Neolith Brings Back Design Competition

CASTELLÓN, Spain – The manufacturer of sintered compact surface Neolith is holding its third annual design competition … and fabricators now have a stake in the game.

For the first time, the international contest by TheSize Surfaces SL gives Neolith fabricators their own category for an award.

The Top Fabricator of the Year category will recognize the most meticulous and labor-intensive projects made by fabricators with Neolith slabs. 

Projects will be evaluated as “small great pieces of art” that are technically complicated and require outstanding knowledge, ingenuity and the skills to produce them. To participate, projects must be completed between 2012-2016 outside of Spain.

“My Neolith Project” targets design professionals that have recently developed a major residential project incorporating Neolith in multiple applications, such as façades, flooring, cladding, kitchens, bathrooms, furniture, swimming pools and more. To be eligible, the project must have been completed between 2012-2016.

And, this year’s “Neolith New Talents” is targeting architecture and interior design students enrolled in at least one class from 2015-2017. Neolith is challenging participants to design a two-story urban micro-apartment, no larger than 538 ft², that includes an outdoor terrace. The micro-apartment must integrate Neolith in multiple spaces and applications, such as kitchen, bathroom, flooring, cladding, exterior façade and more.

Projects must have high-design, without compromising functionality or lifestyle. Versatile materials are key, as well as modular furniture and open-and-multi-purpose-spaces.

For each category, judges will focus on the proposal originality, presentation creativity, technical complexity, variety of Neolith applications, quality before-and-after images, and the degree of environmental sensitivity in the project.

Entries must be submitted by Dec. 2 this year, with winners will be announced on Dec. 20. The prizes include an all-inclusive trip to a prominent industry tradeshow and are valued anywhere from $1,650 to $5,500.  

For more information on the design competition and application forms, visit www.neolith.com and click on the “Highlights” section. For specific questions on the My Neolith Project and Top Fabricator of the Year categories, e-mail myneolithproject@thesize.es. For specifics questions on the Neolith New Talents category, e-mail neolith_newtalents@thesize.es.

Neolith products are available in the U.S. and worldwide through a large network of distributors. For a location near you or to learn more, visit Neolith at www.neolith.com.

TheSize Surfaces SL,founded in 2009 with the objective of expanding and improving the thriving ceramic sector prevalent in the company’s headquarters of Castellón, Spain., launched the sintered compact surface Neolith in 2010  For more information on TheSize and its products, please visit www.thesize.es.

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