Endorsements
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Innovation is central to Australia’s future
prosperity.
Nurturing fresh ideas and creative design, and bringing
innovative new products to market, fosters economic growth and
social well-being.
In an era of global economic competition, industrial
design is more important than ever.
It helps firms meet their customer’s needs for
functionally convenient and aesthetically attractive products.
I commend Reece for its pursuit of excellence in
manufacturing and its recognition of the importance of good
design.
The Australian Government is committed to an innovative,
dynamic and high-quality manufacturing sector in this country.
That is why I am pleased to support the Reece Bathroom
Innovation Award 2012 and wish all competitors the best of luck.
The Hon Greg Combet MP
Minister for Industry and Innovation
As an enabler for innovation, design helps business to
create attractive and highly functional products and services.
The Victorian Government sees design as a tool for
Victorian businesses and communities to grow and develop –
locally and globally – increasing our overall economic
prosperity and standard of living.
On behalf of the Victorian Governement, I’d like to
thank Reece Australia for its enthusiasm for design and its
organization of the Reece Bathroom Innovation Award (BIA).
Now, in its seventh year, the Reece BIA 2012 is an
excellent opportunity for design professionals and students in a
design discipline to showcase their talents to the Australian
design industry and potential customers overseas.
I encourage all business to embrace the benefits offered
by design to improve their performance and I encourage
Australian designers to guide the way.
I congratulate all the 2012 BIA competition entries and
look forward to seeing the winning entries.
The Hon Louise Asher MP
Minister for Innovation, Services and Small Business
The Reece Bathroom Innovation Award (BIA) provides a great
opportunity for students of all design principles to develop
industry awareness and to test their creative design skills
against the very best within the Australian design and
architecture industry.
Students at the University of South Australia have been
eager participants in the Reece BIA since its inception in 2005.
It has been gratifying to see the competition develop and grow
over the years to become a mainstay of the Australian design
calendar.
The Reece BIA continues to be a very generous award, not
only financially but also in assisting students in raising their
profile within the industry. It also gives participants the
opportunity to meet and connect with some of the most
influential creative thinkers of Australian design.
We are proud of our involvement with the Reece BIA in the
past, most notably Toby Nowland’s winning ‘Eggshell
Bath’ entry in 2011, and will continue to actively support
our student’s participation in these prestigious awards
for years to come.
Peter Schumacher
Industrial Design Lecturer – University of South
Australia
Entries for the Reece Bathroom Innovation Award 2012 have
now closed, many thanks to all who entered. Winners will be
announced at the Reece BIA 2012 award ceremony during Saturday
in Design in Melbourne on 18 August 2012.
Please feel free to
with any queries you may have in the interim.
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Frequently Asked Questions
The Reece bathroom innovation award is a design award
established to encourage original and outstanding bathroom
product design.
The award is an opportunity for new and
established Australian designers and architects to explore the
boundaries of innovation and expression in the form of beautiful
and functional bathroom products.
The award aims to showcase creativity and recognise and
reward design excellence.
The Reece bathroom innovation award is open to design
professionals as well as design students with separate cash
prizes awarded in each category.
Who can enter?
To be eligible to enter the award you must be:
- an architect, interior architect, industrial designer,
interior designer or other design professional who is a
permanent resident of Australia; or
- a student in an architecture, industrial design or
other design discipline currently enrolled in an Australian
university or institution, who is a permanent resident of
Australia or the holder of a student visa permitting temporary
residence in Australia valid until 30 September 2012 or beyond.
I am studying part time, can I still enter?
Yes, provided you are a student in architecture,
industrial design or other design course and either a permanent
resident of Australia or the holder of a student visa permitting
temporary residence in Australia valid until 30 September 2012
or beyond.
I am an overseas student studying in Australia, can I
enter?
Yes, provided you are a holder of a student visa
permitting temporary residence in Australia valid until 30
September 2012.
What if the product I have designed has already been
manufactured, can I enter?
No, the Reece bathroom innovation award is for the design
of new and original product.
What is the deadline for submissions?
All submissions must be received by 31 May 2012.
Where should I send my submissions?
