Saluting the best home furnishings designs in a number of categories, the 2011 Pinnacles will be presented at an awards banquet on Oct. 24, during the fall High Point Market. Entry forms and supplemental information about entering are available at http://www.asfd.com/Downloads/.
The Pinnacles honor the work of talented designers and the companies that support and encourage originality and innovation, according to the ASFD. The awards program also includes the Green Leaf Award, added last year, which salutes sustainable design as good design.
The 2011 Pinnacle sponsors are AF Lighting, Continental Brass, EarthCare Inside, Furniture Design Studios, High Point Market Authority, Hickory Springs Mfg., Home Furnishings Business, the International Home Furnishings Center, Leggett & Platt, Market Square & Suites and The Sherwin-Williams Co.
Judges have been named for the 2011 awards. They are Richard Bennington, High Point University; Mary Brehm, Norwalk Furniture & Design, Raleigh, N.C.; Amelia Ellenstein, Art Van Furniture, Warren, Mich.; Jackie Hirschhaut, American Home Furnishings Alliance; Michael Lennon, City Furniture, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; Bruce Mulder, Kendall College of Art and; Design; Sheila Long O'Mara, Home Furnishings Business; Connie Post, Connie Post Global Media; Dianne Ray, Garden City Furniture, Garden City, S.C.; Thomas Russell, Furniture/Today; Shane Spiller, Spiller Furniture, Tuscaloosa, Ala.; and Rhonda Wolf, Havertys Furniture, Atlanta.
Pinnacle finalists will be released and posted on the ASFD website following the judging in late June. Winners will be revealed at the 2011 Pinnacle Awards Banquet on Monday evening, Oct. 24, in the IHFC Ballroom during the fall High Point Market.
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