THE 23rd ANNUAL DESIGN EXCELLENCE COMPETITION AWARDS THE YEAR’S BEST CASUAL FURNITURE PRODUCT DESIGNS
The Prestigious Awards Honor Outstanding Designs in Nine Product Categories During the International Casual Furniture & Accessories Market™
CHICAGO (September 18, 2007) – The casual furnishings industry’s top manufacturers were honored with the distinguished Design Excellence Award during the International Casual Furniture & Accessories Market™, held at The Merchandise Mart in Chicago, September 17-21, 2007.
The Design Excellence Awards – considered the highest recognition for new product design in the casual furniture industry – honor manufacturers whose merchandise demonstrate innovation, fine craftsmanship and great engineering in nine product categories. A renowned panel of industry experts judged the entries and the Summer & Casual Furniture Manufacturers Association (SCFMA) presented the awards as follows:
Cast Metal Furniture
Pride Family Brands Design Team
Extendable Cast Table
Space #1754
Tubular Materials Furniture
Agio International
South Beach Cushioned Lounge Chair
Space #1628
Complementary Casual Products
Laneventure Furniture
Leeds Castle Large Planter Box
Space #1748
Outdoor Lighting Products
Woodard
Oriental Garden Floor Lamp
Space # 7-8106
Rattan/Wicker/Woven Materials Furniture
Brown Jordan
Zephyr Lounge
Space #17-100
Resin/Fiberglass Furniture
Laneventure Furniture
The Terrace Collection 60” Round Dining Table
Space #1748
Shade Products
Wanda Technology, Inc.
U938 Sing 2 U
Space #8-3030A
Wood Casual Furniture
ScanCom North America
Pinoi Double Lazy Susan Table
Space #1646
Wrought Iron/Wrought Aluminum Furniture
Kettler International, Inc.
Landhaus Club Chair
Space #1661
The International Casual Furniture & Accessories Market is sponsored by the SCFMA and the Casual Furniture Retailers Association (CFR), the industry’s two leading casual furniture associations, and managed by Merchandise Mart Properties, Inc. (MMPI).
For more information about the Market or the Design Excellence Awards, please call 800.677.6278 (MART) or visit www.merchandisemart.com/casualmarket.
SAVE THE DATE:
International Casual Furniture & Accessories Market™
September 15-18, 2008
The Merchandise Mart
Chicago, IL.
MEDIA CONTACT:
Maura Bruton
Public Relations Director
Merchandise Mart Properties, Inc.
Phone: 312.527.7555
E-mail: mbruton@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 and 350 West Mart Center 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 and 7 W New York in New York; the Boston Design Center in Boston; the L.A. Mart in Los Angeles; and the Washington Design Center and Federal Center Southwest in Washington D.C.
Vornado Realty Trust, owners 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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