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Teacher Insights: List of Winners of Nippon Paint Asia Young Designer Award 2019

Teacher Insights: List of Winners of Nippon Paint  Asia Young Designer Award 2019

The future of Interior Design and Architecture is indeed bright and prosperous. As Nippon Paint concluded the Asia Young Designer Award. Among hundreds of entries around Philippines from different universities, only few were chosen to become the finalist and only 2 gold winners will able to compete at Asia Young Designer Award 2020 at Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

Teacher Insights: List of Winners of Nippon Paint  Asia Young Designer Award 2019

Architecture Category Winners

Silver Award

People may said that second place is lower. But the recipient of the silver award winner is John Harold Siblag of St. Mary’s University in Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya received a cash prize of P30,000.00 plus an internship opportunity with a renowned Architecture or Interior Design firm. That’s a big opportunity already for Harold even before graduation.

John Harold Siblag
John Harold Siblag

Gold Award

As the gold winner, John Carlo (JC) de Jesus of Bulacan State University received a cash prize of P50,000.00 plus an internship opportunity a “golden chance” to compete at Asia Young Designer Award 2020 Summit at Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Since he also won the green innovation award, this brings his total cash prize to P55,000.00.

John Carlo de Jesus, Architecture Gold Award Winner

Special Awards

  • Best Color Choice Award – Christian Adrian Manalo of Batangas State University received the BEST COLOR CHOICE AWARD. He received an additional P5,000.00 cash prize. This means his total cash prize is P15,000.00.
Teacher Insights: List of Winners of Nippon Paint  Asia Young Designer Award 2019
  • Best Green Innovation Award – The award for BEST GREEN INNOVATION went to John Carlo de Jesus of Bulacan State University. He received an additional P5,000.00 cash prize. This means his total cash prize is P15,000.00
Teacher Insights: List of Winners of Nippon Paint  Asia Young Designer Award 2019
  • People’s Choice Award – The PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD is based on online votes and Johann Orozco, also from Bulacan State University received that most votes in the Architecture category. He received an additional P5,000.00 cash prize. This means his total cash prize is P15,000.00.
Johann Orozco
  • Most Supportive School – The award for MOST SUPPORTIVE SCHOOL went to the Far Eastern University for having the most number of entries submitted in this competition. They received a cash prize of P10,000.00 plus a paint voucher worth P10,000.00 also.
  • Best Mentor – Ar. Diane Alfonso of Bulacan State University, the mentor of the gold winner in Architecture, John Carlo de Jesus. She received a cash prize of P10,000.00.
Ar. Diane Alfonso
Ar. Diane Alfonso
  • Best College/University – The award for BEST COLLEGE / UNIVERSITY goes to the school that the gold winner represents. Congratulations, Bulacan State University! The school that receives this award receives a cash prize of P10,000.00 plus a paint voucher also worth P10,000.00.

Interior Design Category Winners

Where Architecture was dominated by men, Interior Design was dominated by women. Just as above, all finalists who do not win either silver or gold will receive a cash prize of P10,000. And, if they win a special prize, that amount will be added to their cash prize.

Silver Award

The recipient of the silver award will receive a cash prize of P30,000.00 plus an internship opportunity with a renowned Architecture or Interior Design firm. Congratulations to Clarice Limsui of De La Salle College of St. Benilde!

Gold Award

The recipient of the gold award is Abigail Florence Taghoy of the University of San Carlos, Cebu. She received a cash prize of P50,000.00 and an internship opportunity. For receiving the gold award, Abigail will represent the Philippines in the upcoming Asia Young Designer Award 2020 to be held in Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam.

Special Awards

Michael Gabriel Vasquez
Michael Gabriel Vasquez
Josette Thai
  • People’s Choice Award – Erika Mari Ordinario of De La Salle College of St. Benilde got the highest online vote for Interior Design People’s Choice Awards Category.
Erika Mari Ordinario
Erika Mari Ordinario
  • Most Supportive School –  De La Salle College of St. Benilde won  for sending the most entries. The school that receives this award receives a cash prize of P10,000.00 plus a paint voucher also worth P10,000.00.
  • Best Mentor – For mentoring Abigail Taghoy, IDr. Hermie Oplado of the University of San Carlos received the award for BEST MENTOR. He received a cash prize of P10,000.00.
  • Best College/University –  University of San Carlos, Cebu. The school that receives this award receives a cash prize of P10,000.00 plus a paint voucher also worth P10,000.00.
Teacher Insights: List of Winners of Nippon Paint  Asia Young Designer Award 2019

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