The 2018 "Xingshi Cup" International Industrial Design Competition is open to submissions from all cities in North America, with focus on the core design areas of wearable tech, smart home products, fitness / health, and furniture design.
PRIZES Top ten designers will be granted $500 to attend and present their designs at the Hollywood Entertainment Technology Festival on Oct. 3, 2018. From the top ten designs presented at the festival, three top designers will be awarded a trip to Foshan, China to tour manufacturing businesses and meet businesses who can help produce their designs. In addition, first prize winner will receive $10,000, while the second and third prize winners will receive $5000 and $3000, respectively.
ABOUT FOSHAN The city of Foshan is a leader in the manufacturing industry. This competition promotes collaboration between overseas industrial designers and China's manufacturing industry.
ABOUT THE XINGSHI CUP Founded in 2009, Xingshi Cup is one of China's leading industrial design competitions. With over 25,000 applications from over 30 countries more than 500 designs have won awards and more than 100 have been produced in Foshan. With applicants from USA, Japan, France, Netherlands, South Korea, Australia, South Africa, Pakistan, the Philippines, New Zealand and more, the Xingshi Cup has grown into an influential international design competition.