Students honoured with interior design awards

Students honoured with interior design awards Humaid Mohammad Obaid Al Qattami, Minister of Education, presented Danube Students Interior Design Awards to the winners in Dubai on Thursday. The grand winning entry, Group Ad. The success has given us the assurance to lay the groundwork for a more exciting and activity-filled second edition of the competition,"said Rizwan Sajan, founder and chairman of Danube Group. "Interior design in the Middle East is developing at a rapid pace. The designs were evaluated on aspects such as functionality, presentation, innovation and usability. Infinitum, was rewarded with a cash prize of Dh20,000 and the winners in the CEO's category, Group AGU, were awarded with a prize of Dh5,000. The Danube-APID Student Interior Design Competition was developed as an adjunct to typical course work, in which students could utilise skills learned through their current academic development in the design of an interior environment with far-reaching appeal. Al Qattami highlighted the advantages of interior design in the industry, encouraging students to strive for excellence in their approach. The competition recognised five winners in each category with special merit awards. The inaugural competition awarded 12 winners with total prize money of Dh85,000. Farida Kamber Al Awadhi, president of the APID, said, "The overall quality of the submissions was of a high standard. Each submission featured a tailor-made solution to the ever-evolving concept of interior designing. Students honoured with interior design awards Trade News selected by Local Linkup on 03/06/2012