Lexus Design Award 2022 is now open for entries
THE LEXUS Design Award — an international design competition targeting the next generation of innovators around the world — is now open for entries to the 2022 edition. Entries can be submitted online at LexusDesignAward.com from now until Oct. 10.
The Lexus Design Award provides “an opportunity for innovators to work with a world-famous designer as a mentor to create prototypes of their designs,” according to a recent release. The international design competition was launched in 2013.
“Entrants need to demonstrate how their creative ideas express three key principles of the Lexus brand: Anticipate, Innovate and Captivate,” said the release. “Their design should anticipate global challenges facing future society and imagine engaging and innovative ways to contribute to a sustainable and happy future for all. Lexus is looking for captivating designs that intersect with thoughtful solutions and can truly make a brighter future for people and societies in diverse circumstances.”
Among the past winners of the award are Algorithmic Lace, a 3D printing technology that works in conjunction with handmade elements to create, among other groundbreaking things, a bra for breast cancer survivors; Ooho!, an edible capsule-shaped packaging made from seaweed as an alternative to the plastic bottle; and a Portable Solar Distiller which makes clean drinking water from polluted water or sea water, using sunlight.
Six finalists will be announced in early 2022. They will work with four internationally renowned creators who will be their mentors and who “will help the finalists to build prototypes that bring out the potential of their ideas.”
Lexus will fund each of the finalists’ prototype development with a budget of £20,000 (roughly P1.4 million). The final prototypes will be presented to judges in mid-2022. One Grand Prix winner will be chosen.
To learn more, visit the Lexus website at lexus.com.ph or visit its social media pages on Facebook and Instagram @lexusmanila.
