The Jury - Maarten Baas (designer) - Brian walker (CEO Herman Miller) - Sean Yoo (designer) - Greg Finney (CEO 2modern) - Takashi Yamada - yankodesign.com - Ruud Hendrikx (CEO Skuuma) The jury and the design criteria The jury consists of different members who each judge the contribution from their own specialised and practical perspective. The jury is composed of experts in the field of design, relations in business. The jury will award designs and concepts which best meet the judging criteria mentioned. Submissions should be the applicant’s own creation, shall not currently be in production and shall not previously have been published or exhibited Judging Criteria - Originality of concept - Design - Creativity - Cohesiveness with the theme - Feasibility - Innovation

A two stage judging process The first round This judging will put emphasis on the concept of the home & office products, its appearance and the connection between concept and product. The designs, which will be submitted in accordance with the specified submission methods, will be judged carefully by external judges and members representing SKUUMA. Ten designs will be selected. These ten successful candidates will prepare drawings and specifications in more detail. They will be asked to submit (by email) the detailed specification documents (design drawings, surface finishing information, etc.) necessary for the production of the products. The final round 5 home & office designs will be decided on in the final judging round, using the design drawings and detail descriptions of the submitted designs. These winning designs will get into production and added to the SKUUMA collection.