WORLD SPACE CREATORS AWARDS 2010:JOY T COMPETITION:ENTRY GUIDELINES

Thank you to the many people who submitted entries to WSCA2010.
You can view the winning designs on the page '2010 Wiinners'.
Information on WSCA2011 will be posted on this site from October 2010. (http://wsca.world.co.jp)

Winners of Special "JOY T COMPETITION"

Special Juror TAKEO KIKUCHI COMMENT

Designs for a Pop Up (limited time) T shirt Shop, including interior design, shop visuals, T shirt retailing ideas, and actual T shirt designs are welcome.
The theme is "JOY T".

Submissions should be based on the premise that they can be used for executing development of a shop and / or merchandise.

Merchandise Design
1. Apply designs to T shirt
  Illustrations, graphics, prints, transfers, computer graphics, pictures
  + paper tags, sew in labels, packaging designs
2. Pursuing the possibilities of T shirts
  Pattern making, neck form, length, secondary treatments, and / or proposals of new techniques, etc.
  + paper tags, sew in labels, packaging designs
Shop Design
Pop Up (limited time) T shirt Shop Design
The area shall be from 1m²- 10m². No restrictions to design.

* Proposals that include retailing ideas, and / or 1 & 2 independently.

Jury president:
Naoto Fukasawa, product designer
Other jury members:
Nacása & Partners: Takeshi Nakasa, photographer / Atsushi Nakamichi, photographer
Yasuo Kondo, interior designer, PROFESSOR, Kyushu University Graduate School
Jamo associates: Norito Takahashi, designer / Chinatsu Kambayashi, stylist
graf: Shigeki Hattori, designer
WORLD Co., Ltd.: Interior & VM Development Division / Product Development Division
Special Juror: Takeo Kikuchi, creative director

Open number of winners
Prize money of ¥100,000 + additional optional contract
* In regards to the additional optional contract, it shall be determined subject to discussion between WORLD Co., Ltd. and the winner(s), upon close examination of the proposal.

This competition is open to professional as well as non-professional entrants of all nationalities and ages. Entries may also be made by groups or companies, in which case an individual from that group or company should be named as the representative entrant.

Works shall be submitted either by 1.data entry submission or by 2.post mail entry submission.
For shop design entries though, the same guidelines as for WSCA apply, and therefore submission must be made by data entry submission.

Data Entry Submissions
Each entry submission should be presented in no more than 4 files.
* Although there are no presentation style guidelines for the submitted work, proposals should be presented in such a manner that facilitates visualization of your idea.
Entry data should follow the format guidelines outlined below:
- Acceptable file types: JPEG or PDF
  * If submitting work in PDF form, any text included as part of the design should be outlined when you prepare your data.
- File names: File names can be freely determined by the entrant.
  File extensions (".jpg" / ".pdf") are required
  * Please note that all file names must use standard single-byte Roman characters.
- Amount of data: 1 entry (up to 4 files) should not be more than 8MB in total
- Color mode: please use RGB
  *Any data submitted in CMYK mode will be changed into RGB when it is received. This process may cause subtle alterations in color.
Post Mail Entry Submissions of hand sketched proposals, and actual product proposals
<Applicants residing in Japan>
Please download the entry form from this site and attach to proposal when mailing for submission.
Also, please include a post card (fill in return addressee name and address on postcard) to be sent to your address to notify you of the receipt of your work.

Mail to the following:
WORLD CO., LTD.
Attn: Product Development Division / Yanagida
Special Entry Category
SHIODOME SUMITOMO BLD. 20FL.
1-9-2 HIGASHI SHINBASHI
MINATO-KU
TOKYO 105-8620
JAPAN
* In general, submission works shall not be returned. In the case that you wish to have your submission work returned, it shall be sent to you C.O.D. (cash on delivery).

<Applicants residing outside Japan>
Please download the entry form from this site and attach the filled out form to proposal when mailing for submission.
Make sure to include your e-mail address in the submission form so that we can e-mail you a notification of receipt of your work.

Mail to the following:
WORLD CO., LTD.
Attn: Product Development Division / Yanagida
Special Entry Category
SHIODOME SUMITOMO BLD. 20FL.
1-9-2 HIGASHI SHINBASHI
MINATO-KU
TOKYO 105-8620
JAPAN
* Submitted entries shall not be returned.

Winners will be notified by the middle of March 2010.
Winning entries will be announced on the official WSCA website set up within the WORLD Co., Ltd. homepage.
Winning entries will be announced on the WSCA2010 website in the spring.
Responses will not be made to any queries, objections, or requests for explanations regarding the judging or final results.

Data Entry Submissions
Opening: Friday, January 8, 2010
* Closing: 24:00 Japan Standard Time (JST) on Friday, January 29, 2010
* WSCA2010 is no longer accepting entries.
Post Mail Entry Submissions of hand sketched proposals, and actual product proposals
Opening: Friday, January 8, 2010- submission must arrive no later than Friday, January 29, 2010 Japan Standard Time (JST)
* WSCA2010 is no longer accepting entries.

Submissions are limited to original, previously un-presented work.
Please refrain from submitting identical entries to other projects or competitions.
In the case of works which risk infringement on any copyrights, rights to likeness, trademark rights, design rights, or any other rights held by a third party, the entrant is responsible for obtaining any necessary permissions and stating all such clearances upon submission of the entry.
As a rule, please refrain from using copyrighted images reproduced from sources such as magazines, books, or websites.
Should any third party initiate claims of infringement of rights or should any other dispute arise, the entrant will be held responsible for addressing such action or dispute and shall bear any costs incurred, including any damages incurred by the competition organizer.
Intellectual property rights (including copyrights) of submitted entries reside with the entrant. However, the competition organizer retains the right to publicly announce winning entries.
While the copyrights of submitted entries reside with the entrant, the competition organizer retains the right to print, publish, include in websites, display, or otherwise announce any submission for the purposes of WORLD Space Creators Awards publicity.

1939	Born in Chiyoda ward Tokyo
1961	Graduated from the Department of Art, Bunka Academy
1962	Graduated from Nobuko Hara Academy
1964	Started order made work Undertook costume design for commercial and costume designs for fashion photography
1970	Set up BIGI Co., Ltd with a partner after coming back from Paris
1975	Set up MEN'S BIGI Co., Ltd. Designed Kenichi Hagiwara's costume for the series "Angel with Cuts and Bruises"
1978	Set up MEN'S BIGI Europe Co., Ltd. Released Paris collection in the same year
1984	Resigned BIGI Co., Ltd. Started work at World Co., Ltd and released "Takeo Kikuchi" collection.
1986	Opened a commercial space named the TK space in Nishiazabu.
1996	Produced a short film "wkw/tk/1998@7'55"hk.net" directed by Wong Kar-wai, designer Takeo Kikuchi, featuring Tadanobu Asano.
1999	Released "TK TAKEO KIKUCHI" "TAKEO KIKUCHI SCULPTURE" Designed costumes for "Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girl"
2002	After an interval of 6 years, he returned to the Tokyo Collection.
2004	Handed over creative director position of "TAKEO KIKUCHI"
2005	Started under his own direction the brand "40CARATS&525" Produced "Cool Biz Collection" at 2005 World Exposition, Aichi, Japan.