2007 INTERNATIONAL
CONTEST
ATELIER-MUSΙE du Chapeau Chazelles-sur-Lyon 42140 PRIZE-AWARDED WINNERS 2007 PRESSE
Willing
to valorise and protect the know-how relating to hat making, and to promote the
current development
and
design of hats as privileged fashion accessories, with the sponsorship of the
HERMES company.
THE
HAT WORKSHOP-MUSEUM in Chazelles-sur-Lyon, Monts du Lyonnais, (FRANCE) IS
ORGANIZING
AN INTERNATIONAL
CONTEST 2007 - OPEN TO FRENCH AND FOREIGN DESIGNERS
BY
RETURNING THIS ENTRY FORM SIGNED, HAT DESIGNERS FULLY AGREE TO THE TERMS OF THIS
FORM.
Participating
in the contest means approving the conditions stated in the articles below and
enclosing a signed entry form with the hat put in for the contest. This is a
personal application and only the name of the natural person having designed the
hat shall be mentioned on the display labels and in the exhibition catalogue.
·
Foreign
or French milliners, hat designers and makers having designed and made the hat
put in for the contest.
·
No age limit
The theme is "Free Time".
Understood in the widest sense, this theme
includes all activities linked to free time, leisure, well-being, comfort . . .
Both men's and women's hats can be created for use in sport, hiking, shopping,
for protection, to stand out from the crowd and for going out with friends.
·
The head size must be 57
cm diameter (22.5 inches) (fitting the jury members).
·
According to
Chazelles-sur-Lyon hat expertise history, felt must be included in the design.
·
Each designer will have to
make sure that its creation is wearable (size, proportion, balance, comfort,
etc...) in the spirit of an "everyday" or "event" product
rather than an art creation. The main guideline for the designer will be
:
what
would I like to wear or be seen wearing ?
·
Neither
outside nor inside label allowing the maker's identification will be permitted.
The organizers will remove any sign, if ever, allowing knowledge of the
designers name or logo.
ARTICLE
5 PRIZE
The jury will award 12 prizes, from 1st
prize (awarded by the town of Chazelles-Sur-Lyon) to 10th prize. The
Company for the Promotion of Artistic Trades and the Hermes Company will also
give their own prizes, awarded by their own Representatives.
·
The Hermes Company has been supporting this
International Contest since 1999, and awards an individual prize, chosen by one
of its representatives. This prize is linked to the general theme of the
contest and is awarded according to the written selection criteria (see art.4).
The prize will favour a hat in the Hermes tradition, elegant, chic and
comfortable. The most important criteria for judging will be creativity, quality
and hat-making technique.
·
The panel of judges will
include different well-known figures from the fashion and hat world.
·
The
panel will judge the pre-selected hats on an anonymous basis, with no previous
knowledge of the designers' names.
·
Decisions will be
irrevocable and will not be commented on.
·
The
prize winning participants will be personally notified by mail, within a few
days after the panel's decision. No result will be given by phone.
·
Hats shall be sent or
delivered between February
1st and March 1st, 2007
to the following address:
·
The present form (duly
filled in and signed) and the participation fees specified in article 7 shall be
sent together with the hats
·
No entry shall be accepted
on a postage due basis.
·
The
labels for parcels coming from foreign countries shall specify : samples
without any commercial value nor insurance value
·
The designers will make
sure that they conform to custom regulations The organizers will not, in any
case, bear the custom clearance costs.
Participants
are highly advised to make sure their works are carefully and appropriately
packaged.
As a
contribution to the contest general expenses, the following registration fees
shall be paid:
·
10 euros for French
participants
·
20 euros for members of
the European Union and Outre-Mer
·
28 euros for participants
of Canada, United States, the Near East, the Middle East, African Country
·
36 euros for participants
of Asia and South of America
Entries
not including said fees shall not be retained even if delivered by candidates
themselves.
