MATC Matters

On Thursday, February 21, MATC’s Interior Design program students participated in an annual Interior Design Competition, held this year at Monona Terrace, and took home 17 of 24 top awards. Waukesha County Technical College and Gateway Technical College also had students in attendance at the competition, which is open to all Wisconsin Technical College System interior design program students.

Students competed in several categories, testing their knowledge of textiles and history of furniture in a written exam, as well as testing their skills in an “on the spot” design charrette in Residential, Commercial or Kitchen Design. After the rigorous three-hour charrette, participants toured the Monona Terrace facility in addition to learning about “greenâ€? furniture and sustainable living as a part of the day, which was themed, “EcoChic 2008: Design with Sustainable Sophistication.” Interior design professionals specializing in residential, commercial or kitchen design judged the students’ projects.

MATC students earning awards were:

Textiles Knowledge – 1st Year Students
2nd Place, Maruta Senfelds
3rd Place, Susan Schafer-Landau
Textiles Knowledge – 2nd Year Students
1st Place, Jenny Schroeder
2nd Place, Erin Funseth
3rd Place, Alison Daughters

History of Furniture Knowledge – 1st Year Students
1st Place, Susan Schafer-Landau
History of Furniture Knowledge – 2nd Year Students
1st Place, Alison Daughters
3rd Place, Niki Pierner

Residential Design – 1st Year Students
1st Place, Ciré Rosenbaum
2nd Place, Mary Williamson
3rd Place, Amy Roberts
Residential Design – 2nd Year Students
1st Place, Melissa Schmelzer

Commercial Design
1st Place, Ashly Kendhammer
3rd Place, Niki Pierner

Kitchen Design
1st Place, James Williams
2nd Place, Erin Funseth
3rd Place, Brittany Jones

Congratulations to the interior design students!