 Congratulations to the winners of PAVE’s 2008 Student Design Competition
Overall Store Design Category Winners
$3,000 - 1st Place – Richard Li, FIT, New York
$2,000 - 2nd Place – Seung An, FIT, New York
$1,500 - 3rd Place – Alev Demirel, FIT, New York
$500 - Honorable Mention – Maryam Alsuweidi, Utah State University, Logan, Utah
$500 - Honorable Mention – Rupert James Comrie, University College Falmouth, Peryn, Cornwall, England
$500 - Honorable Mention – Hae Ran Kim, FIT, New York
 Visual Merchandising Category
$3,000 - 1st Place – Ji-In Kang, FIT, New York
$2,000 - 2nd Place – Ji Hye Lee, FIT, New York
$1,500 - 3rd Place – Michiko Kato, FIT, New York
$500 - Honorable Mention – Jay Flynn, FIT, New York
$500 - Honorable Mention – Lauren Hucek, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio
$500 - Honorable Mention – Kathryn Pero, FIT, New York
This year’s winners faced a competitive field; 269 entries were submitted, 196 in the overall store design category and 73 in the visual merchandising category.
Check back in mid-December for images of the winning entries. |
 The judges for the 2008 competition were:
James Bellante, senior vice president, visual merchandising, Macy’s West, San Francisco
Joe Feczko, executive vice president and chief creative officer, Macy’s Corporate Marketing, New York
Rodney Fitch, chairman, Fitch, London
Denny Gerdeman, principal, Chute Gerdeman Retail, Columbus
Kathleen Jordan, principal, Gensler, New York
David Kepron, Retail|Store Design Studio principal, Little, New York
Mark Minichiello, executive vice president, visual merchandising, Macy’s East, New York
Randy Pender, group vice president, visual merchandising, Macy’s Corporate Marketing, New York
Ramsay R. Weatherford, operating vice president, store planning, Macy’s Corporate Services, Cincinnati |
