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Design/Build Competition: Make Something Out of One Bag of Quikrete

First prize is $2,500, and based on last year's winner, you've got a good shot at this

By Rain Noe - April 27, 2018

For the third year in a row Quikrete is running their One Bag Wonder Competition, where entrants design and build something using one bag of their product.

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First prize is $2,500. Second prize is $1,500. Third prize is $500. Fourth prize is a big bag of nothing.

Here's a look at some of the entries from last year's competition:

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And I don't want to malign the winner, but a big reason I'm posting this entry is because I'm certain a talented Core77 reader will have a good chance of winning, based on the entry that won last year:

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Competition details are here.

Rain Noe

Rain Noe is a writer and industrial designer based in New York City.

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Elizabeth Park

11 months ago

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To the author who wrote this article, thank you for featuring my work. I believe you should credit each person's work in this article.

Additionally as a designer myself, its disheartening to hear your statement about the previous entry winner.

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  Agreed, he should give credit.
  
  I was also shocked that he said that, overall a very unprofessional article.
  
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Sean Thackston

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Is the fifth one from the top, a footrest / floor-mat made with literally just the bag of quikrete?

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Z Hulett

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How do you think they made the winning entry? Really soak some kind of fabric with quikrete and sort of slop it over a small table until it set?
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  I was thinking the same thing! Visually not my fave, but technically, is, how did they do it?
  
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    Mix wet concrete with burlap and set it over a shape. You can reinforce the structure with more layers if required.
    
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