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last updated: January 11, 2012
Design a Sofa for the Sofa Company!
Deadline extended through February!
Submission Deadline: February 28, 2012
ASID UCLA Extension Student Chapter is partnering with The Sofa Company for a sofa design competition! They have seen some great submissions, but we know there are more out there! They are looking for a new and exciting customized sofa to add to its exclusive collection of inventory.
Where better to find great, up-and-coming designers than the UCLA Extension Interior Architecture Program? This competition is open to all students enrolled in the program. The top 3 designs will be selected and a "vote off' will be initiated on The Sofa Company Facebook page to decide the winner. The voting will be open to the general public, so the more friends and classmates you tell, the better! This is an exciting opportunity to create a new look for The Sofa Company that will be produced and carried at all five of their showroom locations. In addition, the winning student will have the opportunity to name their sofa as well as have their photo and bio on their website promoting their design!
This is an incredible opportunity, a wonderful addition to any portfolio, and an opportunity to see your creation come to fruition!
For more rules and more information, click here! please e-mail Sana at sana@thesofaco.com.
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ASID + Fabulous Floors Open Design Challenge: Win $1500 and Chance To Intern!
ASID and Fabulous Floors Magazine Have Partnered To Award A Student $1500 In Honor of Founder Sonna Calandrino.
You are invited to participate in the latest ACCESS Design Challenge. All ASID student members are eligible to submit a design concept that provides an innovative solution to the challenge. Be creative, be innovative and show us what you've got because we want to pay you $1500!
In partnership with Fabulous Floors Magazine, one winner will be selected by ASID professional members to receive a cash prize of $1500 and will be posted on ASID's Student and Emerging Professional Programs Facebook page and in the next issue of ASID ACCESS. Oh wait, and you'll be published in Fabulous Floors in addition to earning a chance to intern with a top flooring manufacturer in the summer of 2012!
Here's The Challenge:
Design a museum exhibit for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Museum in Cleveland to commemorate an artist of your choice who has passed away. Design not to exceed 200 sf.
Here are the rules:
All submissions must be color-rendered, CAD or hand drawn and electronically submitted to futureofdesign@asid.org with the subject line: 'ASID Design Challenge'
Size must be 11- by 17- inches wide
Submission should include a description of 500 words or less
Deadline is February 3, 2012
Sonna Calandrino was a specialist in the floor covering industry and one of its leading figures. For 30 years, she was involved at the highest levels with manufacturers and trade associations in the areas of marketing, retailing, advertising, PR and merchandising and in developing, organizing and hosting special events. In 2006, Sonna Calandrino was named to the list of Top 20 Women in the flooring industry by "Floor Covering News" in its 20th Anniversary Edition.
Sonna was adamant about becoming an Industry Partner and devoted time, money and more than $10,000 in product and related contributions to the ASID Education Initiatives. In every issue of the magazine she either wrote about or referenced ASID and promoted the true value of a professional designer. Often she and her staff reached out to ASID for authors to provide bylined articles. She also was very supportive of the value of industry partnership with ASID and urged her clients to join ASID, which many of them did!
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ASID Student Design Competition: Design Forward!
Deadline Extended Until February 15!
To view webpage, click here!
As student designers, you are design's future-driving from a strong and relevant outlook on the profession. As a young design brain, you are evolving with a strain of contemporary thinking, cultural awareness and practical experience required to Design Forward in a way that will produce a profoundly different generation of buildings and interiors across the globe. Tomorrow's leading designers are charged with making a positive impact on people, profit and the planet by leaving a smaller footprint through effectively designed, constructed and operated buildings that are: energy- and water- efficient; healthier for occupants through improved daylighting, indoor air quality and thermal comfort; reduce waste, pollution, water use and infrastructure requirements; and are all around high-performance structures. Through this competition, we are pleased to offer you an opportunity to flex your design muscles, inspire your contemporaries and take a stab at the big leagues!
