Sherwin-Williams announces the winners of its sixth annual STIR® Student Design Challenge, dedicated to celebrating excellence in residential and commercial design. The winning original designs were selected from hundreds of submissions from students at notable design schools throughout the nation. In addition to national recognition, contest winners are receiving cash prizes up to $2,500.
Tyson Baker, a student from Maryville University, won first place in residential design for incorporating five Sherwin-Williams paint colors in a modern loft space. Jenny Campbell, a student from Kwantlen Polytechnic University, won first place in the commercial design category for her contemporary meets collegial, gothic-inspired law firm design. As part of the first-place award, both Baker and Campbell are recipients of a cash prize of $2,500 and will be featured in an upcoming issue of Sherwin-Williams STIR Magazine, in the STIR eExtra email newsletter, on Sherwin-Williams Facebook page for design professionals and at sherwin-williams.com.
Tyson Baker, a student from Maryville University, won first place in residential design for incorporating five Sherwin-Williams paint colors in a modern loft space.
“The talent displayed by the young designers who participated this year is extraordinary. Nearly every entry was of such high caliber that it was truly a tough task to select the winners,” said Sue Wadden, director of color marketing at Sherwin-Williams, and a judge of the Student Design Challenge. “In the end, winning designs from Baker and Campbell struck a unique chord with the judges. Their designs incorporated carefully curated color combinations to create spaces that were both sophisticated and eye-catching.”
Elizabeth Holmes, a Newsday All-Star designer and owner of Elizabeth Holmes Design, and Melanie Sofia Castillo, technical designer at Gensler and Associates, joined Wadden on the judging panel.
Coming in second place in the residential category was Anna Nicholson of Radford University. A team of students from the University of Bridgeport, including Allison Antosh, Daniela Varela and Sarah Laffitte, came in third place. Second place for the commercial category were team members Michelle Cruz and Kate Heiser of Iowa State University. Michaela Murphy of Anderson University came in third place. Second-place winners received $1,000 and third-place winners $500.
A new element in this year’s contest was a Facebook Fan Favorite for both the residential and commercial category. Anna Nicholson who came in second place in the residential category also earned the Facebook Fan Favorite award for her sophisticated coastal design with more than 350 “Likes.” Natalie McCullough and Allison Sims of Iowa State University won the commercial category fan favorite with more than 500 “Likes” for their commercial design entry of a historic Carnegie Library.
Natalie McCullough and Allison Sims of Iowa State University won the Facebook Fan Favorite commercial category with more than 500 “Likes” for their design entry of the historic Carnegie Library.
Students were challenged to design an individual room or area in a home, or an entire home and/or commercial property such as a restaurant, hotel, museum, office or retail store. They could work individually or in teams and were required to use a minimum of three Sherwin-Williams paint colors in their designs. Entries were accepted at swstudentdesign.com from March 1 through April 15, 2016.
STIR STUDENT DESIGN CHALLENGE 2016 WINNERS:
Residential Design
- First Place: Tyson Baker, Maryville University
- Second Place: Anna Nicholson, Radford University
- Third Place: Allison Antosh, Daniela Varela and Sarah Laffitte, University of Bridgeport
- Facebook Fan Favorite: Anna Nicholson, Radford University
Commercial Design
- First Place: Jenny Campbell Kwantlen, Polytechnic University
- Second Place: Michelle Cruz and Kate Heiser, Iowa State University
- Third Place: Michaela Murphy, Anderson University
- Facebook Fan Favorite: Natalie McCullough and Allison Sims, Iowa State University
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