Idea to design an innovation lab for essentials oils firm wins top prize in design competition

Winner Ge Yaxuan (centre) with president of Society of Interior Designers Singapore Keat Ong (left) and Space Matrix CEO Arsh Chaudhry. ST PHOTO: SAMUEL ANG
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SINGAPORE - Ms Ge Yaxuan, a final-year design student at Temasek Polytechnic, snagged the top prize in an annual design competition organised by Singapore-based interior design firm Space Matrix.

For her idea of using essential oils at the workplace, the 21-year-old won a cash prize of $1,500 and an internship with Space Matrix at Dream Big Designathon 2022.

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