[GBW] Bookbinding Design Competition - MDE Innovation 2004

["Peter D. Verheyen" <verheyen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

International Competition for a Bookbinding Design
Sponsored by Meister der Einbandkunst, e.V.

To simplify the entry process,  payment
options for the entry fee have been revised for US based participants.
You will now be able to send payment as check or money order, in US
funds. 

Entry forms, downloadable from the Web at
<http://www.mde-einbandkunst.de/innovation2004/Innovation2004.pdf>,
must be received by June 1, 2004. Actual entries must be received by
December 1, 2004.

Full information about this competition in the message below (Revised
portions in red). Full information about MDE can be found at
<http://www.mde-einbandkunst.de>.

For more information please contact Peter Verheyen
<MDE-USA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Please excuse cross-posting and pass on to all
other interested parties

Exhibition Announcement:

MDE - Innovation 2004 - ?60 000 in prizes - Entry deadline, June 1,
2004.

For full information and entry forms go to
<http://www.mde2004.org>
or contact Peter Verheyen <MDE-USA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>.

The international organization MDE (Meister der Einbandkunst) is
organizing a competition with the following prizes:

First prize for the best design 25 000 ? (Euro)
Second prize 10 000  ? (Euro)
3. 4. 5.th prize each 5 000  ? (Euro)
Ten other prizes each 1 000  ? (Euro)
+ 200 selected designs which will be exhibited in Paris in the
Bibliothèque
Historique de la Ville de Paris.

Concept:
With this project MDE is hoping to revive the decorative aspects of
bookbinding and to promote this art in the surrounding artistic
world.

Participation:
The competition is open to all artists and designers. We are asking all
kinds of international artists, designers, sculptors, painters,
architects, publicists, stylists, teachers and art students to apply
their creativity to the art of bookbinding and to participate in this
competition.

Conditions:
We require a bookbinding design for a book of your choice. The design
should indicate the upper cover, the spine and the lower cover of the
binding, and have the same dimensions as the book chosen by the
participant. The design has to be realized in colors, or in black and
white, on strong drawing-paper which can be rolled in a cylinder with a
width of 10 cm maximum. Each artist can submit several designs. For each
design a participation fee of 60? (Euro) has to be paid. Payment by US
participants can be accepted in form of check or money order in the
amount of $75(US)/design.

NEW - Pay for two designs at the full rate and
submit a third free.

Please note:
The competition will take place on condition that the participation fee
of 2000 participants worldwide has been registered by June 1, 2004. If at
this time the number of participants has been obtained, the entry form
and a registration number will be distributed, and the participants can
start with their project. If the number of participants has not been
reached, the candidates will receive their entry fee back, minus 10 
? (Euro) to cover administration costs. The MDE is free to extend the
closing date if necessary.

NOTE: In the event the exhibition does not reach
the minimum of 2000 participants, entry fees in the full amount of
$75/design will be returned to those participants from the US who paid
with form or check or money order.

The prize winners and the 200 exhibitors will be informed of their
selection. The exact date of the proclamation (in March 2005) will be
communicated to all the participants.

The prizes will be distributed in the Bibliothèque historique de la Ville
de Paris where all the selected works will be exhibited.

For full information and entry forms go to
<http://www.mde2004.org>
or contact Peter Verheyen <MDE-USA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>.


Full information, including forms is available at
<http://www.mde2004.org>.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Peter D. Verheyen
Webminder
MDE - Meister der Einbandkunst
<http://www.mde-einbandkunst.de>
<mailto:MDE-USA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>


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