Artifex Pods

Product Design Challenge

A Discover Design 2025 Competition

An initiative by The Design Venue

WHAT IF A STATIONERY POUCH COULD BE A
DESIGN MASTERPIECE?

Imagine this. You're an aspiring designer. Your world revolves around pencils, pens, cutters, markers, USBs, scales, and sketchbooks.
Now… What if you were asked to reimagine the very thing that holds them all?

Welcome to Artifex Pods — a hands-on product design competition where YOU design and build a functional, sustainable, original stationery box or pouch—with your own two hands.

No digital tools. No shortcuts. No filters. Just raw design intelligence, material exploration, and team power.

This is your chance to turn an everyday object into a smart, problem-solving product that makes real users’ lives better, with your creativity, craftsmanship, and collaboration.

Who can participate?

Open to students in Grades 9–12
Team size: 2 or 3 students
Entries per team: One only
Schools can send multiple teams

This is a team challenge. Bring together thinkers, makers, and builders!

WHAT’S THE TASK?

Design and build a stationery pouch or box tailored for a design or architecture student.
Your product must:

Solve a real need
Be functional, usable, and well-crafted
Be made using traditional non-digital methods only (no 3D printing, digital rendering, or CAD)
Incorporate sustainable or recycled materials wherever possible
Be presented beautifully — with concept, sketches, and storytelling

This is all about smart design thinking, responsible making, and hands-on creativity.

WHAT TO SUBMIT?

Each team must prepare the following for submission:

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Note: All submissions must be original. No digital editing, filters, or AI-generated content. Let your raw creativity shine. Submissions with digital manipulation will be disqualified.

JUDGING CRITERIA

Your entry will be evaluated on the following:

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?

A chance to experience real-world product design
Exclusive mentorship from design educators and professionals
Opportunity to showcase your work at India’s biggest inter-school design festival
Certificates for all participants
Trophies + Spotlight for the top 3 teams
A place in Discover Design’s design archive, podcast, YouTube, and website

FINALISTS MUST CARRY:

Printed A3 sheet (your submission image)
Printed A5 concept note
Original props/costumes used

Still have questions?

Email: discoverdesign2025@gmail.com

Website: discoverdesign.in
Insta: @discoverdesign25

GENERAL RULES & GUIDELINES – ARTIFEX PODS

All work must be submitted using the official Discover Design templates.
Only hand-drawn sketches, ideations, and physical models are allowed.
No digital tools or edits permitted—this includes digital sketching, rendering, 3D modeling, or Photoshop.
All team submissions must be entirely original. Plagiarism in any form is strictly prohibited.
Submissions must be uploaded before the deadline. Late entries will not be accepted.
Use only stock/reference images with valid commercial licenses, if required.
Content must be appropriate and respectful—no offensive, violent, sexist, or plagiarised material will be accepted.
Promote your work—Instagram votes may contribute to your final score.
Final submissions may be used by Discover Design and The Design Venue for publication, social media, or educational promotion, with proper credit.
Judges’ decisions are final and cannot be questioned.
The organizers may offer support or flexibility wherever possible, but entries that do not follow the rules or violate guidelines will be disqualified without exception.

Let the world see your imagination take form. Let your ideas speak louder than words. Register now and create something extraordinary.