20th ZEPTER International Design Award – ARTZEPT 2020

Overview

To mark Zepter International’s 40th anniversary, we are proud to launch a design competition inspired by the iconic cookware that built our legacy and made Zepter a globally recognized name in healthy living. For four decades, Zepter has set the standard for excellence in innovation, performance, and design in food preparation. Now, we invite a designers to look to the future and reimagine the pot that started it all.

Details

Participants are encouraged to focus on innovative, state-of-the-art features – particularly the handles, lid, and knob. The final design should present an original concept that seamlessly combines elegance, durability, and high performance.

When it comes to physical characteristics, we welcome your creativity in exploring distinct shapes and smart material combinations, with metal as the preferred base, to support everything from daily cooking to extraordinary culinary creations. An Expert Jury, appointed by Zepter International, will evaluate all submissions and select the most outstanding designs that best embody the spirit of this competition

We look forward to seeing your vision come to life, where design inspires the art of healthy cooking.

About ARTZEPT - International Design Award

Artzept is an international design competition founded by Mrs. Madlena Zepter. Artzept gives the world’s most talented young designers well-deserved recognition, with prizes and publicity, and also provides them with opportunity to exhibit their work in luxurious Zepter shops throughout Europe, a dream for any young interior designer.

Just like its mighty sponsor Zepter International, Artzept is also dedicated to building the home of tomorrow, for the people of tomorrow. Zepter International accomplishes this goal by producing top-class domestic appliances that are designed to improve the health and environmental awareness of people today.

ARTZEPT HAS THE SAME MISSION BUT IN THE FIELD OF ARTISTIC DESIGN, AS A UNIFICATION OF BUSINESS AND ART, OF RATIONALITY AND EMOTION, AND OF FUNCTION AND MEANING.

Eligibility

Candidates should be from:

Afghanistan Albania Algeria Andorra Angola Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bermuda Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo: Democratic Republic Congo: Republic Cook Islands Costa Rica Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic East Timor Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Gibraltar Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Ivory Coast Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Korea, North Korea, South Kosovo UN1244 (*not recognized by majority of countries) Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macau North Macedonia Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Marshall Islands Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Monaco Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nauru Nepal Netherlands New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria Niue Norway Oman Pakistan Palau Palestinian Authority Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Samoa San Marino Sao Tome and Principe Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands Somalia South Africa South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Taiwan Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Togo Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Tuvalu Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States of America Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Vatican City Venezuela Vietnam Western Sahara Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe

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Description of Ideal Candidate

Competition entry requirements

All submitted entries must be in compliance with the competition theme.
It is required that the entries are done as 3D creations presented in one of the customary ways such as a drawing, photography, photomontage, digital simulation or similar, accompanied by a suitable text description. The solutions must be clearly presented both as a whole and in detail (shape, structure, dimensions, materials, finish and coating). The compulsory part of the submitted entry documentation is a visual presentation of the design in its intended position within the kitchen interior. All the visual and textual
submission materials must be presented in PDF format only, in high resolution suitable for high-quality print such as catalogues, brochures, etc..
The closing date and submission: the entries have to be submitted no later than September 5th, 2025 only per email to the following e-mail address: artzept@zepter.com via https://wetransfer.com or similar cloud-based online platforms.
Works sent after the specified date shall not be considered for the competition.
An acceptable submission of an entry must include:

a) A complete application form filled in from the Artzept competition site page at https://www.artzept.com.
b) A short conceptual summaryof the work submitted (up to 300 words saved in a word file document), and suitable visual presentations in A4 sheet size, print ready PDF in high resolution format only.

The right to apply and participate:

Any natural person that complies with the set rules can submit an entry in the competition. If multiple persons submit a collective entry, they shall be regarded as co-entrants and shall share the right to one award as a single contestant.
There is no limit to the number of submissions by any partecipant, but each work must be submitted as a separate entry.

Copyright and property rights:

All entries must be original works. If it is established during the competition or upon its closure that a contestant – the artist who created an entry – is not the exclusive holder or one of the holders of copyright and property rights, such a person shall bear full material and other responsibility towards the person or persons who claim such rights. If such an entry wins an award in the competition, the contestant shall be obliged to return the award to the organiser no later than 15 days after the copyright and property rights claim by the third party has been positively established.
Selected works cannot be withdrawn from the competition, nor can contestants withdraw the application before the closing date of the competition.
All items may be used for exhibitions, catalogues or other marketing and promotional purposes as the competition organiser finds appropriate and without any further approval or presence of the artist or compensation to the artist anywhere, and for an unlimited period, observing the artist’s moral copyright.
All artists shall be presented in the catalogue with reproductions of their works, their names and other professional and/or personal details in compliance with the data contained in the artists’ applications. Each artist is entitled to one free catalogue.
The winners shall be announced on Artzept website, https://www.artzept.com.
By signing the application to participate in the Artzept 2025 Zepter International Design Award contest, the artists commit to compliance with all the above-stated terms and conditions for entering the contest.
There is no fee to enter this competition.