Multidisciplinary design firm LIV Design Studio has announced the second iteration of its Student Design Challenge with cash prizes totaling $15,000 for Canadian interior design students. For 2023, this challenge, The Art of Outdoor Living, will expand to include current interior design students from across Canada, with a new focus on multifaceted patio design.
This year’s challenge will culminate in a booth at IDS Toronto 2024, where finalists will showcase their designs at an in-person booth using augmented reality. This marks the 25th anniversary of IDS, and this year’s proceedings will look back on the history of Canadian design, celebrating the designers and partners who have worked with IDS throughout the years.
“The 2022 Student Design Challenge gave me the opportunity to hear opinions from interior design professionals outside of my school, since there was a ton of exposure at IDS. I’ve gained confidence as a designer through this challenge and learned the importance of networking as I start to form more connections within the industry,” said Vivien Tam, student at LaSalle College Vancouver
LIV Design Studio’s 2023 Student Design Challenge, titled The Art of Outdoor Living, aims to bring attention to up-and-coming interior designers from across Canada by providing an opportunity for students to present their work in AR to the interior design community in Toronto and beyond. For this year’s challenge, students are asked to design a 188 square foot outdoor patio space that can be replicated in a multi-residential context.
LIV Design Studio is challenging student designers to imagine patio spaces that facilitate a deeper connection to our surroundings and promote wellbeing year-round through functional & innovative design.
Three finalists will be chosen by a panel of expert judges to have their designs rendered into hyper-realistic 3D models by LIV Design Studio’s in-house CG team. These will then be viewable through dedicated augmented-reality portals at IDS Toronto 2024, where attendees will be able to interact with and vote for their favourite design. Final placements and a new people’s choice award (voted on by IDS attendees) will be revealed onstage at IDS Toronto 2024, at the event’s conclusion on January 21st.
This challenge is open to all students who are currently enrolled in or a 2023/2024 graduate of a licensed interior design program at a Canadian post-secondary institution.
Please visit liv.ca/student-challenge for complete information on submission criteria and eligibility.
