Driving the Interior Revolution
The Awards showcase the finest design innovations by students from a broad range of disciplines, and present the very best of their work to the global automotive design community. This year's theme is "Driving the Interior Revolution".
Now in its 8th year, the Interior Motives Student Design Awards are one of the most-recognised competitions in automotive design. Open to students studying full-time in any design discipline, the Awards culminate in the announcement of the winners at a glamorous prize-giving ceremony in Paris at the time of this year's motor show.
Peter Stevens, Visiting Professor, Royal College of Art, UK, will be reprising his role as Master of Ceremonies at the 2010 awards.
Use this site to see the competition briefs (set by Peugeot and VW), to register and to submit your entry. Scroll down to see the competition process explained.
We look forward to seeing your work on stage in Paris!
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2009's winners |
Interior Motives Design Awards master of ceremonies Peter Stevens
Visiting Professor, Royal College of Art, UK
| | "Charm and wit, combined with responsibility and sensitivity to our world, is a theme that runs throughout the talented class of 2009" Peter Stevens on the finalists last year | | .jpg)
2009 Student Designer of the Year winning entry by Philip Woodman (Coventry University) |
Hundreds of entries from dozens of schools: the competition process explained
Design briefs This year's theme is 'Driving the Interior Revolution', and four briefs have been set by Volkswagen and Peugeot against which students are asked to work. Students' designs are submitted into one or more of the ten Awards categories.
Selecting the shortlist From hundreds of entries from dozens of design schools across the globe, the shortlist is compiled from all the entries which receive at least one vote from one judge. The judges work individually in the quiet of their own studios in their locations in different parts of the world. The identity of the work they are reviewing is hidden behind an ID number, so the images and, often crucially, the explanation, are all that can be assessed.
Down to sets of three In each of the Awards categories, the three shortlisted entries with the most votes then become the finalists. Each of the finalists, and a friend, is invited to attend the Awards Ceremony in Paris on 1 October 2010. In a night which mixes the cream of the professional design community with the excitement of the students, the work of the finalists is displayed on boards and on screen.
The winner is... The winner in each category is announced, and a trophy and cash prize are awarded. And then, as the ultimate accolade, after all of the winning designs have been re-assessed by the judges, one is rated as outstanding. He/she becomes the Interior Motives Student Designer of the Year.
- the briefs for students
- the Awards categories into which designs are submitted
- the sponsors who make it all possible.
Review the work of the previous winners. And celebrate the talent which will design the cars we will be driving tomorrow.