Design Contest: ANFIA announces Italian Styling - Young Designers Competition 2004

Mon, 31 May 2004

The deadline for entries in the fourth edition of the 'Stile Italiano Giovani' design competition (Italian Styling - Young Designers) is coming up. The competition is a biennial event run by the designers of the ANFIA Coachbuilders Group, who have set out to help discover new talent in the field of car design. The target of the initiative is to find and select new talents from all over the world, capable of interpreting and fostering the tradition of Italian automotive design.

The first edition of this initiative, held in 1998, was held within Italy, the second in 2000 was extended to all European countries, and the third in 2002 was opened to young people from all over the world.

As with past editions, a judging panel including some of the greatest names in Italian car design will have the task of selecting the best 20 designs from those submitted. The 2004 edition will take place at the headquarters of Camera di commercio, industria, artigianato e agricoltura in Turin, from 30th September to 10th October.

The best three chosen from the designs will be awarded prizes of: First place 5000, Second 3000, and Third 2000 Euro. Two special prizes will also be offered by Auto&Design magazine to the youngest selected participant, and by the Italian Association for Industrial Design to the best car interiors project. All 20 finalists will have their travelling and accomodation expenses to Turin refunded.

The event is open to all young people aged 16-28 who are not professionally engaged in the automotive design sector. This is a special opportunity for the younger generation to show some of the most qualified and skilled representatives of the automotive design industry what they can achieve.

The deadline for entries is June 30, 2004. Further information and participation rules can be found at the ANFIA website: www.anfia.it