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Wednesday 22 January updated on 01-22-2025 at 8:06
Wednesday 22 January updated on 01-22-2025 at 8:06
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The aim of this year's design competition is to designing a space with wool scraps from Arpin.
This competition is open to students at the Geneva University of Art and Design (HEAD). The students' projects will be supervised by designer matali crasset. A great collaboration between matali crasset, the HEAD and the Arpin fillature which looks promising.
For this competition, 41 teams of design students responded to the challenge of equipping a contemplation area on the summit of the Aiguille Rouge, at an altitude of 3,226 metres. Their projects were designed to help visitors connect with nature and raise awareness of environmental protection issues.
The winners are :
1st Prize : STORM
2nd Prize : OROS
3rd Prize : REFLETS
Les Arcs is launching the first "Design Me the Mountain of Tomorrow" competition.
The competition is part of our drive to create a new model for mountain tourism by inviting our visitors to go beyond skiing and discover a magnificent natural area, a source of rejuvenation and a way of reconnecting with nature.
The theme of the 2023 edition: Imagining a space for enhanced contemplation
Candidates will have to come up with a design that invites contemplation in the mountains and encourages mediation between our customers and Nature.
In an outdoor setting, in a defined area, the design project will have to propose equipment and a usage scenario that encourages our visitors to interact with the environment and allows the user to feel in harmony with it.
The aim of the competition is to get off the beaten track and come up with an outdoor project that invites you to take a break and experience the thrill of the altitude.
This is the micro-adventure spirit we're aiming for: an outdoor experience of limited duration that allows you to make progress and has a minimum impact on the environment.
This project should also be seen as an opportunity for Les Arcs to have a positive influence on each of the millions of visitors we receive.
To amaze in order to raise awareness.
Success lies in the ability to design a proposal centred on nature, which, as a secondary function, can be a vehicle for raising awareness of the challenges of climate change.
Projects that incorporate an enriched use of the facility in all seasons will be greatly appreciated. One of our future challenges is to develop our appeal all year round, not just during the winter and summer seasons.
The students' creations can take a variety of forms, depending on their creativity: furniture elements, ephemeral or 'hard' structures, scenic spaces, equipment to support an experience, etc.
Download the full competition rules
The students have the choice of inscribing their work:
- On a flat 60 m2 platform at the top of the Aiguille Rouge (3226 m. altitude), facing an imposing panorama
- In the heart of nature
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- The installation must not exceed a floor area of 40m2,
- The design and use of student projects must take into account the climatic conditions inherent in the mountains: cold, wind, snow, etc.
- Similarly, student projects should take into account the context in which our visitors will be viewing their creations: sometimes in ski boots and outfits, during their holidays, so in a time that is conducive to playful, dreamlike, experiential activities, etc.
Entry to the "Design me the mountain of tomorrow" competition is free.
The competition is open to
- Students enrolled in 1st or 2nd cycle design courses at a higher education establishment in France.
- Young design graduates less than 2 years old at the time the competition is organised.
Participation in the competition, i.e. the application, may be made individually or in teams (maximum of three people).
Within a team, one person is appointed as team leader. This person is responsible for representing the team as a whole.
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The jury « Design me the mountain of tomorrow » is eclectic and in tune with our region. We called on the designer matali crasset to chair our jury.
