2015 WOW awards winners

     Brancott Estate Supreme WOW Award

•   Winner: Diva’s Dreamscape by Peter Wakeman, Nelson, New Zealand
•   Runner Up: Deadly Beauty by Xi Zhang, Donghua University, Shanghai, China

     American Express Open Section

•   First: Tinker by Jeff Thomson, Auckland, New Zealand
•   Second: The Quilt Monster by Daisy May Collingridge, Woldingham, UK
•   Third: Flow of Creation by Kirsten Fletcher, Feltham, Middlesex, UK

     Wellington Airport Avant Garde Section

•   First: Deadly Beauty by Xi Zhang, Donghua University, Shanghai, China
•   Second: Lucid Dreaming by Liangshan Huang, Donghua University Shanghai, China
•   Third: Mona by Kerryta Chau, Wing Lam Yeung and Emily Lau, Hong Kong Design Institute.

      Children’s Section

•   First: For Annie by Doreen Helms & Susan Thurner, Nelson New Zealand
•   Second: Pablo by Jessica Thompson, Brisbane Australia
•   Third: Reel or Imagined by Ann Skelly, Waiheke Island New Zealand

     Aotearoa Section

•   First: On Reflection by Philippa Stitchbury, Melbourne, Australia
•   Second: Interwoven by Carol Laloli, Auckland, New Zealand
•   Third: Honor the Huia by Robyn Parkinson, Palmerston North, New Zealand

     Creative Excellence Section: Architecture

•   First: Diva’s Dreamscape by Peter Wakeman, Nelson, New Zealand
•   Second: Dance with Death by Jiefei Wang, Donghua University, Shanghai, China
•   Third: Mechanical Revolution by Fan Luo, Donghua University, Shanghai, China

     Man Section: Uniform

     Cirque du Soleil Performance Art Costume Award

•  Winner: Kaleidoscope by Tess Tavener Hanks, Sydney, Australia

     WOW Factor Award

•   Winner: Get Behind Me Satan by Rodney Leong, Auckland, New Zealand
•   Runner Up: Honeycomb by Xin Liu, Donghua University, Shanghai, China

     Wearable Technology Award

•   Winner: Exotic by Qianwen Hong, Donghua University, Shanghai, China
•   Runner Up: The Piper of the Lights by Chris Wilson and Gary Wilson, Upper Hutt, New Zealand

     Shell Sustainability Award

•   Winner: Templa Mentis by Daniella Sasvari, Wanganui, New Zealand
•   Runner Up: The Barley Dancer by Vanessa Burton, Auckland, New Zealand

     Shell Student Innovation Award

•   Winner: Kaleidoscope by Tess Tavener Hanks, Sydney, Australia

•   Runner Up: The Floating: Yanjingting Chen, Donghua University, Shanghai, China

     First Time Entrant Award

•   Winner: Brave New World by Ewelina Kosmal, Konskie, Poland
•   Runner Up: Cerulean by Cushla O’Connell, Christchurch New Zealand

     New Zealand Design Award

•  Winner: Tinker by Jeff Thomson, Auckland, New Zealand

      Wellington International Award

•  Winner: M45 Pleiades by Maria Tsopanaki and Dimitri Mavinis, London, UK

     Wellington International Awards: UK/Europe

•  Winner: M45 Pleiades by Maria Tsopanaki and Dimitri Mavinis, London, UK

     Wellington International Awards: Americas

•  Winner: Starship Girl by Julian Hartzog, Florida, USA

     Wellington International Awards: Asia

•  Winner: Mona by Kerryta Chau, Wing Lam Yeung and Emily Lau, Hong Kong Design Institute

     Wellington International Awards: Australia / South Pacific

•  Winner: The Stitch Witch by Sarah Seahorse and Luna Aquatica, Melbourne, Australia

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