The Industrial Design program at the University of Houston Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture and Design has done it again. Following national reviews from the Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA), IDSA has announced Hines College student, Timothy Joe, as the 2019 Student Merit Award (SMA) South District Winner, and Hines College alumna, Kristi Bartlett, as the 2019 Graduate Student Merit Award (GSMA) South District Winner. 

The Student Merit Award and Graduate Student Merit Award recognize exceptional talent in Industrial Design, highlighting the very best creativity, problem solving, and design brilliance in each of IDSA’s five districts across the United States.  Joe and Bartlett were two of nine recipients to be honored.

Both Joe and Bartlett are invited to the 2019 International Design Conference in Chicago this August to be formally recognized for their achievements.  They will also be featured in INNOVATIONmagazine.  For more information, visit https://www.idsa.org.

Click on the pictures to the right for more information on each student.