FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
20TH ANNUAL DESIGN EXCELLENCE COMPETITION HIGHLIGHTS OUTSTANDING
CASUAL FURNITURE MANUFACTURERS
The Prestigious Award Honors the Year’s Best in 10 Product Categories During
The International Casual Furniture & Accessories Market™
CHICAGO (September 19, 2004) — The Summer & Casual Furniture Manufacturers Association (SCFMA) presented 10 casual furniture manufacturers with Design Excellence Awards during the International Casual Furniture & Accessories Market,™ held at The Merchandise Mart, September 18–22, 2004.
The Design Excellence Awards – considered the highest recognition for design in the casual furniture industry – honor manufacturers whose products demonstrate innovation, fine craftsmanship and great engineering in 10 product categories. Approximately 35 manufacturers entered 134 product designs – the most entries received in the history of the awards – to compete for honors. A distinguished panel of industry experts judged the entries.
The Lillian B. Winchester Best of Show Award winner, selected from among the 10 category winners, will be announced on Monday, Sept. 20, 2004, at the 2004 Apollo Awards.
The 2004 Design Excellence Winners are:
Cast Metal Furniture
Japara Dining Chair
Brown Jordan by Brown Jordan International
Cast Combination Furniture
Toledo Sling Dining Arm Chair
Woodard Landgrave/Shaun Sweeney
Tubular Materials Furniture
Equinox Lounge
Barlow Tyrie
Wrought Iron/Wrought Aluminum Furniture
Sirio Chair
Kettler/MWH
Resin/Fiberglass Furniture
Cast Dolphin Table
Century Furniture/Oscar de la Renta
Rattan/Wicker/Woven Materials Furniture
Casablanca Arm Chair
Gloster Furniture/John Caldwell
Wood Casual Furniture
Equinox Circular Dining Table
Barlow Tyrie
Outdoor Lighting
Quasar Umbrella Light
Treasure Garden
Shade Products
Atlantis Pavilion w/Vector Vent
Tuuci/Dougan Clarke
Complementary Casual Products and Best of Show
Plantation Sushi Table & Stools
Gloster Furniture/John Caldwell
The International Casual Furniture & Accessories Market is sponsored by the Summer & Casual Furniture Manufacturers Association and the Casual Furniture Retailers Association (CFR), the industry’s two leading casual furnishings associations, and managed by Merchandise Mart Properties, Inc. (MMPI).
For more information about the Chicago Casual Market or the Design Excellence Awards, please call 800.677.6278 (MART) or visit www.merchandisemart.com.
SAVE THE DATE:
International Casual Furniture & Accessories Market™
September 14–17, 2005
The Merchandise Mart
Chicago, Ill.
MEDIA INQUIRIES ONLY:
Elizabeth D. Cooley
Public Relations Manager
Merchandise Mart Properties, Inc.
Phone: 312.527.7555
E-mail: ecooley@mmart.com
Merchandise Mart Properties, Inc. (MMPI) is a trade show and property management firm, specializing in managing buildings devoted to wholesale showrooms and commercial office space. MMPI produces more than 300 trade shows, market events and conferences each year.
MMPI manages The Merchandise Mart, Chicago Apparel Center, and 33 North Dearborn in Chicago; Market Square, the Suites at Market Square, Hamilton Market, Plaza Suites, Furniture Plaza and the National Furniture Mart in High Point, N.C.; the Architects & Designers Building in New York; the L.A. Mart in Los Angeles; and the Washington Design Center and Washington Office Center in Washington, D.C.
Vornado Realty Trust, owner of MMPI, based in New York City, is a fully integrated equity real estate investment trust. Vornado’s common shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange and are traded under the symbol VNO.
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