〜 Sangetsu Design Award 2023 〜

Entry Guidelines
Sangetsu provides products for various spaces, such as residences, commercial facilities, offices, hotels, andmedical care and welfare facilities, and delivers the joy of people designing those spaces.
The company does not just supply the products, but also it helps people use them, design spaces, gather
together there, have fun, and feel at ease.
With this as its role in society, Sangetsu has the brand concept of “Joy of Design”. Through the design andcreativity, we assist you in creating an ambience for sharing your dreams.
And with our dream in mind, we launched the "Sangetsu Wallpaper Design Awards" event in 2017, andreceived many wallpaper designs from many applicants. This year's competition, the seventh time, will be
reborn as the "Sangetsu Design Award," in hopes of "wall surface designs" that go beyond wallpaper designs.
In addition to broadening the potential of wallpaper, we are expecting you to come up with your original
designs and ideas that are not framed by the category of wallpaper.
Sangetsu brand philosophy (brand concept)
About "Joy of Design"Award Overview

Let's recreate it.
A long time ago, man drew and painted animals and prayers on the walls of caves.
Great artists also made their presence on the walls of churches and residences.
Sometimes for propagandas, but for the statements of young people at other times.
The walls have become a creative field for people living in their ages.
Through creative walls, we are looking for new potentials of next-generation designs.
“Sangetsu Wallpaper Design Awards” has been renamed “Sangetsu Design Award”.

［ Entry Media ］“ Wall design ”

The wall material and size are not specified. Come up with your free design ideas andsuggestions for the wall.

［ Judges ］
・Ryosuke Uehara (Representative of KIGI Co., Ltd., Creative Director/Art Director)
・Izumi Okayasu (President of Izumi Okayasu Lighting Design Office,Lighting Designer)
・Kentaro Yamazaki (Representative Director of YAMAZAKI KENTARO DESIGN WORKSHOP Co., Ltd., Architect)
・Nozomi Zama (President of ZA Design Inc., Interior Designer)・Shosuke Yasuda (CEO of Sangetsu Corporation) * Chairman of Judging Committee［ Awards & Prize ］
・Grand Prize (1 entry) : 1 million yen・Second Prize (1 entry) : 500,000 yen
・Special Prize (4 entries) : 150,000 yen (for each winner)
・Finalist Prize(multiple entries)：20,000yen(for each finalist)* Awarding• All the finalists are awarded and given the prize money.
• There may be additional award(s) for evaluating the ideas, proposals, concepts and other process-orientedpoints.
• Depending on type of award, there may be “No corresponding entry”.
* Collaboration with award winners and prize money• We are planning public relations exhibits and events for award winners. The winners might be kindly requested
to join them.
• Sangetsu may develop products from winning works. For details, see “Potential for Product Development”.
• Withholding tax and Special income tax for reconstruction will be deducted from prize money before conferral
to winners. Finalist Award prize money not included.
［ Eligibility Requirements ］
The competition is available to all regardless of the company, organization, individual, group, age,gender,occupation and nationality.
* Finalists who pass the Secondary Round are requested to attend the Final Round and same-day ceremony(winners announcement and awards conferral) (planned to be held in Tokyo in early March, 2024).
［ Number of entries ］
Unlimited.
［ Entry Deadline ］
Online entries accepted: October 10 (Tue.) – December 8, 2023 (Fri.) 18:00 Japan time
* Submissions are accepted by December 15 (Fri.), 2023 Japan time.
［ Judging Process ］
Primary Round: Screening based on submissions (mid-December to late December, 2023)
Secondary Round: Screening by submissions (video) (late January to early February, 2024)
Final Round: Screening through presentations by the contestants who pass the Secondary Round (scheduled to beheld in Tokyo in early March, 2024)* The Secondary Round and Final Round contestants will be individually notified of the schedule and other details.
.
［ Results Announcement ］
Primary RoundAll the contestants who pass and do not pass this round will be notified. Notification will be sent by email in late
December.
Secondary RoundAll the contestants who pass and do not pass this round will be notified. Notification will be sent by email in early to
mid-Feburary.
Final RoundOn the same day that finalists give their Final Round presentations, a ceremony will be held to announce winnersand confer awards. The winners will be announced on the official website.

How to Enter

Primary Round
STEP 1 Online Entry

You may enter the competition and receive your entry number online either by visiting the official
website of the competition (http://www.sangetsu-award.jp) or scanning the QR code at right.
* You will be sent a notification by email once you have completed the entry process. If you use filters
to block domain names or spam, make sure ahead of time that your computer andcellphone are set to allow emails from sangetsu-award.jp.
Online Entry
STEP 2 SubmittalMail your submission to the following address.
Sangetsu Corporation
Attn: Sangetsu Design Award
1-4-1, Habashita, Nishi-ku, Nagoya,Aichi Pref., 451-8575 Japan

Secondary Round * Only for contestants who pass the Primary Round
Only contestants who pass the Primary Round will be notified of the details of the Secondary Round.

Submittal of video data
Please submit your presentation video.

Final Round * Only for contestants who pass the Secondary Round (finalists)
Only contestants who pass the Secondary Round will be notified of the schedule and other details of the FinalRound.

Presentations (Planned to be held in Tokyo in early March, 2024.)
First each finalist will make an oral presentation. Then each finalist will go before the judges to answer theirquestions.
* If they wish, the contestants can submit supplementary materials. Please check the Final Round submissions.
［ Schedule ］
2023

October 10 (Tue.)
Entry acceptance opens.

Online Entry Period

December 8 (Fri.), 18:00 JST
Online entry closes.

