A years old classic of Japan Expo that never went out of fashion, the contest of artistic envelopes is back! Get your pencils and scissors ready!

Like every year, this contest is inviting you to send us the most beautiful envelopes to which you won’t forget to apply your creativity and ingenuity!

We decide between the most original creations and the winners will be invited for a day to the 11th Impact of Japan Expo to celebrate the annual festival with passion and friendliness! 
 

Information

 

The rules of the contest are simple! Just send us an envelope you decorated your way (drawing, sticking, using fabric, pearls, painting…).

Subject: Japanese Gardens – any style may apply, from the most realistic to the most fanciful, from traditional to Manga!

Constraint: Set your imagination free: stick, draw, paint, use fabric… Originality will be rewarded! The envelope must include the address of the contest and a stamp, and will be sent as such (don’t put your envelope in another envelope).

Format: Any format is accepted!

Mail participation
Send your work to the following address:

 

Japan Expo
Concours d'Enveloppes
14 place Georges POMPIDOU
93160 Noisy-le-Grand - FRANCE

Don’t forget to include a note inside the envelope with your family name, first name, age, e-mail address and mail address!

Sessions: 3 sessions are organized between February 12th and May 31st:
 

• From February 12th to March 31st
• From April 1st to 31st
• From May 1st to 31st

End of the contest: the envelopes sent after May 31st, considering the postmark, won’t enter the contest.

Prize and prizegiving
The three winners of each session win a free ticket for one day to Japan Expo 11th impact, on the day they choose.

Good luck to everyone! 
 

First session

 

And the winners are...
 

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Eloïse BRUNNER


Timité DJIGUI


Mélissa POUVAIT

 

Congratulations! Many of you participated in the contest and the choice was very hard.  
 

Second session

 

And the winners are...
 

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Tuua RINNE

Elodie SPONTON

Delphine HEU

Congratulations and many thanks to all of you! 
 

Third session

 

Here are the last winners:

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Alice DIEUDONNÉ

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Marion NATALI-DEPUYDT

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Shuhan XIANG

Congratulations! We received more than a hundred envelopes and the choice was very hard! Thanks a lot to every one!
  
 

Frequently Asked Questions

 

Q.: I’m afraid my envelope might get damaged during the trip. I’m going to send it inside another envelope, what do you think?
A.: You see, there’s a rule forbidding this. The envelope must be sent as such. You may write a nice note to the postman to ask him to take great care of it.

Q.: I bought a ticket to the festival. Can I give my ticket to a friend if I win?
A.: Of course, your name is not on the ticket.

Q.: Can I send several envelopes?
A.: You can send one envelope per session. Pay attention to the dates.

Q.: Can I use computer tools?
A.: Yes, you may use whatever techniques you like, it just has to be done on an envelope which we receive by mail.

Q.: Can I draw on a sheet that I then stick on the enveloppe?
A.: No, you have to draw on the envelope.

Q.: Sticking is allowed so I can draw something on a sheet and then stick it on the envelope, that could be what you mean by sticking?
A.: No, by sticking we mean sticking decorative material (sequin, fabric, pearls…).

Q.: Can I reproduce some drawing?
A.: Yes. It is the originality of the whole envelope which is rewarded.

Q.: Can I make my own envelope?
A.: Yeah, sure!

Q.: Is the envelope necessarily made of paper or can I make some kind of patchwork with different materials (as far as it has the shape and the consistence of a paper envelope)?
A.: Let your imagination free, you can create the envelope.

Q.: Do I have to decorate the back of the envelope?
A.: You don’t have to but you can.

Q.: Is the back of the envelope considered if it is decorated?
A.: We consider the whole work but mostly the front side.

Q.: When are the results given?
A.: Usually about a week after the end of the session.