IWF Design Emphasis is widely acclaimed as a foremost furniture design competition for U.S. college students. Sponsored by IWF and its owners WMIA and WMMA, the Design Emphasis competition affords students a platform to demonstrate design skills and talent in an independent adjudication conducted by furniture industry designers, manufacturing and retail executives, and representatives from the design media community.
From a field of 75 entries, 48 finalist projects were named in July. On Tuesday, August 23, the opening day of IWF 2022, six winners were selected by the judges.
The 2022 IWF Design Emphasis winners are:
Best in Show: Rebecca Juliette-Duex, Haywood Community College – Tea Towel Cart
Accent Tables
Winner: Cam McGookey, Herron School of Art and Design – Pattern Ply Sofa Table
Merit: Duncan MacLeslie, Hennepin Technical College – Kinetic Motion
Honorable Mention: Allen Audette Jr, Vermont Wood Working School – Walnut Live Edge Trout Coffee Table
Case Goods
Winner: Seth Lawrence, Appalachian State University – Holly Cabinet
Merit: Liam Glynn, Buffalo State College – Tambour Cabinet
Honorable Mention: Nicole Wong, California College of the Arts – Essentials Cabinet
Commercial/Office Furniture
Winner: Soojung Yoo, Artcenter College of Design – Nest Lounge Chair
Merit: Nicole Wong, California College of the Arts – Convergence Coffee Table
Honorable Mention: John Kannapell, Appalachian State University – Wunce Coffee Table
Design Creativity
Winner: Banner Knowles, Appalachian State University – Crawling Chair
Merit: Tyler Cook, Appalachian State University – Climbing Gear Hallway
Honorable Mention: Seth Lawrence, Appalachian State University – Judy Chair
Seating
Winner: Xiaorui Yin, Artcenter College of Design – Dining Chair
Merit: Johannes (Shengyuan) Lu, Artcenter College of Design – “Find Me” Dining Chair
Honorable Mention: Tomoki Nomura, Artcenter College of Design – On-bin
International Woodworking Fair
Tuesday–Friday
August 6–9, 2024
Tuesday–Thursday
8:30 AM–5:00 PM
Friday
8:30 AM–2:00 PM
Georgia World Congress Center
285 Andrew Young International Blvd
Atlanta, GA 30313