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Caesarstone

Student Designer

s a self-proclaimed lover of all

things ‘unusual, interesting, and
Awhimsical’, Gideon Williams from
Nelson Mandela University is a deserving
winner of the 2020/21 Caesarstone Student
Designer Competition, as well as the Best
Presentation award. Gideon and his lecturer
will be flown to an international design fair
of his choice on an all-expenses paid trip
worth R100K.
This year’s brief was written by Juliet
Kavishe, Interior Architect and Director
of IID Professions, and is titled ‘Adaptive
Reuse of Site’. It’s based around the Collier
Jetty at the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town,
which is an existing site that’s open for a bid
to redesign.
The first-place prize for the 2020/21
Caesarstone Student Designer Competition
was awarded to Gideon Williams. He is a
student at Nelson Mandela University, and
his lecturers are Donald Flint and Barry
Bradley. The award for the best presentation
was also given to Gideon, who walked away
with a R7 500 cash prize.

A cash prize of R15 000 was awarded to the
second-place student, Andrew Proudman,
from Nelson Mandela University for his
project that boasted one of the strongest
presentations and answered the brief in an
excellent manner. His lecturers are Donald
Flint and Barry Bradley.
Third place was awarded to Iryna
Khanenko from Design Time School of
Interior Design, who received a R5 000 cash
prize. This magnificent entry was selected
by the judges because, if built, “it would be
a landmark in the city of Cape Town.” Her
lecturer is the multi-talented Anel Joubert.
“What we’ve seen from this year’s brief
and the entries we’ve received is that
a new braveness is being asked of the
designers of today, and they must think
more critically,” says Megan Noel (Head
of Marketing at Caesarstone). “The design
we need for our future is looking anything
but ordinary, and that’s what gets us
excited at Caesarstone because we’re
never looking for ordinary design.” dw

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