10.01.24

From Concept to Creation: Exploring Storytelling at the Student Design Exposition

The IIDA Student Design Exposition offered a dynamic glimpse into the future of our industry, showcasing innovative work and providing opportunities for attendees to connect with emerging talent and fellow professionals. This ‘open house’ style event highlighted the creativity of students from top interior design programs across Southern California. Awards were presented to recognize the most captivating projects, including a ‘People’s Choice Award’ selected by attendees. The evening concluded with a panel discussion focused on the topic of Storytelling.

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First Place: Mary Dilanchian – Woodbury

Second Place: Mikayla Spiers – CSULB

People’s Choice: Ericka Gabriel CSULB

Thank you to all the students who participated!

Alondra Almeda – Mt San Antonio College
Vicky Buen – Saddleback College
Hailey Castillo – Orange Coast College
Binh Nhat Ngo – UCLA Extension
Justin Rodjanapanyakul – Orange Coast College
Emma Smith – CSULB
Lucy Tahmasian – CSUN
Matthew Valejo – Mt San Antonio College

Panelists:
William Bouchey, Design Director – Gensler
John Harrington, Writer + Director of Business Development – Humanscale
Edith Ponciano, Founder + Principal – EP Atelier Design
Antony Tavlian, Principal – ZGF Architects
Moderated by Eddie Pimental, Assoc. Principal, ZGF Architects

Thank you to our event host, and Chapter Sponsor, ZGF Architects. We would also like to thank our event sponsors Autex Acoustics, Haworth and Mohawk Group. We appreciate our committee volunteers for putting it all together: Jill Potts, Interface, Alison Lim, Revel Architecture & Design, Julie Shettino, Interface, Asha Perez, SmithGroup, and Bruk Araya, Mohawk Group.

For those interested, here are the books that were recommended by the panel: Never Eat Alone, The One Thing and Men Without Women.#iidasocal #iidasoutherncaliforniachapter #IIDASoCalCultivate #Cultivate #commericalinteriordesign #interiordesign