Room & Board Announces Design Prize Winner

April 26, 2007  by in UnCategorized   

By Home Furnishings Business in Furniture Retailing on April 2007 Room & Board, a nine-store retailer based in Minneapolis, announced the winner of its annual student design competition Thursday. Brian Lee, a senior at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design, received a $1,500 cash prize with his design for the “Swivvie,” a multi-functional media storage cabinet.

His design, which has the potential to be manufactured from eco-friendly materials, will be considered for future production by the Room & Board design team. The award was presented Wednesday at the 11th Annual MCAD Partnership and Scholarship Luncheon at the design school. Room & Board has sponsored the design award since 2003 to encourage continuing education and the development of talented young designers. The Stow, a media console which won the competition recently, is currently in production for Room & Board.

In addition to sponsoring the $1,500 design prize, Room & Board has pledged $10,000 per year for the next three years to support a new digital fabrication lab and donated $5,000 to a Room & Board Scholarship Fund for 2007.