The Toyama Design Center
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Design Wave
Product Development Research Committee
TOYAMA PRODUCT DESIGN SELECTION
TOYAMA-MILANO DESIGN INTERCHANGE PROJECT
TOYAMA PRODUCTS SELECTION PROJECT
UNIVERSAL DESIGN PROJECT
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> Aims
 

The Design Center, as a dispatcher of design-related information, promotes various projects. As one of some projects Design Wave is held every year in autumn for the purpose of catching the current of the times and producing the new design movement.
> Projects
 
-Toyama Product Design Competition
-Leading Edge Design Exhibition
-Design Workshop
-Toyama Prefecture Observation Tours
Project Contents-The Toyama Product Design Competition
  The TOYAMA Product Design Competition is carried out aimed at contacting between companies in Toyama and designers from all over the country and building a TOYAMA brand. We regard this competition as "commercialization-oriented one, not a mere idea competition."

Design proposals will be evaluated by judges who have knowledge of architecture, interior, and logistics from various viewpoints; beauty and functionality of design, manufacturing process using locally-developed technology, price, opening up new markets, logistics system, and so on.

Members of the Product Development Research Committee organized by local companies will consider award-winning works for commercialization. The Center will vigorously work toward the building a TOYAMA brand collaborating with local industry and designers through creation of models at Mock-up Studio, setting of prices, and opening up of logistics channel, etc.
 
[Schedule]
April:FDeciding on subject
A subject is decided by participating companies of the Product Development Research Committee. Application procedures, materials, etc. are also determined.
June: Sending application procedures. An announcement to the press.
application procedures will be sent to past competition applicants, design departments of manufacturers, art schools, A°@etc. At the same time, advertisement will be posted on the web page and magazines.
middle of July: Deadline for submitting panel works
Panel proposals shall be submitted with a rendering and concept of the design work included.
end of July: The First Review
We will select About 15 design proposals from among design proposals of general applicants . The selected applicants and 10 nominated designers will create design model for the second review.
middle of August:FDeadline for submitting model works.
end of August: The Second Review
5 design proposals will be selected for Toyama Design Award.
September:end of October: Creation of Mock-Up
The Design Center will create prototypes for the award winning works.
November: Exhibition
end of November: Commercialization of the award winning works will be considered.
beginning of March: Publishing Project report.
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