It's a banner year for furniture designers.ASFD'S 1998 Pinnacle Award competition attracts record number of entries, honors 38 of the finest furniture designs. An elegant 18th century mahogany dining room suite and a sleek collection of teak teak, tall deciduous tree (Tectona grandis) of the family Verbenaceae (verbena family), native to India and Malaysia but now widely cultivated in other tropical areas. and aluminum outdoor furniture, a 7-foot-tall cherry entertainment armoire and furnishings specified for a child - all were named winners in the American Society of Furniture Designers' third annual Pinnacle Design Achievement Awards competition. 1998 proved to be a banner year for designers and manufacturers, with 143 entries, more than double last year's total. Judges of not only the largest, but also the most extensive competition to date, designated winners in 13 categories and named 25 additional finalists. Custom-designed Pinnacle Awards and certificates of merit were presented at a ceremonial dinner during the October International Home Furnishings Market. Steve Hodges chaired the Award Committee, Susan Von Cannon was co-chairperson. An award-winning clothing designer, Alexander Julian was named winner, Major Collections, with his 67-piece Patterns for Universal. The collection carries his signature details: argyle diamonds, button-down upholstery, herringbone veneer patterns and inlays of bow ties and saddlestitching. Architectural details - columns, pilasters and deep cove mouldings - are applied to rift-cut white oak and figured maple surfaces. Charles Cain claimed the Formal Dining award for Trafalgar square Trafalgar Square, in Westminster, London, England, named for Lord Nelson's victory at the battle of Trafalgar. The statue surmounting the Nelson memorial column (185 ft/56 m high) was sculpted (1840–43) by E. H. Baily. of Thomasville, an 18th century offering made of select hardwood and intricate mahogany veneers. Trafalgar square reflects classic American design with its elegant cabriole legs, bellflower carvings, fancy veneers and stately proportions. Its low-sheen finish suggests the patina of fine antiques. The first Pinnacle Award for Juvenile Furniture went to Gary Hokanson for Stanley Furniture's inspirations, part of the company's Young America Young America may refer to: Cities, towns, townships, etc.
bedchamber, bedroom, sleeping accommodation, sleeping room, chamber - a room used primarily for sleeping baby's room, nursery - a child's room for a baby , including a computer desk and hutch hutch 1. standard cagelike accommodation for rabbits. 2. light, movable cabin for calves or pigs; to provide shelter and warmth for animals at pasture. hutch burn with under-shelf lighting. Debra Halsey was named winner for one entry, and finalist for another, in the Stationary Upholstery category. Alexvale manufactured both entries. Achievers Redux Refers to being brought back, revived or restored. From the Latin "reducere." Several winners and finalists were repeats from earlier contests. Most notably, Berry & Clark Design Assoc., winner, Occasional, for Hammary's Cadence and finalist, Occasional, for Hammary's European Accents, won for Occasional entries in 1996 and in 1997. Berry & Clark was also a finalist in a new category this year, Entertainment and Home Theater An audio/video entertainment center that has a large-screen TV and hi-fi system with three speakers in the front (left, right and center) and left and right speakers in the rear. Starting in the early 1990s, video inputs were added to stereo receivers and preamplifiers. , with another Hammary entry, 87,000 Rhythms. Philip Stone, who received the 1998 Entertainment award for Ethan Allen's American Impressions Armoire, won for Major Collections and Formal Dining in Dining in is a formal military function for members of a company or other unit. The practice is thought to have begun in 16th Century England, in the monasteries and early universities. 1996 along with Irving Sabo and Craig Stout. Stone also was a finalist for Occasional in 1996. Sabo and Stout received a 1998 Pinnacle Award for Summer/Casual, another new category, with their Spa Collection for Ethan Allen. They were finalists in 1997 for Major Collections and Home Office. A Home Office finalist twice previously, Jack Kelley Jack Kelley was a longtime USA Today reporter, CIA Agent, and nominee for the Pulitzer Prize. He is perhaps best known for his professional downfall in March 2004, when it came out that he had long been fabricating stories, going so far as to write up scripts so received this year's Pinnacle Achievement Award for [C.sup.2], available from Sligh Furniture. Other repeat winners include: Michael Warren Michael Warren may refer to a number of persons:
