Finalists: Caesarstone Student Designer Competition

UPDATE: THE WINNERS

Christiaan Schutte (lecturer Maretha Olivier) won R5 000 in third place, second place (and R10 000) went to Paolo Kirsten (lecturer Derick de Bruyn) and the grand prize of R50 000 and title of Caesarstone’s Student Designer of 2015 went to Aimee de Villiers (lecturer Donna Wills). Congratulations!

WORDS Michaela Stehr

Caesarstone has announced the top nine finalists for their 2015 Student Designer competition.

The brief, titled A Space for the Soul, A Place for the Senses, was conceptualised by architect Stefan Antoni. The students were encouraged to design a space where the soul can rejuvenate and escape from the stimulation of modern living.

The awards take place in Sandton, Johannesburg on the 8 October 2015 where the top three winners will be announced. First place is a trip overseas for the winning student and lecturer to a design fair of their choice, worth R80 000.

Here are the finalists, in no particular order:

• Aimee de Villiers: BHC School of Design/Lecturer – Donna Wills
• Anke Schmidt: Tshwane University of Technology, Department of Architecture/Lecturer – Marinda Bolt
• Kyla-Val Azar: BHC School of Design/Lecturer – Donna Wills
• Paolo Kirsten: University of Pretoria, Department of Architecture/Lecturer – Derick de Bruyn
• Christiaan Schutte: Design School of Southern Africa (PTA), Department of Interior Design/Lecturer – Maretha Olivier
• Llewalan Drodskie: Tswane University of Technology, Department of Interior Design/Lecturer – Rene van der Merwe
• Lara Hooper: Design Time School of Interior Design/Lecturer – Anel Botha
• Kyle Weedman: University of Johannesburg, Department of Architecture/Lecturer – Jabu A. Makhubu
• Juri Abbott: Tshwane University of Technology, Department of Architecture/Lecturer – Marinda Bolt

For more information, visit caesarstone.co.za.