MONTAGE AND ARCLINEA BOSTON ANNOUNCE WINNERS OF SECOND ANNUAL CONTEMPORARY DESIGN SCHOLARSHIP COMPETITION
BOSTON [October 19, 2007] — Montage, Boston’s leading contemporary furniture retailer, and Arclinea Boston, the award-wining Italian kitchen design firm, are pleased to announce the winners of the Second Annual Montage/Arclinea Contemporary Design Scholarship Competition.
The annual Design Scholarship Competition was established in 2006 to encourage architecture and design students studying in New England schools to find innovative ways of incorporating contemporary design within the region’s traditional architecture.
First prize is awarded to Keith Loranger, a sophomore at Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston. Keith will receive $ 5,000 towards his tuition from competition organizers.
Second prize of $ 3,000 is awarded to Christopher Ryan a student at Harvard Graduate School of Design.
Third prize of $ 2,000 is awarded to Kate Springfield a student at New England School of Art & Design at Suffolk University.
Winners were contacted this week by telephone. Keith's initial reaction was "WOW" when he returned a call after stepping out of class and then his cell phone lost battery power. Once he arrived home, he called again to express shock and gratitude for the scholarship. "Friends that were standing next to me saw me jump up and down when I first heard the news so they knew something was up."
Keith is in the architecture program at Wentworth and admitted that when he heard of the Design Competition, he was not familiar with Montage or Arclinea. "I visited the showrooms a few times to become familiar with the product and that particular style. It was a real learning experience."
Originally from Freetown, MA, Keith admits to loving New England and hopes to launch his professional career in the Boston area. One of the next steps towards that goal will occur next year when Keith will be invited to be a judge in the 3rd Annual Montage/Arclinea Design Scholarship Competition.
“Once again we were able to shine a spotlight on the emerging young talent in the New England design and architecture schools,” says Montage co-owner Christopher Bates, who conceived the idea of the competition. “The industry professionals who helped select the winners were genuinely impressed with the caliber of the students' work. It's exciting to have the first look at tomorrow's design professionals."
“This year’s competition entries were uniformly excellent,” says Philip Guarino, owner of Arclinea Boston, “but Keith Loranger rose to the top for several reasons. He demonstrated a terrific understanding of the principles behind Antonio Citterio’s kitchen designs for Arclinea as well as his furniture designs for B&B Italia, and he applied those principles very thoughtfully to the ways we might live here in Boston.”
Students were asked to design a contemporary kitchen/living area within either a Back Bay brownstone or a suburban Victorian, and were encouraged to review the design philosophy of Italian architect Antonio Citterio (designer of kitchens for Arclinea and furniture for B&B Italia, sold at Montage) for inspiration.
Entries were reviewed by a panel of New England architects, designers and journalists including:
 David Andreozzi, CORA, NCARB, AIA Andreozzi Architects
Jill Connors - Editor, Design New England Magazine
Dennis Duffy - Duffy Design Group
Ray Ehscheid - SVP, Store Design + Merchandising, Bank of America
David Hacin - Hacin + Associates
Jill Harrington - New England Home Magazine
Nicole Hogarty - Nicole A. Hogarty Interior Design
Rachel Levitt - Boston Magazine's Home & Garden
Gary Marotta - Interior Designer, Elkus-Manfredi Architects
Keith Moskow - Moskow Architects
Christine Rankin - 2006 winner of the Scholarship and a designer at
 Hacin + Associates
Bradford Walker - Ruhl Walker Architects
Heather Wells - Heather G. Wells Architectural Interiors
The scholarship competition, which will be an annual event, was inspired by Montage co-owner Christopher Bates’ desire to support New England's architecture and design communities. “For many years, design and architecture professionals have acted as ambassadors for contemporary design to Boston homeowners. For a long time, I’ve been looking for a way to thank them for that support, and this competition, which nurtures the city’s next generation of visionaries, is the result.”
Arclinea Boston owner Philip Guarino was happy to join Bates as a co-sponsor. “The way we live in Boston is changing, and I think that this competition demonstrates that,” says Guarino. “The designs submitted by area students show innovation and forward thinking, and bode well for the future.”
Montage is Boston’s premier contemporary home furnishings showroom and was founded in 1959 by Howell A. Bates. Current co-owners Christopher Bates and Liz Cingari continue to lead the way in bringing award-winning furniture design directly to the consumer with their showroom at 75 Arlington Street in Boston. Montage’s influence on raising the visibility of contemporary design is consistently recognized with “Best of” awards for its showroom, furniture collections and service. This summer, Montage expanded its initial 10,500 square foot showroom by an additional 2,400 sq. ft, making it the largest contemporary furniture showroom in New England. For more information about Montage, please call 617-451-9400 or visit www.montageweb.com
Arclinea Boston is the first flagship showroom in the United States for Arclinea—an industry leader in the manufacturing of luxury, contemporary kitchens, designed and coordinated by the acclaimed Italian architect Antonio Citterio. Their innovative design, creative technology and exquisite materials differentiate Arclinea kitchens. The Boston showroom showcases examples of the entire Arclinea Collection, and offers consumers a full-service, turnkey solution to their kitchen design process. For more information about Arclinea Boston, please call 617-357-9777 or visit www.arclineaboston.com.
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