HIGH POINT — The International Society of Furniture Designers (ISFD) will current Invoice McLoughlin, a veteran within the furnishings trade with greater than 30 years of expertise and the editor in chief of Furnishings Right now, as its keynote speaker on the twenty eighth annual Pinnacle Awards.
The trade’s highest honor in design, the Pinnacle Awards acknowledge excellent achievements throughout varied design classes. This 12 months’s occasion will introduce a brand new class, finishings, increasing the scope of recognition for artistic excellence.
The winners from 19 distinct design classes might be unveiled on the Pinnacle Awards Gala, set to happen throughout the Excessive Level market on Oct. 28 on the Centennial Station Arts Middle.
This 12 months’s occasion additionally serves a philanthropic goal, with a portion of ticket gross sales going to the ISFD Basis Scholarship Fund. The fund is devoted to supporting gifted pupil designers from academic establishments throughout the US, serving to to nurture the following technology of innovators within the furnishings trade.
“We want to thank all the designers and producers who entered this 12 months’s Pinnacle Awards,” mentioned David Blair, government director. “Their continued help makes ISFD and this prestigious occasion profitable.”
He additionally prolonged his appreciation to the judges who meticulously reviewed the aggressive entries, highlighting the contribution of retired veteran furnishings designer Steve Hodges, whose 48 years of expertise introduced invaluable insights to the judging course of.
The 2024 Pinnacle Awards judges are:
- Brian Boggs – co-owner, grasp craftsman, furnishings designer, Brian Boggs Chairmakers
- Patti Carpenter – principal and world pattern ambassador, Carpenter + Firm
- John Draughn – product end design supervisor, Williams Sonoma and West Elm
- Nancy Hearth – founder and chief inspiration officer, Nancy Hearth Design
- Taylor Ghost – director of inside design, Sew Design Store
- Kim Grimsley – president, Kim Grimsley Designs
- Cindy Craig Corridor – guide/government coach/small enterprise coach, Cindy Craig Corridor
- Sydney Harris – director of organizational improvement, Furnitureland South
- Steve Hodges – president, Steve Hodges Associates
- Cindy Hodnett – government editor, model improvement/house + design, Furnishings Right now
- Jesse James – founder and present director, Shoppe Object
- Angie Kenny – program director, Sustainable Furnishings Council
- Serena Martin – founder and president, 24/7 Inventive Company
- Erika Saurit – founder and inventive director, Saurit Inventive
- Scarlett Tapp – government director, Sustainable Furnishings Council
- Erin Weir – co-founder and vice chairman of gross sales and advertising and marketing, Pearl Collective
- Ron Woodson – principal and inventive director, Ron Woodson Design
The Pinnacle Awards rejoice designs which might be primarily produced in bigger portions for shopper sale, honoring the designers straight concerned within the creation of those merchandise. To qualify, the entries should be in present manufacturing and have been showcased at main house furnishings or cloth markets worldwide or by way of on-line retail channels.
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