All entries are to be posted to: The Reece Bathroom
Innovation Award, Private Bag 109, Burwood, Victoria, 3125
How should I present my submission?
All submissions must comprise a complete set of drawings
including 2D and 3D modelling. They must be submitted in hard
copy and on disc in high resolution PDF format. Each entry must
be submitted with a brief, typed design statement of no more
than 500 words. Each submission must be clearly identified with
the entrant's identification code. Each page of your drawings,
the CD and your design statement must be identified with your
entry identification number only. To ensure anonymity, your
name or any other identifying reference (eg. logos, symbols or
name of practice) should not appear on the submission.
Can I email or fax my submission?
No. Submissions must be sent to The Reece Bathroom
Innovation Award, Private Bag 109, Burwood, Victoria, 3125.
Can I hand deliver or courier my submission?
Yes. Submissions must be sent to The Reece Bathroom
Innovation Award, 118 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Victoria, 3125.
Will my submission be returned to me?
No. Submissions will not be returned. You should keep a
copy of your submission for your records.
Will I be notified of receipt of my submission?
Applicants will be notified of the receipt of their
submissions via email. Registration requires a valid email
address.
Why do I have to register to print an entry form?
You need to register your details before printing an
entry form so that we can contact you about the Reece bathroom
innovation award. Your contact details will be kept
confidential and will only be used in relation to the Reece
bathroom innovation award.
I've already registered but lost my entry form. How do
I print out a new one?
Click on Print Entry Form and enter the entry
identification code that you received when you registered into
the form. Your entry form will then be available to print. If
you have lost your entry code, you can retrieve it by entering
the email address you registered with in the lost your code
form.
I've deleted my confirmation email, what should I do?
Just enter the email address you registered with into the
Lost Your Code form, and we'll send your entry identification
code again.
Am I responsible for any taxes incurred as a result of
winning the Reece bathroom innovation award?
Tax implications may arise from the prize winnings.
Independent advice should be sought.
What if I have additional questions?
This website provides detailed information about the Reece
bathroom innovation award. If you still have a question, please
use the contact form in the Contact
section of this site.
About the Judging Process
All submissions will be assessed anonymously. The identity
of the entrants will only be revealed once the judges have
confirmed the winners. When making their assessments, the judges
will have regard to the following criteria and requirements:
AESTHETIC MERIT
The product needs to display design that is aesthetically
focused yet functional, showing a real understanding of its uses
and prospective users. Judges will consider whether the product
could add to contemporary practice in Australia.
FUNCTIONALITY
Design must show a real understanding of the functionality
of the product.
COMPLIANCE
Must meet relevant design and legislative standards -
Australian Standards, Watermark, WELS or BCA.
The judges' decisions will be final and no correspondence
will be entered into. If an entry or entrant is found to be
invalid, the judging shall be repeated. The judges will make
their decisions by 30 June 2012. Prizes will be awarded at the
judges' absolute discretion. There will be no obligation on the
judging panel to award either the student or professional prize
if they so decide.
How to Enter
You need to submit a design of one of the following
products:
- Tapware - 3 piece or mixers
- Showers - Overhead, Hand and Rail
- Toilets
- Baths
- Vanity Basins
- Bathroom Furniture, eg Vanity Units
Your submission must comprise a complete set of drawings
including 2D and 3D modelling. They must be submitted in hard
copy and on disc in high resolution PDF format.
Design drawings must be to a working standard, ie from the
drawings it must be clearly seen that the product will
work/function.
You'll also need to provide a brief, typed design
statement of no more than 500 words on how and why you chose the
product and subsequent design, highlighting any functional,
innovative, environmental, special needs or technical
advancements or enhancements.
For more information about how your submission should be
presented and other important conditions, please read each
section of the Rules and
Conditions carefully.
Rules and Conditions
- Information on this website (including how to enter and
prizes) forms part of these Rules and Conditions. Submission of
an entry to The Reece Bathroom Innovation Award ("Award") is
deemed acceptance of these Rules and Conditions.
