Architecture student wins design contest

Janice Abrams, a master of architecture student, won the grand prize at the April 24 Design Within Reach Modern-Design-Function juried furniture exhibition. A panel of jurors selected 25 of the top entries to be exhibited. Jurors unanimously chose the Abrams’ design as the show winner because her furniture exemplified simple elegance and a green philosophy. Abrams created seven pieces that can be arranged to form a bench with rocking seats, a table, a chair or a console.