Deadline: October 20, 2008.

International Design Show 2009 invites independent designers and studios to submit creative concepts not currently in production for furniture, lighting, textiles, products and accessories to the Prototype Competition / Exhibition.

Successful Prototype participants will be promoted in an exhibit display in the centre of Studio North during the Interior Design Show at the Direct Energy Centre in Toronto, February 5-8, 2009.

Selected participants will be listed in the IDS show guide and website and promoted to Canadian and international media.

IDS is Canada’s leading design show and event, attended by 53,000 members of the professional design trade, affluent consumers, and hundreds of media.  For more information, please refer to http://www.interiordesignshow.com/2008/userfiles/file/IDS%20PROTOTYPE%20FINAL.pdf

Deadline: January 6, 2009

The heritage of tea is laden with ritual and meaning. You’re invited to translate this heritage into an icon of contemporary life, with form that functions at all levels of the experience. There are 3 categories: Glass. Metal and Ceramic

3 Winners will receive:
$5,000 USD cash
$1,000 USD award to a faculty advisor if a winner is a student.
And an Expense-paid trip to attend the International Housewares show in Chicago, March 22-24, 2009.

For more information, please refer to http://www.tea-off.com/