22nd Biennial of Industrial Design

7 October–7 November 2010

Ljubljana, Slovenia

Period for Entry Submissions:

1 February–12 April 2010
Rules for Participation
in the 22nd Biennial of
Industrial Design

The Biennial of Industrial Design (known by its Slovene

acronym as BIO) is a comparative international
design exhibition at which designers, commissioners,
manufacturers and students from all over the world
present their latest achievements.

The works presented in the BIO exhibition are carefully

selected and critically evaluated. The BIO Secretariat,
which is the organizer of the Biennial, issues a call
for submissions for the exhibition, and the Selection
Committee, specially appointed for each Biennial by
the BIO Secretariat, chooses the works that will be
exhibited. The exhibited products, concepts, and
works in product graphics and information design are
examined and evaluated by an international jury, who
then select the best of these works and present them
with awards.

Conditions for Eligible applicants are designers, commissioners,

Participation manufacturers, mentors, and students who are
involved in the creation of the submitted work, as well
as BIO’s partner organizations, provided they have
the consent of the author of the project to submit the
work.

To be eligible for submission, works must not have

been in production, or in the case of design concepts,
must not have been conceived, before 1 January
2008.

Works may be submitted in any of the following three

groups:
A. Products
B. Product graphics and information design
C. Concepts
A. Products Designed products and services that were created as
the result of a production process. This group includes
products from the entire field of industrial design and
also the design of architectural elements and groups,
packaging, services design, and works that were
made outside of serial production.
Evaluation Criteria:
· quality of the whole solution,
· functionality,
· innovation,
· durability,
· relevance,
· cost-effectiveness,
· aesthetic harmony.
Priority will be given to works that deal with:
· sustainable development and concern for the
environment (reduction of energy consumption,
waste reduction),
· anthropometrics,
· ergonomics,
· the judicious use of materials,
· meeting the needs of different user groups.
Works entered in Group A. Products must be in
regular production or manufactured in a zero series.
B. Product Graphics Product graphics on products or packaging and
and Information Design information design. Information design encompasses
complex comprehensive graphic identities comprising
at least five different elements, as well as the broad
area of designed information, such as informational,
labelling, and directional systems, pictograms,
cartographic products, event reconstructions, form
sheets, visual presentations of statistical data,
instruction manuals, etc.
Evaluation Criteria:
· quality of the whole solution,
· functionality,
· comprehensibility,
· use potential (for comprehensive graphic identities),
· aesthetic harmony.
Priority will be given to works that:
· are intended to meet the needs of different user
groups,
· present a particularly effective design for information,
· are able to translate complex groups of data into a
simple, clear, and transparent visual language.
Works entered in Group B. Product Graphics and
Information Design must have already been realized.
C. Concepts This group includes design concepts for products
and services such as are described under Group A,
concepts for product graphics and information design
such as are described under Group B, and student
works that have been created as part of a study
process.
Evaluation Criteria:
· originality,
· innovation,
· relevance,
· the potential for realizing or developing the idea into
a product,
· manner of presenting the concept.
Priority will be given to concepts that fit the priority
criteria described for Groups A and B.
Works entered in Group C. Concepts must be made
as prototypes or three-dimensional models.
Entry Procedure Entries for BIO 22 will be accepted between 1 February
and 12 April 2010.
Entries may be submitted either via the BIO website
or by post:
1. Via the website: Works may be entered and the
entry fee paid on the website www.bio.si. This entry
method is simple, fast and reliable.
2. By post: The BIO entry form, available at
www.bio.si, must be completed electronically. Entry
forms completed by hand will not be accepted.
A CD with the entry documentation as well as proof of
payment of the entry fee (e.g. voucher, postal order,
etc.) must be enclosed with the entry form when sent
by post. Entries without the entry fee paid in full will
not be valid.
Only one work may be submitted per entry form
except when submitting a series of items, in which
case this must be clearly stated in the entry form.
The BIO Secretariat must receive all completed entry
documentation as well as the entry fee payment by the
deadline for entries. Entries received after the deadline
will not be considered.
The Organizer of the Biennial reserves the right to
reassign to the appropriate group any work submitted
under the wrong group and to remove any work that
does not meet the conditions for participation.
Required 1. The completed entry form.
Documentation for 2. Three digital photographs with a resolution suitable
Entries for catalogue publication (JPG format, with the longer
side measuring at least 23 cm, resolution 300 dpi at
1 : 1 size).
3. A presentation text (of no more than 500 characters)
in either Slovene or English. The text should describe
the characteristic features and unique aspects of the
work as well as its advantages in comparison with
other products of a similar nature.
4. The curriculum vitae of the designer(s) emphasizing
previous work and achievements in the design field.
Entry Fee The entry fee for an individual work in groups A and B
is €80. The entry fee for group C is €20.
Applicants who have received previous BIO awards
and students who are submitting student works are
entitled to a 50 percent discount on the entry fee.
The entry fee may be paid in either of the following
ways:
1. Via the website: Upon payment on the website
(www.bio.si), applicants will receive a confirmation
notice by e-mail and an official invoice by post. Online
payment is fast, secure, and reliable.
2. Through bank transfer: When paying through
a bank transfer, payment order, etc., the following
information must be included:
For payments from within Slovenia:
Recipient: Arhitekturni muzej Ljubljana
Pot na Fužine 2
SI-1000 Ljubljana
TR: 01261-6030377384
For payments from outside Slovenia:
Recipient: Architecture Museum of Ljubljana
Pot na Fužine 2
SI-1000 Ljubljana
SWIFT code: BSLJSI2X
IBAN code: SI5601261-6030377384
Those eligible for the discount (previous BIO award
recipients and students) who are paying their entry
fee through bank transfer should include the word
“discount” on the “purpose of payment” line on the
payment order.
The BIO Secretariat is not obliged to return entry fees
to applicants whose works are not selected or who
have submitted incomplete entry documentation. The
entry fee is non-commercial and is intended to cover
the administrative costs involved in handling the entry
applications.
Selection of BIO 22 Exhibits are chosen by the Selection Committee,
Exhibits which is composed of distinguished experts from
various areas of design. The members of the Selection
Committee will be announced on the website
www.bio.si.
The Selection Committee will meet in Ljubljana on
13–14 May 2010. The committee will consider all
entries that have been correctly completed and have
arrived at the BIO Secretariat by the stated deadline.
Applicants will be notified by post about the selection
and about the necessary procedures for exhibiting in
the Biennial.
The selection results are final and may not be
disputed. The selection of works for the BIO
22 exhibition is entrusted fully to the Selection
Committee. The Organizer of the Biennial is not
obliged to provide any explanation about the decisions
of the Selection Committee.
Jury An international jury selects the award-winning works
from among those that are exhibited. The members
of the jury will be announced on the Biennial website
www.bio.si. A representative from the Selection
Committee will also take part in the work of the jury
and will explain the criteria used in selecting the works
in the exhibition.
The jury will convene in Ljubljana on 4–5 October
2010. The international jury has the right to exclude
from the exhibition any work that does not correspond
to the entry materials that served as the basis for the
Selection Committee’s decision to include the work in
the exhibition.
Awards BIO Gold Medals
BIO Quality Concept Awards
BIO Honourable Mentions
Award for a Student Work
Catalogue The BIO 22 catalogue accompanying the exhibition
will contain information about the design works, the
designers, the commissioners, and manufacturers.
The catalogue will be published in Slovene and
English. The price of the BIO 22 catalogue will be €20.
Applicants are entitled to a 50 percent discount on the
price of the catalogue. Award-winners will receive a
free copy of the catalogue.
The catalogue will also include an advertising section.
The rates for advertising in the catalogue are as
follows: full-page (1/1) – €1,000; half-page (1/2) –
€600. VAT is included in all prices.
Delivery of Design The method of delivering the design works is left
Works up to the exhibitors, but the works must arrive at
the address of the BIO Secretariat between 6 and
10 September 2010. For works sent from countries
outside the European Union we recommend using an
ATA carnet.
The transport costs in both directions, as well as
packaging and transport insurance, are to be covered
by the exhibitor. Any special exhibition expenses (e.g.
internal transport for heavier exhibits) will be charged
to the exhibitor separately. Exhibitors must inform the
Organizer of any special installation requests by
1 September 2010.
Items that, in the Organizer’s opinion, cannot be
exhibited because of their size or for any other reason,
may be presented in a different manner, but the jury is
not obliged to consider them in its evaluation.
By applying for the Biennial, applicants commit
themselves to deliver the entered product, prototype
or three-dimensional model by 10 September 2010.
Should they fail to do this, they are obliged to pay the
costs of a half-page advertisement, as the inclusion
of their work in the catalogue will be regarded as an
advertisement.
The Return of Design Exhibitors may pick up their works after the end of Address Architecture Museum of Ljubljana
Works the exhibition, between 10 and 14 November 2010. BIO Secretariat
Any works remaining on the exhibition site after the Pot na Fužine 2
pick-up period is over will become the property of the SI-1000 Ljubljana
Organizer. Slovenia

