Young Interior Designer Award

Welcome to the Janine Stone Young Interior Designer Award 2013.

As the competition enters its third year, we are delighted to be associated once again with the Society of British Interior Design as well as, for the first time, the Interior Educators, the organisation established by academics representing well recognised interior design and interior architecture courses at UK universities.

From the outset, we established the Young Interior Designer Award to recognise, foster and promote emerging interior design talent from across universities and art institutions in the UK. I myself have been most fortunate to enjoy over 25 years' involvement with an industry that I am hugely passionate about. Design has been at the very heart of my family and my path into the industry was always encouraged and continually nurtured. It is as a result of this that I want to support the next generation of young design talent and discover the very best individuals of the future.

This year we have invited Interior Educators to set the Design works more closely with your final year projects.

We look forward to seeing exciting and dynamic will push the boundaries of your creative thinking and set a new standard in interior design.

Good luck with the competition.

Janine Stone

The Janine Stone Young Interior Designer Award 2013 launches on Wednesday 26th September 2012.

The closing date for entries is 5pm on Tuesday 30th April 2013.

The competition is only open to final year BA design degree students currently studying at a UK university.

The Awards Ceremony
Entries for the competition will be reviewed by a panel of judges from the worlds of architecture, interior design and the creative industries. A shortlist of 12 will be agreed for presentation and final judging at the Awards Ceremony in early June 2013. (The date and venue of the awards ceremony will be published at a later date).

The winner of the Young Interior designer Award 2013 and two runners-up will be announced on the night and, for the first time, an additional audience award will be presented on the night for the most outstanding design as voted for by the invited guests.

The Prizes
The first placed winning entry will receive a £10,000 cash prize and the opportunity to take up a six-month paid internship at Janine Stone's London or Manchester studios.

The winning student's university will also receive a £1,000 fund with which to purchase interior design books and relevant materials for the benefit of their design students.

The two runners-up will each receive a £1,000 cash prize each.

The winner, the runners-up and the recipient of the audience award will also each receive a coveted Young interior Designer Award trophy.

Set by Interior Educators

Download the full Brief here >>

Title: Inhabitation

There is no way of isolating living experience from spatial experience. Doris Salcedo

The interior offers a lucid indication of the constant and changing nature of patterns of social activity. It is a sign of the values and aspirations of the inhabitant and a record of the character and culture of its occupants. Therefore the design of the interior always places an emphasis upon the association and connections between both the lived experience of the space and its new inhabitation.

This competition is tasking the new generation of students, studying the design of interior space, to create a project that demonstrates innovative forms of meaningful interior inhabitation. Projects might involve the development and realisation of innovative spaces in which to live, work, relax, consume, perform, exhibit, learn, consume, become well, acculturate and many other forms of human inhabitation. The wide range of possible project 'types' reflects the student choices and preoccu-pations in the field that they have studied. The wide range of projects, sites and ideas reflect the diversity and dynamism of the discipline of interiors, a field of study that reflects the multiplicity of ways in which humans can meaningfully inhabit space.

The vehicle for the YIDA 2013 competition is student's final year degree projects. All undergraduate degree courses in interiors have the third year 'final project' as a major component of their degree award and an integral part of their curriculum. The content is usually chosen by a student and placed in a site or a building that they may have chosen or have been chosen for them. The YIDA 2013 competition is an award for that degree project and one that is drawn from the final year Interior Design/ Architecture course completing before Spring/Summer 2013. The Janine Stone Young Interior Designer Award 2013 will reflect the diversity and be an award for the best interior designer or architect in the UK across the UK's leading universities.

The competition is open to all UK universities offering the appropriate final year degree courses as defined by the 2013 Brief.

On Tuesday 30th April 2013 IE group and non IE university course leaders & tutors will be asked to submit their very best degree project submissions, per interior course in the UK to Janine Stone.

The deadline for receipt of all design submissions to Janine Stone's London office is the same for all students, whether from an IE course or non IE course university and independently submitted work from students Tuesday 30th April 2013 there are no exceptions.

There are two options for design submission formats:

The submissions can be presented on
A. Four A2 foam backed mounted display boards of work
B. Two A1 foam backed mounted display boards of work
(A or B formats, but do not combine)

The boards will include images, narrative text on the project proposal and any 3-D work such as models.

NB Competition cannot accept any 3D work.

The criteria for the award is based on the response to four key principles:

1. The level of conceptual originality and innovation in the project
2. The unique manner in which human inhabitation has been manifested in a particular site
3. The coherent manner in which materials have been deployed
4. The articulate manner in which the project has been communicated and presented

1. Rules of Entry
Only students in the final year of their BA design degree can enter the Young Interior Designer Award. Distance learning and MA Degree Course students are excluded from entering the competition.

Submissions can be done in one of two ways:

support from your Course Tutor; or
independently

All entries must be submitted with the official entry form which may be downloaded, printed and completed in full in ink or downloaded and completed using PDF writer.

All submitted designs must be presented in the format outlined in the conditions of entry. Incorrectly formatted work will not be eligible for inclusion in the competition.

If you enter the competition independently, your submission will need to be accompanied by a letter of verification by your course tutor on original university headed stationery.

The decision of the expert panel of judges is final and correspondence will not be entered into by the Award organisers, judges or affiliated parties.

