Bangkok--26 Nov--BrandComm Consaultants
The Department of Export Promotion (DEP), Ministry of Commerce, the Royal Thai Government, in cooperation with Zenith Enterprise Co., Ltd announces winners of ZEQUENZ Design Contest — 360? Creative Life in the Award Presenting Ceremony held at the Ministry of Commerce, Nontaburi Province, Thailand after the project’s overwhelming success with 800 design entries from students and individuals in Thailand and Asia-Pacific region.
The winners include the Grand Prize Winner — “360 DESIGN IT YOURSELF” by Ms. Amornsri Anutrakulchai, Runners-up (2 prizes) — “My Emotion” by Mr. Piti Tungchawalit and “My City Map” by Ms. Nattaporn Duangchawee and Popular Vote Winner — “Freedom of Being” by Ms. Supitchaya Dusadeewongkumjorn.
Grand Prize winner will receive US$2,500 with Certificate of Honor and each of the 2 Runners-up gets US$1,000 with Certificate of Honor while the Popular Vote Prize winner is awarded US$500 cash. Each winner will also receive one set of ZEQUENZ journal (Special Edition) plus one year membership from I-DESIGN magazines and one year member card from Asia Book store. 10 lucky Voters who vote for the Grand Prize winner in the TOP VOTE campaign will receive one Set of ZEQUENZ journal (special edition) and six-month membership from I-DESIGN magazines. The value of all prizes total US$7,500.
The Judging Panel consists of representatives from the Department of Export Promotion, Thailand’s Industrial Designers Society (IDS), Thailand Creative & Design Center (TCDC), artists and designers, media and private sector representatives : M.L. Kathathong Thongyai, Director of the Office of Product Value Development, Department of Export Promotion, Ministry of Commerce Dr. Netpreeya Chumchaiyo, Director of the Office of Public Relations, Department of Export Promotion, Ministry of Commerce, Mr. Makorn Chaowanit, Chairman of Thailand’s Industrial Designers Society (IDS), Ms. Kwanhatai Tankeyul Creative Product Consultant/Retail Manager of TCDC, Mr. Duangrit Bunnag, Managing Director of Duangrit Bunnag Architect Limited, Mr. Sakkachat Sivabovorn, Managing Director and Executive Editor of I-Design Publishing Co., Ltd., Mr. Kongpat Sakdapitak, Artist and Designer, Mr. Asadawut Luangsuntorn, Artist and Actor, Ms. Sinee Damrongkitkarn, Managing Director of Zenith Enterprise Co.,Ltd.
DEP Director General Nuntawan Sakuntanaga, who also chair the Organizing Committee, said, “It’s a great honor to be a part of the ZEQUENZ Design Contest - 360? Creative Life which is a contest that enhances potentials of creativity for designers. The contest motivates designers to bring their creativity to life. It also encourages value creation in order that Thai products can be more competitive in the global market. Zenith Enterprise is one of the most active exporters with outstanding performance in operations and commitment to branding and value creation.”
Ms. Sinee Damrongkitkarn, Managing Director of Zenith Enterprise Co., Ltd. and a member of the Organizing Committee and the Judging Panel revealed “It is the first time we organize design competition on the Asia-Pacific level. After the announcement of the contest on June 11, 2010, the public has shown overwhelming interest in the project. Students and individuals from Thailand and Asia-Pacific countries such as Malaysia, India, Taiwan, Hong Kong, China, Japan, South Korea and Australia actively participated in the competition with over 800 designs submitted. The judges have selected 206 entries to advance to the first round. The public voting through www.360creativelife.com started afterward and ended in September. The website received over 20,000 visitors from 57 countries all over the world. Winners are judged from the 10 top scored designs among the 30 entries selected for the final round.”
M.L. Kathathong Thongyai, Director, Office of Product Value Development, Department of Export Promotion said “DEP has been officially supporting this project from the beginning. This is one of the projects that support export manufacturers who want to push their products to the global market by adding value to their products through design and creativity. This project demonstrate clearly the potentials of Thai designers. From the 30 final-round entries, 29 are from Thailand and one from China. By giving generous support to a design competition like this, we believe Thailand’s local designers will be further developed and will enable our products to better compete in the global market.”
“The number and overall quality of the entries are very impressive. These reflect determination of all participating designers. Judges took time to consider each design before announcing the winners. On this occasion we have produced first set of the Grand Prize Winner’s design and the Popular Vote Winner’s design, which are displayed at the award presentation ceremony and will be added into ZEQUENZ new product portfolio in 2011,” said Sinee.
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