ICFA Calls for Design Excellence Entries
Furniture World News Desk
Entries are now being accepted for the 2025 Design Excellence Awards, the premier design recognition for home furnishings and accessories produced for outdoor living.
The competition is open to all companies exhibiting at the 2025 Casual Market Atlanta, as well as outdoor fabric suppliers, who are not required to be exhibitors. The entry fee is $100 per product for members of the International Casual Furnishings Association, which coordinates the competition. Non-members may enter for $500 per product. There are no limitations on the number of entries submitted.
The entry deadline is 5 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on Friday, July 11, 2025.
Entries are sought in 12 categories: dining or bar table, dining or bar chair, chaise lounge, lounge seating – cushion, lounge seating – non-cushion, shade product, outdoor lighting, heating/firepit, fabric, outdoor carpeting/rugs/flooring, complementary casual product – accents and complementary casual product – furnishings.
Competition rules and entry guidelines are available at icfanet.org/awards/2025-design-excellence-awards-call-for-entries/.
The Design Excellence category judging will take place in early August. All category winners will be announced after the judging, with awards to be presented at Fall Casual Market Atlanta in company showrooms at AmericasMart.
All participants will enjoy promotion of their Design Excellence product entries on an online “microsite” created by the ICFA as well as on social media. There is no additional fee to be included.
All companies submitting entries are urged to attend the ICFA Awards Gala at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, September 17, held at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. During this event, the Lillian B. Winchester “Best of Show” Award will be presented from among the 12 category winners.
The International Casual Furnishings Association supports and promotes the growth of the outdoor and casual furnishings industry through professional education, networking and development. It is the only trade organization committed to promoting the sales of its members’ quality products and services. It is a powerful partnership of manufacturers and importers, retailers, sales representatives and designers of outdoor furnishings plus suppliers to the industry. For more information, please see www.icfanet.org.