Lockdown design competition | FOCUS
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aunched at the height of lockdown, the competition was split into two cate- gories: Concept Design of
the Year and Under-16s Concept Design of the Year. We received more than 100 design concepts with a full and varied range of ideas. It was encouraging that so many designers were inspired during lockdown and wanted to keep their creative juices fl owing.
The designers were to follow a conceptual brief based on a lighthouse on the Devon coast being converted into a family home for six. The brief had a full list of the client’s needs, which included details of their two dogs, cat and chickens and the fact that their 78-year-old grandma stays over in the lighthouse regularly.
Entrants in the adult category could choose whether to design a kitchen or bathroom. While the under-16s brief was to design the kid’s bathroom or a tree house with its own kitchen and living space.
As it was conceptual, the designers
had complete freedom to use any products and design methods they wanted – as long as they stayed true to the client’s requirements. Full plans, including elevation, were specced for designers to follow. The details were created by Stephen Dick from Residence Interior Design.
The winner We rounded up the judges from the kbbreview Retail & Design Awards to scrutinise every
The under-16 fi nalists were: Alfi e Garner aged 10, Jana Hardy aged eight, Hannah Hunt aged 10, Logan and Elisha Salter aged 11 and 12, and Susannah Wright aged 13. Scott Lawrence from Yeo Design won the Concept Design of the Year Award and 10-year-old Hannah Hunt won the Under-16s Concept Design of the Year. Jayne Hiddleston from Hiddleston Joiners received a special mention for the top bathroom design.
entry. They then
whittled it down to 15 fi nalists. In the kitchen category they were: Sandy Armitage from Sandy Armitage Designs, Nathan Harris from Nathan Harris Design, Scott Marks from Haus of Design, Jenn Mathers from Designer Kitchens and Interiors, and Scott Lawrence from Yeo.
Finalists in the bathroom category were: Claire Bloom from Space Fitting Furniture, Gareth Gilchrist from The Bathroom Company, Anita de Villiers from Fired Earth, Adam Hodgson from Yeo, and Jayne Hiddleston from Hiddleston joiners.
In true lockdown style, the presentation ceremony was done by means of an online video hosted by TV presenter Steph McGovern, who presented the kbbreview Retail & Design Awards 2019 in Manchester, and Taylist Media’s managing editor Andrew Davies. “I’ve never known judges fi nd it so
diffi cult to pick fi nalists and winners. There was such creativity and commitment on show that this whole contest was a joy from start to fi nish,” said Davies. “Huge congratulations to Scott, Hannah and Jayne, but the whole point of this competition was to keep spirits and up and creative juices
competition
fl owing at a time when positivity was in short supply.
“So thank you to everyone who entered, the companies that donated prizes and everyone else who just followed along. I think it kept us all a little bit saner.”
The response from suppliers and manufacturers was extraordinary, with 24 companies donating prizes. These included Apple Airpods, a Kindle Paperwhite, a Fortnum and Mason hamper, and a variety of manufacturers’ product. The under-16s category prize haul included Lego, a Nintendo switch and an Amazon Echo.
In the adult categories, donations were from JT, MHK, Bathroom Origins, Quooker, JJO, Taylist Media, Used Kitchen Exchange, Compusoft, Bathroom Engineering, Novy, Sheraton Interiors, 2020, Frontline, V- Zug, Wetrooms Online, MyLife Bathrooms, Be Modern and CDUK. For the Under-16s Concept Design of the Year, donations were from Rotpunkt, Compusoft, Symphony, Franke and CDUK.
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