Interior Design students rake in awards
WINNER: Interior Design Student Jaime Scholz was one of the winners of the LIT Lighting Design Awards 2022.
Wednesday, 14 December 2022
The 2022 Advanced Diploma in Interior Design class continues to shine and has raked in yet another award – the fifth this year.
Jaime Scholz was recently announced as the winner of the category: “Desk lamps, Floor lamps” in the LIT Lighting Design Awards 2022.
She won this prestigious prize for a floor lamp she designed called KLOK.
Her classmate, Lebogang Raphiri, received an honourable mention in the mood lighting category for the table lamp she designed, called Lesedi. Lesedi, was designed specifically to address users suffering from seasonal affective disorder.
The award is the second Jaime has won this year. She was also recently announced as the winner of the category: Jury’s Favourite in Interior Design – Institutional in the BLT International Built Design Awards.
“I feel honoured to be selected as a winner and I am very grateful to be nominated and motivated to enter these prestigious competitions, by Colleen (Cocotos), our Advanced Diploma in Interior Design, programme coordinator,” said Jaime.
“KLOK is derived from the timeless African sunset. This light clock mimics the sun by supporting the occupants’ circadian rhythm by automatically allowing the colour temperature of the LEDs to adjust to an appropriate day/night setting, in either cool white or warm white. The intention was to innovate a new source of light to merge with a new source of time. KLOK’s timeless design explores a whole new concept, promoting the function of a freestanding clock/ light.”
Senior Lecturer Colleen Cocotos said Jaime’s achievement as winner of the LIT award and Lebogang’s honourable mention for the design of her table lamp, “demonstrates the creativity and innovation of these students in the fields of interior design and lighting product design.”
“The Advanced Diploma in Interior Design class received several wins this year, as they were invested in the enjoyment of the design process. Their goals of achieving improved well-being were met in the outcome of their final products.”
Written by Ilse Fredericks
Email: Frederickskennediji@cput.ac.za
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