Designing the Ideal Kindergarten

The deadline has been extended for the student competition organised by the Hellenic Union of Decorators (EDIE).

Designing the Ideal Kindergarten

SPECIAL AWARD FROM VAKALO ART & DESIGN COLLEGE

A €1,000 scholarship for courses
in the college’s undergraduate programme

Vakalo Art & Design College, with the aim of nurturing creativity and advancing education in the applied arts (design), is offering a scholarship covering one of the 45 courses in its three-year undergraduate programme, with specialisations in Graphic Design or Interior Architecture, as free tuition worth €1,000, which cannot be exchanged for a cash sum.

The scholarship will be awarded to the first-prize winner of the competition “Designing the Ideal Kindergarten”, organised by the Hellenic Union of Decorators, following the decision of the jury.

The programme is validated by the University of Derby, a British state university, and leads to the award of a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Graphic Design or a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Interior Design by that university.

The winner chooses the course in consultation with the college’s administrators. Alternatively, the value of the scholarship can be applied to other programmes at the college, as a discount on those programmes.

DEADLINE EXTENDED FOR THE STUDENT COMPETITION

UNTIL 10 MAY 2015

The deadline for the STUDENT COMPETITION 2015, on the theme “Designing the Ideal Kindergarten”, has been extended to 10 May,

in recognition of students’ heavy workload during the exam period.

The competition is open to design students in Greece and Cyprus and focuses on the principles of WORK. RESEARCH. MOBILITY. INNOVATION. SOLUTIONS.

The aim of the competition is to showcase and support students as creators
and to promote their work, helping them gain experience
through original creations that can stand up at an international level.

Exclusive sponsor: IKEA

Awards

1. Cash Prizes
1st Prize €900
2nd Prize €700
3rd Prize €500
Audience Award €400

2. Commendations

1st, 2nd and 3rd Commendation: a certificate of honour will be awarded.

3. Certificate of participation: all participants will receive one.

4. Special Awards

Sponsor’s Award “ΙΚΕΑ – σχεδιάζω”
The special award “ΙΚΕΑ – σχεδιάζω” includes a 3-day trip to Stockholm for one person, with 2 nights’ bed and breakfast, all expenses paid. Air tickets and accommodation in a 4-star hotel.

Special sponsor: VAKALO ART & DESIGN COLLEGE

A scholarship covering one of the 45 courses in its three-year undergraduate programme, with specialisations in Graphic Design or Interior Architecture, worth €1,000.

For more information and to submit entries online, visit www.edie-events.org.gr

Applicants and participants can contact the organisers at studentcompetition@edie-event.org.gr

About the author

Manos Lianopoulos

Manos Lianopoulos is a Content & Digital Strategy Specialist, founder of INTRIGUE Digital and creator of FLASHLIGHT and Tripment. He believes good design and the right light change the way we experience a space, and here he writes about architecture, lighting and the ideas that make everyday life better. When he isn’t shaping content strategies, you’ll find him on the road on his motorbike, filming new episodes of Tripment.