A Masterpiece at the Table.

We’re inviting professional designers and design students to submit concepts for products that can transform the process of cooking and consuming food into delightful, surprising and enriching experiences. Given that the competition is about the magic that happens at the intersection of design and food, we’ve asked two talented chefs to create dishes that can serve as inspiration for the entries

Best of all, it is totally FREE to enter!


The Awards

The winning entries will receive Gold, Silver and Bronze awards as well as visibility and media recognition. The Best of Show winner will win a once-in-a-lifetime trip to Italy for two, complete with private tours of the Kartell and Alessi design museums, and a VIP visit to a Parmigiano Reggiano cheese making facility.

The Categories

Designers can submit as many entries in each category as they wish. However, we will not accept the same entry in both categories

EXAMPLES

  • Graters
  • Cutting Boards
  • Knives
  • Pots & Pans
  • Measuring Tools
  • Bowls / Strainers
  • Etc

PARMENIDE GRATER

by Alejandro Ruiz for Alessi

Both a cheese grater and a cheese cellar, this delightful product is incredibly handy when you want to serve cheese at the table and its innovative combination of two separate functions has helped earn it a place at the New York Museum of Modern Art

EXAMPLES

  • Table & Chairs
  • Plates / Dinnerware
  • Silverware
  • Glassware
  • Serving Items / Bowls
  • Table Linens
  • Lighting
  • Etc.

COLONNA

by Ettore Sotsass
for Kartell

Included in the “Kartell goes Sottsass – A Tribute to Memphis” collection, and used as either a
stool or a side table the Colonna Stool has become a modern classic.

CINDY LAMP

by Ferruccio Laviani
for Kartell

The Cindy lamp, with a conical lampshade and rounded teardrop base, is given a contemporary and elegant feel thanks to matte metallic tones.

The Judges

A panel of brilliant and influential design and culinary stars.

Mauro
Porcini

Karim
Rashid

Alissa Genova

Kevin Bethune

Fabio Novembre

Donald Strum

Qing Yan

Donald Strum

Debbie Millman

Chef Michele Casadei Massari

Chef Michel Nischan

The entries helped raised funds to overcome nutrition insecurity.

Parmigiano Reggiano and the Sponsors of the Parmigiano Reggiano Design Challenge are making a donation to Wholesome Wave based on the number of entries we received.

This important non-profit organization makes fruits and vegetables more accessible and affordable for those living with diet-related health risks and conditions, particularly those suffering from the impacts of racial-, ethnic-and income-based inequities.

Wholesome Wave imagines a day when every state, every city, every town, every community, every neighborhood, every family, Every Body is Well Fed!

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The Parmigiano Reggiano Design Challenge is partnering with KeyShot, the innovative real-time 3D rendering tool that displays results instantly and reduces the time to create realistic product visuals.

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Award Winners get FREE one year KeyShot subscriptions.

Professional Designers:
KeyShot Pro Subscription
Value $1,188

Design Students:
KeyShot EDU
Value $95

Winning entries rendered with KeyShot get more.

Any winning entry made with KeyShot Pro will get 10GB of KeyShot Cloud storage to share KeyShot scenes online.

Give Keyshot a try. For free.

The Parmigiano Reggiano Design Challenge is partnering with KeyShot, the innovative real-time 3D rendering tool that displays results instantly and reduces the time to create realistic product visuals.

KeyShot will help communicate your ideas easier, explore concepts sooner, and deliver jaw-dropping visuals faster.

Download a full, extended trial of KeyShot Pro!
Download KeyShot Pro for Windows
Download KeyShot Pro for Mac
Use code PARM22 at install…and it’s FREE!

Award Winners get FREE one year KeyShot subscriptions.

Professional Designers:
KeyShot Pro Subscription
Value $1,188

Design Students:
KeyShot EDU
Value $95

Winning entries rendered with KeyShot get more.

Any winning entry made with KeyShot Pro will get 10GB of KeyShot Cloud storage to share KeyShot scenes online.

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