Polestar, originally founded by Volvo, has just announced a Design Contest in line with the launch of their award-winning Polestar 2 electric vehicle in Australia later this year.

The brief is to design towards progress. They are looking for the most creative, design-led ideas that drive electric mobility into a more socially progressive and sustainable future – that does not need to be a car!

Eligibility: The contest is open to both students and professionals, with initial designs submitted in the form of sketches or digital images. Designs should display new ways of thinking that could encourage positive change in society, including responses to the ongoing climate crisis. The progressive theme should be evident in the designs.

Support: An exclusive feature of the global Polestar Design Contest is the coaching and support it offers. Shortlisted submissions will receive guidance and feedback with Head of Design Maximilian Missoni, Polestar designers and sustainability leads.

Prizes: Winners will be flown to either Polestar Chengdu, China or Polestar Headquarters in Gothenburg, Sweden to attend the Polestar Design Exhibition, as well as to experience both the brand and the cars up close.

The winning designs in each category will be brought to life as 1:5 scale models and an exhibition of the winning designs will then tour Polestar Spaces around the world.

Submissions can be made here and the deadline is 30^th June. You can also get a feel for previous entries on Instagram

The DFA Design for Asia Awards is the flagship programme of the Hong Kong Design Centre (HKDC), celebrating design excellence and acknowledging outstanding designs with Asian perspectives.

Since its launch in 2003, the DFA Design for Asia Awards has been a stage upon which design talents and corporations can showcase their design projects internationally.

The program is comprised of five major awards: Grand Award, Grand Award for Culture, Grand Award for Sustainability, Grand Award for Technology and Category Award.

Entries to the Category Award are recruited by open submission, while entries to the other four are by nomination. For the Category Award, entrants may submit design projects in one of 24 categories under four key design disciplines, namely Apparel and Accessory Design, Communication Design, Environmental Design, and Product & Industrial Design.

Gold, Silver, Bronze and Merit awards are presented to winners in each category. Submissions are judged on overall excellence and considering factors such as creativity and human-centric innovation, usability, aesthetics, sustainability, impact in Asia as well as commercial and societal success.

Dr. Brandon Gien from Good Design Australia joins the international Jury for the Awards this year. The DFA Design for Asia judges are design professionals and experts attuned to design developments in the Asian region and experienced in serving as judges for Hong Kong and other coveted international design awards.

Enter before 18 June 2021 (HKT 5pm) for a chance to showcase your extraordinary design accomplishments to a global audience.

APPLY HERE