The Organization of the The Organizer of the Biennial is the BIO Secretariat,
Exhibition which operates as part of the Architecture Museum of
Ljubljana.

All essential aspects of the exhibition, with the

exception of the judging of awards, are decided by
the Organizing Committee, which is composed of
representatives from the Municipality of Ljubljana,
the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia,
the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia,
and the Architecture Museum of Ljubljana. The BIO
Secretariat receives expert assistance from the BIO
Advisory Board, which is composed of distinguished
representatives from the design profession.

The exhibition is funded by the Ministry of Culture,

the Municipality of Ljubljana, and the Chamber of
Commerce and Industry of Slovenia, as well as other
sponsors.

BIO is a member of Bureau of European Design

Associations (BEDA) and the International Council
of Societies of Industrial Design (ICSID); BIO is also
an active participant in the International Council of
Graphic Design Associations (ICOGRADA).

Time and Location of 7 October–7 November 2010

the Exhibition The Architecture Museum of Ljubljana, Fužine Castle
Ljubljana, Slovenia

Period for Entry 1 February–12 April 2010.

Submissions

All questions and comments should be directed to the BIO Secretariat;

e-mail: bio@aml.si; tel.: +386 1 540 03 48, +386 31 723 441;
office hours: Mon., Wed., Fri., 11 a.m.–3 p.m.
Architecture Museum of Ljubljana
Biennial of Industrial Design
Pot na Fužine 2
1000 Ljubljana
Slovenia