1. General
The organiser of the competition is Dezeen Limited of 8 Orsman Road, London, N1 5QJ, United Kingdom (hereafter "Dezeen"). Dezeen is the world's most popular architecture and design magazine and provides content related to the architecture, interiors and design industries, as well as supplying recruitment advertising via its Dezeen Jobs website and organising the Dezeen Awards programme.
BY SUBMITTING YOUR ENTRY, YOU CONFIRM THAT YOU ARE ENTERING INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH DEZEEN AND HAVE READ AND UNDERSTOOD THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THEM.
2. The competition
2.1 Dezeen has partnered with Villeroy & Boch AG (hereafter "Villeroy & Boch") and Ideal Standard International NV (hereafter "Ideal Standard") to run the Shaping Water Competition (the "Competition"), which seeks ideas for a large-scale installation for St John's Gate, a prominent historic location in the heart of Clerkenwell, London, during Clerkenwell Design Week. Entrants are asked to draw from the functional and aesthetic qualities of water to create an installation that celebrates the dynamic nature of water and the transformative effect it can have on wellbeing.
3. How to enter
3.1 The competition will run from 10:00 GMT on 17 February 2025 (the "Opening Date") to midnight BST (British Summer Time) on 2 April 2025 (the "Closing Date") inclusive.
3.2 All competition entries must be received by Dezeen by no later than 23:59 BST on the Closing Date. All competition entries received after the Closing Date are automatically void. The acceptance of any entry (whenever received) is at Dezeen’s sole discretion.
3.3 Enter the competition online by submitting via the online entry form available at www.dezeen.com/shaping-water-competition by the Closing Date. No other method of submitting entries will be permitted.
3.4 Dezeen will not accept responsibility for competition entries that are incorrectly submitted regardless of cause, including, without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, as a result of any equipment failure, technical malfunction, systems, satellite, network, server, computer hardware or software failure of any kind.
3.5 Dezeen's decision as to whether an entrant (or their entry) is eligible for this competition is final and we are not obliged to provide any reasons for disqualification.
3.6 By submitting a competition entry, you are agreeing to be bound by these terms and conditions. If you do not agree with any of the terms and conditions, do not take part.
4. Jury
4.1 Entries will be judged by a jury of Villeroy & Boch, Ideal Standard and Dezeen representatives, each of which will be selected by Dezeen at its sole discretion.
4.2 The decision of the jury will be final.
4.3 Entries will be judged on the following criteria:
- Design: How well does the entry answer the brief to celebrate the dynamic nature of water and the transformative impact it can have on wellbeing?
- Impact: How successful is it as an installation for the public realm and how well does it respond to the historic site?
- Feasibility: How realistic is it to construct for the budget?
- Sustainability: How does the design reduce or eliminate environmental damage?
5. Eligibility
5.1 The competition is free to enter. Entrants can be individuals, companies, or teams comprising more than one individual or company, but all entrants must be over the age of 18.
5.2 The competition is intended for professional architects and designers. The winning entrant must be able to realise the installation on site, either building it themselves or by identifying and working with suitable fabricators or contractors. The winning entrant must ensure they and any subcontractors they use have valid public liability insurance cover with an indemnity of at least £5,000,000.
5.3 Entrants may enter more than one design, if they wish. However, entrants will need to fill out and submit a separate entry form for each design they submit.
5.4 Dezeen reserves the right to disqualify an entry if it becomes apparent that a submission is inaccurate or if Dezeen or the jury have any uncertainty about the integrity of the entry.
5.5 In entering the competition, you confirm that you are eligible to do so and eligible to claim any prize you may win. Dezeen may require you to provide proof that you are eligible to enter the competition before it will accept your entry.
5.6 Dezeen reserves all rights to disqualify you if your conduct or entry is contrary to the spirit or intention of the prize competition or in any way jeopardises (or could be seen to jeopardise) the reputation of Dezeen, Villeroy & Boch or Ideal Standard in any manner.
