Alliance Française de Dhaka, and Goethe-Institut Bangladesh, in association with Otobi and Gold of Bengal have announced a project that aims at promoting the use of jute in an innovative way; creating furniture using composite materials made from jute fibre and resin.

It aims to increase the use of traditional jute fibre associated with innovative jute composite, under the guidance of French and German experts.

The Idea

Students of Architecture or Fine Arts, artists, architects under the maximum age limit of 35 years are invited to submit a design proposal within 29 July deadline for a piece of furniture (seat, lower table, shelve of less than overall 1 m3). After the evaluation, eight best entries will be selected and their designers will be invited for an one-week training under the guidance by a French/ German professional designer and technicians in Dhaka in order to work on a prototype to produce it with composite made of resin and jute fibre.

Two teams will be formed to work on two different project; from design development to prototype production.

The participants of this contest will have a chance to stimulate their creativity as well as acquire new technical skills. Thus, this will give a chance to make a prototype that displays jute fibre, which is the soul of Bangladesh.

The two final prototypes will be displayed during the opening of Franco-German Embassy in Dhaka.