Compet­i­tion “Prep­pers. Eco-survival Design”

The compet­i­tion aims to high­light the design of prac­tical, innov­at­ive objects that facil­it­ate adapt­ab­il­ity and survival in hostile envir­on­ments; and objects that strengthen personal resi­li­ence, community cohe­sion, or encour­age respons­ible use of the resources that surround us. Objects need to be compact, sustain­able and respond to specific needs, such as the provi­sion of food, water, protec­tion, commu­nic­a­tion or medical care – equip­ment deemed essen­tial in an emer­gency. In the best-case scen­ario, these objects guar­an­tee survival when the end of the world comes.

• Octo­ber, 25^th: submis­sion of project files

• Janu­ary, 13^th: exhib­i­tion of the selec­ted projects and start of sales in the mudac Photo Elysée shop

• Febru­ary, 9^th: end of the exhib­i­tion

1^st Prize:

• Edit­ing of the winning object by mudac with produc­tion fund­ing of up to CHF 2,000 (incl. VAT)

• Sale in the mudac Photo Elysée shop

• Free member­ship of the asso­ci­ation of Friends of mudac for the year 2025

2^nd Prize, 3^rd Prize and Friends of mudac prize:

• Display in the mudac Photo Elysée shop

• Free member­ship of the asso­ci­ation of friends of mudac for the year 2025

• This compet­i­tion is open to gradu­ates of design, archi­tec­ture and creat­ive collect­ives resid­ent in Switzer­land, who may enter indi­vidu­ally or collect­ively, regard­less of age.

• By receiv­ing a prize, the candid­ate(s) under­take to produce the object within the budget and dead­line provided, see regu­la­tions.

• The object must be exclus­ive to Friends of mudac compet­i­tion and must not previ­ously have been presen­ted at a trade fair or other compet­i­tion.Selec­tion criteria: The jury will pay partic­u­lar atten­tion to the follow­ing points: compli­ance with the entry criteria complete­ness of the docu­ments submit­ted.