Student Design Initiative

2008 marked the debut of a new component of DIFFA’s DINING BY DESIGN: the Student Design Initiative presented by Benjamin Moore. With the participation of top New York City design schools including FIT, NYU, Parsons, Pratt and SVA and mentors including Dalzell Productions, David Rockwell, Jamie Drake, Arpad Baksa and Miles Redd, the Initiative paired participating schools with mentors who guided the student design teams through the process of creating a design installation from inception to execution. Working within a strict budget and the technical and logistical guidelines unique to DINING BY DESIGN, each student design team had the singular opportunity to work with internationally renowned and cutting edge designers while participating in the industry’s keynote event, DIFFA’s DINING BY DESIGN. These unique student designed installations were on view throughout all of the 2008 DINING BY DESIGN events. Please see below to view photos of not only the design installations, but candid photos of the student design teams meeting with their mentors during the design process.