IIDA New York’s 2015 Design This! Student Challenge

Springtime is busy season for interior design and architecture students; an end to the semester means that final projects are due, conclusions to semester-long work are reached, and collaborations between industry companies and student come to a close. Last week, officeinsight traveled to Kansas State University to participate in a formal review panel critiquing the workplace furniture designs of students in the College of Architecture, Planning and Design. In the course at K-State, students spend a full semester on their designs, which carry the potential for real-world collaboration with OFS Brands, should the company choose to bring the product(s) to market. On the other side of that coin is the high-intensity one night Design This! Competition hosted by IIDA New York Chapter’s Student Mentorship Committee. The evening is a rare opportunity for students to gain on-the-spot exposure to fast-paced design work with the potential for real-world execution of their designs. …