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Emerging Designers
Five students and recent grads are already making their mark in the world of fashion and design.
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Sonika Fourie
Senior, Ringling College of
Art & Design, Sarasota
INTERIOR DESIGN
As a youngster in South Africa, Sonika Fourie loved hanging out with her contractor dad on construction sites. "Our family is very into design and architecture," the 21-year-old says.
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Fourie has excelled in her field of study and won a number of student competitions, the most prestigious of which is the 2010-11 Trustee Scholarship for Interior Design.
She loves all aspects of design, from graphics to jewelry, and even has her own business, Liefde Handmade Rings (the name means "love" in Afrikaans), which are sold at two boutiques in downtown Sarasota.
"My nature is that I love to learn new things, so I don't have one set direction that I am planning to go in," Fourie says. "But I do want to work with sustainable and green design because I want to make a positive impact in whatever I do."
A room by Sonika Fourie
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