6. Submission requirements
6.1 Entrants must submit their entry via the form available at www.dezeen.com/shaping-water-competition-entry-form, together with the following information:
6.1.1 the name of the design;
6.1.2 a description of the design concept, explaining how it responds to the brief;
6.1.3 a key visual (drawing or render) that showcases the idea;
6.1.4 up to 14 additional images (drawings, renders or photographs of a physical model) that showcase the design and explain how it will function and be constructed;
6.1.5 optionally, a video showcasing the design
6.2 Each submitted image should be a single image, free from any logos or text. They should be JPGs with a minimum resolution of 72 dpi and a maximum file size of 1mb each.
6.3 The optional video or animation should be uploaded to an external hosting platform (such as YouTube or Vimeo) and submitted via a URL.
6.4 For teams, one member of the team should submit the entry with the rest of the team credited in the appropriate field on the form.
6.5 If an entrant wants to submit multiple entries, they should fill out and submit a separate entry form for each entry.
7. The prizes
7.1 A prize of £5,000 will be awarded to the first-placed design (the "Winner"), together with a budget of £15,000 to produce and install the winning design.
7.2 The prize is not negotiable or transferable.
7.3 The prize may be subject to additional terms and conditions imposed by Dezeen.
8. Winner announcement
8.1 The overall Winner will be announced on www.dezeen.com in May 2025 (the "Announcement Date").
8.2 The decision of the judges nominated by Dezeen is final and no correspondence or discussion will be entered into.
8.3 Dezeen will contact the Winner to inform them personally by mid-April 2025 (the "Winner Notification Date"), using the telephone number or email address provided with the competition entry.
9. Claiming the prize
9.1 Dezeen will make reasonable efforts to contact the Winner. If the Winner cannot be contacted or is not available, or has not claimed their prize within three days of the Winner Notification Date, Dezeen reserves the right to offer the prize to the next eligible entrant selected from the correct entries that were received before the Closing Date.
9.2 Dezeen does not accept any responsibility if you are not able to take up the prize.
10. Winner obligations
10.1 If selected as the Winner, you agree to:
10.1.1 produce, install and fully implement the winning design (the "Final Installation") at Clerkenwell Design Week within the allocated budget and in accordance with all deadlines stipulated by Dezeen.
10.1.1 co-operate with Dezeen and/or Villeroy & Boch and/or Ideal Standard relating to the implementation of the Final Installation;
10.1.2 use best endeavours to ensure the Final Installation is delivered on time, to the agreed specification without incurring any additional costs or fees;
10.1.3 deliver the Final Installation in accordance with best industry practices;
10.1.4 inform Dezeen in a timely manner of any matters which may affect implementation of the the Final Installation;
10.1.5 ensure that all tools, equipment, materials or other items necessary for implementation of the Final Installation are suitable, in good condition and in good working order; and
10.1.6 obtain and maintain all necessary licences, permits and consents required to enable you to deliver the Final Installation or otherwise comply with your obligations under these terms and conditions;
10.1.7 ensure you and any subcontractors you use hold valid public liability insurance with an indemnity of at least £5,000,000;
10.1.8 immediately undertake any rectification work requested by Dezeen in connection with any breach of the obligations above, without payment of any additional fees.
10.2 Dezeen shall not be liable for any costs exceeding the stated budget.
10.3 If selected as the Winner, you furthermore agree to:
10.3.1 travel to London, United Kingdom, at your own expense, and be available from 18 to 23 May inclusive for the construction and maintenance of the winning design;
10.3.2 deconstruct the Final Installation when instructed to do so by Dezeen and without incurring any additional costs or fees;
10.3.3 participate in videos produced by Dezeen and appear in panel talks during Clerkenwell Design Week. In addition, you agree to grant Dezeen and its partners Villeroy & Boch and Ideal Standard the right to use your name, likeness and design for promotional purposes without additional compensation.
11. Limitation of liability
11.1 Insofar as is permitted by law, Dezeen, Villeroy & Boch and Ideal Standard, their agents or distributors will not in any circumstances be responsible or liable to compensate the Winner or accept any liability for any loss, damage, personal injury or death occurring as a result of taking up the prize or creating the Final Installation except where it is caused by the negligence of Dezeen, Villeroy & Boch and Ideal Standard, their agents or distributors or that of their employees. Your statutory rights are not affected.
