ASFD 1999 Pinnacle Awards - We have the Finalists

Furniture World Magazine

The American Society of Furniture Designers (ASFD) announces the selection of finalists for the 1999 Pinnacle Design Achievement Awards. A total of 40 finalists were selected in 13 categories. The winners in each category will be announced at the Pinnacle Awards ceremony on Friday evening, October 15 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. Judging this year's entries were Dr. Richard Bennington, Professor of Business and Director of the Home Furnishings Program at High Point University; Jackie C. Hirschhaut, Vice President of Public Relations for the AFMA; LeRoy Briggs, Consultant and contributing editor of UDM magazine; Ellen Gefen, President, Gefen Productions and Majec, Inc.; Judith Cushman, head of J. Z. Cushman Consulting Co.; Robert L. Ficks, Jr., Director, Home Furnishings Council; Brian Carroll, Case Goods Editor, Furniture/Today; Max Shangle, furniture and industrial design instructor at Kendall College of Art & Design; Cindy Sheaffer, Editor of Home Accents Today; and Tony Wilkerson, Sr. Vice President and Board Member, Havertys Furniture Companies. "The quality of this year's entries was outstanding and represented a wide spectrum of products and price points. The Pinnacle awards continues to grow in stature within the industry as evidenced by the number of manufacturers and designers who entered this year." The 1999 Pinnacle Awards finalists are: Major Collections -- Passages, Mark Polich for Richardson Brothers; Elysee, Dave Clark for Planum/Mobil Fresno; The Ernest Hemingway Collection, Charles Cain, Don Wistehuff and Joe Greene for Thomasville Furniture; Avenue , Paul Rosebrach for Ethan Allen. Stationary Upholstery -- 864 Thebes Chair & Bench, Bruce Ward for Pearson; Vincenzo, James Dipersia for Primiani; Plantation Grove, Carol Christa for England/Corsair; 800 Sofa, James Dipersia for Weiman. Motion Upholstery -- Trenton , Jack Lewis for La-Z-Boy. Bedroom -- Board & Batten Bed, Blake Tovin for Vermont Tubbs; Winterthur Country Estate, Dave Clark for Hickory Chair; Avignon 349, McDaniel & Coley, Inc. for Bernhardt Furniture; 990 Glengarry County, Steve Hodges Associates for Durham Furniture, Inc. Casual Dining -- Aero, Richard Frinier for Brown Jordan; Eddie Bauer Outdoor 398f Darrell Lowman for Lane Venture Furniture Co. Formal Dining - Nuvora 12-100, David M. Daniel for Leda Furniture; 6046 Winterthur Country Estate, Dave Clark for Hickory Chair; J1 Series Furnishings, John N. Kelly for John Kelly Furniture Design, Inc. Home Office -- Formations Home Office System, Drew Maple for O'Sullivan Industries; Computer Cabinet, Jack Kelley and Mike Warren for Sligh Furniture Company; Allegro Collection, Felipe Planes, Joe Miller and Walt Shaw for Bush Furniture; Nuvora 12-840, David M. Daniel for Leda Furniture. Juvenile Furniture -- Clapboard Bunk Bed & Twin, Blake Tovin for Vermont Tubbs; Painted Twin Bed, Bridget Adams and Charles Goirand for Primitiva; Xpressions Youth Bedroom, Drew Maple and Jeffrey Jensen for O'Sullivan Industries. Lighting -- Holy Torchiere 3600, Alecia Wesner for George Kovacs Lighting; Architecture Table Lamp 09-6144, Sandy Chapman for Ethan Allen Inc.; Botanical Lamps, Allan Palecek for PALECEK. Accessories -- 3664 Feng Shui Medallion, Rick Berry for Design Institute America; Art de Chine Group, Allan Palecek for PALECEK; 1170 Hummingbird & Trumpet Vine, Carol Canner for Carvers' Guild Entertainment Centers/Home Theatre -- Supervision 2000 Belair, O. B. Solie for Ello Furniture; Uptown Collection, Jeffrey Jensen for O'Sullivan Industries. Occasional Furniture -- British Colony 880-15, Gary Hokanson for Stanley Furniture Co.; 3-Tiered Square Table 147-5, Rick Lee for Design Institute America; South Sea 2171, Debra Halsey Strother for Alexvale Furniture Inc.; Urban Abode, Drew Maple for O'Sullivan Industries. Summer/Casual Furniture -- Weathermaster Chandler Bay 312, Darrell Lowman for Lane Venture Furniture Co.; Meridian, Richard Frinier for Brown Jordan; Silver Collection, John W. Caldwell for Veneman Collection. The 1999 Pinnacle sponsors include Appalachian Hardwood, FurnitureStyle magazine, Hafele America, Home Lighting & Accessories magazine, Laminating Materials Association, Leggett & Platt, Lilly Industries, Ornamental Products, The October Company, and Wilsonart International. 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. For further information, contact ASFD Headquarters at (910) 576-1273; Fax (910) 576-1573; e-mail asfd@ac.net.