Sydney Design School Graduation | December 2020

“As we say goodbye to another group of outstanding students we’re reflecting on their achievements in what has been a unique and challenging year.

Our students and educators took the period of online learning in their stride and I truly believe that this is the best group of graduates so far. Here’s cheers to all of them!”

– Amanda Grace, Director

Sydney Design School Graduation December 2020

Our July graduates missed out on a graduation event due to COVID restrictions so we welcomed them back to celebrate with our December grads this week. The awards were live streamed to family and friends who we were unable to host on campus.

The evening was lots of fun, a wonderful celebration of our close knit Sydney Design School community and an acknowledgement of outstanding achievements.

Big thanks to our industry partners who generously sponsored the awards. For this graduation our sponsors included Marlow & Finch, I&D Studio, Bloomfield Tremayne & Partners, Bespoke Careers, Murobond, Temple & Webster, Blum, Resene and Eckersleys.

The following Awards of Excellence were presented.

Most Outstanding Graduates

These students truly are outstanding – they’ve shown consistent commitment to their course and to always producing an exceptional standard of creative work.

Advanced Diploma of Interior Design

July | Emma Martin – Cyan class, sponsored by I&D Studio
December | Alexander Thrush – Cyan class, sponsored by Bloomfield Tremayne & Partners
December | Ryan McGregor – Cyan class, sponsored by Bespoke Careers

Diploma of Interior Design

July | Ryan McGregor – Sienna class
July | Alexander Thrush – Violet class
December | Michelle Yuen – Sienna class, sponsored by Temple& Webster
December | Emily Meehan – Slate class, sponsored by Temple& Webster

Certificate IV in Interior Decoration

December | David Cao, sponsored by Marlow & Finch

Highly Commended Graduates

This award recognises students who exhibit a consistently high standard of work.

Advanced Diploma of Interior Design

July | Eliza Maloney – Cyan class, sponsored by Eckersleys
December | Chelsea Ernst – Cyan class, sponsored by Resene
December | Jenna Ritchie – Cyan class, sponsored by Resene

Diploma of Interior Design

July | Louise Mackay – Sienna class, sponsored by Murobond
July | Maggie Chen – Violet class, sponsored by Eckersleys
December | Eveline Betschart – Sienna class, sponsored by Blum
December | Jodie Cox – Slate class, sponsored by Blum

Certificate IV in Interior Decoration

July
Larissa Orth – Aqua class
Claudia Pergola – Bronze class
Donna Eddie – Gold class

December
Fleur Manjoero – Aqua class
Aleksandra Robinson – Bronze class
Sarah Straker-Williams – Copper class
Phoebe Wong – Sage class
Gabriele Sutton – Scarlet class
Clair Tew – Coral class
Fernanda Brandao Barros – Ruby class
Joel Curtis – Violet class
Priyanshi Joshi – Teal class

Client’s Choice – Certificate IV Residential Project

Students are challenged to design an entire residential scheme for a real client.

July
Rachel Potter – Aqua class
River Dawe – Bronze class
Jacob Tamepo – Gold class
Justine Bolzon – Slate class
Kate Castle – Emerald class

December
Ellie Sutton – Aqua class
Georgia Kirk – Bronze class
Ana Gabrielle Herbosa – Copper class
Louise Dawson – Sage class
Jerusha Tiqui – Scarlet class
Sarah Elders – Coral class
Therese Gapps – Ruby class
Rachel Walker, Karim Dakkak – Violet class
Tara Lemmon – Teal class

Best Hospitality Project – Diploma

Hospitality design requires students to think conceptually and develop a design to refit an existing space.

July | Ainhoa Beascoechea Arambarri – Sienna class
July | Thomas Moules – Violet class

December | Angela Zupan – Sienna class
December | Simone Hayes – Slate class

Best Design Specialisation Project – Advanced Diploma

Design Specialisation is a self-directed project. Students create their own brief specific to their specialist area of interest.

July | Vicky Stavropoulou – Cyan class

Graduation is a wonderful way to end the school year. We are sad to see our graduating students leave, but so excited to follow their career paths and watch them excel in the industry. We wish them all the best and will continue to stay in touch via our Careers Coach and with our alumni events.

We’re looking forward to welcoming back students who’ll be continuing on to the Diploma and Advanced Diploma courses in 2021.