Student (1-6 Years)
The Dulux Colour Awards 2022 Student (1-6 Years) category recognises paint specification by architecture or interior design students who are attending or have just completed their studies within the past 12 months in a course at a recognised university or college. Category winner image: Evelyn Wijaya.
Winner
The Unspoken by Evelyn Wijaya, University of NSW.
About
This gallery is designed to look past gender inequality and unrealistic body expectations and redefine social norms. Rooms include one with monochromatic colours and a violet tone, another featuring constantly changing lighting colours, while a further space is drenched in pinks to represent "a hope of the neutral sense of gender stereotype, that pink is just a colour and it is not supposed to be associated with feminity".
Dulux products proposed for this student entry were Design Theatre Black, Wash&Wear® Low Sheen, and Design Concrete Effect.
What the judges said...
“Being a student allows a degree of experimentation and whimsy that is rarely called for or encouraged in professional practice, and this project embodies both. Yet it is also driven by a powerful conviction to create an exhibition that asks visitors to confront issues of gender identity and body image. With the deliberate use of colour, the journey through the spaces is tailored to create a range of experiences, from moments of reflection and intrigue to chaos and, ultimately, celebration. It is a thoughtful, sophisticated and confident exploration of ideas through colour.”
The winning palette
Open your world to monochromatic styles with this palette proposed by category winner Evelyn Wijay. Pair black, white and greys with soft lilacs and pinks for a striking effect.
Commendation
Resuscitate by Krintel Krit, University of NSW
What the judges said...
“In this proposed adaptive reuse project, colour has been evocatively used to express the site’s evolving narrative, from its past as a power station to its imagined future as a centre for sustainable innovation. As a tool for storytelling, the palette is highly symbolic, with dark tones representing the pollutive nature of the building’s origins and softer, lighter hues referring to a hopeful future with greater connection to and respect for nature. It is a gentle yet powerfully emotive design in which colour has been thoughtfully specified for a deeply meaningful aesthetic.”
