Concrete Tile Design Competition

Competition Guidelines
Domus and KAZA Concrete are offering established and aspiring designers the unique opportunity
to have their tile design realised, manufactured and promoted.
The brief is simple - design us a range of unique, decorative, concrete wall tiles which are practical
and yet aesthetically pleasing, utilising KAZAs ability to produce 3D textured surfaces.
The winning entry will become part of the KAZA Signature collection and the design will be
manufactured in early 2015. The winning designs will be promoted by Domus and KAZA and the
product will be credited to the designers name. An installation will be included in one of our Domus
London showrooms.
Size guidelines - for practical reasons please dont design tiles less than 3cm x 3cm, and the
maximum size of one tile should be 40cm x 60cm. Tiles should be between 0.5cm-5cm thickness.
Remember that excessive thickness leads to excessive weight.
Shape - Although classic shapes are most welcome, KAZAs technology allows for tiles of any
conceivable shape. A design may consist of many differently shaped tiles which if put together form
a homogenous surface.
Pattern, relief, texture - any detailed pattern or texture can be accommodated.
Colour - one single tile should be one single colour from the KAZA colour library www.kazaconcrete.com/collection/colours.html. Any pattern on a tile cannot be a different colour
from the colour of the tile as colour pigments are mixed into the concrete material. Colour variation
can be applied on multiple tiles within a tile design set.
Inspiration - bear in mind the much debated idea of form before function, and really think about
the material - what can you do with concrete that you cannot do with other materials?
Judging panel - a short list will be compiled by Sam Frith (designer of KAZA tile Wa) and then
judged by a panel of experts including: Ab Rogers (Ab Rogers Design), Narinder Sagoo (Foster +
Partners), Daniel Campbell (Stiff + Trevillion) and Morag Myerscough (Studio Myerscough).
Further inspiration can be found on the KAZA Concrete website or you can visit the DOMUS W1
showroom to see some of the existing KAZA products.
In order to enter you need to submit the following to kazacompetition@domustiles.com or post your
submission to: Rose Cooper-Thorne, Domus Tiles, 50 Great Sutton Street, London, EC1V 0DF
Application form (Word/ PDF document) downloaded from www.domustiles.com or picked up
from our DOMUS W1 showroom
[2D or 3D] Drawings to illustrate individual tile, front view, side view, cross section, and multi-tile
installation
An accompanying report, on no more than a single A4 side, 500 words, to describe the concept
and key principles behind the design. An additional (optional) A4 side may be provided to offer
a short introduction to the author of the design, outlining the authors design philosophy.

Competition Terms and Conditions

1) Competition entries must be received after 9am on the 16th September 2014 but before 5pm on
12th December 2014.
2) Competition open to individuals only. Design partnerships, teams and company submissions are
not allowed. One entry is permitted per individual.
3) Colours must be from the KAZA colours library - www.kazaconcrete.com/collection/colours.html
4) All submissions will become the property of Domus Tiles. All designers will be credited should
their design be displayed or manufactured at a future time.
5) All Entrants should retain a copy of their submitted work for their own records. Entries cannot be
returned.
6) No royalties or commissions will be paid to any competition entrants.
7) The winning entrants will be provided with at least 1 sqm of their winning design in concrete,
supplied free of charge.
8) Domus reserves the right to cancel or alter or amend the competition at any stage, if deemed
necessary in its opinion, or if circumstances arise outside of its control.
9) Domus cannot accept any direct or indirect costs incurred by any competition entrant.
10) Domus or KAZA employees, or family members directly related to Domus or KAZA employees
cannot enter.
11) Winners will be announced in early 2015.
12) The winning entry will become part of the KAZA Signature collection and the design will be
manufactured in early 2015.
13) The winning designs will be promoted by Domus and KAZA and the product will be credited to
the designers name. An installation will be included in one of our Domus London showrooms.
14) Domus reserves the right to refuse or remove submissions without notice at any time.
15) Domus reserves the right to update the competition rules.
16) Once submitted, designs cannot be edited.
17) Competition is covered by English law.
18) Domus judges decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into concerning the
competition outcome.
19) Names and details covered by Domus privacy rules.