2004 International Design Guild/Asid Student Design Awards Announced

March 15, 2004
International Design Guild

(WASHINGTON, D.C., March 15, 2004) – The American Society of Interior Designers and the International Design Guild (Guild) are pleased to announce the recipients of the 2004 International Design Guild/ASID Student Design Awards. The awards recognize outstanding interior floor covering designs by undergraduate or graduate ASID student members in both rug and broadloom categories.

The 2004 International Design Guild/ASID Student Design Award winners are:

Rug Category:

First Place – Chia-Ling Khoo, Oklahoma State University (Stillwater, Okla.)
First Runner-Up – Elaine Dominguez, Rhodec International (Quincy, Mass.)
Honorable Mentions – Marla-Rae Lewandoski, Colorado State University (Fort Collins, Colo.); Joan Jacobson, St. Louis Community College (St. Louis); Laura Bradfordkirch, Seattle Pacific University (Seattle); Vatsala Krishna, New England School of Art and Design – Suffolk University (Boston); Tammy Munson, Brigham Young University-Idaho, (Rexburg, Idaho)

Broadloom Category:

First Place – Elaine Dominguez, Rhodec International (Quincy, Mass.)
First Runner-Up – Jessi Halliday, College for Creative Studies (Detroit)
Honorable Mentions – Cori Robertson, University of Florida at Gainesville; Tanya Sujjavanich, University of Florida at Gainesville; Cesar David Aguirre, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga; Redi Karameto, University of Texas at Arlington; Joshua Burton, Ball State University (Muncie, Ind.)

A jury of Guild members met during the Guild’s annual convention in Las Vegas from Jan. 25 – 30 to evaluate the entries and select the winners of the 2004 competition from hundreds of applicants. Each of the first-place award winners received a cash prize of $2,500, each first runner-up honoree received $1,000 and each of the honorable mention honorees received $100. Digital images of the winning entries are available to the media upon request.

ASID is the leading professional association representing the interests of interior designers. Its mission is to advance the interior design profession through knowledge generation and sharing, advocacy of interior designers’ right to practice, professional and public education, and expansion of interior design markets. The Society supports its more than 34,500 members—comprised of practicing interior designers from all design specialties, design students and industry representatives—through a variety of programs and services and a network of 48 chapters throughout the U.S. and Canada. For more information on ASID, visit www.asid.org.

About The International Design Guild

The International Design Guild is an alliance of more than 100 luxury floorcovering showroom owners throughout the United States and Canada. The Guild was recently named one of the fastest growing luxury retailers in the world.