Daily News
From Home Furnishing Business
ISFD Adds Lockdowl as Partner for Scholarship & Pinnacle Awards
March 14,
2024 by HFBusiness Staff in Business Strategy, Industry 
International Society of Furniture Designers (ISFD) would like to thank Lockdowel along with all of their sponsors and partners for supporting their efforts to make the Tom Conley Student Scholarship, Pinnacle Awards and the Innovation+Design competition successes. The Tom Conley Student Scholarship supports gifted student designers from across the country. The Pinnacle Awards, held each fall, recognize professional and student designers who are directly involved in designing home furnishings, décor, or textile products available for retail sale in the last year.
Innovation+Design, held in the spring, focuses on professional designer-makers and the next generation of serious woodworking students as it helps them receive exposure for their work, make valuable industry contacts, and launch their design careers.
“We are very grateful to the generous companies and organizations that support ISFD and the
design industry,” said David Blair, executive director of ISFD. “Our goal is to help these behind-
the-scenes artists who establish design trends and create the exceptional furniture and textiles
that will be part of our lives for years to come.”
“In addition to the networking opportunities that ISFD offers, in many cases, winning one of our prestigious awards has helped these creative minds launch very successful professional design careers.”
The ISFD sponsor roster includes:
Grant Level: The Earl and Kathryn Congdon Family Foundation supporting the Innovation+
Design awards and event
Platinum Level: ANDMORE
Silver Level: High Point Market Authority
Bronze Level: Lockdowel, Furniture Design Studios, Continental Hardware, Sherwin-Williams
Scholarship Sponsor: Hooker
Corporate Partner/Industry supplier: Forestry Innovation Investment
Industry Partners: Furniture Today, Designers Today, Elements Studios, IFDA
This spring’s Innovation+Design exhibit will showcase the finalists’ pieces at the American Home
Furnishings Hall of Fame, 311 S. Hamilton, High Point, from April 4-17, in conjunction with spring High Point Market. The winners will be announced at the Meet the Makers reception on April 13, 4-6pm.
The Meet the Makers reception and awards ceremony is open to all High Point Market attendees and exhibitors. The 2024 Pinnacle Awards open registration will begin later this spring.
“ISFD is always looking for sponsors to help promote the furniture designers in our industry and expand our programs,” Blair concluded. “Anyone interested in a sponsorship can contact me at david.blair@isfd.org.”