Also next study year, Cor Unum will organise an international design competition for students from art and design schools to keep the ceramic craft alive. Participating in the Design Contest, students get the opportunity to show their unique talent to a professional jury and audience.
Alumni (max. one year graduated) may also participate. The new theme will be announced at the end of August 2024.

We welcome ambassador Bas Kosters!

‘As an artist and designer, Bas Kosters is driven by commitment and compassion. He creates worlds inhabited by radiant, alarming and endearing figures that reflect his social engagement. No matter the discipline, Bas works vigorously and with enthusiasm. Express and celebrate personal and societal themes.

He approaches difficult emotions in a light-footed way, with subtle and sometimes wry humor and his trademark texts. Bas’ fascination for cartoon characters, visualizations and erotica leads to a reality full of friction, full of different views that compete for your attention.’

Schedule

I’m in! / From 2 September 2024 till 30 April 2025 Individual registration via link on this website
Here it is / Mid-April april 2025 Deadline delivering prototype in Den Bosch
You’re the one / End of april 2025 Announcement nominees
Here I am / May 2025 Pitch by nominees and Jury Day

Jury

The permanent jury consists of chairperson Mary Hessing (Editor-in-Chief of WOTH), Bao Ya Fei (Design Curator), Anne van der Zwaag (Director and owner of OBJECT Rotterdam), and Charlotte Landsheer (Director of Cor Unum). This year, the ambassador will serve as a guest jury member.

Prizes

From the submissions, 15 designs will be nominated. These will be exhibited a few weeks prior to the jury day at Cor Unum. On the jury day, different prizes will be awarded. Additionally, a public prize will be selected from the exhibited nominated entries by visitors. The public prize will receive a €100 gift voucher from Cor Unum. The winner of the first prize will be guided by and at Cor Unum in researching the production of their design and bringing it to market.

Designer Business Boost!

In addition, we are organizing a ‘Designer Business Boost’ masterclass for all 15 nominees in June 2025. How do you market your product? How do you determine the value of a design? Director Lotte Landsheer (Cor Unum) and guest designers, with a lot of experience in the the professional field, share their stories, experiences and provide tools that provide motivation and inspiration for you, as a starting entrepreneur! The names of the designers will be published at a later stage.

Conditions for Participation

  •  The submitted prototype may be in any desired material but must ultimately be producible in earthenware or porcelain.
  •  You grant Cor Unum permission to produce your design.
  • You give permission to use your design and presentation in publications.
  • You give permission for your design to be part of an exhibition.
  •  Once your design is nominated, it is expected that you attend the award ceremony or be available online.

Contact? Email Babette and Monique designcontest@cor-unum.com or call 073 303 0058.

*Foto credits Marc Deurloo