May 12 – June 12: Online Exhibition at WantedDesign.com

May 26 at 12-1:30 PM ET: virtual meeting of all schools’ ambassadors, faculty and students
Mix & mingle
June 2 and 3 at 12-1:30 PM ET: Emerging Designer Showcase session
The Conscious Design Awardees are selected for the Emerging Designer Showcase. They will have 4 minutes to present their projects and up to 6 minutes for a Q&A with the attending guest’s critiques: industry leaders, interior designers, and curators. The two Zoom webinar sessions on June 2 and 3 will be moderated by Amy Devers, co-founder of Clever podcast.

Polish Cultural Institute New York is proud to present Online International Design Schools Show at WantedDesign Manhattan and ICFF Virtual Trade Show.

Design Schools Online Show is the online destination for discovering new ideas, talents, and students from all over the world. In lieu of WantedDesign’s traditional May events, they are hosting this year an online exhibition for international design schools. WantedDesign is developing a new platform to create a lively and interactive online experience. The online exhibit will combined photos, renderings and video, as well as video of the students presenting their work, links on their personal portfolio and social media.

Project components

• Preview of the exhibition and Jury Review led by Metropolis Magazine to select the best 5 projects in 5 categories to receive the Conscious Design Awards  (1st week of June)
• Final live presentation and announcement of the winners (2nd week of June)

Participating designers from The Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw:
List of projects – students
Algator – Ewa Hiller, BA
BONO – Alicja Sieradzka, MA (Conscious Design Award – Best of Original Concept and Design)
House – Weronika Siwiec, MA (Conscious Design Award – Honorable mention Sustainable Solution)
MEMO – Nina Woroniecka, MA
NURN – Joanna Jurga, MA
Orange LAB – Dominika Wysogląd, MA
Shoes Like No Other – Kamila Cembor, BA
Surowo – Karolina Mętrak, BA 
SYRIA 2087 – Anna Banout, MA
Titanium Silicon Air – Paulina Kwiatkowska, MA

WantedDesign founded in 2011 by Odile Hainaut and Claire Pijoulat, is a platform dedicated to promoting design and fostering the local and international creative community throughout the year. Its two marquee events are held in New York during NYCxDESIGN.

The International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF) is where designers, retailers, developers, and architects converge to exchange inspiration and ignite a competitive drive for contemporary residential and commercial interiors. With a selection of both established and emerging designers, the ICFF delivers a selection of the globe’s finest, most creative, individual and original avant-garde products showcased in one venue. Exhibitors from 36 countries come to the ICFF each year to showcase the newest frontier of high-end, contemporary interiors.

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