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Student Drawing Competition

The BIID Student Drawing Competition is an annual award for BIID Student members

Student Drawing Competition Benefits

  • Skill development

    Participating in the competition allows you to hone your drawing and design skills. You can practice different techniques and styles, improving your ability to communicate your design ideas visually.

  • Recognition and exposure

    Winning or even just participating in the competition can give you recognition within the interior design industry. Your work may be featured on the BIID website, in newsletters, or in other promotional materials, providing exposure to potential employers or clients.

  • Portfolio enhancement

    Including your competition entry in your portfolio can showcase your design skills and creativity to prospective employers or clients. It demonstrates your commitment to improving your craft.

  • Cash prize

    £500 is awarded to the winner of each category. These rewards can help with your education costs or provide resources to further your career.

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Get involved in the BIIDs annual drawing competition for students THE COMPETITION

(image: Winner Digital Category 2023 - Doroteja Liaukeviciute)

Open to all current BIID Student members, there are 3 categories to enter

Digital

Hand Drawn

Hybrid

The winners of each of these categories will be announced on our website and across our social media channel and each receive a cash prize of £500. 

The competition is judged by a group of experienced interior designers and our aim is to enable students from all parts of the country to showcase their creative and technical drawing skills. There is no entry fee to ensure the competition is as inclusive as possible.

Entries are open from March to May with the winners decided and announced in June. 

CATEGORIES

  • Digital: your submission should be entirely created using digital software
  • Hand drawn: your submission should be entirely hand drawn and not include any digital or collaged elements
  • Hybrid: your submission can be any combination of digital, hand drawn, and collaged elements

JUDGING CRITERIA

  • Creativity and originality
  • Ability to communicate a design idea or concept
  • Technical ability

(image: Winner Hybrid Category 2023 - Sam Putnam)

Keep your eye out on the BIID newsletter for full entry terms and conditions and competition dates. 

 

I am humbled and honoured to have won last year's student Drawing Competition from the British Institute of Interior Design. This recognition has reinforced my passion for interior design and motivated me to push the boundaries of my creativity further. I am grateful for the opportunity to showcase my skills and excited to see where this achievement will take me in my future career.

Tommy Nagy, BIID Student Member, winner of the BIID Student Drawing Competition 2022, Digital Category