Nippon Paint continues the Asia Young Designer Awards 2021, aiming to inspire new designers to become professional designers for society. Submissions are open under the theme FORWARD: Amplifying Empathy Through Design until November 11.

Nippon Paint Decorative Coating (Thailand) Co., Ltd. is moving forward to inspire new designers by continuing the prestigious design competition, Asia Young Designer Awards 2021. They invite students from architecture and interior design disciplines to create innovative designs that reflect an understanding and care for people, communities, and the environment, while addressing social and cultural challenges. Participants will compete for a total prize value of over 100,000 Baht and the opportunity to represent Thailand at the international level in the Asia Young Designer Summit 2022 alongside winners from 16 other countries. The international winner will have the chance to participate in the special Design Discovery Program at Harvard's Graduate School of Design in the United States for six weeks at no cost.

This year's competition theme, “FORWARD: Amplifying Empathy Through Design”, emphasizes the importance of creating designs through a thoughtful process that deeply understands user issues. It encourages designers to identify user needs, necessities, and problems to present design solutions that integrate innovation and technology, ultimately enhancing quality of life and addressing users' physical, mental, emotional, environmental, social, cultural, and economic needs.

Mr. Watchara Sirithichai, General Manager of Nippon Paint Decorative Coating (Thailand) Co., Ltd., stated, “Over the 14 years of the Asia Young Designer Awards, Nippon Paint has been dedicated to promoting and nurturing talented new designers, providing them with opportunities to express their creativity without limits, to enhance the quality of life through sustainable design. The competition theme FORWARD: Amplifying Empathy Through Design reflects our awareness of the challenging global situation that impacts everyone’s lifestyle. We collaborated with design experts to create a competition theme that allows designers to produce works that offer Better Life, Better Living, and Better Solutions for users. This aligns with the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Nippon Paint believes that the Asia Young Designer Awards will be a platform for capable designers to exchange ideas, develop the design industry, and create opportunities for new designers to gain real work experience, stepping into professional design that understands the needs of people, communities, and the environment sustainably.”

Furthermore, the Asia Young Designer Awards serves as a network for fostering good relationships among international designers. The winning students from Thailand in the architecture and interior design categories will represent the country in the competition for the Asian winner and participate in activities with winners from 16 other countries in Asia during the Asia Young Designer Summit, which rotates among host countries. Activities include workshops, professional presentations, and lectures by renowned architects and interior designers who will share knowledge and experiences, inspiring and advising students on their work.

 

Details for submissions this year are divided into two categories as follows:
1. Architectural Design Category - Students in their third year or higher must present architectural design solutions that benefit, address, and understand people, society, and the environment, reflecting current realities while applying innovation to attract users. The design must be on a site not exceeding 40,000 square meters.

2. Interior Design Category - Students in their second year or higher must present designs for interior spaces that enhance quality of life and well-being, both physically and emotionally, while considering surrounding elements and the environment within the area and the community. The design must be allocated to a space not exceeding 2,800 square meters.

New designers interested in participating in this international platform for architecture and interior design, along with the opportunity to attend a short program at Harvard University and a grand prize of 100,000 Baht, can submit their applications and works from now until November 11, 2021, at www.asiayoungdesignerawards-th.com and follow additional details on Facebook: Asia Young Designer Awards Thailand.