Cardboard Chair Affair: Results
1st Annual Cardboard Chair Design/Build Student Competition
Cardboard never looked this good––really. After less than 40 hours of intense designing and hard work, the chairs are complete. Now, the official results are in. I would like to applaud all those who participated in the project as it was both a fantastic event and an exciting example of Five College collaboration. The results represent rankings by our five faculty/professional jurors: Karen Koehler, Gary Orlinsky, Jim Middlebrook, Nina Antonetti and Thom Long.
Most Unique/Inventive Design:
The most daring, unique and creative response to the challenges of the project, based on aesthetics and inventive character.
1st Prize gets a 30$ Gift Certificate to the Guild Art Store
1st Place: Chair #4- Egg Cradle Rocker
2nd Place: Chair #1- Rearrangeable Layer Chair
3rd Place Tie: Chair #3- Sushi Cusion Chair, Chair #2- Carved Cube Chair & Footrest/Table
Most Effective Design:
The best use of materials to achieve the most comfortable and structurally effective design.
1st Prize gets Free Ice Cream at Bart's (about a dozen)
1st Place: Chair #2- Carved Cube Chair & Footrest/Table
2nd Place: Chair #3- Sushi Cusion Chair
3rd Place: Chair #1- Rearrangeable Layer
Overall design:
The main prize: the best overall design, including aesthetics, inventiveness, comfort and quality.
1st Prize gets a high quality coffee maker to assist in many more late nights in the studio.
1st Place: Chair #2- Carved Cube Chair & Footrest/Table
2nd Place Tie: Chair #3- Sushi Cusion Chair, Chair #1: Rearrangeable Layer
3rd Place: Chair #4- Egg Cradle Rocker
We would like to express our thanks to the faculty and students who worked incredibly hard to make this event happen. As well, we would like to send a special thanks to Karen Koehler, Gary Orlinsky, Jim Middlebrook and Nina Antonetti for their role as our final jury and critics for the competition.
There is still time to vote for your favorite online at fivecollegearch.com in the overall peer open poll. See the chairs here.
Contact Thom Long(
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) for prizes.
See you all next year.
Sponsored by the 5 COLLEGE ARCHITECTURE CLUB
