Kayla Kratz
Director, Color & Design
Behr Paint Company
HIDDEN GEM N430-6A
2025 STUDENT DESIGN COMPETITION
July 30 - November 23, 2025
The 2025 BEHR® Student Design Competition has ended. The winners will be announced in January, so be sure to check back.
DESIGN PROJECT BRIEF
Submit a design plan for a commercial space (hospitality, workplace, healthcare, multi-family, etc.) incorporating colors from Behr’s 2026 Color of the Year: HIDDEN GEM N430-6A and BEHR 2026 Color Trends.
View the full Design Project Brief >
Design Project Deliverables:
Your design plan should include the following elements:
- Project Title (8 words max).
- Design Project Concept Statement that describes your overall design concept and how color is an essential component of your design (200 words max).
- Presentation Board using a rendering style of your choosing (software, visualizations, sketches, etc.) that shows an original design interior or exterior including one floor plan (be sure to label key areas on the floor plan) and one elevation or perspective. Design should showcase the BEHR Colors you plan to use in your design and be clearly labeled with color name and number.
- 3D Materials Board using the MattoBoard virtual sampling digital platform that showcases the BEHR Colors you plan to use and be clearly labeled with color name and number.
Judging Criteria:
All eligible Entries will be judged by a panel of judges to select the potential winners based on the following Judging criteria:
- Originality, Creativity and Style of Overall Design Plan (40%)
- Creative Expression in Use of Behr Paint Colors (40%)
- Creativity in the Use of MattoBoard in Entry (20%)
- Potential Bonus Points for Early Submission by November 16, 2025 (2%)
JUDGES
Amber Jones
Director, Architect & Design Strategic Initiatives
Behr Paint Company
Guy Adam Ailion
Architect, Designer,
CEO & Co-Founder
MattoBoard
PRIZES
Enter the 2025 BEHR® Student Design Competition for your chance to compete to win the following cash prizes:
Grand Prize - $5,000
+ $1,000 for your design school
First Prize - $2,000
Second Prize - $1,000
All winners will receive a 1-year MattoBoard Pro Subscription
LAST YEAR’S WINNERS
Celebrate the creative excellence of our BEHR 2024 Student Design Competition winners and explore their inspiring projects!
LeAnne Hlavka
INTERIOR DESIGNERS INSTITUTE
Mary Dilanchian
WOODBURY UNIVERSITY
Brittany Marie Ott
EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY
COLOR INSPIRATION
BEHR® PAINT COLORS ARE NOW ON MATTOBOARD
Design 3D sample board online. Experience the full spectrum of color and texture with Vitrutal Sampling.
START DESIGNING NOWCONTEST RULES
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. PURCHASE WILL NOT IMPROVE OPPORTUNITY TO WIN. INTERNET AND MATTOBOARD ACCOUNT REQUIRED. Trade contest offered in the 50 U.S. & U.S. Territories (“U.S.”) to full/part-time emerging Design students at U.S. eligible Institution (see Rules) who are legal U.S. res., 18+. Ends 11:59 P.M. PT 11/23/25. See Official Rules at: https://www.behr.com/pro/colors/2025-student-design-competition/rules for entry, judging criteria and limitations. Void where prohibited. Sponsor: Behr Process LLC.
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