The winner of the eight annual HD/West Elm Student Product Design Competition is Junghyun Shin of the Rhode Island School of Design in Providence, for the design of the Cove lounge chair.
Judged by Williams-Sonoma Business to Business director Frank Harker and senior designer Sam Jones, this year’s contest tasked students to design a lounge chair conceived for hospitality and commercial spaces.
In addition to a $5,000 prize, Shin will also have his product produced by West Elm.
Emma Kean of the Savannah School of Art and Design was named this year’s finalist for her Solace lounge chair, which explores the contrast between soft textile volume and a continuous curved wood frame.
Shin and Kean will be honored at the 22nd annual HD Awards ceremony on May 5th at Encore at the Wynn Las Vegas during HD Expo + Conference. Purchase tickets today!
