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Product submission guidelines

We are very excited to discover your creative innovations in merging
Indonesian rich traditions with the need for our increasingly modern lifestyle.
Bearing this in mind, it is imperative that your product possess functional
purpose as well as elements of Indonesian tradition and culture.
All products submitted to PALAPA project committee must fulfil every
requirement stipulated in section 1 of this document. Section 2 and 3 are
provided to inspire you to create suitable creative products for PALAPA
project. The information included in section 2 and 3 are by no means
exhaustive so do not worry if the product youre submitting is not specifically
covered in this document.















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Palapa Competition Process

Mass PublicaJonof
Palapa Project to the
Greater Audience

CreaJve Workers

Fill registraJon form

including brief
descripJon of creaJve
products

RegistraJon Screening

Qualied

Not Qualied

InvitaJon for creaJve

workers to submit nal
product

End

Product appraisal by
curaJng team

Online publicaJon
spread via Website

Best 30 Finalist

InvitaJon for UK
ExhibiJon

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Section 1: Creative product requirements

A. Product must fall into one of the eight categories specified in the
registration form i.e. one of the followings:
i.

Fashion and accessories (fabric material & pattern development,

clothing, shoes and bags)

ii.

Modern lifestyle (home & kitchen appliances, office appliances,

bathroom appliances, stationery)

iii.

Home interior and exterior

iv.

Food and beverage support and appliances

v.

Furniture

vi.

Architectural support

vii.

Toys

viii.

Musical instruments

B. Product must incorporate Indonesian culture element clearly. You are

also required to describe what element(s) of Indonesian culture is/are
embedded into the product.
C. Product must have potential for mass production in the future.
D. Product submission must be accompanied by relevant product proposal
forms (will be provided to participants once the submission is approved)
E. All materials utilised for the creation of the product must be specified.
F. For transportability purpose
i.

the product cannot weigh more than 10 (ten) kilograms and

ii.

It cannot be larger than 90x90x90 cm in dimensions (please

explain if disassembly to fit into the maximum dimensions are
possible).

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Section 2: Examples of Indonesian traditional products

A. Fashion and accessories
i. Batik

Figure 1: Traditional art of Indonesian batik

ii.

Tenun ikat

Figure 2: Tenun ikat fashion

B. Modern lifestyle

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Figure 3: traditional bamboo baskets
C. Rattan furnitures

Figure 4: Rattan tea table set (left) and side table (right)

D. Food and beverage support and appliances

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Figure 5: Different types of traditional food trays and bowls

E. Architectural support
We are also looking for innovative products inspired by Indonesian
traditional construction and architectural techniques. Besides its
aesthetical values, Indonesian architectural methods also own functional
benefits such as resistance to earthquake.

Figure 6: Rumah Gadang

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Figure 7: Rumah toraja

F. Musical instruments

Figure 8: Traditional Indonesian musical instruments: Angklung (left) and
Kendang (right)

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Section 3: Examples of creative products

A. Architecture for dogs by Kenya Hara

Architecture for Dogs, invented by architects and designers, is an
extremely sincere collection of architecture and a new medium, which
make dogs and their people happy. By looking at the diagrams or
pictures or watching the videos, people all over the world can make
these themselves. Dogs are peoples partners, living right beside them,
but they are also animals that humans, through crossbreeding, have
created in multitudes of breeds. Reexamining these close partners with
fresh eyes may be a chance to reexamine both human beings
themselves and the natural environment.

Figure 9: Some creations presented in the Architecture for dogs: D-tunnel (left)
and No Dog No Life (right)
B. WAO project by Yoshiko Ikoma

"WAO" is a new movement by a group of Japanese craftsmen and artists
to introduce Japanese beauty to the world. "WAO" is the combination of
two Japanese words; "WA()" (Japanese) and "O"(birth), which
stands for the rebirth of Japan. "WAO" also represents "WOW" in
English. This name implies our wish to revive and innovate Japanese
tradition that has been descended for centuries and also to fascinate
people through Japanese crafts

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Figure 10: LOUIS VUITTON x Wajima lacquer (left) and Mast by Kiso Hinoki
Cypress (right)
C. Magno radio by Singgih Susilo Kartono

By combining natural materials (wood) with modern appliances (radio),
Kartono was trying to sensitize the users of his radio back to nature as it
has been prior to industrialisation of our society. The results of this
innovation are these beautiful yet reliable radio attracting buyers not
just from Indonesia but all around the world.

Figure 11: Some photographs of magno radio, creation of Singgih Susilo
Kartono.
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Section 4: Judging Criteria

Design

Content

Originality of idea
WOW factor
Visual design and appearance

Engaging, relevant, and appropriate for the audience

Overall experience

Feature
Functionality
Usability

Well-conceived implementation
Overall achievement of product feature

Feasibility of the product given the market opportunity and the venture
Scalability in terms of the potential growth or replication of the venture
Evidence of demand for the product in the marketplace, market size,
and growth opportunity

Standard
Compliance

Fairtrade-like standard
Green certificate
Work related safety and welfare standard

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