Competition – Design a light for Sparks

Future Designs, Sparks
When
July 14, 2016
Where
London
How much
£20 for individual entries, £100 for a team/company

Calling all designers
We are excited to announce that we have teamed up with lighting manufacturer, FUTURE Designs, to celebrate both of our 25th anniversaries. In celebration of this, we are calling all designers to enter into our Design a Light competition to raise funds for vital children’s medical research.

About the competition
The Design a Light competition is open to both individuals and teams/companies, with a brief to design an inspiring, uplifting and fun light. It could be a bedside lamp for a child, or perhaps a feature luminaire for a children’s hospital ward designed to brighten someone’s day.

The winning design will be announced at the Sparks Winter Ball on 30th November 2016. During the evening a manufactured model of this winning design will be up for auction and sold to the highest bidder.

Cost
Individuals entry fee is £20.
For teams/a company the entry fee is £100.

The difference you’ll make
All entry fees and money raised from the auctioned winning design, will go towards Sparks who fund research in to medical conditions affecting children’s health, from rare diseases to the most common illnesses.

How to enter
To enter, please register and pay using the online form below.

For more information, download the design brief or if you are unable to download the file, please email Sparks for more information.

  • All entries must be paid online and then submitted in PDF to Sparks by 5pm on Thursday 14th July 2016
  • Shortlisted entries will be announced and contacted in September 2016
  • Shortlisted entries will be invited as a guest of FUTURE Designs for the Sparks Winter Ball
  • The winning design be manufactured and auctioned at the Sparks Winter Ball on 30th November 2016 at the Roundhouse
  • There will be awards for both the winner and the runners up
  • Judges decision is final
  • Entries received after the competition deadline will not be entered into the competition
  • Entrants are responsible for ensuring you have not infringed any copyright patents
  • The entries need to be an original design that has not been released to the consumer or commercial markets