Cetem, Centro
Tecnológico del Mueble

Cetem, a Furniture Technology Centre

The Furniture and Wood Technology Centre of the Region of Murcia (CETEM) is a private non-profit association located in the municipality of Yecla, where one of the most important furniture clusters in Spain is concentrated. During these 30 years of existence, its achievements in innovation and technological development have made CETEM one of the main business references in the sector at an international level.
Since 1995, as a part of CETEM’s innovation promotion policies, the centre has been organising the International Industrial Furniture Design Competition, whose main objectives are to encourage collaboration between companies and designers, as well as to promote the culture of design in organisations as a strategy for competitiveness and differentiation of companies in the industry. During these 30 years of existence, its achievements in innovation and technological development have made CETEM one of the main business references in the sector at an international level.
Since 1995, as a part of CETEM’s innovation promotion policies, the centre has been organising the International Industrial Furniture Design Competition, whose main objectives are to encourage collaboration between companies and designers, as well as to promote the culture of design in organisations as a strategy for competitiveness and differentiation of companies in the industry.  
Since 1995 CETEM has organised the International Industrial Design Competition for Furniture to promote innovation. Its main objectives are to encourage collaboration between companies and designers and to promote a design culture as a strategy for competitiveness and differentiation.

More than 25 years rewarding the design.

28 CETEM Design Award

CETEM invites international companies from the Habitat Sector to participate in the 28th edition of the CETEM DESIGN AWARD, an international award for industrial furniture design.

Aim

To promote Design Culture in the Furniture Sector to demonstrate the importance of integrating Design into the innovation process and its contribution to business success.

To reward the development of furniture design projects, whether furniture or other elements of the Habitat (for domestic use or Contract installations) that involve innovation at any level: new conceptual proposals, use of innovative and sustainable materials, alternative production processes, adaptation to new lifestyles, modes of consumption, technological, social, cultural innovation, eco-sustainability, etc.

Participants

Any company in the habitat sector that develops innovative products with the collaboration of designers (whether internal or external to the company) can apply.
Any company is free to submit as many projects as it wishes and considers appropriate. There is no limit to the number of proposals submitted by each participating company.
The professional status of the designers or design teams must be accredited. In other words, the project or product must be designed by a professional in the field of design. This fact will be proved with the corresponding degree related to Design in any field, Architecture or other similar studies that accredit sufficient knowledge on the part of the designer(s). For those professionals who do not have an official qualification, the accreditation of the professional skills of the designers will also be valid through proven experience in the development of design projects with companies in the sector, which will be assessed by the members of the jury.
Jury members, their relatives or professional collaborators are not allowed to participate.

Competition dynamics

La 28 edición trae consigo cambios importantes en su dinámica. Por primera vez, los premios son para la empresa que desarrolle productos y proyectos en colaboración con un diseñador o equipo de diseñadores (que pueden ser tanto internos como externos a la empresa). Los proyectos presentados pueden ser de productos que estén ya completamente desarrollados, editados, o incluso hayan sido comercializados; o bien, propuestas que todavía no han sido materializadas en un prototipo, pero es un futuro proyecto que la empresa ha desarrollado con un diseñador.

PHASE 1: Submission of applications and projects.

Any company interested in submitting its candidature can register through the form included in this website.. En este formulario, se indicarán 1. Datos identificativos de la empresa 2. Nombre del diseñador (o equipo de diseño) que ha ideado, definido y/o desarrollado el proyecto 3. Un enlace online (web o similar), o bien, adjuntar una memoria de proyecto en el que se muestren tanto las imágenes del producto como sus características innovadoras.

Preselection of finalist projects
A CETEM technical team made up of specialists in Design and Innovation will analyze all the proposals submitted and will make a pre-selection of the most innovative projects that will become the final projects. Based on the results obtained in this first selection, CETEM will communicate the results to the FINALIST companies, which will have to present the prototype that will be evaluated in the next phase.
The finalist projects will be published on www.cetemdesignaward.com

PHASE 2: Presentation of prototypes

The companies selected in the first phase as FINALISTS will have until January 30, 2025 to present, at CETEM’s facilities, the PROTOTYPE OR PRODUCT of the finalist project.

REMEMBER: Deadline for submitting applications and projects

Until 30/11/2024

REMEMBER: Deadline for submission of product or prototype:

Until 01/30/2025

Jury’s meeting and selection of winners

The jury will meet at CETEM (approximately at the end of February 2025) to analyse and evaluate the products presented by the FINALIST companies. In accordance with the evaluation criteria established in the terms and conditions of this call, each member of the jury will issue their assessment, which will be shared for the final decision-making and the Jury’s DECISION.
The jury selected for the 28th edition will be made up of international designers, professionals in the field of design and habitat, as well as entrepreneurs and manufacturers from the furniture sector. The President of the Jury will be the Director of CETEM. The president of the jury will be the CETEM´s director.

Evaluation criteria

• Conceptual, social, cultural innovation, adaptation to new lifestyles, modes of consumption, etc.
• Innovation through the application of innovative materials.
• Innovation through alternative and more sustainable production processes.
• Technological innovation.
• Eco-sustainability.

Fallo del jurado y selección de ganadores

The jury’s decision will be made public at the CETEM DESIGN AWARD Ceremony, where all the finalist projects will be exhibited and presented to the media for international dissemination.

Prizes

Financial Prizes

1st Prize €4,000
2nd Prize €2,000
3rd Prize €1,000

Diploma

for the winning companies

Publicising

Media promotion of the awarded projects through press releases & media coverage.

Prizes

Prizes in cash

1st Prize €4,000

2nd Prize €2,000

3er Premio 1.000 €

Diploma

for the winning companies

Publicising

Media promotion of the awarded projects through press releases & media coverage.

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Jurado edición 27

José Francisco Puche

José Francisco Puche

Cetem Director

Jury president

Elena Castaño

Elena Castaño

SANCAL

Company

Javier Herrero

Javier Herrero

HERRERO STUDIO

Designer

Francisco L. Juan

Francisco L. Juan

BELTÁ Y FRAJUMAR

Company

Nieves Contreras

Nieves Contreras

LLADRÓ

Designer

Guillermo Rubio

Guillermo Rubio

RUBIO Y DEL AMO

Designer

Juana María Valcárcel

Juana María Valcárcel

DIP MURCIA

Designer

Jurado edición 27

José Francisco Puche

President of the Jury
CETEM´s Director.

Javier Herrero

HERRERO STUDIO

Nieves Contreras

LLADRÓ

Guillermo Rubio

RUBIO Y DEL AMO

Juana María Valcárcel

DIP MURCIA

Elena Castaño

SANCAL

Francisco L. Juan

Beltá y Frajumar

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