ProjectSubmission
PeriodDecember 15 (Fri.)
Deadline for submitting Projects (No exceptions)
Late December Contestants who pass the Primary Round will be notiﬁed.
2024In January

Submittal of presentation video for Secondary Round(Contestants who pass the Primary Round only)

Early to mid-February
Finalists selection and notiﬁcation
Early March

Final Round (judging of presentations) and ceremony (winnersannouncement and awards conferral)

［Project for Submission］

Primary RoundPrepare the works and documents described in A to D, and submit Works [1] and [2] as a single project. For thedocuments in A, B and D, download and use the respective templates from the competition website. Print thetemplates in actual size; do not reduce them to fit smaller size paper.

Submissions (1) A3 Landscape W420 mm x H297 mm
You will need one artboard (Thickness between 1 mm and 5 mm) in A3 size.

Project Templates

A, B and D

A. Illustration of Imagined SpaceLay out and express your imagined space (perspective drawing, sketch, etc.) freely.
To show the design scale, put people and furniture in the spatial perspective.
B. Work Information
Enter the required information (entry number, design concepts, etc.) whereindicated on the template.If your material is specific, write it in the design conceptdescription.
* Information may be provided in Japanese or English, but not any other languages.

AIllustration ofImagined Space

B

Work Information

Template Print Size：A3Submissions (2) A2 Landscape W594 mm x H420 mm, tolerable within ±5 mm• Thickness less than 10 mm • Weight less than 1 kg

DC. Your Design
Entry Numbers
You may use any mode of expression. * Template unavailable
for Back Side/
Checklist
Show part of the wall surface in full scale. Limit the thickness of a submitted work to 10 mm. UseCG, sketch or the like if the work is thick. Limit the weight of a submitted work to 1 kg, even if theTemplatematerial is heavy. Show part of the work in three dimensions or substitute a lighter material for
Print Size：A4
the real one.
D. Entry Numbers for Back Side / Checklist
Entry numbers and checklist to be affixed to the back of C. Please fill in the entry numbers and make a final checkon the checklist to ensure that there are
no mistakes in your submission.

Work [1] A3 LandscapeWork [2] A2 LandscapeAIllustration ofImagined SpaceCAttach here.

Your DesignFrontBWork Information

BackAttach here.
• Thickness less than 10mm
• Weight less than 1kg

D

Artboard with a thicknessof between 1mm and 5mm

Entry Numbers
for Back Side/Checklist

Violation of regulations
Specified size

No template usedWrong size

Specified size

Thicker than specified.

Secondary Round* Only contestants who pass the Primary Round need to submit the following.

・Presentation video
Prepare and submit a video of about two and a half minutes that explains the design concept of the work. The
contestants who pass the Primary Round will be individually notified of the details.

Final Round * Contestants who pass the Secondary Round (finalists), if they wish, may submit the following.
Only contestants who pass the Secondary Round will be notified of the details of submissions.
・Data for printing in actual size
You may want to show your work in large format as supplementary material to your presentation. In this case,submit by the specified date the actual-size data of your work, 920 mm in width, 1,850 mm in height, and at 72
dpi or higher resolution. The secretariat on the same day will prepare the output to the actual size.
・Projection material
You may want to project images and other information as supplementary materials to your presentation. In thiscase, submit those data by the specified date. Contestants who pass the Secondary Round will be individually
notified of the details of data to submit.
・Materials brought on the same day
It is also possible to bring materials and three-dimensional objects on the same day of the Final Round (however,their sizes will be limited).
Important !
［Potential for Product Development］
・Sangetsu may develop products from winning works and other works that make it to the Final Round.
・If your work is chosen for product development, you may be asked to take part in product development meetingsand sign agreements on intellectual property rights, etc., which please note. Sangetsu will directly contact you
with more information in that case.
・Product development may require changes to your design and material due to production processes, standards,etc.
・In addition to product development, Sangetsu may adopt the design of an award-winning work for the spacedesign proposed and constructed by the company. Sangetsu will directly contact you with more information inthat case.
［Submitted Works］
・Submitted works must meet all of the following criteria.
[1] Are original works of the contestants.
[2] Have not been already shown or announced domestically or internationally.
[3] Are not any replica or similar to any other work.
[4] Do not violate any laws or regulations regarding public order or otherwise.
[5] Do not infringe on the intellectual property rights or other rights of others in any way, shape or form.
・If submitted works or supporting documents (illustrations and drawings) are found to contravene any of thecriteria in [1] thru [5] above, the contestant may be disqualified and, if such discovery is made after winners areannounced, stripped of any awards and associated accolades. Moreover, the contestant will be responsible forsolving any legal disputes that arise from the matter, as the competition organizer (Sangetsu) and its sponsors do
not assume any responsibility whatsoever for related claims, etc.
・All intellectual property rights to winning works (hereinafter called the upper winning works, except the Finalist
Award winning works), excluding the rights set forth in Art. 27 and 28 of Japan’s Copyright Act, belong to thecompetition organizer. By entering this competition, the contestant relinquishes all moral rights to winningworks. Compensation for those rights is fulfilled with prize money.
・All intellectual property rights to other submitted works than the above upper winning works rest with thecontestant. However, by entering this competition, the contestant agrees to allow the competition organizer toduplicate, publicly transmit, announce, exhibit and otherwise use the works and materials submitted for purposes
related to this competition free of charge.
・Submitted works may not be entered in other contests or competitions during the competition period of theSangetsu Design Award 2023, nor may they be publicly shown or announced without the expressed permissionof the competition organizer.
・The competition organizer takes every practical and reasonable measure to safeguard submitted works, but
refutes any and all liability for damages or losses resulting from acts of god or unforeseeable accidents.
・Submitted works shall not be returned. If required, make copies beforehand.
・Minors must present written consent from a parent or guardian to receive awards.
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