Marc Reichling, head of corporate marketing Hettich
The spotlight was on student innovation in furniture design at the 8th Annual International Design Award ceremony in Toronto. REHAU and furniture com- ponent manufacturer Hettich, presented awards to two groups of Canadian student winners.
Held on Sept. 23 at the IIDEX/NEOCON Canada Design Exposition & Conference in Toronto, the awards presentation ceremony rec- ognized the achievements of students from OCAD University (formerly the Ontario College of Art & Design) and the University of Toronto.
REHAU and partnering sponsor Hettich presented awards for the competition’s two Canadian winning entries: Algeoli, an air and water purification system designed as an attractive, customizable interior lighting element (Mae Shaban - University of Toronto); and Wave, a nanotechnology enabled unit for storing, refrigerating, freezing and utilizing food in a highly efficient manner (Marie Kudo, Jason Luk, Song Kim and Xuan Nguyen - OCAD University).
