IWF 2022 Design emphasises student furniture design competition

 Wednesday, July 20, 2022

IWF 2022 Design Emphasis adjudication yielded 48 Finalist Projects from a field of 75 entries. The Design Emphasis Student Furniture Design Competition is widely acclaimed as a foremost furniture competition for U.S. college students.

Among previous Design Emphasis winners are internationally acclaimed furniture designer Ini Archibong, design artist Christopher Stuart and others.

The Finalists, their projects, and the colleges and universities in which they are enrolled are:

• Allen Audette Jr – Vermont Wood Working School, Category:  Accent Tables
• Chelsea Cheung – Art Center College of Design, Category:  Seating
• Tyler Cook – Appalachian State University, Category:  Design Creativity
• Taely Freeman – University of Kentucky, Category:  Seating
• Liam Glynn – Buffalo State College, Category:  Case Goods (2 entries)
• Sophia Goos – Bucks County Community College, Category:  Case Goods
• Huston Hamlin – Appalachian State University Category:  Case Goods
• Seth Hodges – Appalachian State University, Category:  Design Creativity
• Isabella Iguchi – Columbus College of Art and Design, Category:  Commercial/Office Furniture
• Rebecca Juliette-Duex – Haywood Community College, Category:  Design Creativity
• Jon Kannapell – Appalachian State University, Category:  Commercial/Office Furniture
• Banner Knowles – Appalachian State University, Category:  Design Creativity
• Seth Lawrence – Appalachian State University, Category:  Case Goods; Design Creativity; and Seating (3 entries)
• Litian Li – Buffalo State College,  Category:  Accent Tables and Commercial/Office Furniture (2 entries)
• Austin Liebgott – Appalachian State University, Category:  Accent Tables
• Hunter Locker – University of Kansas, Category:  Accent Tables
• Johannes (Shengyuan) Lu – Art Center College of Design, Category:  Seating
• Duncan MacLeslie – Hennepin Technical College, Category:  Accent Tables
• Elaine Mansure – Appalachian State University, Category:  Case Goods
• Austin Marion – Appalachian State University, Category:  Case Goods
• Mia Martin – Appalachian State University, Category:  Accent Tables
• Haroon Matties – James Madison University, Category:  Design Creativity
• Cam McGookey – Herron School of Art and Design, Category:  Accent Tables
• Alecia Munnings – James Madison University, Category:  Design Creativity
• Tomoki Nomura – Art Center College of Design, Category:  Seating
• Mason O’Connor – James Madison University, Category:  Seating
• Daniel Robinson – Haywood Community College, Category:  Accent Tables and Seating (2 entries)
• Madison Schaefer – University of Kansas, Category:  Accent Tables
• Nathan Sheu – California College of the Arts, Category:  Design Creativity
• Annie Sinchai – Herron School of Art and Design, Category:  Case Goods
• Ella Spillman – University of Kansas, Category:  Accent Tables
• Dylan Timoney – Appalachian State University, Category:  Commercial/Office Furniture and Seating (2 entries)
• Lilly Tomandl – Herron School of Art and Design, Category:  Accent Tables
• Ethan Urquhart – Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, Category:  Design Creativity
• Asher Vasa – Appalachian State University, Category:  Case Goods
• Nicole Wong – California College of the Arts, Category:  Case Goods; Design Creativity; and Commercial/Office Furniture (3 entries)
• Xiaorui Yin – Art Center College of Design, Category:  Seating
• Amanda Yoder – Haywood Community College, Category:  Case Goods
• Soojung Yoo – Art Center College of Design, Category:  Commercial/Office Furniture
• Yujia Zhong – Art Center College of Design Category:  Seating

Finalists and their instructors are invited and encouraged to attend IWF 2022 where their projects will be displayed for final judging in the Design Emphasis Gallery on the show floor. Winners will be announced in the Gallery on Tuesday, August 23.

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