Students win bath and kitchen design competition

Three IU juniors, Elizabeth Schaefer, Elizabeth Sutton and Julia Hamilton won first, second and third place, respectively, in their competition categories for the National Kitchen and Bath Association Student Design Competition. These students, who are all enrolled in the IU Department of Apparel Merchandising and Interior Design, are recipients of the competition’s Indiana State Chapter awards. \nSchaefer was recognized for having the best overall project in the competition, marking the second consecutive year an IU interior design student has received the award, according to an IU press release. \nThe National Kitchen and Bath Association Student Design Competition is judged by a panel of industry professionals. This contest recognizes bath and kitchen designers who are able to create a plan for a safe, functional and personalized space that incorporates imagination and “aesthetically pleasing solutions,” according to the press release. \nThis year’s Indiana State Chapter of the competition received 83 student entries from schools such as IU, Purdue and Indiana State University. \n“The NKBA Student Design Competition is an outstanding opportunity for IU design students to apply their classroom and studio skills in a top-level test with other aspiring designers from across the state, “ said Cynthia Landis, senior lecturer in the AMID Department, in the press release. “These students represented our University very well in this year’s event, and we were thrilled an IU student was recognized again as the competition’s overall winner.”