extended Deadline: march 14
For conceptual, in-progress, or completed work
for architecture and designs in interiors, products, graphics and fashion that Decrease Man's Carbon Footprint

While science is sending its best to the poles to diagnose global warming, we're taking the conundrum to those who design the manmade world. IDA is sponsoring the Land & Sea competition to address the pesky carbon footprint, and to celebrate what man can do about it.

Prefab housing. Renewable materials. LEED-certified buildings. Hemp clothing. Smart circulation systems. Ethical waterside development. Bamboo furniture. It's in the right direction. To market your efforts, IDA invites you to enter.

rewards:

celebration of winners' work at the International Contemporary Furniture Fair in May 2008: H.K. Restaurant and Bar.

press campaign to over 100,000, with links to winners' websites

inclusion in the IDA Design Directory, with contact information of all IDA winners, and on the IDA website Gallery of Winning Work.

Color Feature in the 2008 IDA book of winners' work, distributed through Distributed Art Publishers to museum and design bookstores.

Exposure to our judges, from Dwell magazine, Los Angeles Times, House Beautiful, Los Angeles Fashion Awards, apartment therapy, coolhunting.com, others.

Eligibility Open to professionals and students.
It's the best publicity you can buy. Entries accepted online and offline.

Judges: Qingyun Ma, Dean of Architecture, University of Southern California; Michael Cannell, Editorial Director, Dwell.com; Josh Rubin, Editor in Chief, coolhunting.com; Newell Turner, Style Director, House Beautiful; Laurence Ng, Publisher, idN News; David Hertz, AIA; Gwynne Pugh, AIA; Maxwell Gillingham-Ryan, apartment therapy.

Deadline: February 29

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