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The Brief

We’re looking for something that enhance the lounge space, with an emphasis on sustainability. Designs for all product ranges are welcome, from coffee tables and lamps, to entertainment units and footrests. The Mercedes-Benz Design Award is a platform to realise a great design concept and see it come to life.

Judging Criteria

The judging panel will consist of four design mentors and Broadsheet editorial director, Katya Wachtel. Judges will appraise entries on the following criteria:

• Innovation, creative design and feasibility of concept.
• The design should demonstrate both form and function.
• The design should have a strong sustainability element.
• It must be aesthetically beautiful and serve its purpose as a durable, long-lasting piece.
• It should engage with its surroundings and add value to the living room experience.
• It should address a particular need in this area.
• The design must be able to be prototyped in four weeks.
• The end product must retail for no more than $2000.

The Award

• The winning design will be prototyped, manufactured and sold by design retailer Cult Design and added to the Cult Design range.
• During the prototyping and testing phase, the winner will receive mentorship from design leaders Richard Munao from Cult; Mercedes-Benz product manager André Dutkowski; Foolscap Studio director Adele Winteridge, and 2017 Mercedes-Benz Design Award winner Tom Fereday.
• The winner will receive a new Mercedes-Benz car to drive on extended loan in 2019.

• Enter the Mercedes-Benz Design Award by submitting a clearly annotated drawing, sketch, 3D rendering or other visual representation of your design, along with a 100-word description.
• Entries must be submitted digitally in a file no larger than 5MB and no longer than three pages.
• Entries close 21 December 2018, finalists announced January 2019.