BASF Presents Winners Of 2017 Detroit Middlecott Sketchbattle

BASF Presents Winners Of 2017 Detroit Middlecott Sketchbattle

Casey Swanseger, designer at a Detroit automotive OEM, and Ian Bass, student at the College for Creative Studies, won the 2017 Middlecott Sketch Experiment presented by BASF.

BASF - Detriot Middlecott SketchbattleCasey Swanseger, designer at a Detroit automotive OEM, and Ian Bass, student at the College for Creative Studies, won the 2017 Middlecott Sketch Experiment presented by BASF. For the first time, winners were selected in both a professional and amateur category, with Swanseger winning the professional, and Bass taking the amateur category.

Introduced in 2012, the experiment is Detroit’s first-ever “Fight Club of Design,” an underground automotive industry event developed to identify emerging design talent. The event coincided with the North American International Auto Show, and is an automotive sketching competition where contestants battle for the championship. A record number of 17 contestants competed under pressure, in front of an audience in a timed, three-round, boxing-themed setting.

“Sketchbattle is an incredible event that brings emerging industry designers together to showcase their talent in creating novel exterior and interior concepts in a fun and competitive arena,” said Paul Czornij, head of design for BASF’s Color Excellence Group and Sketchbattle judge. “This is the future of automotive styling potential.”

Other judges included: Doyle Letson, chief designer, Ford Global Interiors; Marc Mainville, General Motors design manager; and Camilo Pardo, designer of the 2006 Ford GT and world-renowned designer.

“It was pretty cool to win. I really wasn’t expecting it,” said Swanseger. “I tried to tune everything out while I was sketching. The event has an artsy feel.”

During the final round of the competition, contestants were asked to incorporate a compelling color concept into their drawings.

“This year we asked the participants to think along similar lines as BASF to see color as part of the overall vehicle design,” said Czornij. “The final results were very inspirational.”

More than $6,000 was raised for Project Beautiful – Inside and Out. Project Beautiful is a Michigan-based non-profit that builds confidence and hope, especially for women in shelters, to rebuild their lives.

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