SURTEX announces International Student Design Competition winners

By Staff -- Home Textiles Today, 3/10/2006 1:02:00 PM

White Plains, N.Y. – Winners were selected from 160 design submissions and chosen by a jury of design industry professionals and members of the press. 

First place went to Amanda Ryan, Sheridan College, Oakville, Ontario, Canada, for Cocktail Hour, an “Art Deco-inspired interior of an ocean liner ballroom.” Second place was awarded to Maitena Anda, Bradford School of Art, Bradford, West Yorkshire, UK, for Gaudi 1884 – 1926 – 2006. In honor of the 80th anniversary of the death of the renowned Spanish architect Antoni Gaudi, Third place went to Jilma Gabriela Fernández Fernández, Universidad Iberoamericana, Puebla, Mexico, for Harmony.

The winning and honorable mention entries will be on display during SURTEX, May 21-23, 2006, at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York.