JAPAN TEXTILE CONTEST 2008
Entry conditions

This contest has been established under the theme of "Scouting for and fostering people active in the world of next-generation textiles", in order to strengthen technical, design, and marketing abilities in the textile industries, to foster their most creative people, and to increase business chances by sending a signal to the entire world.

Participation

Open to participants from Japan as well as all other countries.

Eligibility and qualifications

There are no restrictions. (Companies need to specify a companyname.)

Entries

Previously unpublished textile objects that have been designed and created with apparel use in mind. The mixing ratio of materials used is unrestricted. Also, any number of entries may be submitted.

Delivery form

Original textile objects of 30 cm minimum width and 2 to 3 m length, designed and manufactured by the entrant.
However, for　student　participants、there　are　no　size　restrictions.
* Please submit a separate Application Card (as provided) for each entry.

-->> Application Card (type1)(Adobe PDF format 125 KB; for viewing and printing, Adobe Acrobat Reader must be installed)

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Judgement

Judging process

Judgement are divided into a general department and a department of a student (a senior high school / university student / graduate student / vocational school student) .

Within each category, a number of superior entries will be chosen (up to about 50). Among these selected entries, the Grand Prize and the other prizes to be awarded will be chosen.

Members of the judging panel (in no particular order, titles omitted)

Chairman of the judging panel

Kazuaki Emi (Ex-executive Director of the Organization for the Promotion of Fashion Industry Personnel, Ex-president of the General Research Institute of the IFI)

Design Section

Junichi Arai (Guest Professor, Tama Art University, & Textile Producer)
Akiko Moriyama (Professor, Department of Design Informatics, Musashino Art University)

Technology Section

Kayoko Ito (President, K.ITOH Planning Ltd. & Fashion Director)
Hidekazu Imamura (General Manager, Brand marketing Business Group & Women's Fashion Business Group.)

Trends Section

Akiko Arai (President, Acos Fabric House Co. Ltd. , Textile Designer)
Yukio Fujimaki (Senior Management Director,Executive Producer,FUJIMAKI JAPAN CO.,Ltd)

They say that humans acquired the textile craft at least 5000-6000 years ago. During this long history, an enormous and innumerably diverse range of textiles have been made by peoples in every region of the earth.

And yet, there are no limits to textile creation. From the selection of raw fibres, to the end creation resulting from the combination of the different component technologies of spinning, twisting, design, dying, and finishing, a world of unlimited possibility lays hidden in the realm of textiles.

We look forward to your fashion trend-setting, original textile creations.

Awards and Prizes

Second Grand Prize

One; prize money of 300,000 Yen (supplementary award for travel to "Overseas Exhibition")

Section Prizes

"Design" prize: one; prize money 200,000 Yen
"Technology" prize: one; prize money 200,000 Yen
"Trends" prize: one; prize money 200,000 Yen

Special Awards

Several; prize money 100,000 Yen

<Student>
◎SPROUT Prize  one; prize money of 200,000 Yen 

○Seeds Prize　About 10 works ; incentive money of 20,000 Yen for one work

☆Prizewinners will be invited to the workshop of Bishu.
（But a person of invitation is limited to a resident in Japan.）

In addition to the above awards, those entrants who have submitted objects judged to be of "superior-quality" will be awarded an incentive of 20,000 Yen, with the following limitations.

1. If a entrant is awarded two or more prizes for entries of "superior-quality", according to the mark, the incentive will be given at the same applicants.
2. If an object submitted by several persons together is selected for a "superior-quality" award, the total incentive disbursed will be 20,000 Yen, regardless of the number of persons participating in the entry.

Schedule

Entry submission period

September1(Monday) - September 30 (Tuesday) 《Must Arriving》

Judging panel meeting

October 17 (Friday) - 18 (Saturday)

Awards ceremony

November 12 (Wednesday)

Exhibition of winning entries

November 12 (Wednesday) - 14 (Friday)

For improved business chances

Private exhibition in TOKYO

November 4 (Tuesday) - 6 (Thursday)
* Submitted objects will be exhibited for viewing by designers, buyers , creating numerous business possibilities for entrants.

※ IF your works do not be exhibited, you must write that on the application card.

Others

• The property rights of all prize-winning entries are held by the contest hosts; they will not be restored to the entrants. In contrast, the design rights are retained by the entrants.
• In addition to the above-mentioned exhibition of "superior-quality" objects, the hosts may offer to show these objects also at other exhibition venues.
• Entrants may be asked to co-operate in the production of garments based upon their entries.
• Other than prize-winning objects, submitted objects may be returned to their owners only upon completion of overseas exhibitions.
• A part of submitted objects may be cut for a plan of promotions.
• The contest hosts do not accept responsibility for any damage whatsoever arising from the use, transport, or exhibition of any entries.

Where to send your objects, Questions and correspondence

Japan Textile Contest Host Committee Secretariat
Ichinomiya Fashion Design Center Inc.
4-1 Minamimasagame, Mabiki, Yamato-cho, Ichinomiya, Aichi
491-0931 Japan
Fax for inquiries:81-586-44-7455
e-mail for inquiries:postmaster@fdc138.com

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