

The design can be deconstructible, modular, connectible to other modules, etc, to both assist the learning process and encourage collaborative learning. But the basic design/composition of a unit or the area should not exceed 1.2sqm. Participants are urged to explore the given constraints and create innovative solutions.

1. Winner 6000$
2. Runner – Up – 1400$ x 6
3. People’s Choice – 600$ x 4
4. Honorable Mention – 600$ x 12

• The minimum eligible age for participation is 18 years.
• The competitions are open worldwide for designers from any discipline.
• You can participate as an individual or as a team of a maximum of 4 members.
• All students and professionals can participate in the competitions.
• For Students: A student is someone who is currently enrolled in a full-time graduate/undergraduate program at a university anywhere in the world on the date of registration. We will need proof of identity upon the result declaration. The proof of identity should clearly state that you were enrolled in the institution at the time of registration. You may also produce a bonafide/authorized certificate from the institution as proof of identity. Students are allowed to involve one mentor/professor/guide in their team provided the mentor has been authorized via a bonafide certificate of the University.
• All the participants who do not belong to the student category will be considered professionals by default. PhD candidates will also be considered professionals.
• Institutional access is a program for students only if they are participating in the competition as a group of 20 people and want to submit 5-20 entries together. Institutional access has to be done under the guidance of a mentor/professor.
• A team with even one professional will be considered as a professional entry.
• The fee to participate grows based on the number of registrations received. Similarly, the prize money proportionally grows with rising participating entries. A total of 500 entries will be accepted in the competition till the last deadline. If the competition reaches a total registered entry of 500, then the participation process will be closed at a total prize pool of 24,000 USD. This implies, the sooner you register, the less you will pay as fees. More number of teams you will compete with, the higher the amount of prize you will be entitled to receive.

Submission Requirements

• Recommended number of sheets/presentation images/boards:
• 3 (Three) of size [2800px x 3500px] in portrait digital format (JPEG only).
• Minimum 3 (Three) & No maximum sheet limit. Each image should be less than 15MB. (Do not submit PNG format)
• Minimum requisite submission are sheets/boards + Cover image containing:

1. Plan
2. 1 x Key concept section
3. 3D views x 4
4. Additional cover image of 2000px x 1000px
5. Write an article/story in the Journal section# of the project (of about 700-1000 words) answering the questions given in the guide pdf you receive in the additional resources.

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