Contest Rules

rospective participants in the competition must send the following by e-mail to museoferragamo@ferragamo.com by 10th December 2010:
1) a photo of their prototype in jpg format and the relative technical drawings;
2) a short explanation of the model, in English;
                  3) the form attached hereto, duly compiled in every field, together with a CV and a photo in digital format;
                  4) a letter on the school's headed notepaper attesting to registration on a course.

Originals of prototypes and technical drawings must be received by 10th February 2010.
Participants have complete freedom regarding the type of shoe and construction techniques but the footwear model must be designed to be produced, presented and sold in Salvatore Ferragamo stores throughout the world. Furthermore, there must be a strong focus on the materials used, as required by the finest Ferragamo traditions.
In assessing the prototypes, the jury will look particularly closely at:

• the quality of the technological solution (meaning the shoe's industrial reproducibility and any technical/constructive innovations);
• the model's creativity and originality in use of materials;
• capacity to innovate in terms of footwear functions.

Model must reach the Salvatore Ferragamo Museum by the date indicated above, together with the form attached hereto (fully compiled) and a photo of the prototype, by registered and insured mail (addressed to: Competition Salvatore Ferragamo, Museo Salvatore Ferragamo, Via Tornabuoni 2, 50123 Firenze - ITALIA).

Models received by the aforementioned date will be assessed by a Commission appointed by Salvatore Ferragamo Italia S.p.A. and formed by international technical and style experts and representatives of the trade press. The models will be officially presented in Florence by February 2010.
The prize giving event will also be held on this occasion.
The winner will be informed by e-mail.
The Commission's judgment is final.

PRIZES:

he winner of the competition will be given a scholarship worth € 15,000 (gross).
At the exclusive discretion of Salvatore Ferragamo Italia S.p.A., the threeI?) top ranking models in the competition may be reproduced in limited series and sold, bearing the wording "Competition Giovani Stilisti della Calzatura per Salvatore Ferragamo" in major Salvatore Ferragamo stores.
The winner of the competition will enjoy full reimbursement (against duly submitted fiscal documentation) of his or her travel, food and accommodation expenses incurred for taking part in the prize giving event at the Museum in Florence. Lastly, Salvatore Ferragamo Italia S.p.A. reserves at its own discretion the right to offer one or more of the top ranking participants in the competition a 3 to 6 month internship in its design department in Florence

All the models submitted to the competition will be presented to the international press and the public during the prize giving event.

Participants in the competition must guarantee that the work they submit is the exclusive product of their own intellectual effort and therefore satisfies the requisites of novelty and originality.

The models and technical drawings, including those that do not attain ranking, will remain the property of and be exclusively available for use by Salvatore Ferragamo Italia S.p.aA., which may dispose of and use them for the purposes it deems most suitable, including, but not limited to, recording, reproduction and publication in any media, including digital.

None of the documentation sent in for the purpose of taking part in this competition will be returned.