Dassault Systėmes and AutoDesign&Styling announce international competition for young designers. The task is to design a taxi car for the Czech capital. The winning proposal is expected to present a vision how to make these cars another characteristic symbol of Prague.
The competition is open to both professional and amateur designers under 35. The designs should outline a vision of an environmentally-friendly vehicle of the near future. Ideally, the winning design should reflect the character of Prague, as well as to satisfy the special requirements of taxi cars.
“Dassault Systėmes Design Challenge” wants to support young designers. We would like to draw attention to young talents and to help them to get valuable experience and contacts. We will be happy if the competition spurs creativity of the young generation of designers,” says Miloš Korvas, Client Executive, Dassault Systėmes.
The detailed terms and conditions of Dassault Systėmes Design Challenge can be found at the website of AutoDesign&Styling magazine where all participants can register and submit their projects. The deadline for submission is 31 August 2011. The projects will then be evaluated by a jury of experts. The winners will be officially announced in the October issue of AutoDesign&Styling and in other partner media. The winner will receive a prize of € 1,000, the runner up will get € 500 and third place will be rewarded by € 300.
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As a world leader in 3D and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions, Dassault Systèmes brings value to more than 115,000 customers in 80 countries. A pioneer in the 3D software market since 1981, Dassault Systèmes applications provide a 3D vision of the entire lifecycle of products from conception to maintenance to recycling. The Dassault Systèmes portfolio consists of CATIA for designing the virtual product – SolidWorks for 3D mechanical design – DELMIA for virtual production – SIMULIA for virtual testing – ENOVIA for global collaborative lifecycle management, and 3DVIA for online 3D lifelike experiences. For more information, visit http://www.3ds.com.
GENERAL MEDIA PARTNER
AutoDesign&Styling is a visually oriented premium magazine. Established in 2005 it offers its readers a unique perspective on the car design. The passion for beautiful shapes is what connects the readers of the original Czech journal. On its pages, you will find often unexpected connections across the whole design industry or the sources of inspiration of successful designers. Since its fourth year, the journal has been published in Czech and in English. In every issue, the readers will find exclusive interviews with leading designers, best car news, reports from interesting events, portraits of legendary creators and many more inspiring articles.
With Dassault Systėmes Design Challenge, AutoDesign&Styling magazine builds upon successful designer competition Allivision09 held in 2009 which had quite a success among both the designers and the lay audience.
