PLAY A Bag Design Competition 2019

Material Resource Centre (MRC) announces the launch of the brand new competition, the 'PLAY' A Bag Design Competition 2019, jointly with Smart Creations and Piece of Work to allow students of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) to show and share their flair of creativity and potential in design.

The competition is open to all PolyU students and encourages the participants to play with the Tyvek® bag by using different materials and printing effects to create a new, lightweight, durable and stylish material carrier bag for designers. 

Submission: www.pieceofwork.hk

Eligibility:

Students of PolyU

Themes:

• PLAYFUL
• FASHIONABLE

Requirements and Submission:

• Conveys unique and rich visual content; combines value and practicality; fully displays the properties of Tyvek®
• Themes: Playful & Fashionable
• To enter, entrants must:

1. download the Template of the bag;
2. design the bag using one of the specified design themes;
3. ensure that all entries are original;
4. save the final design as a PDF document no larger than 8MG;
5. complete one entry form per bag design submission; and
6. submit to: www.pieceofwork.hk.

Prize rewards:

• Grand Prize: Medal, HK$3000, Design Tokyo Attendance with 4-day round trip 
• Second Prize: Medal, HK$2500, Design Tokyo Attendance with 4-day round trip 
• Third Prize: Medal, HK$2500
• Consolation Prizes: HK$1000 (3 persons) 

Award-winning business opportunities:

• 1st round shortlisted entries (aka the 20 semi-finalists): exhibit at the 'Design Tokyo' on 28 June 2019;
• Online and offline sales platforms;
• Get access to promotional opportunities at MRC and Smart Creations;
• Grand, Second and Third Prize Winning designs will be produced for sales as limited edition (qty: 100 each).

Timeline:

Enquiry:

Man Tsang
+852 27667971
wman.tsang@polyu.edu.hk