EXCELLENCE IN HOSPITALITY PRODUCT DESIGN SPOTLIGHTED
BY IIDA & HOSPITALITY DESIGN MAGAZINE
May 11, 2007, Las
Vegas, NV The International Interior Design Association (IIDA) and
Hospitality Design Magazine announced the winners of the 11th
Annual IIDA/Hospitality
Design Product Design
Competition at the Annual Platinum Circle Awards Gala during the 2007
HD Expo May 9-12. IIDA is a partner with HD on the educational
component of the show, and sponsors this annual product design
competition. This years winners represent an exciting group of
products heralded for their innovative and aesthetic properties with
direct hospitality applications.
Award categories included:
- Best of Competition
- Applied Finishes and Materials (Wall Coverings,
Treatments, Paint/Coatings)
- Textiles (Upholstery and Bedspread/Drapery/Casement)
- Flooring (Carpet/Rugs, Hard Surfaces, Resilients)
- Seating: Individual (Dining, Lounge, and Outdoor)
- Seating: Group or Series (Dining, Lounge, and Outdoor)
- Lighting (Individual and Groupings/Series)
- Casegoods and Freestanding Furniture (Individual and
Series/Collections)
- Accessories or Specialties (Hardware/Decorative Metals,
Storage Systems, and Artwork/Signage)
The 2007 winners are:
APPLIED FINISHES AND MATERIALS - WALLCOVERINGS
WINNER - ORACLE, WEITZNER
HONORABLE MENTION TRUE METALS, MAYA ROMANOFF
TEXTILES UPHOLSTERY
WINNER - VIBE COLLECTION, CARNEGIE
HONORABLE MENTION CHROMATIC COLLECTION, LUNA
TEXTILES
TEXTILES BEDSPREADS, DRAPERY OR CASEMENT FABRICS
WINNER KIMONO COLLECTION, DESIGNTEX
HONORABLE MENTION URBAN COUTURE COLLECTION
LUNA TEXTILES
FLOORING CARPETING AND CARPET SYSTEMS, RUGS
WINNER CONVERGENCE, MILLIKEN
FLOORING HARD SURFACE FLOORING
HONORABLE MENTION BUENOS AIRES MOOD SERIES,
CROSSVILLE
SEATING: GROUP OR SERIES LOUNGE
WINNER YIN YANG, JANUS ET CIE
SEATING: GROUP OR SERIES OUTDOOR
WINNER CABANA CLUB COLLECTION, TROPITONE
LIGHTING INDIVIDUAL
WINNER ELITE BACK LIT MIRROR, ELECTRIC MIRROR
ACCESSORIES OR SPECIALTIES HARDWARE OR DECORATIVE
METALS OR PLASTICS
WINNER BRIDGE SINGLE HOLD LAVATORY FAUCET WITH
RADIUS TECHNOLOGY, WATERDECOR
ACCESSORIES OR SPECIALTIES STORAGE SYSTEMS
WINNER THE EVO SYSTEM, VANTAGE POINT
BEST OF COMPETITION AFTER IMAGES, SHAW INDUSTRIES
The distinguished judging panel included:
Larry Wilson, IIDA
; Hospitality Forum Advisor; Rink Design Partnership,
Inc., Jacksonville, FL Belinda Bennett, IIDA; The Bennett Design Group, Houston,
TX Viveca Bissonnette, IIDA; Carrier Johnson, San Diego, CA Brian G. Thornton, IIDA, AIA; VP of Communications; MGM | Mirage Design Group,
Las Vegas, NV
Awards in each category are not mandatory; judges
must find exemplary new introductions whose properties include
innovation, technical advancements, cost effectiveness,
environmental responsibility, aesthetics and need and usage in the
hospitality industry. Client and user benefits were also evaluated.
Further information about the HD Expo can be found
at www.hdexpo.com.
Information on the 2008 product design competition will be available
on IIDAs website www.iida.org
or by calling 888.799.4432 (IIDA) beginning in January 2008.
