The Student Design Competition

2008: Processing Frank Gehry

Collab held its Sixteenth Annual Student Design Competition at the Philadelphia Museum of Art on Monday, November 3, 2008, in conjunction with the Museum’s exhibition, Frank O. Gehry: Design Process and the Lewis House, devoted to the architecture and design of Frank Gehry, Collab’s 2008 Design Excellence Award recipient. Students were asked to consider the way Frank Gehry experiments with forms and materials as part of his creative process.

 

First Place Winner: Jesse Gerard
The University of the Arts
Industrial Design
Professor: Dan Michalik

The layered plywood technique widely associated with Frank Gehry is adapted to design and produce the Lewis Bench.

 

 

Second Place Winner: Matt Braun
University of the Arts
Industrial Design
Professors: Rob Melville and Daniel Michalik Third Place Winner: Joseph Choma
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
School of Architecture
Professor: Ted Ngai First Place Honorable Mention: Lauren Adams
Philadelphia University
School of Architecture & Design / Furniture Design
Professor: Michael Schmick

Second Place Honorable Mention: Tess Dickman
Philadelphia University
Interior Design
Professor: Mike Schmick

2008 Judges:

• Lewis Wexler
  
  Lewis Wexler is the owner of Wexler Gallery in Old City, specializing in decorative and fine art. A member of many professional organizations, Lewis has been a juror for the Philadelphia Craft Show, the Smithsonian Craft Show, and the Washington Craft Show.
• Anthony Bracali
  
  Anthony Bracali is Principal of Friday Architects/Planners. Tony has served on the Board of the American Institute of Architects and as President of the Board of the Charter High School for Architecture & Design. He is the lead designer for the award-winning Paines Park skate park project in Philadelphia. Tony is also an adjunct professor at several universities.
• Jack Larimore
  
  Jack Larimore is a furniture designer whose work bridges craft, art and design. Trained as a landscape architect, Jack creates multimedia works with a clear organic element. His work has been featured in numerous exhibitions and collections, including the Philadelphia Craft Show, Philadelphia Furniture and Furnishings Show, and the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
• Stephan Copeland
  
  Stephan Copeland is an industrial designer and owner of Copeland Studio. Specializing in industrial design, the firm’s clients include Knoll, Flos, Steelcase and NASA, among others. Stephan’s award-winning designs include the Greyhound Cycle, a 3-wheel, arm-powered racing cycle.
• Linda O’Keeffe
  
  Linda O’Keeffe is Creative Director for Metropolitan Home magazine, and the magazine’s former Director of Design and Architecture for 14 years. Linda is the author of the book SHOES, currently in its 17th edition and translated into 15 languages.

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