Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Pop Up Student Challenge (cont'd)

(left to right) Angela Saladino (RDI Treasurer), VJ Rodriguez (Judge),  Angela Lindsay (WATG), Mimi Yacobucci (RDI Event Coordinator)

Model building

Model building

Judges VJ Rodriguez (left) and Stephen B. Heckman (far right)

CSLB students supporting their fellow students competing

Finalist Kandy Chang showing off her finished model

Ashlee Harper, IDI, giving her final presentation of the evening

Kandy Chang, CSLB, giving her final presentation of the evening

Ann Taylor concept model (Ashlee Harper IDI)

Lovely by Sarah Jessica Parker concept model (Kandy Chang CSLB)

Ashlee Harper and Kandy Chang

(left to right) Judges Stephen B. Heckman, Nichole A. Fowler, and VJ Rodriguez

Competition winner Kandy Chang (CSLB)


Ashlee Harper and Jenny Diaz (nextGEN President)

James Farnell (RDI President) congratulating competition winner Kandy Chang for a job well done

(left to right) James Farnell (RDI President), Ashlee Harper (IDI), Jenny Diaz (nextGEN President), & Kandy Chang (CSLB)

(left to right) Jenny Diaz, Ashlee Harper, James Farnell, James Schauer, Nichole A. Fowler, Kandy Chang, Paul Dove, Stephen B. Heckman, & VJ Rodriguez

Thank you for coming to support the first annual student competition!

Pop Up Student Challenge (cont'd)

Lunch time for the mentors!

(left to right) Paul Dove, Tracy Woods, Angela Lindsay, Matt Welsh, James Schnauer, Chris Love, & Susanne Andrey (RDI Event Coordinator)

nextGEN Student Member Stephanie Loose

Judge VJ Rodriguez & RDI President James Farnell

Waiting patiently for the taco man 

Student and their mentors pose of a picture after the presentations

(left to right) nextGEN Events Coordinator Kelly Nguyen, RDI President James Farnell, & nextGEN President Jenny Diaz

(left to right) Stephanie Loose, John Geyer, Jenny Diaz (nextGEN President), James Farnell (RDI President). Kelly Nguyen (nextGEN Events Coordinator), & Michelle Curry (nextGEN Communications Chair)

Ashlee Harper (left) further discussing her design concept with Judge Stephen B. Heckman (left)


Time for the second round! The two finalists built a model to show off their design concept. Their mentors James Schnauer and  Paul Dove could not stand on the sidelines cheering. They jumped in to help the students build their models.

James Schnauer (left) helping finalist Ashlee Harper (right: white shirt) build model 

James Schnauer (left) helping finalist Ashlee Harper (right: white shirt) build model 

Paul Dove (right) helping finalist Kandy Chang (right) build model

Monday, November 7, 2011

Pop Up Student Challenge


The long awaited pictures from the Pop Up Student Challenge are here!

nextGEN President, Jenny Diaz  explaining the guidelines of the competition

After the students were given their supplies, they were off and running! Each student was assigned to a student.

 Tracy Woods (left), Callison, discussing the brand Bed Bath and Beyond with Amy Houtenville, IDI

Chris Love (left), BCBG, discussing the brand Gymboree with CSLB student

James Schnauer (left), Glow, discussing the brand Ann Taylor with Ashlee Harper, IDI

Paul Dove (right), Pixesky, discussing the brand Lovely by Sarah Jessica Parker with Kandy Chnag, CSLB

 Angela Lindsey (right), WATG, discussing Ben Sherman brand with CSLB student

Matt Walsh (left), IDA, discussing Dooney & Burke brand with CSLB student

Time's up!
The students gathered their sketches, floor plans, and renderings preparing to present their design...