Emerging Talent Award 2024
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New for 2024 Allermuir has partnered with Mix magazine to launch the Marcie Incarico Emerging Talent Award.
Dedicated to recognising and celebrating the young rising stars of commercial interior design and architecture, crucial to shaping the future of our industry, this brand-new award was introduced to shine a spotlight on the next generation of innovative and exciting designers who are already making their mark in their respective fields. We’re proud to announce the first cohort of talented designers – carefully selected from a host of promising entries for the unique perspectives and creative approaches they bring to their craft, with the winner announced at this year’s highly anticipated Mix Awards North event on the 28th of November.
Say hello to the finalists…
Georgia Ingleton, Senior Designer, Sheila Bird Studio
Since joining Sheila Bird Studio 3 years ago, Ingleton has made a massive impact both personally and professionally, becoming a champion for design quality, sustainability and human centred design. She has a unique sense of personal style and aesthetic sensibility that is not only relatable and appealing to others, but also avoids the ever-present cliches and trends in the industry that make so many schemes look similar. Ingleton was thrown into the deep end when joining the studio, helping to develop Sheila Bird’s own scheme at New Century and remaining unfazed by the challenges of working with a heritage building. She has shown a proactive, can-do attitude to every project she has been involved with, including Hurst Accountants’ new HQ, contributing to a new design that reinvents traditional notions of what an accountancy firm should look like. Ingleton remains a firm favourite with clients, partners, contractors and suppliers, becoming a vital and enthusiastic member of Manchester’s vibrant design community.
Rebecca Godden, Interior Designer, Corstorphine & Wright
Godden is a key member of Corstorphine & Wright’s interior design team. Keeping up to date with new, innovative materials and trends by attending design events and developing strong relationships with suppliers and clients, Godden consistently challenges proposals to be more innovative and sustainable. She is often arranging design driven socials, with the hope of providing inspiration for the rest of the team; as part of the studio’s sustainability group, Godden also shares her knowledge with the wider team across its multiple studios and recently took the principal lead on the fit-out of Corstorphine & Wright’s new studio, as well as several other retrofit and new-build projects including a new-build headquarters and research building for Unusual Rigging. In an industry that can be one of the most wasteful, she has also challenged many of the traditional design approaches to interior design, rigorously interrogating the supply and installation of a range of materials and finishes, ensuring high levels of innovation and sustainability across the board.
Paulina Naruseviciute, Project Architect, BDP
At BDP, Naruseviciute is dedicated to improving learning environments for young people. Successfully working across all stages of a project, managing relationships with clients, contractors, and end users alike, her creative ability has been instrumental in BDP’s development of pioneering educational hubs. Such projects include Maidenhill Primary School and Nursery and Neilston Learning Campus, the latter of which has become a rich, adaptive and socially-minded learning environment offering the local community a focal point for interactive workshops and regular social events. Naruseviciute is always thinking about the experience of the end user, and her application of simple architecture to promote child led learning has resulted in multiple award-winning spaces that encourage and enthuse even the youngest of learners.
Lucy Atwood, Interior Designer, AXI
With a keen eye for detail and a passion for sustainable design, Atwood has quickly made a name for herself in the industry, creating spaces that are not only aesthetically pleasing but also environmentally conscious. Since joining AXI, she has successfully led numerous projects, transforming commercial spaces into vibrant, harmonious environments. Her unique approach combines modern aesthetics with timeless elements, producing designs that excel client’s expectations; this includes her contributions to 101 Embankment in Manchester, delivering a range of future-forward, mixed-use spaces from staff lounges to end of journey facilities, each designed to enhance usability, wellness and a sense of community for building tenants.
Andrew Murray, Interior Designer, 74
Graduating from Edinburgh College of Art in 2018, Murray started his career in Glasgow at Keppie Design. A few years of experience and one pandemic later, he moved to Manchester to join 74, where he has taken each opportunity to grow and experience all stages of the design process. This summer, Murray acted as design and project lead on 74’s residential project, Leonardo, developing a sophisticated and timeless interior scheme that harmonised with the Victorian, Grade-II listed building’s unique and original architecture. Continuing his connection to the next generation of young designers, Murray has also delivered presentation to the current year groups at Edinburgh College of Art.
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