2006 International Design Competition

The JDF (Japan Design Foundation) will be hosting the 2006 International Design Competition in Osaka, Japan later this year, but with the technical details that being a competitor involves we thought we'd give you the heads up. This year's emphasis will be on "conveying visions and messages concerning the future of humankind," with the main theme being ROBOTS. The sub-themes include communication, transport, and support and with prize money of up to $10,000 for the gold prize plan to see hoards of mechanical men in November when screening begins. (Hope they caught our post on "How to Survive a Robot Uprising") The JDF hopes to "provide more positive opportunities for business talks between design proposers and companies from the manufacturing and distribution industries, as well as facilitate the establishment of a system to commercialize the proposed design ideas.” We can't wait to see what they come up with!