Winners, Honorable Mentions Announced for International Student Design Competition
March 7, 2007
WHITE PLAINS, New York – The annual SURTEX International Student Design competition has announced its winners and honorable mentions, who will showcase their designs in a gallery display at the SURTEX show in May at the Javits Center in NYC.
Winners were chosen for four new categories this year; home interior, hospitality, housewares/tabletop and stationary/paper products.
This year, about 90 entries from 27 schools around the world came in. The SURTEX International Student Design Competition is open to all third and fourth year students enrolled in a surface design or related program in a college or university. Each student had to create a collection with a minimum of six and a maximum of nine coordinating surface designs inspired by nature. A panel of design industry professionals selected the winners and honorable mentions based on style and use of color, creativity, design development, pattern, potential for viability in the commercial marketplace and overall presentation.
The grand prize for the competition was awarded to Ya-Ling Hou from the Academy of Art University in San Francisco, for her "Lovely Garden" stationary collection of gift boxes, bags, wrapping paper, photo albums, notecards and journals.
In the hospitality category, the top prize went to Lenna Salbashian from Syracuse University in New York for her "Zen Soleil" collection of carpet, upholstery, wall-hanging, menus, tabletop and wall-paneling. Judges said her work showed a strong design concept and was "well-executed" and "well thought-out."
In each category, the first place winners will receive $500 in addition to a two-night stay in NYC during the SURTEX show.
Winners were chosen for four new categories this year; home interior, hospitality, housewares/tabletop and stationary/paper products.
This year, about 90 entries from 27 schools around the world came in. The SURTEX International Student Design Competition is open to all third and fourth year students enrolled in a surface design or related program in a college or university. Each student had to create a collection with a minimum of six and a maximum of nine coordinating surface designs inspired by nature. A panel of design industry professionals selected the winners and honorable mentions based on style and use of color, creativity, design development, pattern, potential for viability in the commercial marketplace and overall presentation.
The grand prize for the competition was awarded to Ya-Ling Hou from the Academy of Art University in San Francisco, for her "Lovely Garden" stationary collection of gift boxes, bags, wrapping paper, photo albums, notecards and journals.
In the hospitality category, the top prize went to Lenna Salbashian from Syracuse University in New York for her "Zen Soleil" collection of carpet, upholstery, wall-hanging, menus, tabletop and wall-paneling. Judges said her work showed a strong design concept and was "well-executed" and "well thought-out."
In each category, the first place winners will receive $500 in addition to a two-night stay in NYC during the SURTEX show.
