Design Excellence Awards 2024

WELCOME TO

CALIFORNIA PENINSULA CHAPTER ASID 

2024 DESIGN EXCELLENCE AWARDS COMPETITION

This design competition recognizes projects by members of the California Peninsula Chapter (CaPen) of ASID that represent excellence in interior design by successfully addressing client objectives, demonstrating creativity and skillfully problem solving in diverse design criteria categories. 

We encourage all CaPen ASID members to enter for an opportunity to gain recognition for their exceptional work, to make their designs the benchmark of the industry, and to inspire a new generation of students and emerging professionals.

QUALIFYING INFORMATION

• Professional, Allied, Associate, Student and Industry Partner members who are active and in good standing with the California Peninsula Chapter of ASID are eligible to participate.  
• Interior Design firms are eligible if the named principal designer on the project is an active member of our Chapter.  Any team member/collaborator who is not a CaPen ASID member cannot be named on the entry form and will not be considered for an award and publication.
• Industry Partner members may name the creator as an additional entrant if they are employees but not a CaPen ASID member.  Industry Partners must have their principal place of business in California.  

ENTRY RULES

• All entrants must have an active CaPen ASID membership good through August, 2024.
• Projects must have been completed no earlier than January 1, 2021.
• Entry fees are due at time of entry and are non-refundable.
• Projects and entry fees must be submitted digitally through this platform, CPJ Association Management ("CPJam").
• All entries must be actual, physically installed projects, except Student and Best Use Of Product.
• Up to 5 Before photos and 10 After photos may be uploaded. All photos must be submitted in .jpg format with a 300 dpi resolution and a file size of min. 2 Mb (4 Mb preferred) and max.10 Mb. each.
• A Design Concept Statement has a maximum of 300 words. 
• A Publication Statement (75 words or less) is required and must be accompanied by one image selected as your Cover image.    
• Projects that have previously won an ASID CA Peninsula Chapter Design Excellence Award are ineligible for re-entry. Projects previously submitted that did not receive a Design Excellence Award are permitted, but entry must contain new information (e.g. photos, plans, or elevations).
• Projects may be entered in more than one category (for example, Bath and Kitchen) or as a whole house project, but not both. Unique images are required for each entry.
• Photography Release Form and Owner Permission Form must be submitted with project.
• Industry Partners must submit the Designer Permission Form (IP) for the Industry Partner categories.
• Submissions must not bear any logos, insignias, watermarks, writing, or any other marks that identify their authorship. Failure to comply will result in disqualification and forfeiture of entry fees.
• Projects will be scored anonymously online by design professionals not belonging to the California Peninsula Chapter. This includes members of other ASID chapters, as well as other qualified architects, builders, and educators.
• Projects will be judged strictly on a point system based on clarity and quality of the presentation, appropriateness of the design solution, and the successful integration of the elements of design. See the Judging Criteria for more information on how the scores will be allocated.
• Projects with the top three scores in each category will receive a Gold, Silver, and Bronze award, respectively.  A minimum of 70 points must be achieved to earn an award. 

Judges shall remain anonymous and reserve the right to not award a winner in any one category should the score for any entry not meet the minimum required points.

EACH PROJECT SUBMISSION MUST INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:

Required:

• Entry fee
• Concealed Identity Form (on CPJam)
• Design Concept Statement (max. 300 words) submitted in .pdf format that includes a description of the design program, challenges, design solution, designer's scope of work, etc.
• Publication Statement (75 words or less) to accompany photograph chosen as the cover photo  
• Floor plans to scale with square footage and scale noted, submitted in .pdf format.  Size when printed to be at least 11" x 17".
• Project photos -  professional or of professional quality (N/A for Student Entries)
• Photographer Release Form - submit in .pdf format (N/A for Student Entries)
• Owner Permission Form - submit in .pdf format (N/A for Student Entries)

Recommended, but not Required:

• Before photos - strongly encouraged
• Elevations, details and renderings
• Project Contributor Declarations Form (on CPJam).
• IP Acknowledgement Form (if applicable - on CPJam).*
• Designer Permission Form (required for 'Best Use of Product' submissions by Industry Partners) - submit in .pdf format

*The California Peninsula Chapter of ASID has industry partners who host CEU events, social events, etc.  If one of the Industry Partners has been helpful to you in a project, the IP Acknowledgement Form provides a way to let them know that Interior Designers appreciate them! For a list of industry partners, check here:

https://capen.asid.org/chapter-sponsorships

Entries failing to meet eligibility and/or fulfill entry requirements will result in disqualification, no fees will be refunded.

PUBLICATION

• Entries remain the property of the Chapter
• Each entrant receiving an award agrees to follow publicity guidelines as established by ASID and authorizes ASID to use photographs and submitted content in publicity releases
• Both Client and Photographer must agree to the publicity release terms and sign as indicated on the applicable Permission Forms
• Publishing magazine reserves the right to substitute selected Cover Photo for publication purposes
• Receipt of your Entry Registration signifies your agreement with the competition terms
• Publication Statement (75 words or less) submitted in .pdf format to accompany Cover Photo.  Please note that Publicity Statements will be published in Luxe Magazine in case of a win

PRICING

Early-bird pricing period from February 14, 2024 through March 21, 2024, 11:59 pm.

• ASID Professional, Allied, Associate, Industry Partner: $200 first entry, $120 each additional
• Emerging Professional: $150 first entry, $75 each additional
• Student: $95 first entry, $70 each additional

Regular pricing period from March 22, 2024 through May 7, 2024, 11:59 pm.

• ASID Professional, Allied, Associate, Industry Partner: $240 first entry, $125 each additional
• Emerging Professional: $220 first entry, $110 each additional
• Student: $125 first entry, $95 each additional

*The entry fees only cover (1) acrylic award per project. There will be a $30 additional acrylic award fee, for each additional CaPen ASID member who needs to be recognized.

*Please note: Any additional winning design team members must also be current members of CaPen ASID in good standing with a membership through August 2024 to be recognized.

COMPETITION TIPS

• Your entries will save automatically as you go.
• Judges read the Design Statements very carefully.  Any details that are mentioned in the Design Statement need to be noted on the Floor Plan/Specifications.  
• Use bullet points and short sentences in the Design Statement.
• Design Statements should present design challenges and solutions with clarity of thought and good flow.
• For kitchen and bathroom design categories, if NKBA Design Guidelines are not followed due to Client's wishes, make a note of it on the floor plan or in the caption under your image.
• A Before Floor Plan is optional, but is recommended if your Design Statement outlines major improvements to the Plan.
• Use your 150-character space under each submitted photo to enhance the Design Statement, or to clarify your design decisions. 
• Try to have every Plan face the same direction (portrait or landscape) so the Judges do not need to rotate Plans.  This is also true for photographs.
• Have photographs that show every special feature you list in your Design Statement. 
• Do not include the Facility Name, Designer, Firm or Project Name or Logo on ANY submitted material.  Check photo filenames and submitted plans carefully!
• Include all significant contributors.  For instance, if an architect was involved, explain the architect's role on the Project Contributor Declarations Form. 
• Submit professional or professional-quality photos of the completed project.  Poor quality images will not be acceptable to the editors of any professional magazine.
• See complete rules and regulations in the downloadable files tab.