- To be eligible to enter the Award you must be:
- an architect, interior architect, industrial designer,
interior designer or other design professional who is a
permanent resident of Australia; or
- a student in an architecture, industrial design or
other design discipline currently enrolled in an Australian
university or institution, who is a permanent resident of
Australia or the holder of a student visa permitting temporary
residence in Australia valid until 30 September 2012 or
beyond.
- If the entry is being submitted by an employee, the
entrant must provide written approval from their
principal/employer on the entry form, otherwise the entry will
be disqualified.
- To enter, entrants must register their details on this
website. Each registered entrant will receive an entry
identification code. This code must be placed on the entry form
and submission.
- Entrants must complete all sections of the entry form
available on this website including the declaration and
approval. The completed entry form must not be attached to the
submission but simply supplied with the submission; otherwise
the submission will be automatically disqualified.
- Submissions must be for the design of one or a range of
the following products:
- Tapware - 3 piece or mixers
- Showers - Overhand, Hand and Rail
- Toilets
- Baths
- Vanity Basins
- Bathroom Furniture, eg Vanity Units
- All submissions must comprise a complete set of
drawings including 2D and 3D modelling. They must be submitted
in hard copy and on disc in high resolution pdf format. Design
drawings must be to a working standard, ie from the drawings it
must be clearly seen that the product will work/function. Each
entry must be submitted with a brief, typed design statement of
no more than 500 words on how and why the entrant chose the
product/s and subsequent design/s, highlighting any functional,
innovative, environmental, special needs or technical
advancements or enhancements. Entrants should ensure they keep
all source files for their drawings, should they be requested
to produce them.
- Each submission must be the original work of the
entrant only. No group, team or collaborative entries will be
accepted. The declaration of originality on the entry form must
be signed by each entrant.
- Each entrant warrants that his/her submission is
entirely his/her original work and does not infringe any
intellectual property rights in any other works anywhere in the
world. Each entrant indemnifies Reece Pty Ltd ACN 004 097 090
("Reece") from and against all actions, proceedings, costs,
damages, claims, demands, expenses, losses and liabilities
whatsoever arising from or by reason of any breach by him/her
of this warranty.
- Reece does not make any claims on copyright or
intellectual property rights, including the moral rights of
attribution and integrity, of the submissions entered other
than the rights outlined in the following paragraphs (11) and
(12).
- Each entrant gives his/her consent to Reece to publicly
exhibit and publish the material submitted, including the name
of the entrant and their photograph. Reece is under no
obligation to publish or exhibit any submission and the
decision as to whether to publish or exhibit any submission
will be in the absolute discretion of Reece. In all promotion,
Reece will endeavour to promote the name of the entrant. Each
entrant acknowledges that Reece has the right to reproduce for
promotional purposes only, the submission in whole or in part
without payment of release or licensing fees to the copyright
owner.
- Each entrant agrees, that if their submission wins an
award, to grant Reece the right of first refusal to purchase,
licence or otherwise exploit the submission and/or any
associated rights should the entrant at any time after the date
of posting the submission decide to sell, licence or otherwise
exploit or deal with the submission and/or any associated
rights or any part of it. The winning entrant must provide
Reece with a written notice providing all the details, terms
and conditions of the proposed sale, licence or other dealing.
Reece must respond within 30 days if it wishes to purchase,
licence or otherwise exploit or deal with the submission or any
part of it on the same terms and conditions. If there is a
change in the details, terms or conditions of the proposed
sale, licence or other dealing, the winning entrant must
provide a new written notice to Reece and the 30 day response
time restarts. Reece is under no obligation to assist in the
development or manufacture of any entrant's submitted design/s.
- Submissions and the completed entry form must be
received by 31 May 2012. No late entries will be accepted.
Emailed or faxed entries will not be accepted. Incomplete or
incomprehensible entries may be deemed invalid in the absolute
discretion of the judges. No responsibility will be taken for
lost, late or misdirected mail. All entries are to be posted
to: The Reece Bathroom Innovation Award, Private Bag 109,
Burwood, Victoria, 3125.
- Each submission must be clearly identified with the
entrant's identification code. To ensure anonymity, the
entrant's name or any other identifying reference (eg. logos,
symbols or name of practice) should not appear on the
submission.
