Interior Motives: Student Design Awards 2003 winners

The Interior Motives Student Designer of the Year 2003

The Interior Motives Student Designer of the Year 2003 was Peter Blades-Nixon, a student from the Royal College of Art, London, UK. Blades-Nixon received a trophy and a cheque for US$10,000 from Georg Kirchbaumer, chief technology officer of premier sponsor, Intier Automotive.

Best Innovation Award

The Best Innovation Award was awarded to Jonas Sandström, a student of the Institute of Design at Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden. Sandström received a trophy and a cheque for US$2,000 from Dr Alfred Stern, market development manager of gold sponsor DuPont.

Best Use of Technology Award

The Best Use of Technology Award was awarded to Paul Howse from the School of Design, University of Northumbria, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK. Howse received a trophy and a cheque for US$2,000 from Mike Berta, director of Interior Technology at gold sponsor JSP International

 Best Cultural Interpretation Award

The Best Cultural Interpretation Award was given to Indiana Pouilly of Strate College Designers, Paris, France. Pouilly received a trophy and a cheque for US$2,000. The award was presented by jury member Roberto Piatti, managing director of Stile Bertone.

Best Production Interior Award

The Best Production Interior Award went to Peter Blades-Nixon, Royal College of Art, London, UK. Blades-Nixon received a trophy and a cheque for US$2,000 from Abel Sampson, publisher of Interior Motives magazine.

Best Conceptual Interior Award

The Best Conceptual Interior Award was awarded to Phil Woolhead, of Coventry School of Art & Design, Coventry, UK. Woolhead received a trophy and a special prize of Alias Studio Tools design software and a Hewlett Packard XW4000 Workstation computer from Hewlett Packard. The prizes were given by Joerg Kissner, sales manager of Hewlett Packard and Thomas Heermann, product manager, Design Products, Alias.

Best Lifestyle Interior Award

The Best Lifestyle Interior Award went to Eric Daru, of Strate College Designers, Paris, France. Daru received a trophy and a $2,000 prize from Derick Fronda, director – Automotive Division, at gold sponsor Alcantara S.p.A.

Honorable Mention Award

For the Honorable Mention Award, the judging panel made the unusual decision to share the award amongst two notable students: Maurits Lopes Cardozo and Christophe Lalo, both from Strate College Designers, Paris, France. Each student received a trophy and a cheque for US$500 from jury member Rus Shafer, director, Industrial Design, Intier Automotive.