The Planning and Visual Education Partnership (PAVE) announced the winners of the 2019 PAVE Student Design Competition sponsored by Bank of America. This annual competition is geared toward college-level students involved in retail planning, visual merchandising, and branding programs.
The competition's design challenge provides an excellent opportunity for students to obtain real-life retail design experience. Prizes included grants to students and schools, and winning students may even see their designs come to life. The competition was open to undergraduate students only. Judging took place on November 13, 2019 at The Bank of America design offices in New York, New York.
- 1st Place – $8,000 – Kareena Sankreacha, Humber College
School awards for students placing in the top three:
- $1,000 – Humber College
This year's winners faced a competitive field of more than 350 entries.
Judging the 2019 competition were:
Rebekah Sigfrids – Senior Vice President, Financial Center Design & Innovation, Bank of America
Malcolm Lee – Design Director & Strategist, Bank of America
Aaron Birney – Global Retail Leader/Design Principal, Gensler
Todd Bracher – Strategic Designer/Creative Director, Todd Bracher Studio
Lena Lim – Vice President, Business Development, B+N Industries
Karen Pearse – CEO & President, Karen Pearse Global Direct
Cindi Kato – Vice President, CallisonRTKL
Norman Roberts – Vice President/Managing Creative Director, FRCH NELSON