Park Hotel Group & Raffles design institute launch Christmas display competition
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Park Hotel Group & Raffles design institute launch Christmas display competition
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This is a press release selected by our editorial committee and published online for free on 2008-10-16
Park Hotel Group has invited design students from Raffles Design Institute to create an original Christmas display based on their interpretation of the theme ‘Christmas by the Park’.
More than 100 students from the design school’s 3D Design (Product, Jewellery and Furniture), Interior Design and Fashion Marketing & Management faculties will be participating in the inaugural ‘Christmas by the Park’ Competition which kicks off from October 1, 2008.
The top two entries will win cash prizes of S$1,500 each and the opportunity to showcase their award-winning displays at the Group’s two properties, Grand Plaza Park Hotel City Hall, Singapore and Park Hotel Orchard, Singapore.
“This Christmas, we wanted to engage our youths through a competition that will showcase their talents and needless to say, we are just as excited as them to see their creative outburst this festive season,” said Mr N Gunalan, Director of Marketing Communications, Park Hotel Group. “Raffles Design Institute is a premier design school and their partnership will certainly elevate the entry standards.”
Said Director of Raffles Design Institute, Mr Ong Kai How: “Raffles Design Institute has constantly reviewed our curricula to be relevant to the design industry and trends. In this regard, we are delighted to collaborate with Park Hotel Group where our students would get the opportunity to put into practice what they’ve learned.”
Submission period for the competition will run from October 1 to October 17, 2008. Five entries will picked for the finals to be conducted at the Raffles Design Institute Gallery on November 14, where a judging panel will pick the two winners based on Presentation, Creativity, Green Factor and Interpretation of Theme. The results will be announced at an award-giving ceremony held at Grand Plaza Park Hotel City Hall on November 21.
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