> Royalty free images necessary for the good understanding of the concept by the selection committee and the jury, to be inserted in the catalogue, for presentation in our various communication documents for the exhibition, for media relations, and for the internet site of the Observeur du design:

- resolution 300dpi, minimum size 20cm, JPG or TIFF format.

- maximum 10 visuals, pack shot quality imperatively, on a CDROM.

- The photo files must clearly indicate the product name and must imperatively be delivered within 5 days following the registration deadline

NOTE: Registrations for which the photos do not comply with the above will not be included in our media communications.

> Any additional information which you deem necessary for a good understanding of your concept and its use (presentation video, slideshow, user manual, internal corporate communication, press kit, technical information...).

> A publication on your entreprise/agence.

> The payment of the entry fee (see here after).



Please send to

APCI/Observeur du design
24 rue du Charolais
75012 Paris
France



Entry fees
The entry fees should be paid by the company and/or the design consultancy by check or bank transfer :


Marketed and prospective designs

	Administrative fee	Registration fee
1st registered design	200 euros	700 euros
each following registered design	200 euros	500 euros

in search of an editor

	Administrative fee	Registration fee
1st registered design	100 euros	200 euros
each following registered design	100 euros	100 euros

NOTES:
- The registration fees will be refunded in the case of elimination by the selection committee.
- Members of the club "design and futurology" and associate members of the APCI are exonerated from the administrative fee for the first registered design.
- For travelling exhibitions of the Observeur du design in France and abroad, a financial participation may be asked (business fairs for example).



Commitments

> the subscriber certifies :

- that he has the agreement of his partners or customers (manufacturers, designers, editors...).

- that him or its partners hold the patent rights or intellectual property for the product.



> the subscriber agrees :

- to keep available for the APCI one or more products for the jury and and future exhibitions for a period of 18 months starting from the registration deadline.

Note: this agreement includes the obligation to supply the product to the APCI for the total duration of an event. For any registration of a commercial architecture, visual identity, a presentation (maximum 3 minutes long) will ba asked for prensention to the jury and in the exhibition

- to insure payement the administrative and registration fees within the deadlines and according to the grid above.

- to deliver and take back registered products and any other documents necessary for the exhibition according to the required planning (the travel cost and insurance for the shipment are paid by the subscriber for the Observeur du design exhibition in Paris).

- to inform of the insurance value in case of theft or a repair quote in case of severe damage for refund (manipulation by the public of the products during the exhibition causes wear; accidental or intentional damage is exceptional but possible).

- to pay for the design and manufacture of all panels or multimedia presentations necessary for the presentation of the product in the exhibition.

- to authorize the use of the information contained in the registration form and the photos for the communication and promotion of the Observeur (catalogues and presentation boards, Internet database, posters and publication and press relations).



Download these rules of entry (PDF format)


> rules_of_entry_10.pdf