The competition is addressed to the makers and fashion design community. Winners will get Asca to develop their unique solar modules and receive project development, manufacturing and shipment support from Art by Physicist. Deadline for applications is May 31.
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Following their collaboration in 2021, Art by Physicist and Asca are working together again by launching a contest to promote the integration of solar energy into fashion. The physicist and artist Dr. Kitty Yeung, founder of Art by Physicist, has officially started the competition during the Open Source Hardware Summit in New York on April 28. The contest is hosted by the platform Hackster at https://www.hackster.io/contests/sustainablefashion
Applicants should submit a description of their project with their story, design ideas, photos and/or videos of their prototypes by May 31. A group of judges made of creative technologists and tech-fashion designers, supported by an online people´s choice, will decide on the five semi-finalists. Their projects will then be developed with the help of Art by Physicist, worth of $10,000 value, to go to market via Kickstarter.
Crowdfunding campaign
The semi-finalists whose designs receive 20 or more orders from the Kickstarter campaign will get unique solar modules from Asca and support from Art by Physicist to not only bring their creations to life, but also to manufacture and to ship them to the customers on an on-demand basis. In addition, they will receive rewards from the Kickstarter orders. Five percent of the backer pledge will be donated to STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math) education and environmental non-profits.
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Art by Physicist‘s mission is to promote an intellectual representation of women and to support STEAM education and environmental protection through ethical and sustainable production. The company operates on an on-demand production model and donates a portion of their sales to environmental and STEAM education non-profits. (mfo)
