Second Place Winner

Team: Pangolin Haven

Team Sponsor: OFS Brands

Team Members: Leslie Ann Wilson, Kearra Barkley, Lauren Lewis, Kylie Davis, Phillip Powers

Sub Theme: Refuge

PANGOLIN HAVEN IS THE CREATIVE ENDEAVOR OF ESA AND OFS. INSPIRED BY THE ANIMAL OF PANGOLIN—it’s distinctive aesthetic, and it’s natural instinct for self-protection— THE DESIGN INTENT OF THIS ENSEMBLE IS TO CREATE REFUGE FOR THE INDIVIDUAL; TO PROVIDE SAFE HAVEN FROM THE ELEMENTS. THE DARK WOOD LAMINATE HOOD ACTS AS PROTECTION FROM HARMFUL ACTS ABOVE, WALNUT VENEER SCALES OVERLAP A PROTECTIVE CLOAK THAT OBSCURES AND DISGUISES THE FIGURE FROM THREATS BEHIND, AND SOFT MESH UPHOLSTERY COVERS THE USER UNDERNEATH REPRESENTING THE VULNERABLE, HONEST FIGURE. THESE PIECES COMBINE TO CREATE THE SECURITY ENVELOPE THAT THE USER INNATELY DESIRES. THE DYNAMIC BETWEEN THE SHIFTED GEOMETRIES AND THE MATERIALS USED REPRESENTS THE CONTRAST BETWEEN THE NATURAL WORLD AND THE MANMADE. THROUGH ALL OF THESE DESIGNED ELEMENTS AND THIS INNATE NEED FOR SECURITY— PANGOLIN HAVEN IS A REFUGE.