ASFD Fifth Annual Pinnacle Awards - We have the Finalists

Furniture World Magazine

The American Society of Furniture Designers (ASFD) announces the selection of finalists for the 2000 Pinnacle Design Achievement Awards. A total of 47 finalists were selected in 13 categories. The winners in each category will be announced at the Pinnacle Awards Ceremony on Friday evening, October 20 during the International Home Furnishing Market in High Point, N.C. The purpose of the Pinnacle awards program is to promote better design quality and encourage the recognition of furniture designers within the retail home furnishings industry. The Pinnacle Award sponsors include Appalachian Hardwood Manufacturers, Casual Living magazine, FurnitureStyle magazine, Hafele America, Hickory Springs Manufacturing Co., Home Lighting & Accessories magazine, Laminating Materials Association, Leggett & Platt, Lilly Industries, NEST magazine, The October Company, and Wilsonart International. "ASFD is indebted to the distinguished panel of judges whose job was no easy task because of the increased number and overall quality of the entries from both small and large companies internationally" said Christine Evans, ASFD executive director. The judges included Dr. Richard Bennington, Professor of Business and Director of the Home Furnishings Program, High Point University; Judith Cushman, Head of J.Z. Cushman & Company; Tom Edmonds, Contributing Editor, Furniture/Today; Robert L. Ficks, Jr., Director, Home Furnishings Council; Ellen Gefen, President, Gefen Productions and Majec, Inc.; Jackie Hirschhaut, Vice President, Public Relations, AFMA; Mike McCune, Divisional Merchandise Manager, Dillard's; Allen Norwood, Home Editor, The Charlotte Observer; Max Shangle, Associate Professor, Design Studies, Kendall College of Art & Design; Cindy Sheaffer, former Editor, Home Accents Today; Cheminne Taylor-Smith, Editor-in-Chief, Casual Living and Tony Wilkerson, SeniorVice President, Marketing, Havertys Furniture. The finalists are: Occasional Furniture Reflections of the 20th Century, Gary Hokanson for Stanley Furniture Capri Table Group, James DiPersia for Excelsior Designs Cent' Anni, Berry & Clark Design Associates for Planum 339 Table Group, Michael Wolk Designs for Design Institute America Juvenile Furniture YA Colors, Gary Hokanson for Stanley Furniture Company Contours, Gary Hokanson for Stanley Furniture Company Casual Dining VU, Richard Frinier for Brown Jordan Dynasty Group, Fred Puksta and Peter Saloom for Saloom Furniture Company 2000 7-Piece Dining Set, Vincenzo Vardaro for Hemsley Inc. Motion Upholstery Explorer , Jack Lewis for La-Z-Boy, Inc. Branson, Jack Lewis for La-Z-Boy, Inc. Carson Recliner, Enrico (Henry) Panceri for American Leather Accessories Storage on Small Places, Anne M. Larsen, Jostein Gunderson, Svein Molle for Woody Shop International Michael Friedes Rugs Collection, Michael Friedes for Royal Intercontinental Gothic Twig, Carol Canner for Carver's Guild Lighting Caterina, Scott M. Coogan for Cambridge Lamps Architect's Wood Table Lamp, Alfonso Fontal for Ethan Allen Interiors Sabrina #831510, Mark McDowell for Fine Art Lamps Moroccan Mystique #844710, Mark McDowell for Fine Art lamps INversion2, Jeffrey Jensen for Pearl River Home Office iLine Computer Workcenter, Drew Maple for O'Sullivan Industries Jagger PC Station , Joe Miller, Felipe Planes for Bush Furniture Reflections of the 20th Century, Gary Hokanson for Stanley Furniture Company Stationary Upholstery Iris Chaise, Jena Hall for American Leather Croc Club Chair & Ottoman, Bruce Ward for Pearson Manhattan Sofa/Chair, Greg Sheres for Sheres Studio Tahoe, Allan Palecek for PALECEK Chaise #828, Darrell G. Lowman for Woodmark, Inc. Entertainment Centers Trio, Rick Lee for Statements, Inc. Manhattan Entertainment Center, Greg Sheres for Sheres Studio Bayside, Joe Miller, Walt Shaw for Bush Furniture Bedroom Reflections of the 20th Century, Gary Hokanson for Stanley Furniture Company Spool Turned Bed, Catina Waters Roscoe for K. Highsmith, Inc. N (nu) Series, John N. Kelly for John Kelly Furniture Design Lamplight Lane, Tim Annas for Kincaid Furniture Company Formal Dining Reflections of the 20th Century, Gary Hokanson for Stanley Furniture Company French Flair, David M. Daniel for Leda Furniture, Ltd. Capri, James Dipersia for Excelsior Design Summer/Casual Veneman Weave, Thayer Hopkins for Veneman Collections Archetype, Michael Vanderbyl for McGuire Furniture Company Ocean, Richard Frinier for Brown Jordan K2 Series Furnishings, John N. Kelly for John Kelly Furniture Design San Francisco Bar Stool, Philip Behrens for Rockwood Casual Furniture Major Collections Grand Vista, Berry & Clark Design Associates for Hickory Chair Horizons by Ethan Allen , Philip Stone, Irving Sabo, Craig Stout for Ethan Allen Interiors Coronado, McDaniel & Coley, Inc. for Bernhardt Furniture Company Gramercy , Steve Worthman for Hickory White A CD ROM press book including reproduction quality photographs of all finalists products, designers and the awards ceremony will be published and distributed in November 2000. For information about the awards ceremony, contact ASFD Headquarters: Tel. (910) 576-1273; Fax (910) 576-1573; E-mail: asfd@ac.net.