WWU student designers honored

Mount Baker Products recently gave $6,000 in scholarships to Western Washington University industrial design students for its furniture design competition, according to a press release.

Lisa Van Doren, Paul Kearsley, Keri Lester, Kyle Thomas, and Michael Flaherty judged the 23 entries. Lisa owns Ideal, a design shop in Bellingham. Paul is a designer and part time Industrial Design department faculty member at WWU. Michael is a professional woodworker at Flaherty Woodworking. Keri is a teacher at Wade King Elementary School. Kyle is the lead industrial designer at Architectural Elements in Bellingham.