17/06/2026
Last week was the Scottish Interior Design Student Showcase of all the brightest new graduates of 2026 at BAaD organised by the wonderful people at Michael Laird Architects
I was absolutely honoured to be invited to be asked to judge their work and hand out prizes to the cream of an impressive crop
I'm familiar with making difficult decisions when judging beautiful interiors but this was next level!
The prize winners were:
Best Exhibition Stand – sponsored by Architextures
Glasgow School of Art
Prize for Sustainability – sponsored by MLA
Rachel Masterman (Glasgow School of Art)
Prize for Communication – Space Solutions
Natalie Bonner (Edinburgh Napier University)
Prize for Materiality – sponsored by Norr
Selina Xu (Edinburgh College of Art)
Prize for Storytelling – sponsored by S&Co
Bella Gibbons (Glasgow School of Art)
Prize for Originality – sponsored by The Senator Group and Herald Property Awards
Saffron Boatfield (Edinburgh College of Art)
Highly Commended – sponsored by The Senator Group and Herald Property Awards
Kayla Adamson (DJCAD)
Far far too many people to tag but please comment or share if you're one of the many people involved , or one of them is your pal!
I really enjoyed the panel discussion expertly lead by Hazel Pearson of MLA, with Hazel Houliston, Adam Storey & Anna Barr - all of us sharing very openly our different wonky paths to success in the unpredictable world of interior design
All organised amazingly by Kay Quillan and fellow judge/former student of mine