Pinnacle winners: furniture that goes anywhere, does everything: versatility was the prevailing theme by winners at the recent Pinnacle Awards competition.Furniture's versatility and adaptability--its ability to fit into consumers' lives in a variety of ways--figured into judges' thinking as they presided over the 2003 Pinnacle Awards competition. The winning designs in the annual competition sponsored by the American Society Furniture Designers can be used in large houses or small, by children or adults, and even indoors or outdoors. The "CitiSleeper," a compact, sleeper-sofa flanked with nightstands and bookcases, was designer/manufacturer Tinka Camfield Swetland's answer to cramped living quarters. It converts from sofa to lounge to bed, and can be enhanced with cabinetry designed to change the bedroom area into a studio, library, home office, sewing/craft room, exercise or playroom. A portion of the sales proceeds from this Bedroom category winner go to Hope for Haiti and Food for the Poor, Swetland says. Another versatile piece, this one by British designer Simon Horn, transforms a child's crib to a toddler's bed to an adult loveseat with the raising and lowering of two rails and a change in mattresses. Called the "Simon Horn Nursery", the solid cherry and veneer piece won the Juvenile category. It's manufactured by Simon Horn Nursery Collection. "Andalusia," Century Furniture's collection of outdoor furniture by California-based designer Richard Frinier Richard Frinier was born in Los Angeles, California in 1946. A graduate of California State University Long Beach holding a Master of Fine Arts degree, Richard Frinier has been a designer in the home industries since 1977 with an emphasis on luxurious leisure furniture for the , was "elegantly sophisticated with a comfortable indoor/outdoor scale," one judge remarked. Made 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. with a plasticized finish, the collection won the Summer/Casual category. Thinking Alike The emphasis on making furniture that can fit a variety of needs was not confined to the Pinnacle Awards, which were announced during the October International Home Furnishings Market in High Point, NC. It was a theme of many of the collections shown at the market, as manufacturers said they wanted to give homeowners a host of options to carry them through life's inevitable changes in lifestyle. Many of the Pinnacle winners, like other market introductions, appeared simple in design but made use of extraordinary finishes and a mix of materials. For example, handsome oak cabinetry with arched metal supports characterized "Apex," which won the Casual Dining category. It was designed by Hugh Elliott
Sir Hugh Francis Ivo Elliott, 3rd Baronet of England for Charleston Forge. Leather drawer and door fronts, combined with satin black wood frames and satin nickel hardware gave Hammary Furniture's "Attache ATTACHE. Connected with, attached to. This word is used to signify those persons who are attached to a foreign legation. An attache is a public minister within the meaning of the Act of April 30, 1790, s. 37, 1 Story's L. U. S. " a contemporary feel. A table from that Art Deco-influenced collection, designed by Brian Palmer of Palmer Design in High Point, won the Occasional Table category. Most of the winning designs were contemporary or transitional rather than traditional, although the Formal Dining winner, "Monticello," was based on the furnishing of Thomas Jefferson's Virginia plantation. Made form mahogany, the furniture was designed by McDaniel & Coley coley Noun Brit an edible fish with white or grey flesh [perhaps from coalfish] Inc. of Morganton, NC, for Madison Square Madison Square is a neighborhood on the East Side of the New York City borough of Manhattan, centered on a 6.8 acre (2.75 Hectare) public park in the New York City borough of Manhattan, named for James Madison, fourth President of the United States and co-author of the United Furniture. Wood with a Purpose Two of the most original examples of contemporary style were "San Remo San Remo (sän rĕ`mō), city (1991 pop. 56,003), in Liguria, NW Italy, on the Ligurian Sea and on the Italian Riviera. It is a fashionable resort and gaming center and a major flower