Steve Socha (MArch 2) has won first place in the Design Exchange's 2010 Connect with Roxul Competition. His entry will be on display in the Connect Post-Secondary Competition exhibition, April 22 – May 30, 2010 in the Chalmers Design Centre and Teknion Lounge at the DX, 234 Bay Street.

This national, post-secondary design competition is presented this year in partnership with Roxul, North America’s leading manufacturer of stone wool insulation products, and Random House of Canada Limited.  The Roxul challenge is to redesign an existing basement space into a functional living area, while utilizing Roxul’s product. Random House challenges students to re-imagine the New Face of Fiction logo.  

The winners of the Connect with Roxul competition:

1st Place - Steve Socha, University of Toronto

2nd Place - Brian Finn, Concordia University

3rd Place - Anna Wong, Ryerson University