At the 2006 Paris Motor Show,
Peugeot is set to launch its fourth Design Competition.
This will invite Internet users around the world to submit
designs for a new Peugeot based around a set theme. Six
letters sum up the philosophy of this year’s design
theme, P.L.E.A.S.E.
Pleasurable
(to drive) – Lively – Efficient – Accessible
– Simple - Ecological
As in previous years, the winning design
will be displayed at the 2007 Frankfurt Motor Show as
a full scale model, the winner will receive a cheque for
6000 euros and a miniature version of the model will be
mass produced. In addition, this competition’s winning
design will also feature in an Xbox 360 video game –
making this competition a truly unique opportunity for
aspiring car designers.
The competition is open to participants*
over the age of 14 who must submit their entry via the
interactive website www.peugeot-concours-design.com. Participants
can submit as many entries as they wish and each entry
can be accompanied by one or several drawings or 3D model
designs but must be supplemented by an explanatory text.
Entries should be submitted between 16 October and 4 December
2006.
The judging panel will be chaired by
Frederic Saint-Geours, CEO of Automobiles Peugeot, and
will feature judges from the Peugeot Design Centre as
well as representatives from Xbox. The panel will assess
each entry based on creativity and originality of the
entry, its coherence and relevance to the theme, the explanations
provided and the overall quality of the entry.
The panel will make an initial shortlist
of around 30 entries which will be uploaded onto www.peugeot-concours-design.com;
the public can then vote for their favourites. From this
public voting, 10 finalists will be selected and showcased
on the site before the eventual winner, selected by the
judging panel, is announced in late February 2007.
Over the previous three competitions
Peugeot has received almost 9,000 projects from 6,300
different competitors. Previous winners are Marko Lukovic
from Serbia with his ‘Moonster’ concept (2000-2001),
Stefan Schulze from Germany with the ‘Peugeot 4002’
(2002-2003) and André Costa from Portugal with
his ‘Moovie’ concept (2004-2005).
