Each year, JANUS et Cie will designate a “champion” of the student design competition—someone who represents the best of advocacy in the given discipline for that year’s theme.

We are pleased to announce 2021’s champion: Olivia Bloomfield.

At just nine years old, Olivia is already an ambassador, a teacher, and a mentor, advocating for equity for all ranges of physical ability, which includes her activism with children’s charity Variety KC. In 2019, Olivia’s Playground was established in Salina, Kansas, providing an accessible space for Olivia to play in her motorized wheelchair among her friends and peers.

With her drive and passion for inclusivity, we are honored to name Olivia as the first esteemed Student Design Competition Champion for JANUS et Cie.