- Student entries must be accompanied by proof of the
entrant's current enrolment at an Australian tertiary
institution. One of the following will be accepted as proof:
- a standard 'Confirmation of Enrolment' letter from the
tertiary institution, or
- a letter from the tertiary institution on its
letterhead confirming the entrant's status as a student, or
- a certified copy of a valid student card.
- Proof of enrolment should not be attached to the
submission but simply supplied with the submission. Where a
student is the holder of a current valid Australian student
visa, a copy of the visa must also be provided. A copy of the
visa must not be attached to the submission but simply supplied
with the submission.
- Submissions will not be returned. It is the
responsibility of entrants to ensure they keep a copy of their
submission. It is strongly advised that all entrants retain all
source files should they be requested to provide them.
- The judges' decisions will be final and no
correspondence will be entered into. If an entry or entrant is
found to be invalid, the judging shall be repeated. The judges
will make their decisions by 30 June 2012.
- Prizes will be awarded at the judge's absolute
discretion. Student entrants are competing for one $10,000 cash
prize. Professional entrants are competing for one $20,000 cash
prize. There will be no obligation on the judging panel to
award either the student or professional prize if they so
decide.
- Reece accepts no responsibility for the tax
implications that may arise from the prize winnings. Winning
entrants should seek independent advice.
- Winners will be informed by telephone and in writing.
No entrant may publicly disclose the name/s of the winning
entrant/s until after the official announcement by Reece. Cash
prizes will be awarded in the form of a cheque made payable to
the winning entrant.
- If the winning entrant is required, at the request of
Reece, to attend any presentation ceremony and must travel
interstate to do so, Reece will pay any travel costs to and
from the event as well as any accommodation costs for the
winning entrant only. The winning entrant will be responsible
for any other costs.
- The entrant, to the full extent permitted by law,
releases and indemnifies Reece and each of its agents,
servants, contractors and employees from all claims and demands
of every kind resulting from any accident, death, damage, loss
(including financial and consequential loss), illness, expense
or injury occurring to themselves, any person or any property
(except where attributable to the negligent or deliberate
wrongful act or omission of Reece or its employees) as a result
of travelling to and from any presentation event. Reece shall
have no responsibility or liability for any loss of, or damage
to, any person, goods or personal property.
- All submissions will be assessed anonymously. The
identity of the entrants will only be revealed once the judges
have confirmed the winners. When making their assessments, the
judges will have regard to the following criteria and
requirements: Aesthetic Merit: The product/s needs to display
design that is aesthetically focused yet functional, showing a
real understanding of its uses and prospective users. Judges
will consider whether the product could add to contemporary
practice in Australia. Functionality: Design must show a real
understanding of the functionality of the product. Compliance:
Must meet relevant design and legislative standards -
Australian Standards, Watermark, WELS or BCA.
- Reece reserves the right in its sole discretion to
verify the validity of entries and to disqualify any entrant
whom Reece has reason to believe has breached any of these
conditions, or engaged in any unlawful or other improper
misconduct calculated to jeopardise the fair and proper conduct
of the Award. Reece reserves its legal rights to recover
damages or other compensation.
- Privacy Statement: The personal information provided by
entrants is collected by Reece Pty Ltd to conduct The Reece
Bathroom Innovation Award, including for promotional purposes.
By entering The Reece Bathroom Innovation Award, each entrant
agrees and consents that Reece may use this information or
disclose it to other organisations for future promotional,
marketing and publicity purposes, and that the personal
information may be disclosed to third parties involved in
conducting the Award. Each entrant also consents and agrees to
Reece Pty Ltd using his/her personal information in the manner
and for the purposes set out in Rule 11. If you have any
questions in relation to the treatment of your information, you
should contact Reece Pty Ltd, 118 Burwood Highway, Burwood,
Victoria, 3125. Please also refer to our Privacy Policy.
Key Dates
01 March 12
Entries Open
31 May 12
Entries Close
30 June 12
Finalists Notified
18 August 12
(Saturday in Design 2012)
Winners announced and finalists
published
