December 12, 2022

Words: Interior Design Staff

These Standout Student Designers Took Home an Interior Design Best of Year Award

Interior Design‘s 17th annual Best of Year Awards drew an energetic crowd to Penn1 in Manhattan December 8, marking a much anticipated reunion for the architecture and design community. And the awards wouldn’t be complete without a nod to student winners shaping the future—in and beyond the industry.

Take a look at the next generation of designers and their award-winning products, from multi-use, recyclable textiles to a chair inspired by an ancient instrument.

Read more: See Interior Design’s 2022 Best of Year project and product winners.

2022 Best of Year Student Winners

Anushka Agarwal, Eyelet, School of the Art Institute of Chicago

  • Anushka Agarwal, an Interior Design Best of Year Student winner.
    Anushka Agarwal.
  • Eyelet by Anushka Agarwal, an Interior Design Best of Year student winner.
    Eyelet.

Breanne Johnson, Swivel Table, Cranbrook Academy of Art

  • A black and white headshot of Breanne Johnson, an Interior Design Best of Year Student winner.
    Breanne Johnson.
  • Breanne Johnson, Swivel Table, Cranbrook Academy of Art
    Swivel Table.

MFA Textiles Program, ECONYL x Parsons: Design for the Future, Parsons School of Design

the Interior Design Best of Year student design winners for ECONYL x Parsons: Design for the Future collection
The student designers behind the ECONYL x Parsons: Design for the Future collection.
  • textiles from the ECONYL x Parsons: Design for the Future collection
  • a shoe made from textiles as part of the ECONYL x Parsons: Design for the Future collection
  • a lamp made from textiles as part of the ECONYL x Parsons: Design for the Future collection

Rand Drei, Spatio Table, American University of Sharjah

A black and white headshot of Rand Drei, a Best of Year Student winner
Rand Drei.
  • Rand Drei, Spatio Table, American University of Sharjah
    Spatio Table.
  • Rand Drei, Spatio Table, American University of Sharjah
    Spatio Table.

Aryaman Giri Gundala, Gloo, Pratt Institute

  • Aryaman Giri Gundala, Gloo, Pratt Institute, an Interior Design Best of Year student winner.
    Aryaman Giri Gundala.
  • Aryaman Giri Gundala, Gloo, Pratt Institute
    Gloo.

Qian Wang, Adjustable Pipe Lamp, School of Visual Arts

  • A black and white headshot of Qian Wang, an Interior Design Best of Year Student winner
    Qian Wang.
  • Qian Wang, Adjustable Pipe Lamp, School of Visual Arts
    Adjustable Pipe Lamp.

Matthew Kedzierski, Lyre Lounge, Pratt Institute

  • A black and white image of Matthew Kedzierski in an apron.
    Matthew Kedzierski.
  • Matthew Kedzierski, Lyre Lounge, Pratt Institute
    Lyre Lounge.

See the other 2022 winning projects and products here.

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