KCADDR Regional Student Competition

In its annual Regional Student Competition for Kansas State University interior architecture and product design students, the Kansas City Architects, Designers, Dealers and Representatives (KCADDR) awarded the following prizes.

Large furniture:
First place - David Eichman, Anchorage, AK
Second place - Michelle Keeven, St. Louis, MO
Third place - Will Yankey, Springfield, IL
Fourth place - Michael Slater, Olathe, KS
Fifth place - Will Yankey

All are May 2007 Bachelor of Interior Architecture graduates.

Small furniture:
First place - Kara Raasch, Lincoln, NE
Second place - Heather Wise, Bucyrus, KS
Third place - Jill Nichols, Blair, NE

These students have just finished their third year of students in the College of Architecture, Planning and Design.

The furniture was made during the 2006-2007 academic year in furniture design and construction studio classes instructed by Professors David Brown, Steve Davidson, and Rod Troyer.

In his prize presentation remarks, juror representative Mike Kirkpatrick said that the jurors, many of whom have juried this competition for a number of years, never cease to be amazed at the ever-increasing level of creativity and workmanship in the students’ furniture designs and construction. “Coming to K-State each year for this competition is something we truly look forward to,” he said.

The KCADDR is a furniture and furnishings interest group in the metropolitan Kansas City area. This year’s competition jurors included Sara DiMaggio, Interior Landscape, Inc.; Maria Galvas, Allsteel; Bill Gapske, Sr. and Bill Gapske, Jr. sales representatives; Mike Kirkpatrick, Encompas; Ed Kinney and Jim Pettijohn, Pettijohn Kinney Architects and Interiors; Mark Lowe, Contract Furnishings; and Ray Secrest, Secrest Architectural Interiors.

For more information, contact:
Steve Murphy, 785.532.5952
Diane Potts, 785.532.1090