Interior Architecture Students Win Innovative Design Competition

Second-year students in K-State’s interior architecture and product design program had an exciting opportunity during the fall semester to explore residential product design.

The Innovative Clothesline Design Competition asked designers and students to submit designs of innovative clotheslines that met three of the following six criteria: made of environmentally friendly materials; made to complement an urban, rural or suburban environment; inexpensive to make (under $100); easy to use; portable; and permanent. The Competition was sponsored by Groton Grange and Groton Local  and was funded, in part, by the Massachusetts Cultural Council in Groton, MA.

Heather Lagergren, Colorado Springs, CO, received second prize and $150. Third prize and $75 went to Kayla Sorensen, Muscatine, IA. Honorable mention for best model went to Sarah Masalskis, Ballwin, MO.

Professors Robert Bullock and Katrina Lewis guided development of the student entries during a two-week studio exercise.

Katherine Bell, competition organizer, stated, “The Kansas State University students played a wonderful and important part in our clothesline design contest. We were very impressed with the quality of their imagination and presentation. There was a broad and enthusiastic response-both from participants and from the public that came to see it. Thank you again, Kansas State University, for participating in such a serious manner.”

“These students, who have largely grown up in homes without clotheslines, are thinking outside the lines and coming up with creative ways to ‘hang out and hang in.’ This is what we need to get America back on track and saving energy dollars,” said Alexander Lee, executive director of Project Laundry List, who served as a judge in the competition.

For more information, contact:
Katrina M. Lewis, 785.532.5992
Robert Bullock, 785.532.5992
CAPD@ksu.edu, 785.532.1090