Duggal congratulates the 2015 Planning and Visual Education Partnership (PAVE) award winners. Retail design and visual merchandising leaders gathered for the 19th Annual PAVE Gala Dec. 2 at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City to recognize the industry’s up-and-coming stars over dinner, networking and a lively after-party.
One of the brightest highlights of the evening was the student décor challenge, which enabled college students from the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT), LIM College, and Australia’s TAFE SA – future brand marketers, graphic designers and visual merchandisers – to showcase their skills for an exclusive industry audience and soak up the night’s excitement.
Duggal Visual Solutions had a fabulous time at the PAVE Awards as a patron, and as the official graphics and student décor sponsor. In addition to coordinating the production of various event graphics and displays, Duggal consultant Brittany Wirtz collaborated with Anne Kong, FIT Associate Professor of Visual Presentation and Exhibition Design, to pick three unique materials that would serve as a canvas for students in the décor competition.
View a gallery of photos from the 2015 PAVE Awards below, followed by a list of the winners from each award category.
2015 PAVE AWARD WINNERS:
PAVE 2015 Student Design Competition Winners Sponsored by Kroger:
Visual Merchandising Category
1st Place - $5,000 – Aliene Chidester, University of Cincinnati
2nd Place - $2,500 – Seth Huxel, University of Cincinnati
3rd Place - $1,500 – Arjun Kainth, Marymount University
Honorable Mention - $500 – Michael Preston, Santa Monica College
Store Design Category
1st Place - $5,000 – Neesha Reddivari, University of Cincinnati
2nd Place - $2,500 – Akansha Osmond, Humber College
3rd Place - $1,500 – LeaMarie Villafana, FIT
Honorable Mention - $500 – Kelly Geig, University of Cincinnati
Honorable Mention - $500 - Caitlin Porter, University of Kentucky
2015 Christine Taylor Collection PAVE Scholarship
Christy Rappold, FIT
2015 CallisonRTKL PAVE Scholarship
Kylie O’Keefe, University of Cincinnati
2015 Gensler PAVE Scholarship
Hae Jun Eum, Art Center College of Design
2015 Target PAVE Scholarship
Linda Gjolaj, FIT and Ryan English, Otis College of Art and Design
design:retail Winning Window Awards:
Silver Award - Bloomingdale’s ;ld Award - Bergdorf Goodman