THE CHALLENGE
CELEBRATE. EXPLORE. DESIGN FORWARD. CHALLENGE. INSPIRE. OVERCOME. MEDIATE. MEDITATE. EXPAND. TRANSCEND. This competition is about everything we haven't seen yet. Close your eyes and imagine how you are living, working or playing in 2025. Take that mental inspiration and educate our panel of jurors on what's possible. Build a design proposal that doesn't just get outside-of-the-box, but redefines "the box" entirely.
February 15, 2012 Submission Deadline
March, 2012 Winner + Runner-ups Announced
AWARD
Winning entry receives a $2000 cash prize, and media coverage in ASID ICON, ASID ACCESS Student Magazine, on asid.org, all social media outlets, and will also be honoured at the annual ASID Celebration awards ceremony at NeoCon in Chicago, June 2012.
Honorable mention receives media coverage in ASID ICON, ASID ACCESS Student Magazine, on asid.org, and all social media outlets.
Thurs. 1: Annual Student Design Competition launches (closes January 15). Cash prize $2,000. The competition asks student members to "Design Forward" by planning a space we can live or work in during the year 2025. If you are an educator incorporating this into your curriculum or a student, click here to learn more about the competition.
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D*scover Design Competition from Durkan and NEWH!
Created by Durkan and NEWH (The Network of the Hospitality Industry) to support the talent and education of future hospitality designers, this program provides students with an invaluable opportunity to be challenged on a professional level and acquire industry experience all while strengthening and/or starting their design portfolio.
This year, they have extended the competition deadline to February 17, 2012. Through D*scover, students are competing for the chance to have their work on display in front of potential employers at the HD Expo and Conference (HD Expo), May 15-17, 2012 in Las Vegas. Winners will also receive a Durkan-funded NEWH Scholarship Award and the opportunity to attend the show to see their design exhibited and to be able to network with industry professionals.
To qualify for the competition, participants must design four print carpet patterns characteristic of hospitality spaces:
· large corridor;
· large ballroom;
· large or medium pre-function/meeting room carpet;
· border, fill or carpet tile (24" x 24") design.
A grand prize will be awarded to one student, whose designs will be featured in NEWH publications and on Durkan's website and within its product catalogues. Additionally, this winner will have the opportunity to travel to HD Expo in Las Vegas, where his or her designs will be showcased within Durkan's booth. All winners, including second- and third-place entrants, will be officially announced on the first day of HD Expo at a special event hosted by Durkan.
All entries are due by February 17, 2012. The D*scover design competition is exclusively open to NEWH members, with free membership available for all students. Durkan will notify the grand prize winners in advance to allow time for sample production of the designs to be displayed at HD Expo. Visit www.durkan.com/dscover for complete rules and entry forms.
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Joel Polsky Prize
Academic Achievement Award
The Joel Polsky Academic Achievement Award is given annually by the ASID Educational Foundation to recognize an outstanding undergraduate or graduate student’s interior design research or thesis project. Research papers or doctoral and master’s theses should address such interior design topics as educational research, behavioral science, business practice, design process, theory or other technical subjects. Entries will be judged on actual content, breadth of material, comprehensive coverage of topic, innovative subject matter, bibliography and references.
The winner receives $5,000.
Submission Deadline: March 12, 2012
Visit this link for more information and to apply.
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NEWH Sustainable Hospitality Design Competition 2012!
This is an exciting opportunity to showcase your talent to major design professionals....AND win a $5,000 scholarship and a matching award for your school program! It's also a great opportunity to test your skills in designing GREEN!
Deadline for application of intent to participate: December 16, 2011. Deadline for project submittal: February 24, 2012
Finalists and winning applicants projects to be featured at HD Expo May, 2012 at the Sands Convention Center in Las Vegas. Don't miss this incredible opportunity!
For more information contact your program advisor or go to
www.newh.org and click on Education/Sustainable Design Competition to download application forms and informational packet.
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