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Laminate can be so much more than a surfacing material for furniture or countertops, some aspiring designers have discovered during Formica Corporation<\/a>\u2019s inaugural SurfaceSet 2016 Student Innovation Competition. The competition challenged students to conceptualize a commercial space using a minimum of three products from the manufacturer\u2019s SurfaceSet 2016 laminate collection. In the end, a jury panel \u2014 including veteran product designer Jonathan Adler \u2014 named three winners.<\/p>\n

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Farmer\u2019s Kitchen<\/i><\/p>\n

Elizabeth Ickes, of the University of Cincinnati, won first place with her Farmer\u2019s Kitchen concept. Said Ickes of her project: \u201cMore often than not, people are buying food one meal at a time, instead of stocking the pantry. In response to this, food retailers are focusing on bringing more quality, fresh prepared food options to their consumers.\u201d Her resulting commercial kitchen and marketplace design thus proposed spaces for use by local food vendors to prepare, display, and sell their wares. \u201cAnother major trend in food retail is transparency,\u201d stated Ickes. \u201cCustomers want to know exactly what they are buying, where it came from, how it was grown, and who prepared it.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Farmer\u2019s Kitchen<\/i><\/p>\n

This intriguing entry incorporated SurfaceSet 2016\u2019s Thermo Walnut, Cr\u00e8me Lacquered Linen, Artichoke, and Concrete Formwood. \u201cThese finishes speak to the honest aesthetic of the fixture as well as add texture to flat surfaces.\u201d In addition to a $5,000 prize, Ickes received a signed vase from Jonathan Adler.<\/p>\n

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NEXT<\/i><\/p>\n

The second-place prize of $1,000 went to Megan Miller, of the University of Minnesota. Her entry NEXT (also shown at top) proposed a co-working office space designed to appeal to a millennial workforce. \u201cLayering and overlapping have a large presence in the design,\u201d Miller stated of her proposal. \u201cSpaces overlap one another and include areas for spontaneous social interactions between and within each space. Ceiling forms layer upon and overlap one another \u2014 creating transitions that allow for users to stop and connect between functions.\u201d Her renderings incorporated Oxidized Beamwood to add warmth to the mostly white and gray space, Folkstone Hex to represent the overlapping and layering concept, and Orange Lacquered Linen to promote social interaction.<\/p>\n

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NEXT<\/i><\/p>\n

Finally, Caitlin Bakofsky, of Philadelphia University, won the third-place prize of $500 for her design of a luggage retail space in which she envisioned the heavy merchandise in displays that seem weightless. \u201cNothing is anchored to the ground,\u201d stated Bakofsky, \u201cwhich enables the elements in the space to appear as though they defy gravity.\u201d To stay within the provided budget, she proposed applying laminate to the ceiling, columns, cash-wrap, and display fixtures. Her sophisticated, soft, and warm palette included Concrete Formwood, Thermo Walnut, and White Twill.<\/p>\n

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Luggage retail space<\/i><\/p>\n

In addition to Jonathan Adler, the jury consisted of Renee Hytry Derrinton, Group Vice President of Design for Fletcher Building\u2019s Laminates and Panels Division; Gerri Chmiel, North America residential design lead for Formica; and Scott Dannenfelser, North America commercial design lead for Formica.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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