Hospitality Design and West Elm are partnering once again to present the eighth annual HD/West Elm Student Product Design Competition. Current students and those who have been out of school for up to a year were eligible to enter the contest.

Check back soon for information on how to submit to the 2026 contest.

Past Winners

2025: The Martin dining chair by Calvin Ma, California State Polytechnic University
2024: The Rogan barstool by Ilyra Carlton, Savannah College of Art and Design
2023: The Sill dining chair by Calvin Ma, Cal Poly Pomona + UCLA Extension
2022: The Fold chair by Chae Rim Kang, the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD)
2021: The Bloom collection by Archana Menon, Savannah College of Art and Design
2020: The Volum collection by Andrew Jacobs, Savannah College of Art and Design
2019: The Tribeca dining chair by Laurie Sadove, Pratt Institute (Sadove’s chair is currently in production)