Dex Workspaces, in collaboration with Vitra and the Society of Architecture and Civil Engineering Students (Saces) Malta, recently launched a photographic competition open to teams made up of undergraduate students reading for a degree in architecture and civil engineering at the University of Malta.

Imdendel. Jacob Bezzina, Nattea Ciantar and Joseph Farrugia.

The two teams who submitted the best pictures – as determined by public vote and a panel of judges from Vitra – received a set of Vitra wall clocks and miniatures.

The competition was open to architecture students from all years who are currently studying at the University of Malta. Ten teams of three students each were chosen for entry in the competition by Saces and each team was given an iconic Vitra chair, which was the main subject of their photographs.

The teams were briefed about the competition rules and then given two weeks to take a photograph of the chair in a scene that relates to one of the following themes: architecture, landscape, animals, objects, abandoned buildings and people.

Ten teams of three students each were chosen for entry in the competition by Saces and each team was given an iconic Vitra chair, which was the main subject of their photographs

Two winning photographs were selected, one by the public through voting on Facebook and a second picture by a group of judges from Vitra. The winning teams were the ones that achieves the highest number of points by earning likes and shares on Facebook, and the one that is deemed by the judges to have captured the best photograph in terms of relevance to the theme chosen, originality of the composition and technical mastery.

Illuminative Essence. Edward Zammit, Bernard Bugeja and Samuel Ciantar.

The prize was presented to each member of the winning teams by Vivendo group marketing manager Christine Gingell. A certificate of participation was also presented to all teams.

The exhibition runs until August 30 at Ideacasa, Msida Valley Road, Birkirkara. The works may also be viewed online at www.facebook.com/DexWorkspaces.

Dex Workspaces is a specialised branch of Vivendo Group that focuses on creating modern and functional office workspaces. This is the fourth collaboration between Dex Workspaces and Saces over the last year, wherein students are encouraged to develop their creative talent in the design field and are given exposure to high design premium brands, including Vitra.