international

eyewear
design
contest
2015

Deadline 31.03.201531.08.2012
Einsendeschluss Info www.owp.de
Infos unter www.owp.de
Contest
Organizer
The OWP Brillen company has created glasses collections of international quality ever
since its establishment in 1947. A total 75 percent of our production is designated for
export. We have our own subsidiaries in Germany, France, Austria, the Netherlands and
the US, as well as sales representatives in 42 countries worldwide. To continuously
accommodate our international orientation, we make substantial investments in
product development, technology, logistics and service. In this way we can always respond
to the needs of diverse markets and target groups. Our well-balanced portfolio of our
own two, well established, private labels OWP and metropolitan and the license brand
Mexx ensure the successful sales of our collections. OWP is therefore considered one of
the top suppliers in the industry today, and has earned its reputation among opticians
throughout the world as a creative, highly innovative company.

The
Contest
The goal of this contest is to identify and honor creatively innovative product ideas in
the area of corrective frames. The contest is geared toward university-level students
in programs of study that emphasize creativity or graduates who have completed within
the last four years. The design concepts should be based on the urban street style.
The contestants are free to design frames for women or men. With respect to the choice
of materials, contestants should use materials that are processed on an industrial scale.
 The design concepts should take into account:
1.
Technical feasibility / producibility
2.
Choice / combinations of materials and creative
implementation
3.
Wearability of the frames
4.
Correctness of product technology / functionality

The entries will be evaluated based on the

following criteria:
1.
Idea and conceptualization
2.
Preliminary analytical and conceptual work
3.
Creativity and design quality of the methods used
to achieve the result
4.
Visual implementation and result
and / or technical execution

Three prizes will be awarded:
1
st
Prize: € 2,000.00 or, alternatively, a 4-week internship in the
OWP Design Department including travel, accommodations
and board.
2

nd
Prize: € 1,000.00
3
rd
Prize: € 500.00
If a design is used in a collection (regardless of prize level), the
creator will be paid a fee customary in this line of business in
exchange for assigning the rights of use.

Submission packages must include:
1.
One completed application form inclusive of a summary description
of the designer‘s intention.
2.
Design plan, in hard copy format on DIN A4-size paper and in
electronic format as a PDF on CD/DVD, 300 dpi resolution. Each
format must contain the drawing, which shows the front view,
side view and top view.
3.
Optional: Mock-up (model) of the entry and explanatory sketches and photographs.
Sent to:
OWP Brillen GmbH
Attn.: Frau Sandra Ribeiro
Spitalhofstr. 94
94032 Passau
Germany
Previously published works may not be submitted. All personal data will be handled in
strict confidentiality, not transmitted to third parties and destroyed after the contest is
over. OWP Brillen GmbH is responsible for the technical and organizational administration
of the design contest. Contest participants grant their consent to make their works
available for purposes of publication and exhibition. The Contest Organizer reserves the
right to make minor alterations to design form (especally in respect of feasibility and
correct product technology). The copyright remains the property of the contest
participants. All designs not awarded or not purchased shall remain property of the
designers. With the contest entry, the designer declares his or her full acceptance
of all terms and conditions of the Request for Proposals (RFP).

Timeline
2014 June Publication of the contest terms and conditions
2015 March / 31 Closing date to submit contest entries
2015 May Meeting of the Jury
2015 June Prize-winners announced
2015 September The winning contest entries and selected drawings
will be displayed at the SILMO 2015 trade show in Paris.
2016 January The winning contest entries and selected drawings
will be displayed at the OPTI 2016 trade show in Munich.

THE Nils Holger Moormann, Designer and Managing

Director Nils Holger Moormann GmbH,
Jury member of the board of the German Design Council
Marco Benetti, freelance designer
Kerstin Greiner, Editor, Süddeutsche Zeitung Magazin
Werner Paletschek, Managing Director, OWP Brillen GmbH
Dagmar Hagen, Head of Design, OWP Brillen GmbH
Sandra Ribeiro, Designer, OWP Brillen GmbH
Johanna Schleich, Product Manager, OWP Brillen GmbH

Members of the Jury have equal voting rights. The ballots are submitted after discussion
among the jurors. The Jury works in accordance with the Jury Rules; all decisions are
final and irrevocable. There is no right of appeal or recourse to a court of law. The Jury
alone decides on the awarding of the Jury prizes. The Jury is entitled to suspend the
awards, or issue or distribute them as it sees fit.

Liability The Contest Organizer assumes no liability for the entries submitted. Entries submitted on paper
and CD/DVD will not be sent back. Any submitted models may be shipped back upon request.
INTERNATIONAL
EYEWEAR
DESIGN
CONTEST
2015 ANMELDE
FORMULAR
APPLICATION
FORM

EINZUSENDEN SIND:
SUBMISSION PACKAGES MUST INCLUDE:

1. ein ausgefülltes Anmeldeformular für jede Arbeit

One completed application form for each entry submitted

2. Entwurf im Format DIN A 4 in Papierform und als PDF auf CD/DVD, Auflösung 300dpi.
Inkl. Zeichnungen mit Frontansicht, Seitenansicht und Draufsicht. Erläuternde Skizzen
und Fotos können hinzugefügt werden.
Design plan, in hard copy format on DIN A4-size paper and in electronic format as
a PDF on CD/DVD, 300 dpi resolution. Each format must contain the drawing, which
shows the front view, side view and top view. Explanatory sketches and photographs
may be attached.

3. Modell der Arbeit (optional)

Mock-up (model) of the entry (optional)
INTERNATIONAL
EYEWEAR
DESIGN
CONTEST
2015
an / and sent to: OWP Brillen GmbH
z. Hd. Frau Sandra Ribeiro | Spitalhofstr. 94 | 94032 Passau, Germany

Name / name Vorname / first name Geburtsdatum / day of birth

Strasse, Hausnummer / street, no. PLZ, Wohnort / zip, city

Telefonnummer / telephone no. Email Adresse / e-mail

Hochschule / university

Studiengang / course of studies Semester / term Abschlussjahr / date of exam

Intention des Entwurfs / Designer‘s intention:

Hiermit erkläre ich mich vollumfänglich mit allen Bedingungen

der Ausschreibung einverstanden.
Hereby we declare that we accept the conditions of the
design competition in full.

Ort, Datum / city, date Unterschrift / signature