Closing the VI edition of Tabu’s prestigious IDEAS4WOOD Contest

The VI 2023/2024 edition of the international IDEAS4WOOD Contest closed on 12 June. More than 500 projects were submitted by students and professionals from all over the world. On the evening of 11 July, the finalist projects will be published, while the awards evening will take place in Milan in the first half of September 2024

IDEASXWOOD is the most important world contest in the wood sector and is sponsored by ADI, FederlegnoArredo and FSC® Italia. It focuses on the design of wood surfaces according to the following procedures: Tabu wood dyeing technology, multilaminar wood veneers, industrial inlays, three-dimensional surfaces and the state-of-art boiserie. The contest also this year, for its VI edition, counted on the media partnership of IQD and on the presence of the “competition within the competition” promoted by the main partner Carpanelli, the historical Brianza-based furniture company.

In order to take part in the contest, all the candidates, both university students and designers, have to immerse themselves in the dimension of the industrial wood processing by undergoing technical training, with the support of Tabu experts and by living the charming experience to touch with their hand dozens of wood species and hundreds of various wood veneers. Besides, they will have also to learn to recognize wood, have a close look at natural dyed veneer and multilaminar wood veneer and understand its processing.

The jury of the VI edition of IDEAS4WOOD

The jury is chaired by Architect Silvia Piardi and includes: Roberta Busnelli (Editor); Federico Galluzzi (Editor); Andrea Tagliabue (Tabu CEO); Francesca Losi (Tabu, IDEAS4WOOD Contest Coordinator); Ambrogio Rossari (Entrepreneur); Andrès Ortolano Tabolacci (COC Technical Manager in FSC® Italy); Elena Brusa Pasquè (Architect); Fernando Mosca (Architect); Francesco Scullica (Architect); Roberto Semprini (Architect); Luisa Bocchietto (Architect) ; Duilio Damilano (Architect); Andrea Boschetti (Architect); Maria Aslam (Architect); Alessandra Angelini (Artist); Massimo Farinatti (Architect).

The Awards and Mentions of the VI IDEAS4WOOD edition

The prize money is

• PROFESSIONALS Category: 1st prize € 5,000.00
• STUDENTS Category: 1st prize € 5,000.00
• PROFESSIONALS Category: Carpanelli Prize: 1st prize € 3,000.00
• STUDENTS Category: Carpanelli Prize: 1st prize € 2,000.00

Various mentions will also be recognised, including the IQD Magazine Special Prize for the best vision in architecture, which will include publication of the project in the international architecture magazine and a one-year subscription to the magazine.

Projects in Production from past editions of the IDEASXWOOD Contest.

Submitted entries will remain the property of the authors. The company is granted by the authors the option to use the winning and mentioned projects for the duration of one year from the date of the jury report. Within that period the company will consider whether to put them into production. The company also agrees not to modify the submitted works in any way without the express consent and permission of the designer.

THANK YOU to all the professionals and university students who participated in their respective categories.