| The Planning and Visual Education Partnership (PAVE) awarded $21,000 in grants to students and $6,000 in school awards based on the winning entries of its 2010 Student Design Competition. Judging took place Nov. 8, 2010, at Godiva Chocolatier’s offices in New York. The competition was geared toward college-level students involved in retail planning, visual merchandising, interior design, and branding programs. PAVE thanks Godiva Chocolatier Inc., the sponsor of this year’s competition, and all of the judges, educators, and students who participated. The awards were presented at the 14th Annual Gala in New York on Dec. 8, 2010. |
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Congratulations to the PAVE 2010 Student Design Competition Winners:
Overall Store Design Category Winners
$5,000 - 1st Place – Pochu Ho, Fashion Institute of Technology, New York
$2,500 - 2nd Place – Sarah Apicella, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati
$1,500 - 3rd Place – Eva Muller, Fashion Institute of Technology, New York
$500 - Honorable Mention – Alison Donner, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati
$500 - Honorable Mention – Nallely M. Garcia-Haro, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA
$500 – Honorable Mention – Naomi Kaplan, Fashion Institute of Technology, New York
$500 - Honorable Mention – Haley Thurston, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati
Visual Merchandising Category
$5,000 - 1st Place – Hannah Artmeier, Miami University, Oxford, OH
$2,500 - 2nd Place – Mona Lisa Tan, Fashion Institute of Technology, New York
$1,500 - 3rd Place – Kristen Seyferth, Miami University, Oxford, OH
$500 - Honorable Mention – Mariela Cartaya, Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale, Fort Lauderdale
$500 - Honorable Mention – Guanqun Wang, University of Central Oklahoma, Edmond, OK
Schools with students placing in the top three of each category receive $1,000 for each placing student:
$2,000 – Miami University, Architecture and Interior Design
$2,000 – Fashion Institute of Technology, Interior Design
$1,000 – Fashion Institute of Technology, Visual Presentation and Exhibition Design
$1,000 – University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati
This year’s winners faced a competitive field with a record breaking 440 entries — 312 in the overall store design category and 128 in the visual merchandising category.
Click here for images of the winning entries.
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The judges for the 2010 competition were:
David Ashen, president, d-ash design, Long Island City
Gabriel Centrella, senior manager, corporate store planning, Godiva Chocolatier Inc.
Lauri Kien Kotcher, senior vice president - brand management and Chief Executive Marketing Officer, Godiva Chocolatier Inc.
Linda Lombardi, vice president, global store design and visual merchandising, Godiva Chocolatier Inc.
Lou Mahr, president/partner, Design Compendium
James Mansour, founder, Mansour Design Marco Oppici, vice president, store design and planning, Saks Fifth Avenue
Rhonda Schladerbach, vice president, retail North America, Godiva Chocolatier Inc.
Michael Weeks, vice president of real estate and construction, Godiva Chocolatier Inc.
Maria Williams, vice president, global design - packaging and product, Godiva Chocolatier Inc.
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