A Triumph of design

On Wednesday, May 30th, Brown Thomas will host the Irish final of the Triumph Inspiration Awards 2012, where 16 students from Griffith College Dublin and the Limerick School of Art and Design will compete for a place in the final in October. Students were invited to design a showpiece under the theme “Dragons and Butterflies”, after the destination for the final, Shanghai, where the winner will compete with 30 other national winners.

Last year's judges included fashion designers Viktor and Rolf, photographer Ellen von Unwerth and supermodel Lily Cole. You can vote for your favourite at facebook.com/brownthomasgroup. This design is by Alina Dylnova. The public vote will count as one vote on the judging panel. triumphinspirationawardie.com