Design Guild Mark Call for Entries 2016 now open!

Photograph shows the Cross Leg Chair by Magnus Long for The Conran Shop, awarded Design Guild Mark 129 and the Jonathan Hindle Prize for Excellence in 2015

The Design Guild Mark Call for Entries 2016 has now been launched during the London Design Festival, at 100% Design.

The prestigious Design Guild Mark is awarded by The Furniture Makers’ Company, the furnishing industry’s charity, in order to drive excellence and raise the profile of British design and innovation.

The Award recognises the highest standards in the design of furniture in volume production, by the finest designers working in Britain or British designers working abroad. The judges are  renowned experts in their respective fields and bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to the process.

Gaining a respected Design Guild Mark Award brings prestige and publicity for designers, adding value for their clients.

For 2016, any designs that are awarded a Design Guild Mark are also eligible to be considered for two prizes which the independent judging panel will judge on the same day as the Design Guild Mark awards.

The Jonathan Hindle Prize for Excellence

Created in 2015 by Design Guild Mark founder Jonathan Hindle, this cash prize of £1000 will be awarded to the most outstanding design. In 2015 the prize was awarded for the first time to Magnus Long, for the Cross Leg Chair designed exclusively for The Conran Shop, DGM number 129.

The John Makepeace Prize for Innovation

New for 2016, this £3000 cash prize is to encourage radical innovation that embraces and exploits current art and/or science. The prize will recognise and reward the designer of the most exceptional design that demonstrates new possibilities that has been awarded a Bespoke or Design Guild Mark, or has won a Wood Award in any one year.

To be eligible for entry to this prize please complete the relevant section on the Design Guild Mark 2016 Call for Entries form and provide additional images to illustrate your application.

The Call for Entries 2016 opens on Wednesday 23 September and closes on Thursday 31 December 2015. Download the form here.