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Winner’s Announcement/ Furniture Design for the Community Western Washington University - Industrial Design Six judges have reviewed and selected their favorites among 21 furniture designs. The project was part of the sophomore course, Sophomore ID studio 2, led by Associate Professor Jason Morris. The objective was to design and construct a unique furniture solution for a community non-profit organization for their current needs. The furniture will be then given to that organization as a gift. Mount Baker Products has generously donated all of the high quality FSC hardwood plywood for the project and has also donated $6000 for scholarships for the winners. Student choice award $300 - Ashkon Nima of Bothell, WA. for his design of the Starlight Table, a light table for exploring biology and color for the Bellingham Childcare and Education Center.​ 5th place $500 – Zak Basher of Yelm, WA, for his DIY Utility bench designed for Habitat for Humanity. 4th place...

Mt.  Baker  Plywood Furniture Design Competition Winner’s Announcement Furniture Design for Bellingham Western   Washington  University Industrial Design June 13th, 2013 Five judges have reviewed and selected their favorites among 23 furniture designs.  The project was part of the sophomore course, Sophomore ID studio 2 (Etec 216), led by Associate Professor Jason Morris. The objective was to design and construct a unique furniture solution for a community non-profit organization for their current needs.  The furniture will be then given to that organization as a gift. Mount Baker Products has generously donated all of the high quality FSC hardwood plywood for the project and has also donated $6000 for scholarships for the winners.             Student designers choice award - $300 Colton Sanford - Lego and craft table for the Boys and Girls Club of America   ...

Students from Western Washington University’s Industrial Design program captured multiple awards in two recent design contests. "Dip," by Western Washington University Industrial design student Larisa Schulze of Gig Harbor, recently won a Silver Award at the annual Shaggies design competition. Larisa Schulze of Gig Harbor won a Silver Award at the Shaggies, a biennial design competition open to designers all across the Western United States and Canada.  She was recognized for the design of her wood laminated reading bench, “Dip,” designed for children. Samuel Martin of Seattle won a Bronze Award at the Shaggies for "Enfold," a design of eyeglass frames constructed of laser-cut tensile steel, rolled and press-broken to shape, and then powder coated to finish. The frames may be fit with any standard polycarbonate reading or corrective lens. Recent Industrial Design graduate Thomas Kloucek won a Bronze Award in the "Reduce, Reuse, Recycle" category f...

Winner’s Announcement:  Furniture Design for the Community Western Washington University Industrial Design June 14th, 2011 Four judges have reviewed and selected their favorites among 24 designs.   In addition to our panel of judges, students voted on their peer’s designs to decide a “students choice” award.   The project was part of the sophomore course, Sophomore ID studio 2 (Etec 216), led by Associate Professor Jason Morris. The objective was to design and construct a unique furniture solution for another person or organization for their current needs.   The furniture will be then given to that person or organization as a gift. Mount Baker Products has generously donated all of the high quality FSC hardwood plywood for the project and has also donated $6000 for scholarships for the winners. Here are the winners:   Honorable Mention: Sean Braaten , Everett, WA. for "Gather" a transition play station for the release of p...

Winner’s Announcement Pay It Forward Furniture Design Western Washington University June 7th, 2010 Four judges have reviewed and selected their favorites among 22 designs.  In addition to our panel of judges, students voted on their peer’s designs to decide a “students choice” award. The objective is to design and construct a unique furniture solution for storage.  The storage is to be designed specifically for another person or organization for their current needs.  The furniture will be then given to that person or organization as a gift. Mount Baker Products has generously donated all of the high quality FSC hardwood plywood for the project and has also donated $6000 for scholarships for the winners. Here are the winners: 1 st        Noah Jack , of Corvalis, OR. for Pitter Patter, an umbrella drying stand for the Whatcom Children's Museum.  $2000 scholarship from Mount Baker Products. ...

"Six students from Western Washington University's Industrial Design program received recognition and $6,000 in scholarships for their children's furniture designs as a part of the annual Mount Baker Products Furniture Design Competition. Western students, children, parents and a panel of three community members selected the winning designs among 20 different student projects. First prize and a $2,000 scholarship was awarded to William Losleben of Sultan for "Pupil," a penguin-inspired children's easel and desk; second prize and a $1,500 scholarship was awarded to Thomas Kloucek of Portland, Ore., for "Rocking Ship," a sideways rocking rocket ship with educational graphics; third prize and a $1,000 scholarship was awarded to Nolan Leh of Bellingham for "Cove Desk," an elegant minimum waste children's study desk that can be flattened for shipping; and fourth prize and a $500 scholarship was aw...