The International Society of Furniture Designers (ISFD) is an organization dedicated to excellence, innovation, and originality in the practice of furniture design and serves as the unified voice of the furniture design community. The Pinnacle Awards were created in April 1995 by the ISFD board of directors to promote quality design and encourage the recognition of furniture designers who exemplify the ISFD’s values within the home furnishings industry.
Each year the ISFD sponsors the INNOVATION + DESIGN Competition, a juried competition designed to celebrate ingenuity among professional designers and emerging students who are pursuing a career in the custom wood and related home furnishings industries. The competition’s panel of judges offers a combined 210+ years of home furnishings experience covering upholstery and case good furniture design, interior design, engineering, product development, and product manufacturing.
2022 Category winners:
- Professional Accessories – Justin Stabb, Tetra Illuminated Wall System
- Professional Dining Room – Brian Boggs, Crescent Table
- Professional Occasional Tables – Erika Cross, Anvil
- Professional Seating – Christopher Martin, Makowa Chair
- Professional Lighting – Ryan Nicholson, Yamadera (Mountain Shrine)
- Student Accessories – Yingxin Gong, 3L Side Table
- Student Seating – Jiayan Li, “Cove” (from Anicca Collection)
- Student Occasional Storage – Matthew Carr, Vice Box
- Student Occasional Tables – Milan Bhullar, Hooked On! Table
- Student Lighting – Brianna Cappelli, Solace: Chandeliers
2022 Best of Show winners:
- Professional Best of Show – Brian Boggs, Cio Arm Chair
- Student Best of Show – Stephen Thrasher, Kagome Woven Wood Table
The INNOVATION + DESIGN winners’ and finalists’ projects will be on display until October 26 in High Point, NC. They can be viewed by the public Thursdays and Fridays from 3-7 pm and Saturdays noon-7 pm at 401 W. English Rd. As an added benefit, this year’s finalists will be interviewed for the international podcast, Design Between the Lines.
“Have nothing in your house which you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful.”
– William Morris
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