·
The
Hat Workshop-Museum shall not be liable for any damages of hats resulting from
poor packaging or handling of packages during shipment. Candidates are advised
to pay great attention to the packaging of hats and if necessary to contract
insurance for shipment. The creators are advised to bring wrappings for hats
deposited at the Workshop-Museum of hats.
·
Hats
not chosen during the pre-selection will be returned to their designers by April
2007.
·
Hats
selected (about a hundred) will be displayed from May 27nd, to September 30nd, 2007 in the temporary exhibition hall
of the Hat Workshop-Museum. Candidates hereby agree to have their works
exhibited in any other place, at the end of the exhibition held in Chazelles.
·
The
Hat Workshop-Museum will contract a damage and theft insurance for the whole hat
exhibition period.
·
The
first two prize-winning hats, as well as the Hermes prize-winning hat will be
kept and will become part of the Workshop-Museum's collection. The remaining
hats will be returned to their owner during the last three months of 2007.
·
Candidates
wishing so are entitled to enclose with their works, a description or a figure
explaining and illustrating the way to wear the hat. Said possible documents
shall bear no mention related to the designers' identity nor any photo showing
designers and details likely to influence the jury.
·
Some
hats will be photographed for the catalogue and the advertising of the
exhibition and the Hat Museum on various paper bases or digital media.
Participants shall agree beforehand to the publishing of their works with no
copyrights.
·
Some
hats may be chosen for a fashion show organized by the Hat Museum for the prize
award and the exhibition public opening.
PRIZES
AND AWARDS
|
1st
PRIZE |
HERMES
PRIZE |
|
2
nd PRIZE
|
3
rd PRIZE |
|
4
th PRIZE and 5 th PRIZE |
6
th PRIZE
|
|
7
th to 9 th
PRIZE
|
10
th PRIZE |
|
Chambre
des Mιtiers
(Chamber
of Craftmanship) PRIZE |
PUBLIC
PRIZE |
The DRAC
Rhτne-Alpes, the Rιgion Rhτne-Alpes,
the
Conseil Gιnιral de la Loire, the Town of Chazelles-sur-Lyon, the Township of
Forez-en-Lyonnais,
SPONSORS :
HERMES and :
|
-
BMB BOUARD EDITIONS -
CHAMBRE DE COMMERCE -
CHAMBRE DES METIERS -
CHATEAU BLANCHARD -
HAMON -
HAT MAGAZINE |
-
IML IMPRIMERIE -
INNOVAL -
JULIEN FAURE RUBANS -
LA FORME LORENZO RE Formier -
MODE HABILLEMENT RHΤNE-ALPES |
-
SEMA -
SIEGEL & STOCKMAN -
SOCIETE CHAZELLE -
SYNDICAT DES FABRICANTS &GROSSISTES CHAPELIERS |
-
THONNERIEUX ASSURANCES -
TINO RE FORMIER -
ULTRAMOD |
e-mail : contact@museeduchapeau.com
www.museeduchapeau.com
ENTRY FORM
NAME
:
FORE NAME :
.
male female
address
:
.
Country
:
.
Phone :
..
E-mail :
Hat's
title :
..
I
hereby agree with the Hat contest regulation 2007, accept to have my hat
kept aside for possible shows, should the occasion arise during the year 2006
and to have my name mentioned in the list of designers selling hats directly to
the public.
Yes
No
professional designer (craftsman,
free artist...)
l pay
cash (in parcel)
postal order
bank cheque (account in France only)
hobbyist
As
a hat designer, READ & APPROVED, on
..
SIGNATURE :
This
form is to be enclosed with the hat put in for the contest together with the
payment of the registration fees (10
euros, 20 euros, 28 euros or 36 euros) as specified,
to
the following address:
2007 INTERNATIONAL CONTEST
ATELIER-MUSEE DU CHAPEAU
16 route de St Galmier
42140 Chazelles-sur-Lyon
France