Pinnacle Submission Deadline Approaching

July 9, 2006  by in UnCategorized   

By Home Furnishings Business in on July 2006 The deadline is fast approaching for submissions to this year’s American Society of Furniture Designers’Pinnacle awards for furniture design in a range of categories.

All entries for the competition are due August 4.

“ASFD is  extremely proud and excited about the continued growth  of the Pinnacle awards and the enthusiasm they have generated for the importance of design within our industry,” said Jack Lewis, ASFD vice president and Pinnacle chairman for 2006. “We look forward to an outstanding awards ceremony at the October market and would like to remind everyone of the change of date this year as well as the earlier deadline for Pinnacle entries of August 4.”

ASFD recommends that entries be express mailed to ASFD. The 2006 Pinnacle entry forms and instructions can be downloaded at www.asfdpinnacle.com/news.php. Entry forms for the second annual ASFD President’s Award can likewise be downloaded or mailed.

FurnitureToday is the major underwriter of the 2006 ASFD Pinnacles. and its editor-in-chief, Ray Allegrezza will emcee the awards banquet Monday evening, Oct. 16 at the International Home Furnishings Center ballroom in High Point.

The 2006 Pinnacle sponsors are APA-The Engineered Wood Association, Appalachian Hardwood Manufacturers, Elmo Leather, FurnitureFan Inc., Furniture Style, Hafele America Co., Hickory Springs Manufacturing, Home Furnishings Business, Home Lighting & Accessories, Leggett & Platt, The October Co., Weyerhaeuser and the World Market Center in Las Vegas.

This year’s judges judges are Richard Bennington, High Point University; Gary Evans, FurnitureToday; Leslie Fishbein, Kacey Fine Furniture, Denver, Col.; Francel Goude, RFG-Global Design Group; Jackie Hirschhaut, American Home Furnishings Alliance; Dan Minor, Boyles Furniture, Hickory, N.C.; Thelma Lazo-Flores, Savannah College of Art & Design; Sheila Long O’Mara, Home Furnishings Business; Max Shangle, Kendall College of Art & Design; Julie Smith, Furniture Style and its supplements; Steve Walker, North Carolina State University’s Furniture Manufacturing and Management Center; and Rhonda Wolf, Havertys, Atlanta.