market. Entertainment Center," winner in the Home Entertainment category, and "Toscana," in Home Office. Both were designed by James Dipersia of Closter, NJ, for Excelsior Designs of Long Island, NY, and both were contemporary in thought as well as in style. Italian built, they were made from wood grown specifically for use in furniture, which their makers emphasized saves natural forests. "San Remo" used African rosewood the wood of the leguminous tree Pterocarpus erinaceus. See also: Rosewood finished a high gloss polyester. The plasma TV A flat panel TV that uses the plasma display technology. See flat panel TV, plasma display and LCD vs. plasma. seemed to float against the wood, while black glass doors covered the equipment storage modules below. A remote control "eye" penetrated the doors to operate the equipment. The "Toscana" home office was done in a Palisander mahogany with a polyester finish and stainless steel stainless steel: see steel. stainless steel Any of a family of alloy steels usually containing 10–30% chromium. The presence of chromium, together with low carbon content, gives remarkable resistance to corrosion and heat. accents. Both "San Remo" and "Toscana" made use of glass floating shelves. An Asian influence was evident in Bernhardt's spare and understated "Talesai." Cayenne and black currant currant, northern shrub of the family Saxifragaceae (saxifrage family), of the same genus (Ribes) as the gooseberry bush. The tart berries of the currant may be black, white, or red; the white gooseberry becomes purple when mature. finishes emphasized the wood grain, and dramatic interest was added by black stone tops and intricate laser-cut veneer patterns. "Talesai" won the Major Collections award for Bernhardt and the McDaniel & Coley design team. And the Winners Are... Accessories "Damascene" mirror Designer: Sarah Gayle Carter of Richmond, VA Manufacturer: Friedman Brothers Decorative Arts decorative arts, term referring to a variety of applied visual arts, both two- and three-dimensional, including textiles, metalwork, ceramics, books, and woodwork, as well as to certain aspects of architecture (see ornament), public buildings, and private houses (see in Medley, FL Bedroom "CitiSleeper" Designer: Tinka Camfeld Swetland of CitiSleeper, Naples, FL Manufacturer: Tinka Camfield Swetland, CitiSleeper in Naples, FL Casual Dining "Apex" Designer: Hugh Elliot
Formal Dining "Monticello" Designer: McDaniel & Coley Inc. in Morganton, NC Manufacturer: Madison Square Furniture of Hanover, PA Home Entertainment "San Remo Entertainment Center" Designer: James Dispersia in Closter, NJ Manufacturer: Excelsior Designs of Long Island, NY Home Office "Toscana Home Office" Designer: James Dispersia in Closter, NJ Manufacturer: Excelsior Designs of Long Island, NY Juvenile Furniture "Simon Horn Nursery Collection" Designer: Simon A. Horn of London, England Manufacturer: Simon Horn Nursery Collection, with an American agent in Birmingham, AL Major Collections "Talesai" Designer: McDaniel & Coley Inc. in Morganton, NC Manufacturer: Bernhardt Furniture Co. of Lenoir, NC Occasional Storage "Visage 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. " Designer: Rick Berry of Berry & Clark Design Associates in Hickory, NC Manufacturer: Design Institute America Inc. of Jasper, IN Occasional Tables "Attache T25000-00" Designer: Brian Palmer of Palmer Designs in High Point, NC Manufacturer: Hammary Furniture in Lenoir, NC Stationary Upholstery "Chandler" Designer: Jeffrey Goodman & Steven Charlton of New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , NY Manufacturer: John Charles Designs of Cerritos, CA Summer/Casual "Andalusia" Designer: Richard Frinier, Frinier LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control of Long Beach, CA Manufacturer: Century Furniture in Hickory, NC Motion Upholstery "Hayden 833" Designer: Debra Strother and Wendy Mastal of Newton, NC Manufacturer: La-Z-Boy Inc. Leather Upholstery "LAX Recliner" Designer: Rick Lee of San Francisco Manufacturer: American Leather of Dallas, TX Lighting "The Elements" table lamp Designer: Mark McDowell of Miami Lakes, FL Manufacturer: Fine Art Lamps, Miami Lakes, FL |
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