Deadline for ASFD Pinnacle Awards Looming

July 11, 2007  by in UnCategorized   

By Home Furnishings Business in on July 2007 The deadline for submissions for the annual ASFD 2007 Pinnacle Awards is quickly approaching. Entries are due Aug. 1.

An entry form, along with instructions, can be be downloaded at www.asfdpinnacle.com/downloads. Or for a Pinnacle poster and entry form by mail, contact Christine Evans via e-mail at info@asfd.com or by phone at (910) 576-1273 or (910) 576-1573.

“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 Steve Hodges, ASFD 2007 Pinnacle chairman. “We look forward to an outstanding awards ceremony during the Fall High Point Market and would at this time like to remind everyone of the earlier date this year, as well as the earlier deadline for Pinnacle entries.”

The awards banquet will be held opening night of the High Point Market, Oct. 1, in the IHFC ballroom. Furniture/Today is the major underwriter of the 2007 ASFD Pinnacles, and Ray Allegrezza, editor in chief, will participate as emcee the banquet.

The 2007 Pinnacle Award Sponsors are the Appalachian Hardwood Manufacturers, Elmo Leather, Furniture Style, Hafele America Co., Hickory Springs Mfg., High Point Market Authority, Home Furnishings Business, Home Lighting & Accessories, International Home Furnishings Center, Leggett & Platt, Merchandise Mart Properties, SHOWPLACE, Weyerhaeuser and World Market Center Las Vegas.

The judging will take place Aug. 7 in High Point. Judges include: Dr. Richard Bennington, director of the Home Furnishings Program, High Point University; Leslie Fishbein, president, Kacey Fine Furniture, Denver; Ellen Gefen, co-owner, Gefen Productions and host of Industry Update Home Fashion Report; Francel Goude, founder, RFG Global Design Group; Jackie Hirschhaut, vice president, public relations & marketing, American Home Furnishings Alliance; Dr. Thelma Lazo-Flores, chair, Furniture Design Department, Savannah College of Art & Design; Sheila Long O’Mara, editor in chief, Home Furnishings Business; Dan Minor, general manager, Boyles Furniture, Conover, N.C.; Julie Smith, editor, Furniture Style, Home Fashion Forecast and The Retail Experience; Max Shangle, chair, Furniture Design Department, Kendall College of Art & Design; Steve Walker, Furniture Manufacturing & Management Center, NC State University and Rhonda Wolf, assistant vice president of merchandising, Havertys Furniture, Atlanta.