Table Design Contest NeoConv 2011
Theme:Retro
Introduction FurnitureLabTM has been putting graphics on tables for close to twenty years. At our first tradeshow, we pitched the idea of creating completely custom designed tables for restaurants or any kind of project. The reaction wasn’t what we expected: “That’s nice, but do you have anything I can choose from?”
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As artistic and creative people, this response never dawned on us, because we couldn’t imagine what would be better than a completely custom table! But we realized that not everyone can come up with table designs easily, so we slowly developed an extensive library of graphic designs customers could choose from. We created designs around popular themes like coffee, food, and sports. We also developed graphic patterns which, like all of our designs, can be adapted to any color scheme.
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We have been passionate about custom tables since the day we started because they let you make something that is truly unique. They can be anything you want them to be-colorful, artistic, commercial, or educational. The only limit to what they can be is imagination itself. This contest has been such a great and inspiring process! It reminds us that tables can do more than just support plates and elbows, they can be a medium for expression, communication and a way to make a place special. Gregory Rapp President FurnitureLab
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This contest presented a specific design challenge: design a table with the theme of travel. It was really exciting to see all the different designs that came in and how everyone interpreted the concept in their own way. We had a lot of colorful, vibrant designs along with some more low-key ones. There were a lot of designs that incorporated photographs in various ways ranging from large single images to collages of multiple images.
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The Contest
To judge the competition, we assigned each design a random identification number and put them before a team of 9 judges who had no other information about who did the designs or where they came from. They ranked each design for the following qualities and assigned points as follows:
Concept 1-10 points: How well does this design illustrate the concept of “retro”?
Aesthetics 1-10: How aesthetically pleasing is the design?
“Tableness” 1-5: How well would this design function as a table?
In the pages that follow you will see the winning design, six designs that received an Honorable Mention, followed by all of the other entrants displayed in no particular sequence.
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First Place Design
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Sarah White lauckgroup Austin, TX
Detail
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Honorable Mention
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Florencia DeRoussel Within Studio | Tucson, AZ “Eye Spy Retro”
Sarah White lauckgroup | Austin, TX
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Florencia DeRoussel Within Studio | Tucson, AZ
Florencia DeRoussel Within Studio | Tucson, AZ
“Game Over.”
“Play It Again”
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Honorable Mention
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Gillian Bowman KSA | Glen Allen, VA
Christianne McCall Magee Womens Hospital of UPMC | Pittsburgh, PA “Psychedelic man..”
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Design Entries
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Marta Basez Marta Basez Interiors | Austin, TX
Chistopher Gallo Gallo Ltd. Design | Boston, MA
Marta Basez Marta Basez Interiors | Austin, TX
Lawrence Wolfberg FRANK | Atlanta, GA
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Design Entries
Florencia DeRoussel Within Studio | Tucson, AZ
Angela O’Brien OSO Interiors Inc. | Melrose, MA
R. Josh Roth Morris Nathanson Design | Pawtucket, RI
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Lawrence Wolfberg FRANK | Atlanta, GA
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Christianne McCall Magee Womens Hospital | Pittsburgh, PA
Angela O’Brien OSO Interiors Inc. | Melrose, MA
Francis Murphy / Kim Farrah FPM Design, LLC. | Fishkill, NY
Francis Murphy / Kim Farrah FPM Design, LLC. | Fishkill, NY
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Design Entries
R. Josh Roth Morris Nathanson Design | Pawtucket, RI
R. Josh Roth Morris Nathanson Design | Pawtucket, RI
Laura Rodriquez Arrington Comm. Interiors | Virginia Beach, VA
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R. Josh Roth Morris Nathanson Design | Pawtucket, RI
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Notes
Commercial Dining
Tables • Seating • Booths • Outdoor Printed 6.2011
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