“2nd TAP Industrial Design Contest” promoted by Rubinetteria WEBERT S.r.l.
Announcement of the contest

Art.1 竞赛宗旨
Webert, with the support of the ADI, Associazione per il Disegno Industriale, organizes a contest for the design of an innovative single lever mixer tap for bathrooms, which are technically feasable and can be industrially manufactured. The projects will have to combine aesthetic values with functional values and create a shape for a mass produced industrial product, suited to its practical function.

Art.2 产品规格
The sets of mixer taps should consist of: a washbasin and bath unit with shower attachment. The mixer tap must use a mixer cartridge (see attachment): the set of taps must be the “mono-mixer” type.
Requests for further information and explanations regarding the competition may be sent to the following address:
infocontest@webert.it.
The questions and answers will be published on the site: www.webert.it in the competition section and will be included in the FAQ.

Art.3 竞赛评审
The Jury is composed of five people with the right to vote:
PIERLUIGI MOLINARI :  designer, lecturer at the Milan Polytechnic (Chairman) 
                               ADI Associazione per il Disegno Industriale representative 
GRAZIA GAMBERONI :  Director of the journal, “Bagno e Accessori” 
CHIARA BOSIO :  industrial designer, Administrator of the Concept Shop, POURQUOI PAS? 
SALVATORE PISCHEDDA : Technical Manager at Rubinetteria
Webert ANNA VOLTA : resident designer at Rubinetteria Webert

The Jury’s decisions will be taken by majority vote.

Art. 4 奖金
The total prize money is ? 5.000, divided as follows: 1° Prizes ? 3.000 2° Prizes ? 2.000 Should the Contest end without a merit list and without a winner due to a lack of suitable designs, the Jury may, at

its own discretion, split the prize money among the participants, which ,according to their opinion, deserve particular acknowledgment.

The above-mentioned amount of prize money is net of the tax deduction as a down payment operated by the Company, and of the social security contributions for which the Company is responsible, as it is payable and net of VAT as it also is payable.
The prize winners accept to show their relevant tax document before collecting their prize money.
The Organizer speci?es that the entire amount of prize money will be distributed and that no Pay As You Earn tax (if any) envisaged by law will be deducted.
The prizes will be awarded by October 31st.

Art. 5 参赛条件
Participation is open to Italian or foreign professional designers such as architects or engineers, who are either self-employed or employed by companies if authorised by the latter.
Groups of designers are also allowed to participate, but a group leader must be appointed to have sole responsibility and act as contact person with Webert.
Participation by members of the Jury, their relations and by Webert employees is prohibited.

Art. 6 未出版之作品
The designs must in all cases be unpublished and must have been developed specifically for this contest.
The opinion of the Jury del Design shall be referred to in the event of any dispute regarding the originality of the designs.

Art. 7 图纸
3D drawings and 1 axonometric or perspective drawing must be submitted for each design.
The drawings must be presented in A3 format (29.7 x 42 cm) mounted on a rigid support (e.g. polyplatt) and on a CD-Rom.
Use of colour is permitted.
A short report of no more than n.3 A4 pages must also be sent; this report should describe the reasons and the design characteristics including the materials and any other information considered useful.
The participant can choose whether to illustrate the design using other drawings or images which, however, must be included in the above mentioned drawings or in the report. The participant’s motto should be indicated on all the drawings and on the report (see art. 8).

Art. 8 Identification and anonymity
The drawings presented by the competitors must not be signed; they should be marked with a motto (or a non-repeated six-digit number). The data relating to the designer or to the group of designers must be given on the form attached to this invitation; the form must be signed by the participants in acceptance of the clauses speci?ed in the invitation and must be placed in a non-transparent, sealed envelope bearing the motto.

Art. 9 截止日期
The drawings should arrive by 5 p.m. on April 30th, 2007, in an anonymous package, according to the methods speci?ed in art. 8, at the Rubinetteria Webert, marked for the Attention of Ms. Anna Volta, Architect, who is responsible for the correct conduct of the contest.
Should the package be delivered by carrier (Postal Service or Couriers), dispatch must occur within the above date, which cannot be extended (the postmark or the delivery note will be taken as proof ); however, no designs which arrive more than 10 days after the date set for handing in, due to errors, will be accepted.

Art. 10 Information and disclosure of results
Webert engages to present the initiative widely and to give the best value to the results of the contest by means of the most suitable actions.
Since now, all competitors hereby authorise Webert to exhibit their design in any exhibition to be held up within December 31st, 2007.
The contest partecipants also authorize Webert to publish their design in a catalogue, a book and/or in the specialised press; nothing will be due for this apart from the obligation to indicate the name/s of the author/s.
However, the partecipants who do not win an award have the right to request, in writing form within 15 days of the results, that they don’t want their work to be published.
The Webert Company will communicate the results of the competition by May 31st, 2007 on the website, www.webert.it .
Webert will inform all the participants of the results of the competition ,winners will be informed by registered letter, all the other participants via ordinary letter.

Art. 11 Rights of use
By payment of the money award, Webert reserves the right to use the winning designs for one year from the date of the Jury’s verdict. Within this period of time, Webert shall evaluate whether to start production of the mixer tap line. In this case the economic relationship with the designer shall be regulated by a specific contract.
Webert may also request an option of one year on projects not winning a prize, by payment of a sum to be agreed between the parties.
In agreement with the designer, Webert may carry out any kind of aesthetical and functional changes to the drawings, in order to adapt them to its technical and manufacturing needs.
The ADI places gives to the contest partecipants the possibility of registering their projects at the Registro dei Progetti ADI (ADI Design Register) at the preferential price reserved for its members (information may be seen on the website: http://www.adi-design.org/servizi/registro/registro.html).

Art. 12 Return of the drawings
All the drawings not winning an award may be collected by the designers at the Webert Factory from June 1st to July 31st, 2007.
Once this deadline is reached, Webert is implicitly authorised not to keep any drawings received.
The award-winning drawings shall be kept by Webert until the option deadline , apart eventual diferent agreements between the parties.