Thai designers with brilliant ideas are invited to apply for the DEmark Award 2018 to vie for many benefits from the Ministry of Commerce's Department of International Trade Promotion (DITP).
The 11th edition of the competition is open to both corporate and independent designers, required to come up with no more than five Thai products with excellent designs under the concept of "Look Back Think Beyond".
It is aimed to encourage designers to look back at the root of the original concept and the methods practiced in each branch of design, and integrate them with modern design concepts. The purpose is to create novel ideas and add Thai identity to the products marketed globally.
The competition is divided into six categories: Furniture (industrial process/industrial craft), Lifestyle (gift, decorative items or household products), Creative and Innovative Fashion, Industrial (home appliances, equipment and office facilities), Packaging and Graphic Design (font or graphic on surface, digital media and identity design).
Winners of DEmark Awards are eligible to participate in the Good Design Awards Contest (G-mark) in Japan, a prestigious award in the international design industry.
During the past 10 years, the DITP has awarded DEmarks to more than 680 designers covering a wide range of products and business. Up to 410 of them have won the G-mark awards.
Winners will receive the privilege to use the DEmark logo or the co-operation logo between DEmark and G-mark to promote their products free of charge, a 50% discount on participating fees in overseas trade shows that the DITP participates in, and a promotion of their products through advertising in various media. Winners can also display their products at local and international exhibitions such as the Good Design Exhibition 2018 (G-mark) in Japan and other major cities.
