Theme of the 2006 competition: glass jewel.
Contestants: from 22 European countries (Albania, Austria, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Italy, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovak Republic, Slovenia and Ukraine) and from Estonia, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania.
Judging panel: Gillo Dorfles, Giulia Del Fabbro, Attilia Dorigato, Graziella Folchini Grassetto, Silvana Gubetta, Susanna Legrenzi, Emanuela Marassi, Janka Vukmir.
Winning designers and finalists: Marina Bologni (Italy), group Bratovic/Bacun/Izevic (Croazia), Alessandro Calogero (Italy), group De Grossi/Oki (Italy/Japan), Milan Deliyski (Bulgaria), Ines Paola Fontana (Italy), Michael Geldmacher (Germany, First Prize Trieste Contemporanea Design 2006 ex aequo), Ida Grimaldi (Italy), Marija Hristovska (Macedonia, CEI Prize 2006), Manuela Maria Marazzani (Italy), Martin Necas (Czech Republic, Beba Prize 2006), Barbara Paganin (Italy, Prize Provincia di Venezia), Massimo Premuda (Italy, Prize Fondazione Crtrieste), Tomoko Sakai (Czech Republic), group Schoffer/Eguchi/Ardu (Italy/Japan), Antonio Terranova (Italy), Osvaldo Tiberti (Italy), MarkÈta V·radiov· (Czech Republic, First Prize Trieste Contemporanea Design 2006 ex aequo), Annamaria Zanella (Italy).
Invited artists: Antonio Dei Rossi, Mario Dei Rossi, Gaetano Mainenti, Andrea Morucchio, Maria Grazia Rosin, Marina e Susanna Sent, Giorgio Vigna.
Prizes
First Prize Trieste Contemporanea Design 2006 ex aequo
Michael Geldmacher (Germany), Waves and Pearls
First Prize Trieste Contemporanea Design 2006 ex aequo
MarkÈta Varadiova (Czech Republic), Jewel for heating III
CEI Prize 2006
Marija Hristovska (Macedonia), Blue Ice
BEBA Prize – Special Young Prize
Martin Necas (Czech Republic), Splendid tear
Prize Provincia di Venezia
Barbara Paganin (Italy), Flower of light
Premio Fondazione CRTrieste
Massimo Premuda (Italy), Egiziaca