ICMAD Young Designers’ Competition

The Young Designers’ Competition, created by ICMAD in 1999, showcases design talent in personal care packaging. The goal of the competition is to encourage and develop young creative talent that will build the future of the cosmetics industry.
A panel of cosmetic and personal care packaging design experts, including Santo Fareri of SRF Design Ltd., Annette Green, past president of the Fragrance Foundation, Gregg Lukasiewicz of Lukasiewicz Design, Inc., Kenneth Noskin of Ideate and Rick Prater of Rick Prater Design, judged the student competition.
Judging criteria for packaging included uniqueness, ability to be reproduced economically and use and storage accessibility.
Participating schools included: American Academy of Art, Chicago, IL; Columbus College of Art and Design, Columbus, OH; Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising (FIDM), Los Angeles, CA; Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT), New York, NY; Miami International University of Art and Design, Miami, FL; Savannah College of Art & Design, Savannah, GA and The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL.
Tyler Moore, a student at the American Academy of Art, took first place and a cash prize of $2,500 for his “Motive High Gloss Hair Spray” design.
Wei-Li Chen, FIDM, won second place and $1,500 for her “O’live Shampoo” design.
Anna Zimnoch, FIT, placed third, receiving $1,000 for her “It’s All About Your Hair-Protein Hair Treatment” design.
ICMAD Young Designers’ competition winners are (l-r) Wei-Li Chen Cheni Chen (2nd), Anna Zimnoch (3rd), The Independent Cosmetic Manufacturers & Distributors Association (ICMAD) announced the winners of the 2005 Young Designers’ Competition at an awards dinner held recently in New York City.
Cash awards were presented to each of the winners with the support of ICMAD member Models Prefer. Other sponsors included, Happi, Cosmetic Packaging and Design, Cosmetic and Personal Care Magazine, Global Cosmetic Industry Magazine, Package Design Magazine, HBA (Health and Beauty America), Partnership and Solo Laboratories
According to ICMAD president, Karen Acker of KA Consulting, “Youth is our future. ICMAD believes in our future and our Young Designers’ Awards program. It not only reaches out to the many young students across the nation embarking in the field of design, but we recognize and congratulate them and their institutions for their incredible talent and continued advancements.”