The American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) named the winners of the ASID Student Portfolio Competition as part of SCALE: The ASID National Student Summit.
Sponsored by Benjamin Moore, the competition generates the best collection of student design in the nation and selects winners and finalists based on conceptual thought, content and context of submitted work. For 2020, the jury selected 13 finalists and three winners:
Jessica Ma, Student ASID
Savannah College of Art and Design
Portfolio: A healthcare space ("Independent Living Inc." - an educational, independent living environment for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder); a hospitality project ("The Juvet Osaka" - a resort hotel in Osaka, Japan); and a contract project ("Allbirds Work Space" - a collaborative design for an Allbirds office in Savannah, Georgia).
Alexa Fombrun, Student ASID
Savannah College of Art and Design
Portfolio: A hospitality project ("The Cairo Edition" - a luxury hotel in Cairo, Egypt); a retail project ("Little Stories" - a children's footwear company in Valencia, Spain); and a lifesize model ("Meditation Pod" - a constructed space made out of cardboard for meditation).
Mona Nahm, Student ASID
New York School of Interior Design
Portfolio: A hospitality project ("The Moran Hotel" - a sustainable adaptive reuse project in Burlington, Vermont); a retail project ("Elemental" - a lifestyle brand centered around natural fibers); and a workplace environment ("IRC" - a proposed redesign for the International Rescue Committee).
Finalists presented their work in-person to an esteemed jury prior to SCALE 2020 in Seattle. The jury assessed each submission on concept, content, context, and execution. Jury members included some of the top industry leaders from prestigious companies such as: Benjamin Moore, Gensler, HOK, HKS, CallisonRTKL, HDR, Studio O+A, Perkins and Will, and ICRAVE. Winners were then announced on the opening day of SCALE (Friday, February 21) and each received a check for $5,800.
2020 finalists include: Crystal Martin, Student ASID (Savannah College of Art and Design); Julie Kim, Student ASID (Savannah College of Art and Design); Jingyu Xu, Student ASID (University of Texas at Austin); Yu Cai, Student ASID (University of Texas at Austin); Amy Yu, Student ASID (Savannah College of Art and Design); Hua Tang, Student ASID (Syracuse University); Xie Maggie Hill, Student ASID (University of Texas at Austin); Seungmin Lee, Student ASID (Academy of Art University); Madelyn Holliday, Student ASID (Virginia Tech); Violette Chartock, Student ASID (New York School of Interior Design).
