The second edition of “Let’s Design” is at the starting blocks, the contest for interior designers and architects’ ideas promoted by the Cosentino Group. Like last year’s edition, the challenge launched by the Spanish group is designing new furniture accessories with the ultracompact Dekton® surface. The Dekton® slabs are made of a mix of glass, porcelain materials, and quartz that provide great technical and chemical properties, high heat-resistance, and high waterproofing.
This year, the required material for the projects is the 2023 Dekton® Pietra Kode collection, inspired by classic stones − Vicenza, Travertine and Ceppo di Grè – which will be applied to one of the four new categories of the contest: Contract (office, retail and culture), Ho.Re.Ca (hotels, restaurants and bars), Yachting (motor and sailing yachts) and Wellness (spa and Fitness B2B and B2C).
The creativity of both young talents and more established designers will be evaluated by a jury of experts and professionals from the design world, chaired by Daniel Germani, Creative Director and Founder of the Daniel Germani Designs firm and designer of the Pietra Kode collection, who will evaluate the technical feasibility of the projects which will be submitted anonymously. The jurors’ vote will be combined with the votes of the independent Juror Antonio Citterio, with the vote of the popular jury consisting of the visitors and the clients of the Cosentino showroom, and with the votes of the followers of the brand on social media.
Here’s the timeline and phases of the contest:
By May 12th, 2023: contest entry. All interested participants must fill out the application form available at this link and select and indicate which one among the proposed spaces they are interested in for their project. Moreover, they will have to submit a portfolio that certifies their professional expertise.
By June 12th: submission of the projects.
By July 20th: selection of finalists. The jury will declare three finalists for each category, for a total of twelve projects that will be virtually realized in augmented reality for the last round of voting.
April 2024: presentation of the physical prototypes of the four winners during the Milan Design Week 2024. Exhibition of the selected projects at the Cosentino City Milano showroom located in Piazza Fontana 6 in Milan.