Download the application and rules here.

Submission Deadline: 17-10-2008

This year, Electrolux challenges members of the architecture & design community to present innovative, thoughtful concepts of a kitchen that meets the changing needs of today’s modern family for a chance to win up to $75,000 in cash and prizes. The grand prize winner will also receive national exposure in Interior Design magazine.

To enter, submit a rendering of a kitchen design for a modern family, using Electrolux ICON™ appliances as your inspiration.

Requirements
- Kitchen design must be 20’ x 30’ in dimension
- Rendering must include a minimum of five Electrolux ICONTM appliances
- Budget is limited to $100,000, including all materials required for installation
- Entry is exclusive to this competition and may not be submitted to other contests

Prizes
- 1st Place
$50,000 cash + Electrolux ICONTM appliances worth
$25,000 and a featured spread in the July 2009 issue of
Interior Design®
- 2nd Place
Electrolux ICONTM appliances worth $25,000
- 3rd Place
Electrolux ICONTM appliances worth $10,000

Judging Criteria
Entries will be judged by our esteemed panel on the following criteria:
- How thoughtfully and boldly the kitchen meets the needs of the modern family
- Visual appeal
- Creativity
- Elements and principles of kitchen design
- Innovative integration of appliances

That’s what DesignBoom did and there’s a lot of really innovative kitchen design stuff to see on their site.

What really struck me, from a US perspective, is how compact the designs are compared to trend of ever larger kitchens we see here. As fuel prices rise we’re going to see a move to smaller, more efficient living spaces (the end of the dreaded ‘McMansions’?) and these designs reflect that this already taking place in global design.

• The most stupid piece of eco-friendly furniture
•  Contemporary Kitchen in Bamboo
• Modern Wooden Sink Made in Stone Rain : Ebony

and plenty more.