International Interior Design Association Vice President of Communications Lewis Goetz, IIDA, and Hospitality Design Magazine announced the winners of the fourth annual IIDA/Hospitality Design Product Design Competition, held April 26-27, 2000, in conjunction with the HD 2000 Exposition & Conference, at the Sands Expo and Convention Center, Las Vegas. The competition honors designers and manufacturers for excellence in product design for the hospitality industry.
A Best of Competition award was presented, in addition to awards in eight categories: lighting (individual); lighting (group); seating; specialties; textiles (bedspreads, casements, and draperies); textiles (upholstery); flooring (carpet); and flooring (hard surfaces). Five Honorable Mentions were presented, and no award was given in the category casegoods & freestanding furniture (individual).
Judging criteria included innovation; technical advancements; cost and value; environmental responsibility; aesthetics; need and usage; and client and user benefits, including performance, comfort, safety, suitability for intended use, durability, and accessibility.
The winners include (Company, Product, Designer, Category):
- Flos USA, Antares 5000 Recessed Lighting, by F.A. Porsche — Best of Competition
- Challenger Lighting Co., Millennium Series Sconce, by Charles Camacho — Lighting (Individual)
- Flos USA, Antares 5000 Lighting, by F.A. Porsche — Lighting Recessed (Group)
- Tropitone Furniture Co., Echo Sling Chaise, Echo Dining Chair, by Robert Pluer — Seating
- Mason Contract Products, Mason’s Mock Duvet, by Mason Contract — Specialties
- Samelson-Chatelane, Saki, Riptide, Kyle, by Patricia Nugent — Textiles-(bedspreads,casements,draperies)
- Maharam, Ready to Wear, by Maharam Design — Textiles (upholstery)
- Options, Tai Ping Carpet, Architectural Coll., by Geraldine Lee — Flooring (carpet)
- Mobius 0, Tessellating Tile, by Daniel Ogassian — Flooring (hard surface)
HD 2001 will be held March 29-31, 2001, in Las Vegas, NV.
