Call for Entries: Retail Design Institute’s annual store design competition
Design firms and in-house retail design teams from around the globe are invited to submit projects for the Retail Design Institute’s 45th annual international store design competition.
The competition celebrates exceptional retail experiences across more than 20 categories from full-line department stores and specialty shops to restaurants and pop-ups. In addition, a single "Store of the Year" will be chosen from among the winning entries.
Eligible projects are those completed between Nov. 1, 2014 and Dec. 31, 2015. The deadline for entries is December 31, 2015. For more information and/or to submit an entry, click here.All submissions will be accepted online.
New for 2015, the Institute is partnering with Chain Store Age magazine, the retail industry’s authority on store operations, to promote the competition and the winning projects. An awards ceremony honoring the winners will take place in Dallas, Saturday, March 12, at Lowe’s Anatole Hotel, the day before CSA’s SPECS Show 2016 opens.
Also new this year is a streamlined submission process designed to make entering the competition faster and easier. Entrants are not required to be Institute members. Members, however, receive member pricing and discounts for multiple submissions. (Learn more: https://www.retaildesigninstitute.org/index.php#)
The Institute’s design competition is the industry’s only peer-reviewed competition, with a judging panel comprised of professional Retail Design Institute members and other top industry professionals.
The competiion includes Institute’s prestigious "Innovation Awards," which recognizes exceptional concepts for Store Planning, Lighting, Visual Merchandising, Shopfitting & Fixtures, Sustainability, Finishes & Materials, Graphic Design and Digital/Technology Integration.
Founded in 1961, The Retail Design Institute promotes the advancement and collaborative practice of creating selling environments. The Institute fosters a collaborative community of creative professionals where ideas, knowledge and passion enable members to fulfill retailing’s fast-paced planning and design needs. Membership includes architects, graphic designers, lighting designers, interior designs, store planners, visual merchandisers, resource designers, brand strategists, educators, trade partners, media and students.