The PCOC 2025 Design Challenge is an opportunity to showcase your design skills. It is a challenge, not a competition; there are no prizes, but there will be a small gift for each participant.
The theme of PCOC 2025’s design challenge is Farm to Fork. This celebrates Sacramento’s status as “California’s Farm to Fork capital”. The city is proud of innovative and creative cuisine made from locally grown food.
Examples of potential models include:
- Fruits and vegetables
- Farm animals
- Farm tools, equipment, buildings, etc.
- Restaurant equipment, personnel
- Prepared food items
Submission Guidelines
- The model that you submit must be your original design.
- Since PCOC is an all-age, inclusive event, please keep your entry “G-Rated” (appropriate even for children to look at) and non-political. If you are not sure of its appropriateness, please ask us at pcoc-info [at] origamiusa.org.
- You can enter up to 2 models, but there will be one gift for each participant.
- You are not required to submit a diagram to participate in our Design Challenge.
If you plan to participate in the design challenge, please fill out the entry form below by October 14, 2025 (10:00 AM PDT). We would like to make sure that we have enough table space for the display.
- Registration for the design challenge at PCOC 2025 will open on September 4, 2025 EDT.
Setup, exhibit, and takedown of the design challenge models will be handled exactly the same way as the Exhibition. Please read the Exhibition page for details.
If you have questions, contact us at pcoc-design-challenge [at] origamiusa.org.