Other repeaters include Tim Annas, Casual Dining winner for Kincaid's Le Bistro; and finalists: Steve Hodges, Saville Row for Durham, Bedroom; Rick Chang Lee, Curved Curio cu·ri·o n. pl. cu·ri·os A curious or unusual object of art or piece of bric-a-brac. [Short for curiosity. for Design Institute America, Occasional; and Mark Singer, Azia for GIATI Designs, Summer Casual. Promoting Quality The purpose of the Pinnacle Awards program is to promote better design and quality and encourage the recognition of furniture designers within the retail home furnishings industry, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. D. Scott Coley coley Noun Brit an edible fish with white or grey flesh [perhaps from coalfish] , ASFD ASFD American Society of Furniture Designers ASFD Ashford.com (stock symbol) ASFD Australian Society of Forensic Dentistry ASFD Austin Science Fun Day ASFD Association Suisse des Fonctionnaires aux Douanes president. It is also aimed at promoting ASFD as an organization devoted to the recognition of design and designers, he added. The competition is open worldwide to any designer or manufacturer. Membership in ASFD is not a requirement for entry. To be eligible, a product had to be generally available to the public in at least 20 retail stores, in current production, and introduced after October 1995. Craft-produced or one-of-a-kind products are not accepted. Judging is based upon the following criteria: * The extent to which the design represents value to the consumer at its suggested price point by combining visual appearance and function. * The extent to which the design makes the best use of available materials and production technology. * The extent to which the design incorporates the needs of the retail consumer. Industry suppliers who were category sponsors include: Hafele America, Laminating Materials Assn., Leggett & Platt, Lilly Industries, The October Co. and Wilsonart. Judges for this year's competition were: Dr. Richard Bennington, High Point University; Greg Connally, Gabberts Design Studio; Bob Ficks, Home Furnishings Council; Max Shangle, Kendall College  This article or section is written like an .Please help [ rewrite this article] from a neutral point of view. Mark blatant advertising for , using . of Art & Design; and Tony Wilkerson, Haverty's Furniture. Others were: Jackie Barrett-Hirschhaut, E.L. Briggs and Judith Cushman, consultants to the industry; and Henry Howard Henry Howard may refer to: Nobles
RELATED ARTICLE: 1998 Pinnacle Award Winners & Finalists Major Collections Winner: Patterns, by Alexander Julian for Universal Furniture. Finalists: Monogram monogram [Gr.,=single letter], symbol of a name or names, consisting typically of a letter or several letters worked together. A famous monogram is that of Christ, consisting of X (chi) and P (rho), the first two letters of Christ in Greek. 475, Blake Tovin for The Lane Co.; Maple Creek 4000, Stilwell Assoc. for Kimball Home; and Encounter, Ed Tobin for Thomasville. Entertainment Centers/Home Theater Winner. American Impressions Entertainment Armoire, Philip Stone for Ethan Allen. Finalist: 87,000 Rhythms, Berry and Clark Design Assoc. for Hammary. Occasional Furniture Winner: Cadence 52,000, Berry and Clark Design Assoc. for Hammary. Finalists: Curved Curio 633-75, Rick Chang Lee for Design Institute America; European Accents 88-90,000, Berry and Clark Design Assoc. for Hammary; Preface 714-15, Gary Hokanson and Michael Warren for Stanley Furniture Co. Summer/Casual Furniture Winner: Spa, Irving Sabo and Craig Stout for Ethan Allen. Finalists: Azia, Mark Singer for GIATI Designs; Metro, Kip Stewart for Ethan Allen. Bedroom Winner: Preface 714-13, Gary Hokanson and Michael Warren for Stanley Furniture Co. Finalists: 980 Saville Row, Steve Hodges Assoc. for Durham Furniture; Wembley, Cliff Young for Capeq Inc. Formal Dining Winner: Trafalgar Square, Charles Cain for Thomasville. Finalist: Cortina cor`ti´na n. 1. (Biology) a cobwebby remnant of the partial veil which in some mature mushrooms hang from the edges of the cap. Noun 1. , James DiPersia for Excelsior Designs. Home Office Winner: [C.sup.2] Group 1807 Series, Jack Kelley for Sligh Furniture. Finalists: Executive Suite, Drew Maple for O'Sullivan Industries; Office Revolution, Joe Miller and Felipe Planes, Bush Furniture. Juvenile Winner: Inspirations 704-14, Gary Hokanson for Stanley Furniture. Finalist: Celestial Bed, Melissa Norton for island Elements. Stationary Upholstery Winner: A104 Group, Debra Halsey for Alexvale Furniture. Finalists: A079 Group, Debra Halsey for Alexvale; 2592 Library Sofa, Bruce Ward for Pearson Co.; Westport 438, Jack Lewis for La-Z-Boy. Motion Upholstery Winner: 40 Metro, Jack Lewis for La-Z-Boy. Finalists: 464 Carlyle, Jack Lewis for La-Z-Boy; Cabana 996, Kenneth Peacock for Berkline Corp. Lighting Winner: Woven Lamps, Allan Palecek for Palecek. Finalist: 50-592BN, Kevin Von Kluck for Minoff Lamp. Accessories Winner: 1150 Songbirds, Carol Canner, Carvers' Guild. Finalists: Taupe taupe n. A brownish gray. [French, from Old French, mole, from Latin talpa.] taupe adj. Noun 1. Halo Blown Glass, Carlos Covarrubias for Evans Designs; Peonies Mist, Tracy Porter for Sheffield & Galloway. |
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