jumpthegap ® Competition Invites Designers

The international design competition jumpthegap ® is reaching out to designers this year with a special version. This year's theme has been adapted to scenarios to be created according to the pandemic process and its aftermath. The jumpthegap ® competition, organized by Roca with a focus on presenting new products and solutions centered on greater health, hygiene and comfort in bathrooms, is open to designers from around the world. The competition invites designers with creative ideas for changing needs and expectations to create a platform where they will develop shared scenarios.

Applications continue until 23 June

Those wishing to participate in the competition can share their ideas and designs that will respond to society's new needs for a better future until 23 June 2020. Registration for the competition will be conducted through the jumpthegap official website and will be open to participants between 8-23 June 2020, including the project submission deadline. The winning 5 projects will be announced on 23 July 2020. Each of the 5 selected projects will receive EUR 1,000, totaling EUR 5,000 in prize money. jumpthegap ®, organized 8 times to date in collaboration with Barcelona Design Centre (BCD), provides a platform for more than 25,000 participants from 150 countries—international architecture and design students and professionals—to showcase their talents by producing innovative solutions. Regarding the competition, Roca Group Brand Communication Director Xavier Torras stated: "We face a new scenario that defines our new needs regarding personal hygiene, cleaning and disinfection—a 'new normal.' The expectation and need for people to move in safe environments and use safe products both at home and in public spaces will be vital in this new process. Of course, this process will not be limited to the bathrooms in our homes but will extend to other areas. For this reason, Roca did not limit the scope of this competition only to the bathroom area."

The jury members, each experts in their respective fields, are:

USA—WantedDesign founders Odile Hainaut-Claire Pijoulat USA—Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Program Senior Manager Carl Hensman Belgium—United Nations Regional Information Centre Director Deborah Seward Argentina—Luciano Kruk Studio founder Luciano Kruk Spain—Roca Group Brand Communication Director Xavier Torras Spain—Barcelona Design Centre (BCD) senior management member Isabel Roig Spain—Roca Global Innovation Project Manager Jordi Corral Spain—Roca Design Centre Director Ernest Hernandez