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Source One Honors Student Wallpaper Designers

The grand prize-winners are from Utah State University and the University of Idaho.

Mairi Beautyman -- Interior Design, 4/25/2008 12:00:00 AM

On the hunt for fresh new ideas, wallpaper manufacturer Source One decided to approach hot young talent across the U.S. Celebrating wallpaper design, the annual Source One Student Design Competition awards students in both hospitality and corporate categories.

The 2008 program gives a nod to eight talented students -- the two grand prize winners earn the chance to see their designs realized, a $1,000 cash prize, and a $1,000 donation to the winners' schools for use toward further developing their design programs.

"Even though this was the first year the Source One Design Competition focused its efforts on students, we were still able to almost double the submissions compared to last year," notes Randy Scholes, Source One brand manager. "Source One looks forward to market testing the grand prize designs and based on market feedback, they could be added to the Source One Exclusive collection."

Winning designs were singled out for innovation, aesthetics, originality, and suitability.

Corporate Student Grand Prize Winner
• Brighton Meservy - Utah State University; Logan, Utah

Hospitality Student Grand Prize Winner
• Katrina Rogers - University of Idaho; Moscow, Idaho

Corporate Student Merit Winners
• Stephanie Haenel - Academy of Art University; San Francisco,
• Megan Pittman - Louisiana State University; Baton Rouge, Louisiana
• Rachel Stark - University of Texas at Arlington; Arlington, Texas

Hospitality Student Merit Winners
• Casey Crawford - Louisiana State University; Baton Rouge, Louisiana
• Lauren Shaw - Virginia Tech; Blacksburg, Virginia
• Megan Smith - Syracuse University; Syracuse, New York

The jury was composed of:

• Ivory Chafin, lead interior designer for MSTSD based in Atlanta
• Katie Kaeshoefer, senior designer for Vivian | Nichols Associates in Dallas
• Ken LeDoux, vice president and interior design director for Ellerbe Becket in Minneapolis
• Bob Lehrmitt and Sharon Drinkwine, Source One designers at Lehrmitt Associates in Austin, Texas
• Neville Lewis, professor and design consultant at the School of Visual Arts in New York
• George Scammell, principal at RD Jones & Associates in Baltimore
• Julius van Heek, vice president at Gettys in Chicago
• Douglas Wittnebel, principal at Gensler in San Ramon, California

The competition is sponsored by Wallcovering Source, which includes the brands D.L. Couch, Eykon, and TRI-KES.

From top: Brighton Meservy of Utah State University is the Corporate winner of the Source One Student Design Competition. The Hospitality grand prize went to Katrina Rogers of the University of Idaho.