2. Entry pack requirements
Your award entry must be submitted as outlined in the Brief and contained in one package to include:

1. A completed entry form
2. 4 x A2 display boards or 2 x A1 display boards showcasing your design concepts and narrative

Please take care when packing your entry. Ensure it is properly as severely damaged work will not be judged.

3. Closing date
All entries must be submitted to Janine Stone, c/o Gillian, The Old Imperial Laundry, 71/73 Gardens, London SW11 4XW by 5pm on the 30th April 2013. Entries received after this date will not be accepted.

4. Publicity
By submitting your entry to the Janine Stone Young Interior Designer Award, you give permission for your work to be viewed by the public and to be published to promote the award. Once submitted, the organisers cannot accept responsibility for loss or any damage to entries or their supporting materials. No entry materials will be returned to entrants; however, all entrants will be able to collect their work from the London offices of Janine Stone after the awards ceremony.

5. Contact
All enquiries should be directed to at: gillian@janinestone.com

Conditions of Entry for the Janine Stone
Young Interior Designer of The Year
Award 2013

1. Rules of Entry

Any work entered must be signed by your course lecturer or a professional individual who will verify that this is your own work and was created without financial, commercial or professional assistance.
You must submit just one entry per calendar year, per competition.
All entries must be submitted on the official entry form which may be downloaded, printed and completed in full in ink or downloaded and completed using PDF writer. All submitted designs must be presented in the format outlined in the conditions of entry. Incorrectly formatted work will not be eligible for inclusion in the competition.
The decisions of the judges are in all matters final and correspondence will not be entered into.

2. Entry pack requirements
Your award entry must be submitted in three sections:

A completed entry form
A synopsis of your design presented as a 250 word written piece or a short film
2 x A2 mounted foam display boards

Please take care when packing your entry. Ensure it is properly protected as severely damaged work will not be judged.

3. Closing Date
All entries must be submitted to Janine Stone, c/o Gillian Wheatcroft, The Old Imperial Laundry, 71/73 Warriner Gardens, London SW11 4XW by 5pm on the 30th April 2013.. Entries received after this date will not be accepted.

4. Publicity
By submitting your entry to the Janine Stone Young Interior Designer of the Year Award, you give permission for your work to be viewed by invited guests and the public and to be published to promote the award. Once submitted, the organisers cannot accept responsibility for loss or damage of entries or any supporting materials. No entry materials will be returned to entrants however, all entrants will be able to collect their work from the London offices of Janine Stone, date to be advised to the website: www.yida-award.co.uk

5. Contact
All enquiries should be directed to Gillian Wheatcroft at: gillian@janinestone.com

Tan Yong - Winner
Luke Gillard - Runner Up
Joanna Severin - Runner Up
Adele Kaufman
Ben Rose
Georgina Dobrican
Lucy Dawlish
Martina Tararuj
Oana Berdan
Okssana Akishyna
Victoria Crawcor
Zuzana Hozakova

Tan Yong
University of Portsmouth

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Synopsis

The site of this proposal is located in York Hills, a suburban neighbourhood living on a highland overlooking the New York City. The nature of the site is rich with its flora, which acts as a natural buffer to screen away the busyness of the New York City and provide a better quality to the living. Many have says that they get a peace of mind when returning to home from their everyday activities in the city.

This proposal is a studio apartment with reflecting the life in the New York City for young adult couples. The overall design is driven by the concept of urban life inspiring from zero carbon and sustainable living in the 21st century. The word sustainable is a diffuse and abstract term. It means different people. However a general idea of sustainable living is to provide a dwelling, which basically uses not only recycle materials but one which comes with low embodied energy. The dwelling integrates and beneficial from the environmental factor such as the recycling of harvested rain water for the grey water system and the usage of solar and wind energy.

The design of the layout mirrors the skyline of New York City with each elements drawing in the horizontal lines of the city into the integral space. The walls symbolize a barrier which screens away the busyness yet connects the integral space back to the city and provide a sense of belongings.

Janine Stone is one of the UK's most respected architecture and interior design groups with offices in the UK, Russia and Italy employing a team of over 40 talented individuals across all disciplines of the business.

The company was established in 1985 and now operates almost exclusively in the luxury residential market, working for an international clientele on a portfolio of classic and contemporary homes. Janine Stone offers a variety of design and construction management services, in the creation of new private houses, the restoration and renovation of heritage properties and the design and decoration of existing homes.

www.janinestone.com

YIDA 2012 - The Grand Finale

The 12 finalists were invited to a chic awards ceremony at the Hospital Club in London's Covent Garden on Thursday 3rd May. The ceremony attracted a large crowd of invited guests including many top industry professionals and journalists from the UK's leading interiors and design media. They joined hosts Janine and Gideon Stone and Vanessa Brady of the Society of British Interior Design alongside a high profile panel of judges which included, leading British designer and cultural commentator, Wayne Hemingway MBE and the world renowned Chef, Raymond Blanc OBE to see American Intercontinental University Student, Erica Deam receive the Young Interior Designer of the Year Award 2012 from Janine Stone and last year's winner, Tony Tan. Erica will join Janine Stone's London studio in September 2012 to take up her 6-month internship. Featured photographs 2012 awards ceremony