Cosentino launches 18th edition of Cosentino Design Challenge

Cosentino City Madrid hosted the official launch of the 18th edition of the international Cosentino Design Challenge for architecture and design students from all over the world. Once again, the Cosentino Design Challenge jury will be looking for proposals with a focus on sustainability, and the life-changing capacity of design, creativity and innovation.

In the Design category, the theme is ‘Cosentino and Water’, and creative, innovative proposals will be invited examining current and future water uses and challenges, from sustainable management and conservation to scarcity. In the Architecture category, the theme is ‘Cosentino and Eternity’, with the aim to explore how architecture can commemorate memory in the context of death and farewell. The only requirement in both categories is that the final project includes some of the innovative surfaces that Cosentino offers to architecture and design: Silestone®, Dekton® and/or Sensa by Cosentino®.

The Cosentino Design Challenge is a corporate social responsibility initiative in line with Cosentino’s commitment to the talent and creativity of future professionals from both disciplines so closely related to the company’s business and activity. It is a unique opportunity that connects students with innovative materials from a leading company in its sector. Last year’s edition of the competition saw the collaboration of more than 40 schools and universities around the world, with a total of 402 projects received, 127 in the Architecture category and 265 in the Design category.

The submission period for the 18th edition starts on 1 October 2023 and ends on 1 June 2024. For each category, there will be three first prizes of €1 000 each, three runners-up, and special mentions. Find out all the details at cosentinodesignchallenge.org/en/18th-edition/

About Cosentino Group

Cosentino Group is a global family-owned company that produces and distributes high-value innovative and sustainable surfaces for architecture and design. As a leading company, Cosentino imagines and anticipates, together with its customers and partners, design solutions that offer value and inspiration to people’s lives. This is made possible by pioneering brands that are leaders in their respective segments, such as Silestone®, Dekton® and Sensa by Cosentino®.

The group bases its development on international expansion, an innovative research and development programme, respect for the environment and sustainability, and its ongoing corporate commitment to society and the local communities where it operates, education, equality, and health and safety

Cosentino Group currently distributes its products and brands in more than 120 countries, from its headquarters in Almeria, Spain, and it is present with its own assets in 31 of them. The group has 9 factories (8 in Spain and 1 in Brazil), 1 intelligent logistic platform in Spain, and more than 140 commercial and business units throughout the world. More than 90% of Cosentino Group’s financial turnover comes from international markets.