The 2020 Sherwin-Williams Student Design Challenge
The Results Are In!
Here’s to all of the students who took the challenge.
What Is the SDC?
The Sherwin-Williams Student Design Challenge (SDC) is a professional competition that celebrates excellence in interior design by students in both residential and commercial categories.
Stand Out and Be Rewarded
Demonstrate your excellence for a chance to win in two interior design categories: residential or commercial.
1st Place
in each category
$2,500 cash prize and featured in STIR® newsletter.
2nd Place
in each category
$1,000 cash prize
3rd Place
in each category
$500 cash prize
Two Facebook Fan Favorite winners (one in each category) will receive a $100 Sherwin-Williams gift card.
$1,000 will be awarded to the design school attended by each first-prize winner.
Free Color Tools for Every Entrant
Every student will receive a FREE ColorSnap® Palette Guide and the 2020 Colormix® Forecast just for entering!
Keep an Eye Out
Stand by for upcoming announcements and more information about future competitions.
Meet the Judges
Each member of our Judges Panel is a highly respected expert in the field of interior design.
Sue Wadden
Sherwin-Williams Judge
Director of Color Marketing, Sherwin-Williams
Nicole White
Residential Judge
CEO/Principal Designer, Nicole White Designs Interiors
Sven Shockey
Commercial Judge
Vice President/Design Director, SmithGroup
Andre Silvestre
Suffolk University
2020 1st Place, Commercial Design
BICC – Boston Intergenerational Community Center
Marya Wozniuck
American River College
2020 1st Place, Residential Design
Eclectic NYC Penthouse
Hannah Halvorson
Iowa State University
2020 2nd Place, Commercial Design
Fresh and Fauves
Katie Krauter
Indiana University Purdue University – Indianapolis
2020 2nd Place, Residential Design
Shipping Container Desert Homestead
Ankita Gogne
California State Polytechnic
2020 3rd Place, Commercial Design
Reunirse. Mexican Center of Culture and Art
Natasha Di Paola
Humber College School of Applied Technology
2020 3rd Place, Residential Design
Natasha Di Paola
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