Formica Canada announces the opening of the 2024 FORM Student Innovation Competition. Now in its seventh year, this annual competition invites architecture and interior design students in Canada, the U.S. and Mexico to showcase their creativity through original furniture designs that feature Formica brand products.
This year, Formica reflects on 110 years of Formica brand products with a challenge that asks students to submit a colour rendering and project statement of a furniture design that interprets ‘newstalgia’ — a trending aesthetic that blends retro and vintage design with a fresh, modern take. Through their design, students are asked to use their creativity when defining what ‘newstalgia’ means to them, bridging classic with new.
Within their designs, students must include two or more Formica laminate patterns and at least one colour of FENIXTM innovative materials. Each entrant will have the chance to win cash prizes and to get national recognition at NeoCon 2024 in Chicago, the leading design event for commercial interiors in North America.
The grand prize winner will receive a $2,000 (U.S.) cash award and their design will be fabricated and displayed during NeoCon 2024. The second-place winner will be awarded $1,000 (U.S.)and the third-place winner will receive $500 (U.S.). The top three winners will also be invited to attend NeoCon as guests of Formica for the opportunity to network with industry professionals, discover emerging trends and meet with leaders of the design community.
The competition is open from Sept. 6, through March 8, 2024, with winners announced in May of 2024. A distinguished panel of industry and design professionals will judge the students’ submissions.
“The 2023 edition of the competition attracted an exceptional group of Canadian students who distinguished themselves by the number of participants, but also by the creativity and quality of the designs submitted,” said Christelle Locat-Rainville, marketing director at Formica Canada. “We can't wait to see how participants of the 2024 competition will interpret ‘newstalgia’ and to discover their creations, especially as they will reflect on our 110 years of design”.
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