12. Ownership of competition entries and intellectual property rights
12.1 You will retain ownership of all intellectual property rights in your entry, but you irrevocably and unconditionally agree to grant Dezeen, Villeroy & Boch and Ideal Standard a fully paid up, unlimited, global, perpetual, non-exclusive, worldwide, irrevocable licence to use it for publicity, marketing or advertising purposes including the right to:
12.1.1 edit or modify your entry (including resizing, adjusting the colour and adding elements such as text);
12.1.2 adapt it or incorporate it into other materials;
12.1.3 sub-licence it to third parties or companies in Villeroy & Boch and Ideal Standard's group;
12.1.4 republish it (or any version modified in the way described above) on any media anywhere in the world.
In addition, you agree to waive any moral rights granted by sections 77–89 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (and any broadly equivalent rights granted anywhere else in the world) that may subsist in the entry.
12.2 You confirm that your entry:
12.2.1 is your own original work and does not breach any third party's intellectual property rights;
12.2.2 is not defamatory, offensive, threatening, discriminatory, distasteful, pornographic or illegal;
12.2.3 can be submitted to us and used without breaching any contractual obligation to any person; and
12.2.4 does not contain anything which may be confidential or commercially sensitive.
12.3 You agree to keep Dezeen, Villeroy & Boch and Ideal Standard fully indemnified from any third party claims or threats of claims that arise as a result of a breach of clause 12.2 (whether actual or purported).
12.4 You agree to promptly execute and deliver such documents and perform such acts as may be required for the purpose of giving full effect to these terms and conditions and in particular without limitation clauses 12.1, 12.2 and 12.3 above if so required.
13. Ownership of the Final Installation and intellectual property rights
13.1 If selected as the Winner of the competition, you irrevocably and unconditionally agree to:
13.1.1 assign Villeroy & Boch by way of present and future assignment, with full title guarantee, all rights whatsoever to the Final Installation, including both physical title to and all intellectual property rights therein (including all associated publicity and merchandising rights); and
13.1.2 waive any moral rights granted by sections 77–89 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (and any broadly equivalent rights granted anywhere else in the world) that may subsist in any part or all of the installation.
In addition, you hereby warrant and undertake that:
13.1.3 the Final Installation and all services and deliverables you provide in connection with the Competition are and will be entirely original and not infringe the rights of any third party; and
13.1.4 that you will ensure that the Final Installation and all services and deliverables you provide in connection with the Competition will not be defamatory, offensive, threatening, discriminatory, distasteful, pornographic or illegal, and can be used without breaching any contractual (or other) obligation to any person or entity and will not contain anything which may be confidential or commercially sensitive.
13.2 If selected as the Winner, you agree to promptly execute and deliver such documents and perform such acts as may be required for the purpose of giving full effect to these terms and conditions and in particular without limitation clause 13.1 above if so required.
14. Data protection and publicity
14.1 By uploading your entry at www.dezeen.com/shaping-water-competition-entry-form you agree that we will store the entry materials on our database for up to 12 months. Your data will be only accessed by employees of Dezeen, Villeroy & Boch and Ideal Standard.
14.2 Dezeen, Villeroy & Boch and Ideal Standard will only process your personal information as set out in the competition privacy policy, which is available at www.dezeen.com/shaping-water-competition-privacy-policy.
15. General
15.1 If there is any reason to believe that there has been a breach of these terms and conditions, Dezeen may, at its sole discretion, exclude you from participating in the competition.
15.2 Dezeen reserves the right to hold void, suspend, cancel, or amend the prize competition at any time where it becomes necessary to do so, in its sole judgement.
15.3 These terms and conditions shall be governed by English law, and the parties submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.
15.4 Dezeen reserves the right to change and/or amend the Terms and Conditions if necessary to achieve its purpose and/or the successful realisation of the competition. Dezeen will use reasonable endeavours to inform entrants of any changes and/or amendments to these Terms and Conditions as soon as reasonably practicable.